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Mines in Nebraska
Mines reported to the Mine Safety and Health Administration
- Mines listed
- 133
- Active
- 37
- Employees
- 872
- Accidents reported in 2025
- 25
Mines are listed from MSHA's mine data, excluding mines recorded as abandoned. Accident counts are reports filed with MSHA for the calendar year, including injuries and illnesses at the mine, and are counts only. Operator names are shown only when they are companies or agencies.
Largest mines by employees
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| Mine | Type | Status | Employees | Accidents 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Plant Quarry & Mill | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 111 | 8 |
| Fort Calhoun Underground Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Underground | Active | 102 | 3 |
| Weeping Water Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Underground | Active | 95 | 2 |
| Kerford Limestone Company | Metal/nonmetal, Underground | Active | 72 | 3 |
| Preferred Sands of Genoa | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 58 | 3 |
| West Center Sand | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 14 | 0 |
| DuBois Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 11 | 0 |
| Whetrock Inc (Portable2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 11 | 0 |
| Backus Sand & Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 10 | 0 |
| Darr/Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 10 | 0 |
| Pit #52 Gretna Bottoms | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 10 | 0 |
| Pit #40 Waterloo | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| Sand Creek Pit & Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| Booth Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | New Mine | 7 | 0 |
| Lapaseotes Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | New Mine | 7 | 0 |
| Seitz Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 7 | 0 |
| Grigsby East Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| Johnson Trucking Sand & Gravel #2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 6 | 0 |
| Matteo Sand & Gravel Co. Inc. | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| North Valley Sand | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| Ogallala Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| Smith Portable Dredge | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 6 | 0 |
| Emme Sand & Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 5 | 1 |
| Endicott Clay Pit Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 5 | 0 |
| Indianola Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 5 | 0 |
| Louisville West | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Pit #45 Fremont North Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Pit #71 Columbus | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Portable 1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 5 | 0 |
| Ulrich Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Bluff Aggregate LLC | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| Fremont Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 3 |
| Jeffres #3 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| McDonald | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| Minden Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| Parker Pits | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| Pit #73 - Bellwood | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| Portable #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Reese Pit #86 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Richards Gravel Pit, Inc | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| Scottsbluff Portable Barge | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Smith Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| Springfield | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| Wann Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Adams Bros Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Barnston Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Boyden Pit & Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Dolezal Sand & Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Dredge 1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Dredge 1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Dredge 3 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Elk Creek Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Elm Creek | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| GP-01 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Gates | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Gravel Pit #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Island Landhandlers LLC | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Jarman Pit Location | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Jeffres #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Kirkpatrick Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Lakeside Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Lexington Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Odessa Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Ogallala Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Page Pit and Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Pit #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Perry Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Plainview West | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Portable #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Portable Crusher #3 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Red Cloud (Latta) | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Sempek Sand & Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Thayer County Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Two Rivers Sand & Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| West Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| West Point South Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Amman Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Alda Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Belvidere Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Blue Chip Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Broadfoot #2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Brodrick | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Crusher #3 Portable | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| D & L Sand & Gravel LLC | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Dredge 2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| E.I.A. Sand & Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Valley Pit (EV Pit) | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Frickel Location | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Gladstone pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Goose Island Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Gravel Crusher | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Jeffres #2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Johnson3 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Kroeger Sand & Gravel Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Kearney Interstate Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Koch's South | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Legacy Pit 2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Lexington Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| M & M Lime | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| M&H Sand &Gravel LLC | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Main Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Mintle | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| MoranVille Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Nebraska Portable Barge | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Plant 1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Plant 2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Portable Dredge #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Pit #2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Pit #97 Grand Island | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 1 |
| Portable #3 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Portable Crusher #4 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Portable Dredge #2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Portable Dredge 4 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Portable Dredge 6 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Ritchey's Sand & Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Schaaf Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Spud Sand & Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Sutherland Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 1 |
| Turkey Creek Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| W&R (Alex) Pit & Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Wash Plant #8 (Dredge #2) | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Wells Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Windmill Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Dobias Sand and Gravel, LLC. | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Home Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Lowline | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Newark | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Ogallala Portable Barge | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Portable #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Portable Dredge 5 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Portable Plant #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 1 | 0 |
| Sand Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
Other mines
No employees reported
- Wisner Plant · Temporarily Idled
Source: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Open Government Data
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