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Mines in Huerfano County, Colorado

Huerfano County, Colorado has 19 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 18 abandoned. 5 are coal mines and 14 metal or non-metal. 2 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1989 and 1997. Inspectors have issued 118 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Huerfano 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 Huerfano County →

Mines on register
19
Active
1
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
118
2 underground · 16 surface · 1 facilities 5 coal · 14 metal and non-metal 18 abandoned 2 reported accidents, 1989–1997
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.
Huerfano County, Colorado · Population 6,946
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,139
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 2 0 0
Huerfano County Road & Bridge 2 1 0
Walsenburg Sand & Gravel Company Inc 2 0 0
American Fuels Inc 1 0 0
Cullen Construction Company 1 0 0
Delcarbon Coal Company 1 0 0
Domenic Leone Construction Company 1 0 0
Goemmer Gravel Pit 1 0 0
Huerfano Peak Sand/Gravel 1 0 0
Kaiser Steel Corp 1 0 0
Mines in Huerfano County19 on register
  1. Orlando Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Huerfano County Government · MSHA ID 0504113
    Active
  2. SAN AROYA PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Walsenburg Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 0501054
    Abandoned
  3. Bar Nothing Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · MS Forest · MSHA ID 0504815
    Abandoned
  4. Portable Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pfaffenhauser Construction · MSHA ID 0501009
    Abandoned
  5. ANTERO GRAVEL PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · KW SCHRAMEK LANDSCAPE MATERIALS · MSHA ID 0505079
    Abandoned
  6. Lascar Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Siete Inc · MSHA ID 0505174
    Abandoned
  7. Calumet No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Delcarbon Coal Company · MSHA ID 0500295
    Abandoned and Sealed
  8. Colorado Coal Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Kaiser Steel Corp · MSHA ID 0503560
    Abandoned and Sealed
  9. Cullen Strip
    Surface coal · Cullen Construction Company · MSHA ID 0503509
    Abandoned and Sealed
  10. Dog Springs Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Huerfano Peak Sand/Gravel · MSHA ID 0503976
    Abandoned
  11. Goemmer Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Goemmer Gravel Pit · MSHA ID 0503824
    Abandoned
  12. Greenhorn Placer #1
    Facility metal/non-metal · Yellowstone Mining Company · MSHA ID 0503754
    Abandoned
  13. Kirkpatrick Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Huerfano County Road & Bridge · MSHA ID 0502932
    Abandoned
  14. Leone-Gardner
    Surface metal/non-metal · Domenic Leone Construction Company · MSHA ID 0504010
    Abandoned
  15. Maitland #2
    Underground coal · Red Ash Coal Company · MSHA ID 0500261
    Abandoned
  16. Montez Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503944
    Abandoned
  17. Portable Conveyor Plant P11-6619
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0504323
    Abandoned
  18. Pryor Mine
    Surface coal · American Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 0503221
    Abandoned and Sealed
  19. Vezzani Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Walsenburg Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 0503920
    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.