Lenz Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Palo Alto County Highway Department
· Surface
Controlled by
Palo Alto County
Palo Alto County,
IA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1301865
MSHA record for Lenz Pit (mine ID 1301865). 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
- Palo Alto County Highway Department 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Lenz Pit sits in Palo Alto County, Iowa, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Palo Alto County, Iowa · Population 8,902
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$68,963
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.