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Mines in South Dakota
Mines reported to the Mine Safety and Health Administration
- Mines listed
- 153
- Active
- 46
- Employees
- 1,043
- Accidents reported in 2025
- 28
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coeur Wharf | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 270 | 9 |
| Rapid City Quarry & Mill | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 109 | 0 |
| GCC Dacotah Inc | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 108 | 9 |
| Sioux Falls Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 47 | 1 |
| Dell Rapids East Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 34 | 2 |
| East Sioux Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 20 | 1 |
| Spencer Quarries Inc. | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 19 | 0 |
| Fisher Industries Plant 23 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 16 | 0 |
| Dell Rapids West Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 15 | 2 |
| Rapid City Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 14 | 0 |
| Summit Sand & Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 13 | 0 |
| Brookings Sand & Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 12 | 0 |
| Dakota Mahogany Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 10 | 0 |
| Mitchell Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 10 | 0 |
| Corson Sand Plant / Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 1 |
| Oral Sand Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| Knife River Portable Plant SD-1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 7 | 0 |
| Plant 200 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 7 | 0 |
| Centennial Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 6 | 0 |
| Rauville | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| Belle Fourche Mill | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Beecher / Longview | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 5 | 1 |
| CF & I Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Carnelian #3 Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Crusher Plant #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 5 | 0 |
| Dakota Stone Mining & Stone Supply Inc | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 5 | 0 |
| Hall Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 5 | 0 |
| Milbank S&M | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Portable #110 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Portable Screen Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 5 | 0 |
| 3 Crusher Plant 3/2005 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Brownlee Construction Inc | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| Creston Sand Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| Opperman Portable QA441 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| Portable Crusher #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| Plant 280 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Portable Crusher | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| S P No 1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| Superior Crusher #2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Whetstone Mahogany Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| Wash Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 1 |
| Wash Plant 1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| CEC Screen Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Carnelian #2 Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Cedar Rapids Crusher | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Crusher #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Fisher Industries Plant #34 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Goetz Pit #2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Herreid Concrete | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Herreid Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Opperman Portable #2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Opperman Portable 1700S | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Oxford Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Portable Plant - Dredge Operation | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Plant #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Portable #100 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Portable #2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Portable Crusher | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Reynolds | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Screen Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Temporarily Idled | 3 | 0 |
| Screener #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Unit # 1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Unit #2-Kolman-Portable | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Wash-Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Wash Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| West Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Wipf Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| 63 Mobile 1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Arnold Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Basin 2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Beynon Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Black Hills Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Carr Const | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Cec Mobile | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Cap Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Clayton Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Divine Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Eastman | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| El Dorado Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| First Rate Excavate Portable 1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| First Rate Excavate Portable 2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| First Rate Excavate Portable 3 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| First Rate Portable 4 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| First Rate Portable 5 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 1 |
| First Rate Portable 6 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| GoGo Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Halverson Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Hot Springs Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Inertia | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Konechne Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Kellen & Streit Inc | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Kesteloot Excavation | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| L & M Mining | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Lindsey Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Mobile Plant #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Oban Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Ol Red | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Opperman Portable #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Parsons Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Plant #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Plant 1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Plant 2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Plant 250 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Portable #107 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Portable 1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Portable 1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Portable Crusher #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Portable Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Portable Wash Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Procrush1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Rabe Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Reinicke Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Roughrider Ranch | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Rutland Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| SC 02 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Screener # 1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| State Shale Pit #2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| UNIT NO. 1- Power Screen Portable | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Vanderboom Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Wilde Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| 63 Mobile 3 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| A & M Trucking | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Aman Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Beilke Conveyor | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Cedar Rapids | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Eng Services | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Fuchs Sand | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Jones Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Kleemann | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Temporarily Idled | 1 | 0 |
| North Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Odland Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Opperman Portable #3 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 1 | 0 |
| Portable Screener | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Plant #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 1 | 0 |
| R&J Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Temporarily Idled | 1 | 0 |
| Ravinia Sand Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 1 | 0 |
| Screen | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Screen #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Screener #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Seegers | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Standy Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Vanderpol Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Wash Plant Portable | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Whitehead Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 1 | 0 |
Other mines
No employees reported
- 63 Mobile 2 · Temporarily Idled
- American Rose Quarry · Temporarily Idled
- Carlson Pit and Mill · Temporarily Idled
- Kodiak · Temporarily Idled
- Precision Dirtworks LLC · Temporarily Idled
- South Dakota Quarry · Temporarily Idled
- Stripping & Blasting · Temporarily Idled
- Waubay Pit · Temporarily Idled
Source: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Open Government Data
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