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Mines in Gunnison County, Colorado

Gunnison County, Colorado has 66 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 2 intermittent, 60 abandoned. 13 are coal mines and 53 metal or non-metal. 6 miners have died and 1,740 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 12,191 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Gunnison 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 Gunnison County →

Mines on register
66
Active
2
Fatalities on record
6
Citations issued
12,191
32 underground · 29 surface · 5 facilities 13 coal · 53 metal and non-metal 2 intermittent 60 abandoned 1,740 reported accidents, 1983–2026
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.
Gunnison County, Colorado · Population 17,158
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$77,358
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
Atlas Precious Metals Inc 4 0 0
Colorado Department Of Highways 4 0 0
Oxbow Mining, LLC 3 0 4
Valco Inc 3 0 0
Bear Coal Company Inc 2 0 0
MW Sorter LLC 2 0 0
Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. 1 1 2
All Weather Earthworks Inc 1 0 0
Anchor Coal Company Inc 1 0 0
Atlantic Richfield Company 1 0 0
Mines in Gunnison County66 on register
  1. West Elk Mine
    Underground coal · Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. · MSHA ID 0503672
    Active
  2. PRIDE OF AMERICA MINE
    Underground metal/non-metal · COLORADO STONE QUARRIES, INC. · MSHA ID 0504438
    Active
  3. Elk Creek Mine
    Underground coal · Oxbow Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 0504674
    Abandoned and Sealed
  4. Sanborn Creek Mine
    Underground coal · Oxbow Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 0504452
    Abandoned and Sealed
  5. Bear #3 Mine
    Underground coal · Bear Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0503787
    Abandoned and Sealed
  6. Elk Creek Surface Facilities
    Facility coal · Oxbow Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 0500294
    Abandoned
  7. Sylvester Gulch No 1
    Underground coal · Frontier-Kemper Constructors Inc · MSHA ID 0504603
    Abandoned
  8. O C Coal Mine
    Underground coal · O C Coal Mine · MSHA ID 0500259
    Abandoned and Sealed
  9. Gunnison
    Surface metal/non-metal · Varra Companies, Inc · MSHA ID 0504691
    Abandoned
  10. Mount Emmons Project
    Underground metal/non-metal · U.S. Energy Corp. · MSHA ID 0500409
    Abandoned
  11. Gold Links
    Underground metal/non-metal · CRG Mining LLC · MSHA ID 0504011
    Temporarily Idled
  12. Lucky Strike Mine & Mill
    Facility metal/non-metal · MW Sorter LLC · MSHA ID 0503845
    Temporarily Idled
  13. Tomichi No 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tomichi Materials LLC · MSHA ID 0505049
    Intermittent
  14. Quinn's Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Substratum Excavation · MSHA ID 0504962
    Abandoned
  15. Dickerson Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gunnison Gravel & Earth Moving LLC · MSHA ID 0503970
    Abandoned
  16. Chloride
    Underground metal/non-metal · Atlas Precious Metals Inc · MSHA ID 0503967
    Abandoned
  17. Jence Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 0503894
    Abandoned
  18. Valco Gunnison Concrete
    Surface metal/non-metal · Valco Inc · MSHA ID 0502177
    Abandoned
  19. Vulcan
    Facility metal/non-metal · Great West Gold & Silver Inc · MSHA ID 0503873
    Abandoned
  20. Quartz Creek Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Quartz Creek Gravel · MSHA ID 0504784
    Abandoned
  21. McCabe Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rocky Mountain Aggregate & Construction LLC · MSHA ID 0505096
    Abandoned
  22. Bear Ranch Gravel Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Environmental Excavation LLC · MSHA ID 0505014
    Abandoned
  23. Adobe Longhorn Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Sweetwater Mining Corporation · MSHA ID 0505107
    Abandoned
  24. Ashley Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · All Weather Earthworks Inc · MSHA ID 0505134
    Intermittent
  25. Bear Mine
    Underground coal · Bear Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0500292
    Abandoned and Sealed
  26. Blister Horn Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · KME LLC · MSHA ID 0505112
    Abandoned
  27. Blm (Granite Park)
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503362
    Abandoned
  28. Carter
    Underground metal/non-metal · Atlas Precious Metals Inc · MSHA ID 0500575
    Abandoned
  29. Carter-Raymond
    Underground metal/non-metal · Timberline Mining Company · MSHA ID 0503300
    Abandoned
  30. Cleopatra
    Underground metal/non-metal · Miocene Resources Inc · MSHA ID 0503591
    Abandoned
  31. Enterprise
    Underground metal/non-metal · Harrison Western Corp · MSHA ID 0500676
    Abandoned
  32. Forest Queen
    Underground metal/non-metal · Forest Queen Mines Inc · MSHA ID 0500628
    Abandoned
  33. Gold Links
    Underground metal/non-metal · Keystone Engineering Inc · MSHA ID 0503837
    Abandoned
  34. Gold Poke Placer
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gold Poke Placer · MSHA ID 0504475
    Abandoned
  35. Green Mountain Mill
    Facility metal/non-metal · MW Sorter LLC · MSHA ID 0505143
    Abandoned
  36. Gunnison 32 Rd Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Frontier Construction Company · MSHA ID 0504167
    Abandoned
  37. Gunnison County Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gunnison County · MSHA ID 0503647
    Abandoned
  38. Gunnison Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Kiewit Western Company · MSHA ID 0504235
    Abandoned
  39. Hawks Nest Coal Yard
    Facility coal · Hawks Nest Coal Yard Inc · MSHA ID 0503996
    Abandoned
  40. Hawks Nest East
    Underground coal · Western Slope Carbon Inc · MSHA ID 0500293
    Abandoned and Sealed
  41. Hawks Nest West
    Underground coal · Western Slope Carbon Inc · MSHA ID 0500257
    Abandoned and Sealed
  42. HOLLENBECK PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Columbine Paving Company Inc · MSHA ID 0504007
    Abandoned
  43. Jack David Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Butala Construction Company · MSHA ID 0503979
    Abandoned
  44. Levicy
    Underground metal/non-metal · Halcyon Mining Company · MSHA ID 0503949
    Abandoned
  45. Midland Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Martin Trost Associates · MSHA ID 0503564
    Abandoned
  46. Mineral Hill Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Gold Mines · MSHA ID 0503990
    Abandoned
  47. Monte Carlo
    Underground metal/non-metal · Atlas Precious Metals Inc · MSHA ID 0503966
    Abandoned
  48. Mt Emmons
    Underground metal/non-metal · Climax Molybdenum Company · MSHA ID 0503142
    Abandoned
  49. National Park Service
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503363
    Abandoned
  50. Nest Egg Ventures Inc
    Underground metal/non-metal · Nest Egg Ventures Inc · MSHA ID 0503082
    Abandoned
  51. Paymaster Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · C C F Mining · MSHA ID 0503191
    Abandoned
  52. Placer No 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Griffen Mining · MSHA ID 0503192
    Abandoned
  53. Raymond
    Underground metal/non-metal · Atlas Precious Metals Inc · MSHA ID 0503968
    Abandoned
  54. Rozman Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Valco Inc · MSHA ID 0503972
    Abandoned
  55. Silka Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Southway Const Co Inc & Asphalt Gravel Prod Inc · MSHA ID 0503458
    Abandoned
  56. Snowshoe Ranch Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Burnett Construction Company · MSHA ID 0503957
    Abandoned
  57. Soderquist
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503364
    Abandoned
  58. Soderquist Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Corn Construction Company · MSHA ID 0503981
    Abandoned
  59. Stevens Creek Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · C E Mills Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0503671
    Abandoned
  60. Sylvanite
    Underground metal/non-metal · B & J Crushing · MSHA ID 0503987
    Abandoned
  61. Sylvester Gulch Test Audit
    Underground coal · Atlantic Richfield Company · MSHA ID 0502781
    Abandoned
  62. Tomichi Equipment Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tomichi Equipment Company · MSHA ID 0504003
    Abandoned
  63. Vader Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Valco Inc · MSHA ID 0500986
    Abandoned
  64. WHINNERY PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Whinnery Construction Company · MSHA ID 0504649
    Abandoned
  65. Wildlife Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503443
    Abandoned
  66. Windjammer #1 Mine
    Underground coal · Anchor Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0503193
    Abandoned and Sealed

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.