Mine · Mercer County, North Dakota, United States
Buffalo Sands
Buffalo Sands is a mine in Mercer County, North Dakota, United States.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Mercer County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (active) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | industrial sand (mainly industrial sand) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 19 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 47.4758, -101.9014 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Within 50 km of this mine: 6 oil and gas fields and 5 power plants (4 operating, 2,643 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Valley | Power plant | 954 MW | Operating | 13 km |
| Coyote | Power plant | 450 MW | Operating | 29 km |
| Garrison | Power plant | 583 MW | Operating | 37 km |
| Wolf Bay | Oil and gas field | — | — | 40 km |
| Werner | Oil and gas field | — | — | 42 km |
| Deep Water Creek Bay | Oil and gas field | — | — | 45 km |
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- North Dakota DMR. North Dakota DMR, Restricted.