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Mines in Steele County, Minnesota: 8 open mines
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
MSHA lists 8 open mines in Steele County, Minnesota, run by 4 operators and employing 12 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 38 citations and orders there with $7,847 in proposed penalties, and operators reported no injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are Integrity Material Sales Inc; Don Loken Drainage Inc.; Steve James Excavating Inc. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 8
- Operators
- 4
- Employees
- 12
- Intermittent
- 8
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 38
- Significant and substantial
- 5 (13.2%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 8
- Proposed penalties
- $7,847
- Amount paid so far
- $7,847
- Inspections
- 46
- Inspector hours on site
- 159
- Citations per inspection
- 0.83 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 0
- Injury and illness cases
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- August 26, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Steele County, Minnesota
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integrity Material Sales Inc | 3 | 5 | 11 | $1,638 | 0 |
| Don Loken Drainage Inc. | 3 | 3 | 8 | $1,156 | 0 |
| Steve James Excavating Inc | 1 | 2 | 15 | $4,206 | 0 |
| Bishop Excavating Inc | 1 | 2 | 4 | $847 | 0 |
Operators with the most citations in Steele County, Minnesota
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve James Excavating Inc | 1 | 2 | 15 | $4,206 | 0 |
| Integrity Material Sales Inc | 3 | 5 | 11 | $1,638 | 0 |
| Don Loken Drainage Inc. | 3 | 3 | 8 | $1,156 | 0 |
| Bishop Excavating Inc | 1 | 2 | 4 | $847 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eljay Cone | Steve James Excavating Inc | Steele County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 15 |
| Wash Plant | Don Loken Drainage Inc. | Steele County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 7 |
| Portable Wash Plant #1 | Integrity Material Sales Inc | Steele County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 6 |
| BP Pit- Washplant | Bishop Excavating Inc | Steele County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 4 |
| Portable Screener #2 | Integrity Material Sales Inc | Steele County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 3 |
| Screener #1 | Integrity Material Sales Inc | Steele County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 2 |
| Portable Plant, Cec Screener | Don Loken Drainage Inc. | Steele County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 1 |
| Portable, Pioneer Crusher | Don Loken Drainage Inc. | Steele County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 0 |
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 | 2 | 0 | $266 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | $1,001 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | $2,055 | 0 |
| 2026 | 17 | 2 | $4,525 | 0 |
Standards cited most at mines in Steele County, Minnesota
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 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.12030 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.1000 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 1 |
| 30 CFR 46.5 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14103 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
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.