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Abandoned mines in North Dakota

Find the public record behind a former mining site. Explore reported locations, mined materials and operating history as a starting point for acquisition, reuse or reclamation research.

522 matching recordsMSHA snapshot · 2026-10-31

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History means records exist in the imported sources, including older periods. Missing history is not evidence of a clean safety record. Operator and controller names are the last relationships reported in the Mines snapshot; they are not verified current property owners.

Mine / reported locationMaterial / typeReported statusReported relationshipsAvailable history
Olson PitTraill, NDMSHA 3200664Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/10/1986Mid-Valley Aggregates IncReported operatorBradley E BaggeReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
OLSON PITRansom, NDMSHA 3200744Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/26/2000Valley Gravel Products IncReported operatorArnold GrindbergReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
OLSON PIT #1Ransom, NDNear MapeltonMSHA 3200752Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/22/2003Valley Gravel Products IncReported operatorArnold GrindbergReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Olson Pit And PlantRansom, NDMSHA 3200263Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 05/17/1978Gwinner Oil CompanyReported operatorColburn Donald & Manley HegleReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Onyx CrusherCavalier, NDNear BismarckMSHA 3200546Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/18/2004Onyx ConstructionReported operatorFran SchoonoverReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Onyx PortableBurleigh, NDNear BismarkMSHA 3200702Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/31/2007Zircon ConstructionReported operatorGordon L SchoonoverReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Onyx Portable 3Cavalier, NDNear PortableMSHA 3200798Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/18/2004Onyx Construction IncorporatedReported operatorFran SchoonoverReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Opdahl Pit & PlantBottineau, NDMSHA 3200568Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 04/30/1985Newburg Sand & GravelReported operatorNewburg Sand & GravelReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Orville Miller Pit & Wash PlantPierce, NDMSHA 3200502Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/18/1979Miller Truck LinesReported operatorMiller Truck LinesReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Owl Boy & Hopkins PitWalsh, NDMSHA 3200560Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/03/1983Cudmore Gravel SupplyReported operatorCudmore ClaytonReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Park ConstructionMckenzie, NDNear Watford CityMSHA 3200869Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/20/2012Park ConstructionReported operatorJeff CarlsonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Paul Deck Pit & PlantPierce, NDMSHA 3200606Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/24/1979Halvorson Construction CompanyReported operatorHalvorson GaleReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Pegson Jaw CrusherMountrail, NDNear powers lakeMSHA 3200974Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/27/2015Excel Industries, Inc.Reported operatorRobert A Hagemeister Jr; Lonnie J HagemeisterReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Perless #1Stutsman, NDNear JamestownMSHA 3200804Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/05/2004Windjue Payloader Ser.Reported operatorBryan WindjueReported controllerSafety recordsView source coverage →
Peterson PitDivide, NDMSHA 3200571Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/03/1985Pete'S Gravel ProductsReported operatorPete'S Gravel ProductsReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Peters PitBowman, NDMSHA 3200619Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/03/1985Peters Construction CompanyReported operatorPeters Construction CompanyReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
PIKE PIT & MILLRansom, NDNear LisbonMSHA 3200175Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/27/2004Gutzmer Sand & GravelReported operatorMark T ThorsonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Pinky's AggregatesBottineau, NDNear RolletteMSHA 3200793Crushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/22/2017Pinky's Aggregates IncReported operatorDale HonseyReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Pinky's Aggregates IncRolette, NDNear RoletteMSHA 3200892Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/22/2017Pinky's Aggregates IncReported operatorDale HonseyReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Pinky's Aggregates IncRolette, NDNear RoletteMSHA 3200909Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/22/2017Pinky's Aggregates IncReported operatorDale HonseyReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Pioneer Crushing PlantEddy, NDNear TolnaMSHA 3200912Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/10/2017Leon Hoyt ConstructionReported operatorLeon M. HoytReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Pioneer Track JawWard, NDNear MaxMSHA 3200939Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/13/2013Monson CorporationReported operatorChad MonsonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Pipkin #1Stark, NDNear BelfieldMSHA 3200984Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/02/2014Pipkin Goodfellow Venture LLCReported operatorPipkin Holdings Inc; GBI Holding CoReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Pit #1Morton, NDMSHA 3200165Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/01/1987Helm Brothers IncReported operatorHelm GeneReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Pit 1Cass, NDNear Tower CityMSHA 3200767Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/11/2025Kresse GravelReported operatorRichard A KresseReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Pit 1Mckenzie, NDNear WillistonMSHA 3200859Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 11/24/2011CHI Industries, LLCReported operatorJohn DunlapReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Pit 1Mercer, NDNear BeulahMSHA 3200949Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/04/2023Antelope Creek Trucking, Inc.Reported operatorRandy Byrum; Susan ByrumReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Pit 1Mclean, NDNear Garrison MSHA 3201037Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 12/18/2015Johnny's Ready Mix LLC Reported operatorDavid BiedermannReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Pit 1- Above All SandWilliams, NDNear WillistonMSHA 3200980Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/26/2014Above All Sand And AggregateReported operatorPatrick Burns; Peyton CanaryReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Placid GravelWalsh, NDNear edinburgMSHA 3200908Sand, CommonSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/31/2020Operator not reportedReported operatorController not reportedReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →

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Acquisition & reuse

Use the mine name and reported location to investigate county parcel and title records, mineral rights, access and planning constraints. MSHA mailing addresses are addresses of record and may not locate the mine. Confirm the parcel and current ownership separately.

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Reclamation projects

Check official reclamation inventories and state or tribal programmes for documented hazards, project status and programme criteria. A matching name or an MSHA abandoned status alone does not confirm a programme match.

OSMRE abandoned mine land programme ↗

Source: MSHA public datasets. Production history checks quarterly and annual mine production/employment records. Safety history checks violations, inspections and accident reports; other source coverage is available on each mine profile.