Gypsum mines in the US: 55 open mines and MSHA citations
MSHA lists 55 open gypsum mines in the US, run by 32 operators and employing 932 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 1,259 citations and orders there with $618,024 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 64 injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are United States Gypsum Company; Gold Bond Building Products, LLC.; Acg Materials. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 55
- Operators
- 32
- Employees
- 932
- Active
- 42
- Intermittent
- 8
- Temporarily Idled
- 5
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 1,259
- Significant and substantial
- 184 (14.6%)
- Closure orders
- 19
- High negligence or reckless
- 96
- Proposed penalties
- $618,024
- Amount paid so far
- $407,664
- Inspections
- 652
- Inspector hours on site
- 7,241
- Citations per inspection
- 1.93 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 89
- Injury and illness cases
- 64
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- November 4, 2026
Operators with the most open mines
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
Operators with the most citations
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sperry Mine | United States Gypsum Company | Des Moines County, IA | Gypsum | 60 | 107 |
| Blue Rapids Mine and Mill | GP Industrial Plasters LLC | Marshall County, KS | Gypsum | 41 | 96 |
| Blue Diamond Hill | Gypsum Resources LLC | Clark County, NV | Gypsum | 49 | 93 |
| Sweetwater Quarry | United States Gypsum Company | Nolan County, TX | Gypsum | 47 | 90 |
| Shoals Mine | United States Gypsum Company | Martin County, IN | Gypsum | 49 | 80 |
| Sweetwater Quarry | Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC | Nolan County, TX | Gypsum | 6 | 80 |
| CertainTeed Gypsum Manufacturing Inc | CertainTeed Gypsum Manufacturing Inc | Howard County, AR | Gypsum | 55 | 49 |
| Empire Mine | Empire Mining Co., LLC | Pershing County, NV | Gypsum | 40 | 49 |
| Portable #4 | Progressive Contracting Inc | Iron County, UT | Gypsum | 13 | 45 |
| Lake View Quarry | CalPortland Company | Clark County, NV | Gypsum | 5 | 37 |
| Bouse Junction Plant #1882 | Acg Materials | Major County, OK | Gypsum | 28 | 36 |
| Southard Mine And Plant | United States Gypsum Company | Blaine County, OK | Gypsum | 9 | 36 |
| Sun City Quarry | Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc | Barber County, KS | Gypsum | 6 | 36 |
| Lost Hills Mining | Lost Hills Mining LLC | Kern County, CA | Gypsum | 21 | 35 |
| Chalk Hills Quarry | Diamond K Gypsum Inc | Emery County, UT | Gypsum | 25 | 27 |
| Pabco Gypsum Apex Quarry | Pabco Building Products LLC | Clark County, NV | Gypsum | 17 | 27 |
| Red Dome | Burningham Enterprises Inc | Juab County, UT | Gypsum | 2 | 23 |
| HG5 Plant 1883 | Acg Materials | Caddo County, OK | Gypsum | 22 | 22 |
| G-P Fort Dodge Quarry | Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC | Webster County, IA | Gypsum | 21 | 21 |
| Posey Pit | Gold Bond Building Products, LLC. | Fisher County, TX | Gypsum | 10 | 20 |
| Arcosa Adams Claim #1850 | Acg Materials | Lyon County, NV | Gypsum | 83 | 19 |
| Harper Quarry | Gold Bond Building Products, LLC. | Kimble County, TX | Gypsum | 7 | 18 |
| Plaster City Quarry | United States Gypsum Company | Imperial County, CA | Gypsum | 27 | 16 |
| Wtrr Sweetwater Landfill | West Texas Rock Resources LLC | Nolan County, TX | Gypsum | 2 | 15 |
| G-P Gypsum Quarries | Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC | Big Horn County, WY | Gypsum | 17 | 14 |
| Fort Dodge Quarry | United States Gypsum Company | Webster County, IA | Gypsum | 23 | 13 |
| Republic Pit, South | American Gypsum Company LLC | Jackson County, OK | Gypsum | 14 | 13 |
| The Standard Mine | Double D Mining LLC | Riverside County, CA | Gypsum | 10 | 13 |
| Jumbo-Jensen Mine | United States Gypsum Company | Sevier County, UT | Gypsum | 8 | 13 |
| Arcosa Specialty Materials HG2 | Acg Materials | Caddo County, OK | Gypsum | 3 | 12 |
| Black Rock Mine | Western Mining and Minerals, Inc. | Mohave County, AZ | Gypsum | 9 | 11 |
| White Mesa | American Gypsum Company LLC | Sandoval County, NM | Gypsum | 7 | 9 |
| Pleasant Valley Mine | Western Mining and Minerals, Inc. | Webster County, IA | Gypsum | 3 | 9 |
| Keystone Minerals | Keystone Minerals LLC | Iosco County, MI | Gypsum | 2 | 9 |
| Alabaster Plant | United States Gypsum Company | Iosco County, MI | Gypsum | 54 | 8 |
| Mesquite Lake Gypsum Mine | Jedco Inc. | San Bernardino County, CA | Gypsum | 1 | 8 |
| Feldman #2 | Gold Bond Building Products, LLC. | Pinal County, AZ | Gypsum | 16 | 7 |
| CertainTeed Cody RHP | Certainteed Gypsum and Ceiling Manufacturing Inc | Park County, WY | Gypsum | 6 | 6 |
| Certainteed Cody Quarry | Certainteed Gypsum and Ceiling Manufacturing Inc | Park County, WY | Gypsum | 1 | 6 |
| Hoskins Gypsum Company | Hoskins Gypsum Company | Blaine County, OK | Gypsum | 15 | 5 |
| Sun City Mine | Gold Bond Building Products, LLC. | Barber County, KS | Gypsum | 14 | 5 |
| Tawas Quarry | Gold Bond Building Products, LLC. | Iosco County, MI | Gypsum | 31 | 4 |
| Eagle Gypsum Mine | American Gypsum Company LLC | Eagle County, CO | Gypsum | 13 | 4 |
| Oftedal Crusher #1 | E H Oftedal & Sons Inc | Natrona County, WY | Gypsum | 2 | 4 |
| Ag Lime Gyp Stack | C.A. Boone Construction, Inc. | Hamilton County, FL | Gypsum | 4 | 2 |
| Chicken Creek Gypsum Mine | Geneva Rock Products Inc | Juab County, UT | Gypsum | 4 | 2 |
| Lingshire Gypsum Mine | GCC Trident LLC | Meagher County, MT | Gypsum | 3 | 2 |
| Grebner-Oleson Pit | Gold Bond Building Products, LLC. | Webster County, IA | Gypsum | 14 | 1 |
| G-P Fort Dodge South Quarry | Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC | Webster County, IA | Gypsum | 2 | 1 |
| Konechne Mine | GCC Dacotah Inc | Meade County, SD | Gypsum | 2 | 1 |
| Verde Gypsum Mine | Phoenix Cement | Yavapai County, AZ | Gypsum | 4 | 0 |
| MG Quarry | Doyle Aggregates LLC | Webster County, IA | Gypsum | 3 | 0 |
| Plant 28 | Michels Road & Stone, Inc. | Dodge County, WI | Gypsum | 2 | 0 |
| White Cross Mine | Calportland Company | Pinal County, AZ | Gypsum | 0 | 0 |
| Ludwig #1873 | Acg Materials | Lyon County, NV | Gypsum | 0 | 0 |
States
| State | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 7 | 12.7% |
| Nevada | 6 | 10.9% |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 10.9% |
| Texas | 5 | 9.1% |
| Utah | 5 | 9.1% |
| Arizona | 4 | 7.3% |
| California | 4 | 7.3% |
| Wyoming | 4 | 7.3% |
| Kansas | 3 | 5.5% |
| Michigan | 3 | 5.5% |
| Arkansas | 1 | 1.8% |
| Colorado | 1 | 1.8% |
| Florida | 1 | 1.8% |
| Indiana | 1 | 1.8% |
| Montana | 1 | 1.8% |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 241 | 40 | $110,774 | 9 |
| 2023 | 320 | 53 | $208,372 | 15 |
| 2024 | 250 | 36 | $106,393 | 16 |
| 2025 | 258 | 37 | $104,803 | 17 |
| 2026 | 190 | 18 | $87,682 | 7 |
Standards cited most at gypsum mines
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 82 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 67 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 50 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 44 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 42 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 42 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 39 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 37 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 33 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 31 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 29 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 27 |
| 30 CFR 56.4101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 25 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 23 |
| 30 CFR 57.14100 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 22 |
Injury and illness cases at gypsum mines
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 29 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 35 |
What the accident reports at gypsum mines describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 17 |
| Hoisting | 17 |
| Slip or fall of person | 13 |
| Machinery | 10 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 9 |
| Powered haulage | 7 |
| Other | 6 |
| Disorders (physical agents) | 3 |
| Fire | 2 |
| Inundation | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at gypsum mines
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Elevator | 16 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 9 |
| Front-end loader | 8 |
| Conveyor | 4 |
| Trucks | 3 |
| Welding machine | 3 |
| Forklift | 3 |
| Bulldozer | 2 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 2 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 2 |
Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.