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Mines in Elbert County, Colorado

Elbert County, Colorado has 16 mines on MSHA's register: 1 intermittent, 15 abandoned. 4 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1994 and 2021. Inspectors have issued 106 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Elbert County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.

Abandoned and historical mine features in Elbert County →

Mines on register
16
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
106
0 underground · 16 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 16 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 15 abandoned 4 reported accidents, 1994–2021
Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Elbert County, Colorado · Population 27,152
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$129,477
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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MSHA-registered mine, any status

Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.

Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
Colorado Department Of Highways 6 0 0
Robinson Brick Company 2 0 0
Christian Construction Inc 1 0 0
Denver Brick Company 1 0 0
El Paso County Dept Of Transportation 1 0 0
Elbert County Road & Bridge 1 0 0
Hudick Excavating Inc 1 0 0
Schmidt Aggregates 1 0 0
Sibson Gravel L.L.C. 1 0 0
Town of Limon 1 0 0
Mines in Elbert County16 on register
  1. MILLER PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Schmidt Aggregates · MSHA ID 0504098
    Abandoned
  2. Elbert County Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Christian Construction Inc · MSHA ID 0505081
    Abandoned
  3. High Country Hard Rock - Williams Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Sibson Gravel L.L.C. · MSHA ID 2100611
    Intermittent
  4. Elbert Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hudick Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 0504940
    Abandoned
  5. Buffalo
    Surface metal/non-metal · Robinson Brick Company · MSHA ID 0500216
    Abandoned
  6. Dawson
    Surface metal/non-metal · Denver Brick Company · MSHA ID 0501850
    Abandoned
  7. Ddd
    Surface metal/non-metal · Robinson Brick Company · MSHA ID 0504164
    Abandoned
  8. Dill Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503440
    Abandoned
  9. ELBERT COUNTY GRAVEL PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Elbert County Road & Bridge · MSHA ID 0504588
    Abandoned
  10. Gold
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503315
    Abandoned
  11. Kochis
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503331
    Abandoned
  12. Kollath Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503446
    Abandoned
  13. Monks pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Town of Limon · MSHA ID 0504803
    Abandoned
  14. Richardson
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503332
    Abandoned
  15. Shaffer Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · El Paso County Dept Of Transportation · MSHA ID 0503287
    Abandoned
  16. Stroh
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503316
    Abandoned

Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.

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How to read these numbers

The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.