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Mines in Ouray County, Colorado

Ouray County, Colorado has 41 mines on MSHA's register: 2 intermittent, 37 abandoned. 4 miners have died and 194 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2022. Inspectors have issued 524 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Ouray 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 Ouray County →

Mines on register
41
Active
0
Fatalities on record
4
Citations issued
524
25 underground · 16 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 41 metal and non-metal 2 intermittent 37 abandoned 194 reported accidents, 1983–2022
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.
Ouray County, Colorado · Population 5,024
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$84,556
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
Don Nordlander Mining Company 2 0 0
SAKO EXCAVATION LLC 2 0 0
Silver Eagle Mining Company 2 0 0
The Mining Company, Inc. 2 0 0
Thorin Resources 1 0 2
County Of Ouray Colorado 1 0 1
Zmk Mine Construction Inc 1 0 1
1848 Coporation 1 0 0
42 MWT Mining Company LLC 1 0 0
Abbott Ready Mix Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Ouray County41 on register
  1. Revenue Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Thorin Resources · MSHA ID 0503528
    NonProducing
  2. GRIZZLY BEAR MINE
    Underground metal/non-metal · Zmk Mine Construction Inc · MSHA ID 0503608
    Abandoned
  3. Ouray County Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · County Of Ouray Colorado · MSHA ID 0504036
    Abandoned
  4. Camp Bird Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Royal Camp Bird Inc · MSHA ID 0500437
    Abandoned
  5. IDARADO MINE
    Underground metal/non-metal · Idarado Mining Company · MSHA ID 0500414
    Abandoned
  6. Ruby Mine Trust
    Underground metal/non-metal · 42 MWT Mining Company LLC · MSHA ID 0503208
    Abandoned
  7. COUNTY ROAD 23 PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · SAKO EXCAVATION LLC · MSHA ID 0504912
    Intermittent
  8. ABBOTT PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Abbott Ready Mix Inc · MSHA ID 0502626
    Abandoned
  9. County Road 23 Pit Rental Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Sako Excavation LLC · MSHA ID 0505058
    Intermittent
  10. Dallas Creek Project
    Surface metal/non-metal · Granite Construction Company · MSHA ID 0503545
    Abandoned
  11. Bay City Crushing
    Surface metal/non-metal · Independant Reliable Services, Inc. · MSHA ID 0504766
    Abandoned
  12. Upper Mountain Top Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · The Mining Company · MSHA ID 0504980
    Abandoned
  13. Bridal Veil Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bridal Veil Construction, LLC · MSHA ID 0504767
    Abandoned
  14. Liberty
    Underground metal/non-metal · The Mining Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 0504893
    Abandoned
  15. VON DOOSE
    Underground metal/non-metal · ATLAS MINING AND RECLAMATION, LLC · MSHA ID 0505136
    NonProducing
  16. Camp Bird Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Caldera Mineral Resources, LLC · MSHA ID 0504947
    Abandoned
  17. Lower Mountain Top
    Underground metal/non-metal · St Sophia Holding Ltd · MSHA ID 0504984
    Abandoned
  18. Ouray County Portable Screening Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ouray County · MSHA ID 0504806
    Abandoned
  19. Portable Screen
    Surface metal/non-metal · City of Ouray · MSHA ID 0504805
    Abandoned
  20. Bachelor-Syracuse
    Underground metal/non-metal · Camp Bird Colorado Inc · MSHA ID 0502501
    Abandoned
  21. Bimetallist
    Underground metal/non-metal · Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 0503893
    Abandoned
  22. Black Girl
    Underground metal/non-metal · Rajah Ventures Ltd · MSHA ID 0503876
    Abandoned
  23. Blm Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Burnett Construction Company · MSHA ID 0503480
    Abandoned
  24. Brooklyn Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Brooklyn Mining Company · MSHA ID 0502944
    Abandoned
  25. Bureau Of Reclamation
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503406
    Abandoned
  26. Dallas Divide Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · C E Mills Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0503175
    Abandoned
  27. Eldorado
    Underground metal/non-metal · Eldorado Pilot Mining Corp · MSHA ID 0504144
    Abandoned
  28. Gold Hill Mining Project
    Underground metal/non-metal · Tomcat Mining Corporation · MSHA ID 0505019
    Abandoned
  29. Hancock
    Underground metal/non-metal · John Crim · MSHA ID 0502768
    Abandoned
  30. Mickey Breen
    Underground metal/non-metal · Don Nordlander Mining Company · MSHA ID 0502982
    Abandoned
  31. Mountain Monarch Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Don Nordlander Mining Company · MSHA ID 0503074
    Abandoned
  32. Mountain Top Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Silver Eagle Mining Company · MSHA ID 0503588
    Abandoned
  33. Mountain Top Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Silver Eagle Mining Company · MSHA ID 0503602
    Abandoned
  34. MOUNTAIN TOP MINE
    Underground metal/non-metal · M G M-Maple Grove Mill/Mine · MSHA ID 0504535
    Abandoned
  35. Noble Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mountain Gravel & Construction Company · MSHA ID 0503172
    Abandoned
  36. RIDGEWAY PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · R N G Contracting Inc · MSHA ID 0504528
    Abandoned
  37. Ridgway Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Frontier Sand & Gravel Co · MSHA ID 0503088
    Abandoned
  38. Ridgway Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · C & C Sand & Gravel Co · MSHA ID 0503089
    Abandoned
  39. Silver Link
    Underground metal/non-metal · 1848 Coporation · MSHA ID 0503681
    Abandoned
  40. The Mountain Top
    Underground metal/non-metal · The Mining Company Inc. · MSHA ID 0504908
    Abandoned
  41. Wanakah Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · American Gold Resources Corp · MSHA ID 0504219
    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.