Mining Incidents

Cheyenne River Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Bureau Of Indian Affairs · Surface
Controlled by United States Government
Dewey County, SD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3901173

MSHA record for Cheyenne River Pit (mine ID 3901173). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Ownership history
  1. Bureau Of Indian Affairs 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cheyenne River Pit sits in Dewey County, South Dakota, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

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.
Dewey County, South Dakota · Population 5,230
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$57,928
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.