Mines in Mineral County, Colorado
Mineral County, Colorado has 13 mines on MSHA's register: 12 abandoned. 30 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2013. Inspectors have issued 18 citations.
Every mine MSHA has registered in Mineral 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.
- Mines on register
- 13
- Active
- 0
- Fatalities on record
- 0
- Citations issued
- 18
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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.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.
| Operator | Mines | Active | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minerals Engineering Company | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rio Grande Silver, Inc. | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado Department Of Highways | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado Lien Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Foutz & Bursum Construction Company Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tree Mining Co | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa Operating Limited Partnership | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minerals Engineering Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pagosa Sand & Gravel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Todilto Exploration & Development Corp | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Bulldog MineTemporarily Idled 0 fatal 11 citationsUnderground metal/non-metal · Rio Grande Silver, Inc. · MSHA ID 0500413
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Equity MineAbandoned 0 fatal 7 citationsUnderground metal/non-metal · Rio Grande Silver, Inc. · MSHA ID 0504191
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EmperiusAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground metal/non-metal · Mesa Operating Limited Partnership · MSHA ID 0500412
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Creede MillAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsFacility metal/non-metal · Minerals Engineering Company · MSHA ID 0502557
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Alpha Cosair (Cowboy Johnson)Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground metal/non-metal · Minerals Engineering Company · MSHA ID 0503307
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ColleretteAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503404
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Creede VentureAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground metal/non-metal · Minerals Engineering Company · MSHA ID 0502905
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Jim Tree MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Jim Tree Mining Co · MSHA ID 0502904
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King SolomonAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground metal/non-metal · Minerals Engineering Company · MSHA ID 0503308
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Power ScreenAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Foutz & Bursum Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0504411
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Resurrection TunnelAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground metal/non-metal · Todilto Exploration & Development Corp · MSHA ID 0503770
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Unit #1 Pagosa Sand & GravelAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Pagosa Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 0504170
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Wasson QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Colorado Lien Company · MSHA ID 0503224
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.
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.