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Mines in Las Animas County, Colorado

Las Animas County, Colorado has 47 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 1 intermittent, 43 abandoned. 20 are coal mines and 27 metal or non-metal. 2 miners have died and 562 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2025. Inspectors have issued 1,509 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Las Animas 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 Las Animas County →

Mines on register
47
Active
2
Fatalities on record
2
Citations issued
1,509
8 underground · 36 surface · 3 facilities 20 coal · 27 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 43 abandoned 562 reported accidents, 1983–2025
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.
Las Animas County, Colorado · Population 14,392
2.5%
Mining share of county employment
$50,408
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 5 0 0
New Elk Coal Company LLC 3 0 0
Energy Fuels Mining Company 2 0 0
Las Animas County Government 2 0 0
Leone Sand & Gravel LLC 2 1 0
Robinson Sons Inc. 2 0 0
Summit Pressed Brick & Tile Company 2 0 0
Basin Resources Inc. 1 0 2
Aaa Roofing Company 1 0 0
Animas Coal Company Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Las Animas County47 on register
  1. Portable Crusher #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Oldcastle SW Group, Inc · MSHA ID 0504706
    Active
  2. Leone Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Leone Sand & Gravel LLC · MSHA ID 0502755
    Active
  3. Golden Eagle
    Underground coal · Basin Resources Inc. · MSHA ID 0502820
    Abandoned and Sealed
  4. Mi Vida Portals
    Underground coal · New Elk Coal Company LLC · MSHA ID 0504975
    Temporarily Idled
  5. New Elk Mine
    Underground coal · New Elk Coal Company LLC · MSHA ID 0500296
    Abandoned and Sealed
  6. New Elk Prep Plant
    Facility coal · New Elk Coal Company LLC · MSHA ID 0504461
    Abandoned and Sealed
  7. Raton Creek Mine No 1
    Underground coal · Energy Fuels Mining Company · MSHA ID 0503771
    Abandoned and Sealed
  8. Shot Rock Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tamrock Gravel Company · MSHA ID 0504609
    Abandoned
  9. PORTABLE CRUSHER
    Surface metal/non-metal · Las Animas County Government · MSHA ID 0504514
    Abandoned
  10. Lorencito Canyon Mine
    Surface coal · Lorencito Coal Company, LLC · MSHA ID 0504712
    Abandoned
  11. Portable Crushing Plant #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Southway Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 2902223
    Abandoned
  12. Portable Screen 12207
    Surface metal/non-metal · Las Animas County Government · MSHA ID 0504869
    Abandoned
  13. Crusher Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Robinson Sons Inc. · MSHA ID 0504793
    Abandoned
  14. Blasi Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Diamond B Enterprises LLC · MSHA ID 0504751
    Abandoned
  15. Raton Creek Mine No 2
    Underground coal · Energy Fuels Mining Company · MSHA ID 0503817
    Abandoned and Sealed
  16. Trinidad Basin Mine
    Surface coal · Trinidad Basin Mining Inc · MSHA ID 0503065
    Abandoned and Sealed
  17. Leone Huerfano Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Leone Sand & Gravel LLC · MSHA ID 0504592
    Intermittent
  18. Portable Screen
    Surface metal/non-metal · Las Animas County · MSHA ID 0504726
    Abandoned
  19. Cappellucci Pit #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · J & M Aggregates Inc · MSHA ID 0503971
    Abandoned
  20. Portable Screening Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Valco, Inc. · MSHA ID 0504610
    Abandoned
  21. Baldy Canyon
    Surface coal · National Energy Resources Inc · MSHA ID 0503097
    Abandoned and Sealed
  22. Black Diamond Surface
    Surface coal · William R Horner & Margaret H Horner · MSHA ID 0503096
    Abandoned
  23. Bradley-Dussart Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Peter Kiewit Sons' Company · MSHA ID 0503411
    Abandoned
  24. Corral Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dillon Construction · MSHA ID 0503792
    Abandoned
  25. CORRAL PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Anthony A Blasi Trucking & Earthmoving · MSHA ID 0504608
    Abandoned
  26. Forbes Mine
    Surface coal · Spanish Peaks Construction Company · MSHA ID 0504140
    Abandoned
  27. Healey Strip
    Surface coal · H & H Coal Enterprises · MSHA ID 0502897
    Abandoned
  28. Helen #2 (Strip)
    Surface coal · Sundance Coal Company · MSHA ID 0503929
    Abandoned
  29. Helen Mine
    Underground coal · Animas Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0503233
    Abandoned and Sealed
  30. Howe
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503436
    Abandoned
  31. J Y Johnson
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503435
    Abandoned
  32. Jansen Load Out Facility
    Facility coal · Robinson Sons Inc. · MSHA ID 0505010
    Abandoned
  33. Jewel Strip
    Surface coal · Horner Coal Company · MSHA ID 0502769
    Abandoned
  34. Jolly Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Walsenburg Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 0503915
    Abandoned
  35. Kirkland Crusher No 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Kirkland Construction · MSHA ID 0503983
    Abandoned
  36. Martinez #2 Ug
    Underground coal · Martinez Coal Company · MSHA ID 0500272
    Abandoned
  37. Mincic Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Aaa Roofing Company · MSHA ID 0504009
    Abandoned
  38. North Star 1
    Surface coal · North Star Mining · MSHA ID 0504187
    Abandoned
  39. Parsons
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503700
    Abandoned
  40. PORTABLE CRUSHING PLANT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Purgatoire Valley Construction Inc · MSHA ID 0504560
    Abandoned
  41. Prosperity 2 /Ug/
    Underground coal · Pete Pantazes · MSHA ID 0500275
    Abandoned
  42. Rimrock Coal Mine
    Surface coal · Landmark Reclamation Inc · MSHA ID 0504246
    Abandoned
  43. Shannon
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503338
    Abandoned
  44. Summit Pressed Brick & Tile Mill
    Facility metal/non-metal · Summit Pressed Brick & Tile Company · MSHA ID 0502756
    Abandoned
  45. The Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Trinidad Redi-Mix · MSHA ID 0504376
    Abandoned
  46. Tortorise Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503699
    Abandoned
  47. Welte Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Summit Pressed Brick & Tile Company · MSHA ID 0502196
    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.