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Mines in Pennington County, South Dakota

Pennington County, South Dakota has 81 mines on MSHA's register: 8 active, 8 intermittent, 64 abandoned. 1 miner has died and 1,119 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 3,266 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Pennington County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.

Abandoned and historical mine features in Pennington County →

Mines on register
81
Active
8
Fatalities on record
1
Citations issued
3,266
1 underground · 73 surface · 7 facilities 0 coal · 81 metal and non-metal 8 intermittent 64 abandoned 1,119 reported accidents, 1983–2026
Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Pennington County, South Dakota · Population 112,081
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$70,768
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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MSHA-registered mine, any status

Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.

Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
Dacotah Cement 8 0 0
Pete Lien & Sons Inc/Sand & Gravel Division 7 2 0
Western Construction, Inc. 4 2 0
CROELL, INC. 3 0 0
Hills Materials Company 3 0 0
Quinn Construction Inc 3 0 0
Simon Contractors 3 2 0
R H Christte Construction 2 0 0
Summit Inc 2 0 0
GCC Dacotah Inc 1 1 1
Mines in Pennington County81 on register
  1. GCC Dacotah Inc
    Facility metal/non-metal · GCC Dacotah Inc · MSHA ID 3900022
    Active
  2. Rapid City Quarry & Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pete Lien & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 3900020
    Active
  3. Rapid City Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Simon Contractors · MSHA ID 3900014
    Active
  4. CF & I PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pete Lien & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 3900925
    Active
  5. Portable #110
    Surface metal/non-metal · Western Construction, Inc. · MSHA ID 3901577
    Active
  6. Portable #100
    Surface metal/non-metal · Western Construction Inc. · MSHA ID 3901539
    Active
  7. State Shale Pit #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bulk Transport Company East, Inc. · MSHA ID 3901500
    Active
  8. Superior Crusher #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Simon Contractors · MSHA ID 3901658
    Active
  9. South Dakota Cement Plant
    Facility metal/non-metal · Dacotah Cement · MSHA ID 3900967
    Abandoned
  10. Hot Springs Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Simon Contractors · MSHA ID 3900180
    Intermittent
  11. FISHER INDUSTRIES PLANT 23
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 4801487
    Intermittent
  12. Lime Plant
    Facility metal/non-metal · Pete Lien & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 3900062
    Abandoned
  13. Dakota Quartz Plant
    Facility metal/non-metal · Mineral Technology Corporation · MSHA ID 3900670
    Abandoned
  14. WASTA SAND PLANT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pete Lien & Sons Inc/Sand & Gravel Division · MSHA ID 3900213
    Abandoned
  15. CRESTON SAND PLANT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pete Lien & Sons Inc/Sand & Gravel Division · MSHA ID 3900708
    Intermittent
  16. S P No 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Morris Inc · MSHA ID 3901381
    Intermittent
  17. Dakota Stone Mining & Stone Supply Inc
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dakota Stone Mining & Stone Supply Inc. · MSHA ID 3900914
    Intermittent
  18. Spyder Screen
    Surface metal/non-metal · Croell, Inc. · MSHA ID 2501191
    Abandoned
  19. PORTABLE #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Heavy Constructors Inc · MSHA ID 3901316
    Abandoned
  20. West Crusher #4
    Surface metal/non-metal · Croell, Inc. · MSHA ID 3901614
    Intermittent
  21. Pete Lien & Sons, S&G Portable Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pete Lien & Sons Inc/Sand & Gravel Division · MSHA ID 3901480
    Abandoned
  22. J & L Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Talley Construction · MSHA ID 3901547
    Abandoned
  23. Panco Pit Portable #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Site Work Specialists · MSHA ID 3901572
    Abandoned
  24. STATE SHALE PIT #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Abc Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 3901035
    Abandoned
  25. Portable #107
    Surface metal/non-metal · Western Construction, Inc. · MSHA ID 3901574
    Intermittent
  26. UNIT # 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Quinn Construction Inc · MSHA ID 3901440
    Abandoned
  27. Schad Corp
    Surface metal/non-metal · Schad Corp · MSHA ID 3901645
    Abandoned
  28. P Q 8541
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hills Materials Company · MSHA ID 3901242
    Abandoned
  29. PQ 1764
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hills Materials Company · MSHA ID 3901223
    Abandoned
  30. UNIT #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Quinn Construction Inc · MSHA ID 3901441
    Abandoned
  31. White Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Summit Inc · MSHA ID 3900758
    Abandoned
  32. Hugo Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dallas Alexander Construction · MSHA ID 3901629
    Abandoned
  33. WEST SCREEN PLANT 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · CROELL, INC. · MSHA ID 3901623
    Abandoned
  34. Pierless Screen
    Surface metal/non-metal · Sandman Products · MSHA ID 3901549
    Abandoned
  35. Opperman Portable 1700S
    Surface metal/non-metal · OPPERMAN, INC. · MSHA ID 3901648
    Intermittent
  36. UNIT #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Quinn Construction Inc · MSHA ID 3901463
    Abandoned
  37. #1 Open Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Black Hills Lumber & Stone · MSHA ID 3901309
    Abandoned
  38. Bob Ingersoll Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ingersoll Mining Company · MSHA ID 3901280
    Abandoned
  39. Brown Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Black Hills Rock & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 3901144
    Abandoned
  40. Bull Elk Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Nulty Mining · MSHA ID 3901162
    Abandoned
  41. Champion Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Jimmy C Dean & Harold D Wellesley · MSHA ID 3900672
    Abandoned
  42. Clay Mine For Light Aggre
    Surface metal/non-metal · C E Muckler · MSHA ID 3900398
    Abandoned
  43. Copper Mnt Qry-Shear & Bloom Or Besant P
    Surface metal/non-metal · Summit Inc · MSHA ID 3901111
    Abandoned
  44. Crusher #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Morris Construction · MSHA ID 3901345
    Abandoned
  45. Deadwood Sand
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dacotah Cement · MSHA ID 3900788
    Abandoned
  46. Deerfield Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hills Materials Company · MSHA ID 3901296
    Abandoned
  47. Duininck Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Duininck Brothers Contractors · MSHA ID 3900794
    Abandoned
  48. Elkhorn
    Surface metal/non-metal · L & M Mining Company · MSHA ID 3901260
    Abandoned
  49. Farrar-Pulis Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Farrar-Pulis LLC · MSHA ID 3901562
    Abandoned
  50. Ferguson & Barker Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Harvey Bland Co-Operator · MSHA ID 3901147
    Abandoned
  51. Fuh Pit Or O'Grady Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin L Meyer Construction Company · MSHA ID 3900273
    Abandoned
  52. Gardner Gypsum
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dacotah Cement · MSHA ID 3901267
    Abandoned
  53. GLORY HUNTER #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Glory Hunter Gold Mine · MSHA ID 3901444
    Abandoned
  54. Golden Dawn Mill
    Facility metal/non-metal · Gilbert C Swanson Foundation Incorp · MSHA ID 3901237
    Abandoned
  55. Gyp Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dacotah Cement · MSHA ID 3901062
    Abandoned
  56. Gypsum Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dacotah Cement · MSHA ID 3901041
    Abandoned
  57. Haines Ave Shale
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dacotah Cement · MSHA ID 3900054
    Abandoned
  58. Hicks Crusher Plant #5
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hicks Company · MSHA ID 3901261
    Abandoned
  59. Hoffman Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Muckler Fill Dirt & Top Soil · MSHA ID 3901042
    Abandoned
  60. Ingersoll Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dakota Quartz Products-Div/Pacer Corp · MSHA ID 3900017
    Abandoned
  61. Juniper Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Concepts West Inc · MSHA ID 3901241
    Abandoned
  62. Lang Pit No 3
    Surface metal/non-metal · James E Simon Company · MSHA ID 3901130
    Abandoned
  63. Lang Sand
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dacotah Cement · MSHA ID 3900826
    Abandoned
  64. Lange Sand Pit No 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hills Materials Company · MSHA ID 3900827
    Abandoned
  65. Lazy Beaver
    Surface metal/non-metal · Stuart Goldsmith · MSHA ID 3901628
    Abandoned
  66. Metals Division
    Facility metal/non-metal · Pacer Corp · MSHA ID 3901283
    Abandoned
  67. Mountain Lion Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Steven Damin-Opr · MSHA ID 3901166
    Abandoned
  68. North Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pete Lien & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 3900013
    Abandoned
  69. Ol¿Red
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hillsview Concepts LLC · MSHA ID 3901698
    New Mine
  70. Portable #111
    Surface metal/non-metal · Western Construction, Inc. · MSHA ID 3901576
    Abandoned
  71. Portable 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · KD Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 3901684
    Abandoned
  72. PORTEC PLANT
    Surface metal/non-metal · High Plains Materials Inc · MSHA ID 3901421
    Abandoned
  73. Preene Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · F R Schultz Construction Company · MSHA ID 3900959
    Abandoned
  74. R H Christte Construction
    Surface metal/non-metal · R H Christte Construction · MSHA ID 3901184
    Abandoned
  75. Red Dog Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Jimmy C Dean · MSHA ID 3900753
    Abandoned
  76. Shale Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Flack Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 3900853
    Abandoned
  77. St Pat Shale
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dacotah Cement · MSHA ID 3901190
    Abandoned
  78. Tesar Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pennington County Highway Departmen · MSHA ID 3900964
    Abandoned
  79. Wade Mill
    Facility metal/non-metal · Leslie L Wade · MSHA ID 3901273
    Abandoned
  80. Wasta Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · R H Christte Construction · MSHA ID 3901183
    Abandoned
  81. Wood Tin Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Spokane Mining & Mill · MSHA ID 3901126
    Abandoned

Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.

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How to read these numbers

The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.