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Mines in Saguache County, Colorado

Saguache County, Colorado has 23 mines on MSHA's register: 1 intermittent, 22 abandoned. 11 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2010. Inspectors have issued 159 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Saguache 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 Saguache County →

Mines on register
23
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
159
6 underground · 15 surface · 2 facilities 0 coal · 23 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 22 abandoned 11 reported accidents, 1983–2010
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.
Saguache County, Colorado · Population 6,511
2.0%
Mining share of county employment
$54,283
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
Southway Const Co Inc & Asphalt Gravel Prod Inc 3 0 0
Saguache County Road and Bridge 2 0 0
Skoglund Excavating Inc 2 0 0
Big Horn Crushing 1 0 0
Colorado Department Of Highways 1 0 0
Columbia Mining 1 0 0
Demure Mining Company Inc 1 0 0
Draco Gold Mines Inc 1 0 0
Griffin Ranch Partnership 1 0 0
Homestake Mining Company 1 0 0
Mines in Saguache County23 on register
  1. Crusher 4
    Surface metal/non-metal · Southway Construction Company Inc of Alamosa · MSHA ID 2902224
    Abandoned
  2. Pitch Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Homestake Mining Company · MSHA ID 0502141
    Abandoned
  3. Crystal Hill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Wytana Inc D/B/A Crystal Hill Mining Company · MSHA ID 0503941
    Abandoned
  4. U752 Mobile Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Saguache County Road and Bridge · MSHA ID 0504334
    Abandoned
  5. Rancho Rosado Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Skoglund Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 0505168
    Intermittent
  6. Skoglund Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Skoglund Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 0504782
    Abandoned
  7. Baca Grande Stables Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Southway Const Co Inc & Asphalt Gravel Prod Inc · MSHA ID 0503518
    Abandoned
  8. Blue Moon Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Demure Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0503776
    Abandoned
  9. Center Dump Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Saguache County · MSHA ID 0503533
    Abandoned
  10. Coleman Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Southway Const Co Inc & Asphalt Gravel Prod Inc · MSHA ID 0503601
    Abandoned
  11. Columbia Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Columbia Mining · MSHA ID 0503918
    Abandoned
  12. Continental Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Trp Minerals Corp · MSHA ID 0504216
    Abandoned
  13. Crystal Hill
    Facility metal/non-metal · Draco Gold Mines Inc · MSHA ID 0503572
    Abandoned
  14. Hathaway
    Underground metal/non-metal · Melvin R Gydesen · MSHA ID 0504252
    Abandoned
  15. Little Bonanza Mill
    Facility metal/non-metal · Griffin Ranch Partnership · MSHA ID 0502951
    Abandoned
  16. Nevada Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Laura Frances Riley · MSHA ID 0503583
    Abandoned
  17. Pit #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Triple J Gravel · MSHA ID 0504900
    Abandoned
  18. Portable Plant #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Big Horn Crushing · MSHA ID 0504338
    Abandoned
  19. Rancho Rosado Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rancho Rosado · MSHA ID 0504220
    Abandoned
  20. Rio Oro Mines
    Underground metal/non-metal · Rio Oro Mining & Milling Company · MSHA ID 0503825
    Abandoned
  21. Sargents Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Colorado Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 0503586
    Abandoned
  22. South Carnero Road #675
    Surface metal/non-metal · Southway Const Co Inc & Asphalt Gravel Prod Inc · MSHA ID 0503304
    Abandoned
  23. Villa Grove Turquoise Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Musick & Musick · MSHA ID 0501893
    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.