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Mines in Wichita County, Texas

Wichita County, Texas has 5 mines on MSHA's register: 5 abandoned. 1 accident has been reported at these mines in 2012. Inspectors have issued 70 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Wichita 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 Wichita County →

Mines on register
5
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
70
0 underground · 5 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 5 metal and non-metal 5 abandoned 1 reported accidents, 2012
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.
Wichita County, Texas · Population 129,842
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$62,168
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
Denny Cothran Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Jenkins Sand Co. 1 0 0
Lon Morris Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Stephenson Materials 1 0 0
Tepfer Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Mines in Wichita County5 on register
  1. Jenkins Sand Co.
    Surface metal/non-metal · Jenkins Sand Co. · MSHA ID 4104866
    Abandoned
  2. Cothran'S Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Denny Cothran Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4103685
    Abandoned
  3. Lon Morris Sand Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lon Morris Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4103686
    Abandoned
  4. River Road Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tepfer Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4103684
    Abandoned
  5. Stephenson Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Stephenson Materials · MSHA ID 4102758
    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.