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Mines in Minnesota: 634 open mines and MSHA citations

MSHA lists 634 open mines in Minnesota, run by 317 operators and employing 5,033 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 8,102 citations and orders there with $8,608,434 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 496 injury or illness cases, 1 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Ulland Brothers Inc; Amrize Mid-America Inc.; Northstar Materials, Inc.. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.

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Open mines
634
Operators
317
Employees
5,033
Intermittent
546
Active
55
Temporarily Idled
28
New Mine
5
Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
71
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
8,102
Significant and substantial
1,242 (15.3%)
Closure orders
102
High negligence or reckless
307
Proposed penalties
$8,608,434
Amount paid so far
$6,795,578
Inspections
4,011
Inspector hours on site
30,688
Citations per inspection
2.02 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports
525
Injury and illness cases
496
Fatalities
1
Latest MSHA record
November 5, 2026

Operators with the most open mines in Minnesota

Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.

OperatorOpen minesEmployeesCitations since 2022Proposed penaltiesInjury cases
Ulland Brothers Inc154345$7,0743
Amrize Mid-America Inc.13102101$19,2639
Northstar Materials, Inc.132622$3,2683
Barton Sand & Gravel105010$1,9985
Mark Sand & Gravel Company92281$15,7381
Duininck, Inc92162$15,2873
River City Stone Division Of Mathy Construction Co91742$12,3045
Wm. D. Scepaniak Inc92242$6,3027
Wm Mueller & Sons Inc92615$2,1837
Louis Leustek & Sons Inc81570$11,0090
Cemstone Products Company81939$9,5511
Strata Corp83929$4,2952
Central Specialties Inc72148$12,4431
New Look Contracting7214$6370
Northern Aggregate Inc.61759$13,9960
Intex Corporation61220$3,3560
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.67519$3,2538
Integrity Material Sales Inc61116$2,3980
Cold Spring Granite Company53119$5,42412
Ferguson Aggregate & Crushing, Inc.5714$1,7280
Chard Grading & Excavation LLC51212$1,7340
Hough Inc51111$1,6150
County Line Aggregate Inc41355$8,4031
CT Sibson Gravel & Crushing Inc41231$27,6870
R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc.4931$7,6340
SBS Blacktop Service, Inc.4822$3,2080
Ideal Construction41315$2,4960
Mark Lee Asphalt & Paving Inc.458$1,1520
Anderson Brothers Construction Co of Brainerd LLC487$1,2030
United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations31,2402,422$5,562,652184
Kasota Stone Fabricators Inc31281$22,6302
Henning Brothers LLP3432$4,1360
KGM Contractors Inc.31132$4,5931
Olmsted Aggregate, Inc.31131$5,6843
R&e Enterprises of Mankato, Inc.3624$3,5870
Hawkinson Construction Company Inc31622$2,7820
Alexandria Gravel Products, LLC3821$3,9660
Hoover Construction Company3819$2,8780
Donarski Bros., Inc.3812$1,4620
M & J Construction of Holt, Inc.31112$2,0380
Cumber Construction Inc3510$1,0330
Bryan Rock Products Inc3139$2,6914
Northern Improvement Company3159$1,4330
R a Muecke Sand & Gravel Inc3159$1,2990
Don Loken Drainage Inc.338$1,1560
Coon's Aggregate Supply, LLC387$9080
Saldana Excavating & Aggregates Inc.357$3,8800
Davidson Construction Inc.365$1,3750
Brannt Valley Excavating353$2940
Schenkey Inc393$4530
Morical Brothers Inc.341$1330
United Taconite LLC2362672$1,008,84553
Northshore Mining Company2495670$625,14235
L & S Construction Corp.2752$16,7300
W Lorentz & Sons Construction, Inc.2439$11,8530
Asplin Excavating & Construction Inc2525$7,1400
Sterzinger Crushing Inc2625$4,1720
Wabasha Sand Gravel & Ready Mixed Company2625$4,1360
Dakota Aggregates LLC2921$3,1312
Menahga Concrete Products, Inc.2321$3,2290
Knopik Crushing Inc2618$2,8600
Rogge Excavating Inc.2418$3,8800
Timm's Trucking Inc.2417$2,5110
Skyline Companies, Inc2516$2,3320
Holtmeier Construction Inc2315$3,1730
Mesabi Bituminous, Inc.2215$2,2200
Valley Paving, Inc.21015$2,1711
L G Everist Inc21714$2,0021
Solberg Aggregate Inc.2514$2,4260
Bituminous Roadways, Inc.2713$1,8610
James Bros. Construction, Inc.2212$1,7220
Sanders Construction Company2412$1,9550
Bjorklund Companies LLC2411$1,3470
Braaten Aggregate, Inc.2411$1,5740
Hvezda Excavating2311$2,1280
William J Schwartz & Sons Inc2411$1,6732
Fritz Companies LLC2410$2,1310
Miller Excavating Inc2410$1,6360
SRM Materials, LLC2410$1,4661
Spruce Valley Corporation2310$1,7040
United Dredging228$1,2340
Hard Rock Screening LLC247$1,2180
Kraemer Mining & Materials, Inc.2367$1,0034
McNamara Contracting Inc287$8600
Paynesville Excavating and Gravel LLC267$9020
Thygeson Construction Inc227$1,0470
Decaigny Excavating Inc246$9070
Dresel Contracting, Inc.246$8180
Earthwork Services Inc246$1,9940
Mc Carthy Gravel Inc.246$9120
RK Construction Services Inc236$8540
Pentagon Materials Inc. DBA Prior Lake Aggregates245$7230
C S Mc Crossan Construction Inc2294$6340
Hengel Ready Mix & Construction Inc244$6041
Krippner Trucking and Excavating244$4490
Double D Gravel Inc233$6441
Fitzgerald Construction Company233$4290
M.R. Paving & Excavating, Inc.253$4350
TNT Construction Group, LLC253$4370
Commerford Gravel Inc242$2980

Operators with the most citations in Minnesota

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.

MineOperatorCountyMain commodityEmployeesCitations since 2022
Minntac MineUnited States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore OperationsSt Louis County, MNIron ore4301,116
Minntac PlantUnited States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore OperationsSt Louis County, MNIron ore790948
Northshore Mining CompanyNorthshore Mining CompanyLake County, MNIron ore335592
United PlantUnited Taconite LLCSt Louis County, MNIron ore207572
Minorca MineCleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc.St Louis County, MNIron ore340448
Hibbing Taconite CompanyHibbing Taconite CompanySt Louis County, MNIron ore700384
KeetacUnited States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore OperationsSt Louis County, MNIron ore20358
United, MineUnited Taconite LLCSt Louis County, MNIron ore155100
Portable #1 (Red Rock Quarry)Red Rock QuarryCottonwood County, MNConstruction sand and gravel1683
Northshore Mining CompanyNorthshore Mining CompanySt Louis County, MNIron ore16078
K3Kasota Stone Fabricators IncBlue Earth County, MNDimension stone646
Ottawa PlantCovia Solutions LLCLe Sueur County, MNCrushed, broken sandstone3337
Portable Secondary PlantL & S Construction Corp.Redwood County, MNConstruction sand and gravel337
Mesabi Metallics Company LLCMesabi Metallics Company LLCItasca County, MNIron ore4335
Kielmeyer Goodhue County LimestoneKielmeyer Construction IncRice County, MNCrushed, broken limestone330
Granite Valley QuarryGordy Serbus & Sons Gravel LLCRedwood County, MNConstruction sand and gravel329
L-231Kasota Stone Fabricators IncLake County, MNDimension granite427
Hoogland QuarryHardrock AggregateRock County, MNCrushed, broken quartzite227
Screening PlantWitte Brothers IncRice County, MNConstruction sand and gravel226
Greybull PitLeitzen Sand & GravelWinona County, MNConstruction sand and gravel226
Crushing PlantTolk Graveling, LLCLyon County, MNConstruction sand and gravel225
Zumbro Falls PlantZumbro Falls Sand & Gravel, LLCOlmsted County, MNConstruction sand and gravel125
Amrize Larson PlantAmrize Mid-America Inc.Washington County, MNCrushed, broken limestone1624
Plant 3Northern Aggregate Inc.Beltrami County, MNConstruction sand and gravel224
Miltona PitR & R Ready-Mix IncDouglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel223
Amrize Nelson PlantAmrize Mid-America Inc.Washington County, MNConstruction sand and gravel1422
Crusher 2-300KGM Contractors Inc.St Louis County, MNConstruction sand and gravel422
Portable CrusherCrosby Road Construction IncChippewa County, MNConstruction sand and gravel222
Highland PitGeneration X Construction LLCFillmore County, MNConstruction sand and gravel521
Stussy Construction-Portable Crusher #1Stussy Construction IncOlmsted County, MNCrushed, broken limestone221
Wash Plant #1Asplin Excavating & Construction IncClay County, MNConstruction sand and gravel221
Prefer PitPrefer Paving IncChisago County, MNConstruction sand and gravel121
Fischer Sand & AggregateFischer Sand & Aggregate LLPDakota County, MNConstruction sand and gravel1220
Luverne Wash PlantNorthern Con-Agg, LLPRock County, MNConstruction sand and gravel620
WLC-1W Lorentz & Sons Construction, Inc.Blue Earth County, MNConstruction sand and gravel220
UMore Park Mining OperationDakota Aggregates LLCDakota County, MNConstruction sand and gravel719
Plant 2Mark Sand & Gravel CompanyOtter Tail County, MNConstruction sand and gravel319
PitViele Contracting IncSt Louis County, MNConstruction sand and gravel219
WLC-2W Lorentz & Sons Construction, Inc.Le Sueur County, MNConstruction sand and gravel219
42 PitDanner IncWashington County, MNConstruction sand and gravel718
Plant-6Mark Sand & Gravel CompanyOtter Tail County, MNConstruction sand and gravel418
RobersonRoberson Lime & Rock, Inc.Wabasha County, MNCrushed, broken limestone218
Portable Plant #1Elton Gravel, LLCKandiyohi County, MNConstruction sand and gravel218
DNR Pit-Sturgeon LakeRydberg & Son IncPine County, MNSand, industrial218
Henning PitHenning Brothers LLPNobles County, MNConstruction sand and gravel118
Plant 3CT Sibson Gravel & Crushing IncBig Stone County, MNConstruction sand and gravel217
Amrize Empire PlantAmrize Mid-America Inc.Dakota County, MNConstruction sand and gravel1616
Wabasha Pit and MillWabasha Sand Gravel & Ready Mixed CompanyWabasha County, MNConstruction sand and gravel516
Fletcher PitStatema Backhoe Service LLCTodd County, MNConstruction sand and gravel316
Chicken RidgeBruening Rock Products IncWinona County, MNConstruction sand and gravel316
Portable CrusherJJ's Company Excavating LLCOtter Tail County, MNConstruction sand and gravel216
Spike DamJorgenson Backhoe & Construction LLCClearwater County, MNConstruction sand and gravel116
Crusher #2L & S Construction Corp.Cottonwood County, MNConstruction sand and gravel415
Plant 11Mark Sand & Gravel CompanyKoochiching County, MNConstruction sand and gravel315
Pioneer JawLouis Leustek & Sons IncSt Louis County, MNConstruction sand and gravel315
R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc.R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc.Polk County, MNConstruction sand and gravel315
Henderson Pit 096Cemstone Products CompanySibley County, MNConstruction sand and gravel215
Portable Crusher Plant 1Duininck, IncKandiyohi County, MNConstruction sand and gravel215
Eljay ConeSteve James Excavating IncSteele County, MNConstruction sand and gravel215
Wash Plant, LakevilleCounty Line Aggregate IncRice County, MNConstruction sand and gravel614
Winona QuarryBiesanz StoneWinona County, MNDimension limestone514
Metso/Nordberg 3055 JawLouis Leustek & Sons IncSt Louis County, MNConstruction sand and gravel414
Wash Plant #1Skyline Companies, IncMcleod County, MNConstruction sand and gravel314
County Line, Larson PitCounty Line Aggregate IncDakota County, MNConstruction sand and gravel314
Processing Plant, DundasCounty Line Aggregate IncRice County, MNConstruction sand and gravel214
Fuller Wash PlantOlmsted Aggregate, Inc.Olmsted County, MNConstruction sand and gravel214
Hansen Sand & GravelHansen Sand And GravelWashington County, MNConstruction sand and gravel214
Headwaters Concrete LLCHeadwaters Concrete LLCHubbard County, MNConstruction sand and gravel214
Roiger PitConstruction Haulers IncBrown County, MNConstruction sand and gravel214
New London MaterialsDuininck Concrete, LLCKandiyohi County, MNConstruction sand and gravel613
Sterzinger Crushing IncSterzinger Crushing IncLincoln County, MNConstruction sand and gravel413
Spread #2Hoover Construction CompanySt Louis County, MNConstruction sand and gravel413
County 4 PitOmar's Sand & Gravel, Inc.Carlton County, MNConstruction sand and gravel313
#02-160-Pit/Menahga Concrete Prod IncMenahga Concrete Products, Inc.Wadena County, MNConstruction sand and gravel213
Wash Plant #2(Randolph)County Line Aggregate IncDakota County, MNCrushed, broken limestone213
PBP-1Pine Bend Paving, Inc.Dakota County, MNCrushed, broken limestone213
Crusher #1Schmidt ConstructionRedwood County, MNConstruction sand and gravel213
Cedarapids FeederscreenLouis Leustek & Sons IncSt Louis County, MNConstruction sand and gravel113
Savage PlantCarmeuse Lime IncScott County, MNCrushed, broken limestone2512
Portable Crusher #2Northern Aggregate Inc.Hubbard County, MNConstruction sand and gravel712
Plant #3Alexandria Gravel Products, LLCDouglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel412
Screening PlantIsak Hansen & Sons IncCook County, MNConstruction sand and gravel312
E9351Valley Paving, Inc.Carver County, MNConstruction sand and gravel312
Portable CrusherNorthern Aggregate Inc.Beltrami County, MNConstruction sand and gravel212
Plant 4Mark Sand & Gravel CompanyCook County, MNConstruction sand and gravel212
Screening PlantKruckow Rock & Ready MixHouston County, MNCrushed, broken limestone212
Kolman Screening PlantCRC Sand & Gravel LLCPipestone County, MNConstruction sand and gravel212
Vergas PitR.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc.Otter Tail County, MNConstruction sand and gravel212
Crushing Plant #2Sterzinger Crushing IncLincoln County, MNConstruction sand and gravel212
K500River City Stone Division Of Mathy Construction CoSt Louis County, MNConstruction sand and gravel212
Chandler Wash PlantSchuur Concrete LLCPipestone County, MNConstruction sand and gravel112
Henning Wash PlantHenning Brothers LLPNobles County, MNConstruction sand and gravel112
Amrize Elk River PlantAmrize Mid-America Inc.Sherburne County, MNConstruction sand and gravel1811
Johnson AggregatesJohnson Aggregates IncorporatedLe Sueur County, MNConstruction sand and gravel711
Tvedt Crusher-PrimaryOlmsted Aggregate, Inc.Olmsted County, MNCrushed, broken limestone611
CR MVP 380 CrusherCentral Specialties IncDouglas County, MNConstruction sand and gravel411
Hastings QuarrySolberg Aggregate Inc.Dakota County, MNCrushed, broken limestone311
Hawkinson (Metso) Crusher #2Hawkinson Construction Company IncItasca County, MNConstruction sand and gravel311
Wash Plant #1Miller Sand & Gravel, Inc.Sherburne County, MNConstruction sand and gravel111
KraabelKraabel Logging LLCSt Louis County, MNConstruction sand and gravel111

Counties

CountyOpen mines
St Louis County72
Stearns County27
Douglas County24
Benton County22
Dakota County21
Clay County20
Beltrami County20
Hennepin County17
Olmsted County15
Becker County15
Otter Tail County14
Wright County13
Itasca County12
Kandiyohi County12
Polk County11
Todd County11
Sibley County10
Marshall County10
Morrison County10
Scott County9
Washington County9
Blue Earth County9
Le Sueur County9
Hubbard County9
Carlton County9
Winona County8
Sherburne County8
Chisago County8
Steele County8
Rice County7
Meeker County7
Carver County7
Cass County7
Crow Wing County7
Brown County7
Wabasha County6
Mille Lacs County6
Big Stone County6
Pope County6
Pipestone County6
Kanabec County5
Rock County5
Aitkin County5
Pine County5
Murray County5
Houston County5
Chippewa County5
Lyon County5
Kittson County4
Lake County4
Redwood County4
Pennington County4
Wadena County4
Roseau County4
Swift County4
Dodge County4
Goodhue County3
Cook County3
Cottonwood County3
Traverse County3
Mcleod County3
Nobles County3
Lake Of The Woods County3
Lac Qui Parle County2
Yellow Medicine County2
Nicollet County2
Koochiching County2
Lincoln County2
Mower County2
Watonwan County2
Fillmore County2
Clearwater County2
Freeborn County1
Mahnomen County1
Grant County1
Isanti County1
Renville County1
Norman County1
Stevens County1
Wilkin County1
Jackson County1

Mines by kind

KindOpen mines
Sand and gravel557
Stone55
Metal12
Nonmetal5

Main commodities

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

YearCitations and ordersSignificant and substantialProposed penaltiesInjury and illness cases
20221,752265$1,712,28088
20231,686278$1,892,06486
20241,855273$2,506,936115
20251,430187$1,016,878108
20261,379239$1,480,27699

Standards cited most at mines in Minnesota

Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.

StandardWhat the part coversCitations
30 CFR 56.20003Surface metal and nonmetal mines1,301
30 CFR 56.12004Surface metal and nonmetal mines559
30 CFR 56.14112Surface metal and nonmetal mines473
30 CFR 56.14107Surface metal and nonmetal mines426
30 CFR 50.30Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses391
30 CFR 56.12028Surface metal and nonmetal mines325
30 CFR 56.14100Surface metal and nonmetal mines305
30 CFR 56.14132Surface metal and nonmetal mines257
30 CFR 56.12032Surface metal and nonmetal mines251
30 CFR 56.4201Surface metal and nonmetal mines242
30 CFR 56.11002Surface metal and nonmetal mines173
30 CFR 56.14207Surface metal and nonmetal mines167
30 CFR 56.14101Surface metal and nonmetal mines156
30 CFR 56.9300Surface metal and nonmetal mines141
30 CFR 56.12030Surface metal and nonmetal mines135

Injury and illness cases at mines in Minnesota

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

DegreeCases
Fatality1
Permanent disability6
Days away from work or restricted activity285
No lost time, or an occupational illness204

What the accident reports at mines in Minnesota describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

ClassificationReports
Handling of materials177
Slip or fall of person103
Machinery67
Handtools (nonpowered)67
Powered haulage31
Other18
Fire12
Entrapment10
Disorders (repeated trauma)9
Stepping or kneeling on object8

Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Minnesota

EquipmentReports
Hand tools (not powered)68
Hand tools (powered)34
Front-end loader16
Shovel14
Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks12
Welding machine9
Elevator9
Conveyor8
Crane7
Machine7

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.