Mines in Kansas: 217 open mines and MSHA citations
MSHA lists 217 open mines in Kansas, run by 115 operators and employing 1,541 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 4,310 citations and orders there with $1,786,644 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 158 injury or illness cases, 1 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.; Mid-States Materials, LLC; Cornejo & Sons LLC. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 217
- Operators
- 115
- Employees
- 1,541
- Active
- 114
- Intermittent
- 99
- New Mine
- 4
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 16
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 4,310
- Significant and substantial
- 630 (14.6%)
- Closure orders
- 52
- High negligence or reckless
- 293
- Proposed penalties
- $1,786,644
- Amount paid so far
- $1,515,635
- Inspections
- 2,118
- Inspector hours on site
- 16,168
- Citations per inspection
- 2.03 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 166
- Injury and illness cases
- 158
- Fatalities
- 1
- Latest MSHA record
- November 5, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Kansas
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
Operators with the most citations in Kansas
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanute Quarry | Ash Grove Cement Company | Neosho County, KS | Cement | 162 | 430 |
| Hutchinson Salt Company | Hutchinson Salt Company | Reno County, KS | Salt | 43 | 211 |
| Independent Salt Company | Independent Salt Company | Ellsworth County, KS | Salt | 60 | 198 |
| Lyons Mine | Lyons Salt Company | Rice County, KS | Salt | 76 | 197 |
| The Monarch Cement Company | Monarch Cement Company | Allen County, KS | Cement | 133 | 173 |
| Blue Rapids Mine and Mill | GP Industrial Plasters LLC | Marshall County, KS | Gypsum | 41 | 96 |
| Plant #2 | Bayer Construction Company Inc | Riley County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 18 | 60 |
| Koogler Quarry | Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc | Butler County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 9 | 57 |
| Calvert Mine | Calvert USA, LLC | Norton County, KS | Pumice | 4 | 56 |
| Hanover Sand Plant | Capital Ready-Mix, LLC | Washington County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 53 |
| Huber Sand Pit #4 | Huber Sand Inc | Finney County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 11 | 50 |
| Kansas Falls Quarry | Bayer Construction Company Inc | Geary County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 9 | 49 |
| McCoy Mine | McCoy Rock Quarry LLC | Wabaunsee County, KS | Dimension stone | 9 | 49 |
| Blue River Sand & Gravel | Blue River Sand & Gravel | Marshall County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 48 |
| Wichita Sand and Gravel | Cornejo & Sons LLC | Sedgwick County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 44 |
| Klotz Sand Co., Inc. | Klotz Sand Company Incorporated | Kearny County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 43 |
| Huber Sand Pit #5 | Huber Sand Inc | Finney County, KS | Sand, industrial | 6 | 43 |
| Kaw Valley Dry Plant #2 | Kaw Valley Sand & Gravel Inc | Wyandotte County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 18 | 41 |
| Huber Sand Pit #4 | Huber Sand Inc | Hamilton County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 16 | 40 |
| LeLoup Quarry | Penny's Aggregates, Inc. | Franklin County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 6 | 36 |
| Sun City Quarry | Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc | Barber County, KS | Gypsum | 6 | 36 |
| Portable Plant #5 | Bayer Construction Company Inc | Riley County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 10 | 35 |
| Ashland Quarry | Venture Corp | Clark County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 8 | 34 |
| Coolidge Sand Plant | Mid-States Materials, LLC | Hamilton County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 34 |
| Venture Portable 1 | Venture Corp | Kearny County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 34 |
| Pakkebier Rock Quarry | Am Gravel LLC | Graham County, KS | Crushed, broken quartzite | 3 | 34 |
| Rockland South Fork Quarry | Rockland Stone LLC | Chase County, KS | Dimension limestone | 6 | 33 |
| Micro-Lite LLC | Micro-Lite, LLC | Wilson County, KS | Potash, soda, borate mnls. | 9 | 32 |
| McPherson Mine | E-M Sand & Gravel LLC | Mcpherson County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 32 |
| Allen County Plant | Allen County Quarry | Allen County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 32 |
| QBQ Portable 1 | QBQ Industries LLC | Wyandotte County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 32 |
| Big Springs Quarry | Mid-States Materials, LLC | Douglas County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 28 | 31 |
| Shawnee-Plant #2 | Holliday Sand & Gravel Company, Inc. | Johnson County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 19 | 31 |
| Whitaker Aggregates Cedar Vale Quarry | Whitaker Aggregates | Chautauqua County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 12 | 31 |
| Kansas Prairie Stone Quarry | Kansas Prairie Stone LLC | Wabaunsee County, KS | Dimension stone | 3 | 31 |
| Bonner Springs Quarry | Holliday Sand & Gravel Company, Inc. | Wyandotte County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 12 | 29 |
| Plant #3 | Bayer Construction Company Inc | Clay County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 14 | 28 |
| Plummer Creek Quarry | Mid-States Materials, LLC | Osage County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 7 | 28 |
| Air Capitol Materials | Air Capitol Materials | Sedgwick County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 28 |
| Portable Sand Plant #1 | J Corp | Ellis County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 28 |
| Hess Pit | Hess Services Inc. | Ellis County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 27 |
| Olathe Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Johnson County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 12 | 26 |
| Eudora Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Douglas County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 9 | 25 |
| Oxford Sand and Gravel | Cornejo & Sons LLC | Sumner County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 25 |
| Winfield Quarry | Whitaker Aggregates | Cowley County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 8 | 25 |
| Central Sand Hoover/ Plant 4 | Martin Central Sand Company Inc | Sedgwick County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 25 |
| Hutchinson Sand Plant | Apac-Kansas Inc | Reno County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 25 |
| Mid-States Sand LLC | Mid-States Sand LLC | Sedgwick County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 25 |
| Johnson County Aggregates | Holliday Sand & Gravel Company, Inc. | Johnson County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 30 | 24 |
| Kan-Rock Pit | Southwest Crushing & Aggregate, LLC | Morton County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 24 |
| Klotz Sand Company Incorporated #2 | Klotz Sand Company Incorporated | Finney County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 23 |
| Plant 7 | Harshman Construction L L C | Elk County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 9 | 22 |
| Northridge Sand LLC | Northridge Sand LLC | Sedgwick County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 22 |
| Middle Creek | US Stone Industries, LLC | Chase County, KS | Dimension limestone | 6 | 22 |
| Portable #1 | Kings Construction Co Inc | Douglas County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 22 |
| Portable Plant #1 | Whitaker Companies Inc | Anderson County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 22 |
| Withers Pit | S & S Rock Crushing, Inc. | Clark County, KS | Lime | 3 | 22 |
| Hartford Pit | Hartford Sand & Gravel | Riley County, KS | Sand, common | 6 | 21 |
| Labette County Plant | Labette County Highway Department | Labette County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 21 |
| Severy Quarry | Cornejo & Sons LLC | Greenwood County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 8 | 20 |
| Ottawa Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Franklin County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 6 | 20 |
| McGinnis Quarry | Flatlander Dirt Works, LLC | Trego County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 20 |
| Turner Dry Sand Plant | Kaw Valley Sand & Gravel Inc | Wyandotte County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 20 |
| Glacier Hills Quarry | R.L. Jueneman Construction, Inc. | Marshall County, KS | Crushed, broken granite | 3 | 20 |
| Sunflower Quarry | Hunt Martin Materials L.L.C. | Johnson County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 15 | 19 |
| Johnson Sand | CMJ Enterprises LLC D/B/A Johnson Sand | Saline County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 19 |
| Higgins Ranch, LLC & Shults Quarry | Higgins Ranch | Wabaunsee County, KS | Dimension stone | 4 | 19 |
| Dodge City Portable | Klotz Sand Company Incorporated | Ford County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 19 |
| Woodbine Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Dickinson County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 9 | 18 |
| Plant 1 | Nelson Quarries Inc | Bourbon County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 18 |
| Klotz Sand Co | Klotz Sand Company Incorporated | Edwards County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 18 |
| Waterwell | American Sand & Gravel, LLC | Saline County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 18 |
| Plant 5 | Harshman Construction L L C | Marion County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 8 | 17 |
| Dodge City Pit | Croell, Inc. | Ford County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 17 |
| Portable Plant CO | Klotz Sand Company Incorporated | Sherman County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 17 |
| Heft & Sons, LLC | Heft & Sons L L C | Kiowa County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 17 |
| Aggregate Sand & Gravel Inc. | Aggregate Sand & Gravel Inc. | Sedgwick County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 17 |
| Towanda Quarry | Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc | Butler County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 3 | 17 |
| Patterson Sand LLC | Patterson Sand LLC | Harvey County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 17 |
| Morris Dredge and Plant | Kaw Valley Sand & Gravel Inc | Wyandotte County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 16 |
| Louisburg Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Miami County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 9 | 15 |
| Durbin Quarry | Cornejo & Sons LLC | Elk County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 9 | 15 |
| Bronson Quarry | Heritage Stone Group LLC | Bourbon County, KS | Dimension limestone | 5 | 15 |
| West Pit Great Bend | Venture Corp | Barton County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 15 |
| Portable #1 | Bourbon County Public Works Dept. | Bourbon County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 15 |
| NCK Quarries LLC | NCK Quarries LLC | Smith County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 15 |
| Grand Summit Quarry | Mid-States Materials, LLC | Elk County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 6 | 14 |
| Banks Quarry | Martin Central Sand Company Inc | Butler County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 6 | 14 |
| Plant 2 | Harshman Construction L L C | Osage County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 14 |
| Silver Creek Quarry | Hy-Grade Aggregates, LLC | Cowley County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 14 |
| Silverdale Quality Stone | Silverdale Quality Stone | Cowley County, KS | Dimension limestone | 3 | 14 |
| Superior Sand & Gravel | Superior Sand & Gravel | Rice County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 14 |
| Coyville Pit | Dunn's Material Handling LLC | Wilson County, KS | Sand, industrial | 2 | 14 |
| Roper 2 | Nemaha Sand & Gravel Inc. | Marshall County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 14 |
| Edgerton Quarry | Mid-States Materials, LLC | Johnson County, KS | Dimension limestone | 14 | 13 |
| Cloud Ceramics Clay Pits | General Finance Inc | Cloud County, KS | Fire clay | 9 | 13 |
| Pit #2 | McCoy Rock Quarry LLC | Wabaunsee County, KS | Dimension stone | 4 | 13 |
| Jefferson County Sand Plant | Midwest Concrete Materials, Inc. | Jefferson County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 13 |
| Plant 3 South West Butler Quarry LLC | South West Butler Quarry L L C | Butler County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 12 | 12 |
| Portable Plant #3 | Cornejo & Sons LLC | Wilson County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 11 | 12 |
Counties
| County | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Wabaunsee County | 12 |
| Sedgwick County | 9 |
| Johnson County | 8 |
| Marshall County | 7 |
| Bourbon County | 6 |
| Cowley County | 6 |
| Barton County | 6 |
| Wyandotte County | 6 |
| Linn County | 6 |
| Reno County | 5 |
| Riley County | 5 |
| Douglas County | 5 |
| Chase County | 5 |
| Finney County | 4 |
| Wilson County | 4 |
| Lyon County | 4 |
| Hamilton County | 4 |
| Franklin County | 4 |
| Butler County | 4 |
| Kearny County | 4 |
| Trego County | 4 |
| Allen County | 3 |
| Rice County | 3 |
| Ford County | 3 |
| Edwards County | 3 |
| Miami County | 3 |
| Crawford County | 3 |
| Dickinson County | 3 |
| Pottawatomie County | 3 |
| Shawnee County | 3 |
| Elk County | 3 |
| Doniphan County | 3 |
| Morris County | 3 |
| Neosho County | 2 |
| Ellis County | 2 |
| Cloud County | 2 |
| Barber County | 2 |
| Sumner County | 2 |
| Geary County | 2 |
| Saline County | 2 |
| Sherman County | 2 |
| Jefferson County | 2 |
| Thomas County | 2 |
| Osage County | 2 |
| Labette County | 2 |
| Clay County | 2 |
| Phillips County | 2 |
| Marion County | 2 |
| Atchison County | 2 |
| Montgomery County | 2 |
| Clark County | 2 |
| Lincoln County | 1 |
| Morton County | 1 |
| Ellsworth County | 1 |
| Gray County | 1 |
| Kiowa County | 1 |
| Chautauqua County | 1 |
| Washington County | 1 |
| Anderson County | 1 |
| Republic County | 1 |
| Greenwood County | 1 |
| Norton County | 1 |
| Nemaha County | 1 |
| Pawnee County | 1 |
| Pratt County | 1 |
| Leavenworth County | 1 |
| Stafford County | 1 |
| Coffey County | 1 |
| Mcpherson County | 1 |
| Smith County | 1 |
| Seward County | 1 |
| Jackson County | 1 |
| Kingman County | 1 |
| Cherokee County | 1 |
| Harvey County | 1 |
| Rush County | 1 |
| Graham County | 1 |
| Logan County | 1 |
Mines by kind
| Kind | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Stone | 114 |
| Sand and gravel | 87 |
| Nonmetal | 12 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Construction sand and gravel | 82 | 37.8% |
| Crushed, broken limestone | 80 | 36.9% |
| Dimension limestone | 13 | 6% |
| Dimension stone | 13 | 6% |
| Sand, common | 5 | 2.3% |
| Gypsum | 3 | 1.4% |
| Salt | 3 | 1.4% |
| Cement | 2 | 0.9% |
| Fire clay | 2 | 0.9% |
| Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 0.9% |
| Sand, industrial | 2 | 0.9% |
| Potash, soda, borate mnls. | 1 | 0.5% |
| Pumice | 1 | 0.5% |
| Crushed, broken granite | 1 | 0.5% |
| Crushed, broken sandstone | 1 | 0.5% |
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 | 747 | 116 | $248,153 | 33 |
| 2023 | 757 | 115 | $376,165 | 36 |
| 2024 | 696 | 112 | $258,065 | 30 |
| 2025 | 1,034 | 135 | $429,512 | 34 |
| 2026 | 1,076 | 152 | $474,749 | 25 |
Standards cited most at mines in Kansas
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 | 384 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 259 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 223 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 208 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 135 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 112 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 110 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 100 |
| 30 CFR 56.15001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 96 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 95 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 90 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 88 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 85 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 80 |
| 30 CFR 56.4101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 76 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Kansas
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 1 |
| Permanent disability | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 88 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 68 |
What the accident reports at mines in Kansas describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 53 |
| Slip or fall of person | 50 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 20 |
| Powered haulage | 15 |
| Machinery | 9 |
| Other | 4 |
| Disorders (physical agents) | 4 |
| Entrapment | 3 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 3 |
| Fire | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Kansas
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 24 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 10 |
| Front-end loader | 9 |
| Bulldozer | 5 |
| Elevator | 4 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 3 |
| Load-haul-dump | 3 |
| Crusher | 3 |
| Conveyor | 3 |
| Dimension stone machinery | 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.