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.
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.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minntac Mine | United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations | St Louis County, MN | Iron ore | 430 | 1,116 |
| Minntac Plant | United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations | St Louis County, MN | Iron ore | 790 | 948 |
| Northshore Mining Company | Northshore Mining Company | Lake County, MN | Iron ore | 335 | 592 |
| United Plant | United Taconite LLC | St Louis County, MN | Iron ore | 207 | 572 |
| Minorca Mine | Cleveland-Cliffs Minorca Mine Inc. | St Louis County, MN | Iron ore | 340 | 448 |
| Hibbing Taconite Company | Hibbing Taconite Company | St Louis County, MN | Iron ore | 700 | 384 |
| Keetac | United States Steel Corp-Minnesota Ore Operations | St Louis County, MN | Iron ore | 20 | 358 |
| United, Mine | United Taconite LLC | St Louis County, MN | Iron ore | 155 | 100 |
| Portable #1 (Red Rock Quarry) | Red Rock Quarry | Cottonwood County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 16 | 83 |
| Northshore Mining Company | Northshore Mining Company | St Louis County, MN | Iron ore | 160 | 78 |
| K3 | Kasota Stone Fabricators Inc | Blue Earth County, MN | Dimension stone | 6 | 46 |
| Ottawa Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Le Sueur County, MN | Crushed, broken sandstone | 33 | 37 |
| Portable Secondary Plant | L & S Construction Corp. | Redwood County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 37 |
| Mesabi Metallics Company LLC | Mesabi Metallics Company LLC | Itasca County, MN | Iron ore | 43 | 35 |
| Kielmeyer Goodhue County Limestone | Kielmeyer Construction Inc | Rice County, MN | Crushed, broken limestone | 3 | 30 |
| Granite Valley Quarry | Gordy Serbus & Sons Gravel LLC | Redwood County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 29 |
| L-231 | Kasota Stone Fabricators Inc | Lake County, MN | Dimension granite | 4 | 27 |
| Hoogland Quarry | Hardrock Aggregate | Rock County, MN | Crushed, broken quartzite | 2 | 27 |
| Screening Plant | Witte Brothers Inc | Rice County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 26 |
| Greybull Pit | Leitzen Sand & Gravel | Winona County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 26 |
| Crushing Plant | Tolk Graveling, LLC | Lyon County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 25 |
| Zumbro Falls Plant | Zumbro Falls Sand & Gravel, LLC | Olmsted County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 25 |
| Amrize Larson Plant | Amrize Mid-America Inc. | Washington County, MN | Crushed, broken limestone | 16 | 24 |
| Plant 3 | Northern Aggregate Inc. | Beltrami County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 24 |
| Miltona Pit | R & R Ready-Mix Inc | Douglas County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 23 |
| Amrize Nelson Plant | Amrize Mid-America Inc. | Washington County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 14 | 22 |
| Crusher 2-300 | KGM Contractors Inc. | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 22 |
| Portable Crusher | Crosby Road Construction Inc | Chippewa County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 22 |
| Highland Pit | Generation X Construction LLC | Fillmore County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 21 |
| Stussy Construction-Portable Crusher #1 | Stussy Construction Inc | Olmsted County, MN | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 21 |
| Wash Plant #1 | Asplin Excavating & Construction Inc | Clay County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 21 |
| Prefer Pit | Prefer Paving Inc | Chisago County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 21 |
| Fischer Sand & Aggregate | Fischer Sand & Aggregate LLP | Dakota County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 12 | 20 |
| Luverne Wash Plant | Northern Con-Agg, LLP | Rock County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 20 |
| WLC-1 | W Lorentz & Sons Construction, Inc. | Blue Earth County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 20 |
| UMore Park Mining Operation | Dakota Aggregates LLC | Dakota County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 19 |
| Plant 2 | Mark Sand & Gravel Company | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 19 |
| Pit | Viele Contracting Inc | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 19 |
| WLC-2 | W Lorentz & Sons Construction, Inc. | Le Sueur County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 19 |
| 42 Pit | Danner Inc | Washington County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 18 |
| Plant-6 | Mark Sand & Gravel Company | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 18 |
| Roberson | Roberson Lime & Rock, Inc. | Wabasha County, MN | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 18 |
| Portable Plant #1 | Elton Gravel, LLC | Kandiyohi County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 18 |
| DNR Pit-Sturgeon Lake | Rydberg & Son Inc | Pine County, MN | Sand, industrial | 2 | 18 |
| Henning Pit | Henning Brothers LLP | Nobles County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 18 |
| Plant 3 | CT Sibson Gravel & Crushing Inc | Big Stone County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 17 |
| Amrize Empire Plant | Amrize Mid-America Inc. | Dakota County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 16 | 16 |
| Wabasha Pit and Mill | Wabasha Sand Gravel & Ready Mixed Company | Wabasha County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 16 |
| Fletcher Pit | Statema Backhoe Service LLC | Todd County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 16 |
| Chicken Ridge | Bruening Rock Products Inc | Winona County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 16 |
| Portable Crusher | JJ's Company Excavating LLC | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 16 |
| Spike Dam | Jorgenson Backhoe & Construction LLC | Clearwater County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 16 |
| Crusher #2 | L & S Construction Corp. | Cottonwood County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 15 |
| Plant 11 | Mark Sand & Gravel Company | Koochiching County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 15 |
| Pioneer Jaw | Louis Leustek & Sons Inc | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 15 |
| R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc. | R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc. | Polk County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 15 |
| Henderson Pit 096 | Cemstone Products Company | Sibley County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 15 |
| Portable Crusher Plant 1 | Duininck, Inc | Kandiyohi County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 15 |
| Eljay Cone | Steve James Excavating Inc | Steele County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 15 |
| Wash Plant, Lakeville | County Line Aggregate Inc | Rice County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 14 |
| Winona Quarry | Biesanz Stone | Winona County, MN | Dimension limestone | 5 | 14 |
| Metso/Nordberg 3055 Jaw | Louis Leustek & Sons Inc | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 14 |
| Wash Plant #1 | Skyline Companies, Inc | Mcleod County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 14 |
| County Line, Larson Pit | County Line Aggregate Inc | Dakota County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 14 |
| Processing Plant, Dundas | County Line Aggregate Inc | Rice County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 14 |
| Fuller Wash Plant | Olmsted Aggregate, Inc. | Olmsted County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 14 |
| Hansen Sand & Gravel | Hansen Sand And Gravel | Washington County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 14 |
| Headwaters Concrete LLC | Headwaters Concrete LLC | Hubbard County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 14 |
| Roiger Pit | Construction Haulers Inc | Brown County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 14 |
| New London Materials | Duininck Concrete, LLC | Kandiyohi County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 13 |
| Sterzinger Crushing Inc | Sterzinger Crushing Inc | Lincoln County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 13 |
| Spread #2 | Hoover Construction Company | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 13 |
| County 4 Pit | Omar's Sand & Gravel, Inc. | Carlton County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 13 |
| #02-160-Pit/Menahga Concrete Prod Inc | Menahga Concrete Products, Inc. | Wadena County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 13 |
| Wash Plant #2(Randolph) | County Line Aggregate Inc | Dakota County, MN | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 13 |
| PBP-1 | Pine Bend Paving, Inc. | Dakota County, MN | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 13 |
| Crusher #1 | Schmidt Construction | Redwood County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 13 |
| Cedarapids Feederscreen | Louis Leustek & Sons Inc | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 13 |
| Savage Plant | Carmeuse Lime Inc | Scott County, MN | Crushed, broken limestone | 25 | 12 |
| Portable Crusher #2 | Northern Aggregate Inc. | Hubbard County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 12 |
| Plant #3 | Alexandria Gravel Products, LLC | Douglas County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 12 |
| Screening Plant | Isak Hansen & Sons Inc | Cook County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 12 |
| E9351 | Valley Paving, Inc. | Carver County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 12 |
| Portable Crusher | Northern Aggregate Inc. | Beltrami County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| Plant 4 | Mark Sand & Gravel Company | Cook County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| Screening Plant | Kruckow Rock & Ready Mix | Houston County, MN | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 12 |
| Kolman Screening Plant | CRC Sand & Gravel LLC | Pipestone County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| Vergas Pit | R.J. Zavoral Paving, Inc. | Otter Tail County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| Crushing Plant #2 | Sterzinger Crushing Inc | Lincoln County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| K500 | River City Stone Division Of Mathy Construction Co | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| Chandler Wash Plant | Schuur Concrete LLC | Pipestone County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 12 |
| Henning Wash Plant | Henning Brothers LLP | Nobles County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 12 |
| Amrize Elk River Plant | Amrize Mid-America Inc. | Sherburne County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 18 | 11 |
| Johnson Aggregates | Johnson Aggregates Incorporated | Le Sueur County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 11 |
| Tvedt Crusher-Primary | Olmsted Aggregate, Inc. | Olmsted County, MN | Crushed, broken limestone | 6 | 11 |
| CR MVP 380 Crusher | Central Specialties Inc | Douglas County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 11 |
| Hastings Quarry | Solberg Aggregate Inc. | Dakota County, MN | Crushed, broken limestone | 3 | 11 |
| Hawkinson (Metso) Crusher #2 | Hawkinson Construction Company Inc | Itasca County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 11 |
| Wash Plant #1 | Miller Sand & Gravel, Inc. | Sherburne County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 11 |
| Kraabel | Kraabel Logging LLC | St Louis County, MN | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 11 |
Counties
| County | Open mines |
|---|---|
| St Louis County | 72 |
| Stearns County | 27 |
| Douglas County | 24 |
| Benton County | 22 |
| Dakota County | 21 |
| Clay County | 20 |
| Beltrami County | 20 |
| Hennepin County | 17 |
| Olmsted County | 15 |
| Becker County | 15 |
| Otter Tail County | 14 |
| Wright County | 13 |
| Itasca County | 12 |
| Kandiyohi County | 12 |
| Polk County | 11 |
| Todd County | 11 |
| Sibley County | 10 |
| Marshall County | 10 |
| Morrison County | 10 |
| Scott County | 9 |
| Washington County | 9 |
| Blue Earth County | 9 |
| Le Sueur County | 9 |
| Hubbard County | 9 |
| Carlton County | 9 |
| Winona County | 8 |
| Sherburne County | 8 |
| Chisago County | 8 |
| Steele County | 8 |
| Rice County | 7 |
| Meeker County | 7 |
| Carver County | 7 |
| Cass County | 7 |
| Crow Wing County | 7 |
| Brown County | 7 |
| Wabasha County | 6 |
| Mille Lacs County | 6 |
| Big Stone County | 6 |
| Pope County | 6 |
| Pipestone County | 6 |
| Kanabec County | 5 |
| Rock County | 5 |
| Aitkin County | 5 |
| Pine County | 5 |
| Murray County | 5 |
| Houston County | 5 |
| Chippewa County | 5 |
| Lyon County | 5 |
| Kittson County | 4 |
| Lake County | 4 |
| Redwood County | 4 |
| Pennington County | 4 |
| Wadena County | 4 |
| Roseau County | 4 |
| Swift County | 4 |
| Dodge County | 4 |
| Goodhue County | 3 |
| Cook County | 3 |
| Cottonwood County | 3 |
| Traverse County | 3 |
| Mcleod County | 3 |
| Nobles County | 3 |
| Lake Of The Woods County | 3 |
| Lac Qui Parle County | 2 |
| Yellow Medicine County | 2 |
| Nicollet County | 2 |
| Koochiching County | 2 |
| Lincoln County | 2 |
| Mower County | 2 |
| Watonwan County | 2 |
| Fillmore County | 2 |
| Clearwater County | 2 |
| Freeborn County | 1 |
| Mahnomen County | 1 |
| Grant County | 1 |
| Isanti County | 1 |
| Renville County | 1 |
| Norman County | 1 |
| Stevens County | 1 |
| Wilkin County | 1 |
| Jackson County | 1 |
Mines by kind
| Kind | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Sand and gravel | 557 |
| Stone | 55 |
| Metal | 12 |
| Nonmetal | 5 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Construction sand and gravel | 549 | 86.6% |
| Crushed, broken limestone | 26 | 4.1% |
| Iron ore | 11 | 1.7% |
| Crushed, broken stone | 8 | 1.3% |
| Sand, common | 8 | 1.3% |
| Dimension granite | 6 | 0.9% |
| Crushed, broken granite | 5 | 0.8% |
| Sand, industrial | 5 | 0.8% |
| Dimension stone | 3 | 0.5% |
| Dimension limestone | 2 | 0.3% |
| Crushed, broken quartzite | 2 | 0.3% |
| Crushed, broken sandstone | 1 | 0.2% |
| Lime | 1 | 0.2% |
| Copper ore | 1 | 0.2% |
| Crushed, broken basalt | 1 | 0.2% |
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 | 1,752 | 265 | $1,712,280 | 88 |
| 2023 | 1,686 | 278 | $1,892,064 | 86 |
| 2024 | 1,855 | 273 | $2,506,936 | 115 |
| 2025 | 1,430 | 187 | $1,016,878 | 108 |
| 2026 | 1,379 | 239 | $1,480,276 | 99 |
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.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1,301 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 559 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 473 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 426 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 391 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 325 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 305 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 257 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 251 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 242 |
| 30 CFR 56.11002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 173 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 167 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 156 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 141 |
| 30 CFR 56.12030 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 135 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Minnesota
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 1 |
| Permanent disability | 6 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 285 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 204 |
What the accident reports at mines in Minnesota describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 177 |
| Slip or fall of person | 103 |
| Machinery | 67 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 67 |
| Powered haulage | 31 |
| Other | 18 |
| Fire | 12 |
| Entrapment | 10 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 9 |
| Stepping or kneeling on object | 8 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Minnesota
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 68 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 34 |
| Front-end loader | 16 |
| Shovel | 14 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 12 |
| Welding machine | 9 |
| Elevator | 9 |
| Conveyor | 8 |
| Crane | 7 |
| Machine | 7 |
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.