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Mines in Montezuma County, Colorado

Montezuma County, Colorado has 35 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 4 intermittent, 29 abandoned. 30 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1987 and 2023. Inspectors have issued 536 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Montezuma 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 Montezuma County →

Mines on register
35
Active
1
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
536
3 underground · 32 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 35 metal and non-metal 4 intermittent 29 abandoned 30 reported accidents, 1987–2023
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.
Montezuma County, Colorado · Population 26,204
2.5%
Mining share of county employment
$63,005
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
Nielsons Inc 4 0 0
Four Corners Materials 3 1 0
Skanska USA Civil West RMD 3 0 0
Stone Sand & Gravel,LLC 3 0 0
McStone Aggregates LLC 2 0 0
Mountain Gravel & Construction Company 2 0 0
Mountain Stone Inc 2 0 0
Weeminuche Construction Authority 2 0 0
Ed Crawford 1 0 0
Emco Aggregates Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Montezuma County35 on register
  1. CO Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Four Corners Materials · MSHA ID 0503178
    Active
  2. MONTEZUMA COUNTY
    Surface metal/non-metal · Montezuma County Road Department · MSHA ID 0504146
    Temporarily Idled
  3. FCM Rental Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Four Corners Materials · MSHA ID 0504119
    Abandoned
  4. El Jay Double Cone #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Nielsons Skanska Inc · MSHA ID 0503135
    Abandoned
  5. El Jay Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · McStone Aggregates LLC · MSHA ID 0504128
    Abandoned
  6. New Haycamp
    Surface metal/non-metal · McStone Aggregates LLC · MSHA ID 0504557
    Intermittent
  7. Thunderbird Wash Plant/Eagle Brand Sand
    Surface metal/non-metal · Stone Sand & Gravel, LLC · MSHA ID 0504763
    Abandoned
  8. El Jay Double Cone #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Skanska USA Civil West RMD · MSHA ID 0501016
    Abandoned
  9. Plant #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Stone Sand & Gravel,LLC · MSHA ID 0504949
    Intermittent
  10. CURSHER UNIT #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mountain Gravel · MSHA ID 0504037
    Abandoned
  11. Nordberg Assembly
    Surface metal/non-metal · Skanska USA Civil West RMD · MSHA ID 0504867
    Abandoned
  12. Red Arrow
    Underground metal/non-metal · Red Arrow Gold Corporation · MSHA ID 0504228
    Abandoned
  13. Plant #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Stone Sand & Gravel, LLC · MSHA ID 0504871
    Abandoned
  14. WEEMINUCHE CONST. AUTHORITY
    Surface metal/non-metal · Weeminuche Construction Authority · MSHA ID 0504620
    Abandoned
  15. Mesa Sandstone LLC
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mesa Sandstone LLC · MSHA ID 0504865
    Intermittent
  16. Crusher #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mountain Gravel & Construction Company · MSHA ID 0504547
    Abandoned
  17. Portable Crusher No. 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mountain Stone Inc · MSHA ID 0504804
    Abandoned
  18. El-Jay 1274 Plant # 15-5
    Surface metal/non-metal · Four States Aggregates LLC · MSHA ID 0504813
    Abandoned
  19. New Wash Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Smith's Materials LLC · MSHA ID 0505175
    Intermittent
  20. Portable Deck Screen
    Surface metal/non-metal · Four Corners Materials · MSHA ID 0504937
    Abandoned
  21. Weeminuche Const. Auth.-B
    Surface metal/non-metal · Weeminuche Construction Authority · MSHA ID 0504749
    Abandoned
  22. Animas Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Nielsons Inc · MSHA ID 0502396
    Abandoned
  23. Borrow Area B
    Surface metal/non-metal · U S Bureau Of Reclamation · MSHA ID 0504006
    Abandoned
  24. Brownsville
    Underground metal/non-metal · Ed Crawford · MSHA ID 0500587
    Abandoned
  25. CATHEY CANYON PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Nielsons Inc · MSHA ID 0504718
    Abandoned
  26. Dolores Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Nielsons Inc · MSHA ID 0503819
    Abandoned
  27. Lost Canyon Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Randolph Backhoe & Trucking · MSHA ID 0504125
    Abandoned
  28. Mancos Valley Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mancos Valley Gravel · MSHA ID 0504236
    Abandoned
  29. Outwest Mine & Mill
    Underground metal/non-metal · Mancos Mining Company · MSHA ID 0503721
    Abandoned
  30. Plant #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Emco Aggregates Inc · MSHA ID 0504120
    Abandoned
  31. PORTABLE GRIZZLY #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mountain Stone Inc · MSHA ID 0504555
    Abandoned
  32. Primary-Purgatory
    Surface metal/non-metal · Nielsons Inc · MSHA ID 0504466
    Abandoned
  33. RS Crushing
    Surface metal/non-metal · RS Crushing · MSHA ID 0505104
    Abandoned
  34. THUNDER BIRD GRIZZLY
    Surface metal/non-metal · Nielsons Inc · MSHA ID 0504626
    Abandoned
  35. Wash Plant-Portable Unit #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mountain Gravel & Construction Company · MSHA ID 0504443
    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.