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Mines in Benewah County, Idaho

Benewah County, Idaho has 23 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 1 intermittent, 21 abandoned. 137 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1985 and 2013. Inspectors have issued 448 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Benewah 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 Benewah County →

Mines on register
23
Active
1
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
448
1 underground · 21 surface · 1 facilities 0 coal · 23 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 21 abandoned 137 reported accidents, 1985–2013
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.
Benewah County, Idaho · Population 9,913
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$56,553
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
Emerald Creek Garnet Milling Company Inc 3 0 0
Plummer Gateway Highway District 2 0 0
Pugh Brothers Construction Inc 2 0 0
Pugh Brothers Construction, Inc. 2 0 0
Cay'S Rock Crushing Inc 1 0 0
D and A Crushing 1 0 0
Danielson Rock 1 1 0
Emerald Creek Garnet Ltd 1 0 0
Hardrock Inc 1 0 0
Idaho Highway Department 1 0 0
Mines in Benewah County23 on register
  1. Danielson Rock
    Surface metal/non-metal · Danielson Rock · MSHA ID 1002203
    Active
  2. Emerald Creek Garnet Ltd
    Surface metal/non-metal · Emerald Creek Garnet Ltd · MSHA ID 1001564
    Abandoned
  3. Pugh Portable Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pugh Brothers Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1000676
    Abandoned
  4. Emerald Creek Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Emerald Creek Garnet Milling Company Inc · MSHA ID 1000562
    Abandoned
  5. Crusher #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · North Idaho Drilling Incorporated · MSHA ID 1002131
    Abandoned
  6. Pugh Portable Unit #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pugh Brothers Construction, Inc. · MSHA ID 1002103
    Abandoned
  7. Carpenter Creek Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Emerald Creek Garnet Milling Company Inc · MSHA ID 1000635
    Abandoned
  8. Hardrock Portable
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hardrock Inc · MSHA ID 1002261
    Intermittent
  9. Portable Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Patriot Construction & Rock Products LLC · MSHA ID 1001719
    Abandoned
  10. Portable Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · D and A Crushing · MSHA ID 1002180
    Abandoned
  11. Specialty Screen
    Surface metal/non-metal · Specialty Excavating · MSHA ID 1002244
    Abandoned
  12. Dement Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Peter Dement Owner · MSHA ID 1001067
    Abandoned
  13. Eagle Silver
    Underground metal/non-metal · Pugh Brothers Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1001792
    Abandoned
  14. Ellis Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Plummer Gateway Highway District · MSHA ID 1001215
    Abandoned
  15. Fernwood Mill
    Facility metal/non-metal · Emerald Creek Garnet Milling Company Inc · MSHA ID 1001567
    Abandoned
  16. Fernwood Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cay'S Rock Crushing Inc · MSHA ID 1001474
    Abandoned
  17. Joseph Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Robert Russell Owner · MSHA ID 1000388
    Abandoned
  18. Mauro Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · M & P Crushing · MSHA ID 1001066
    Abandoned
  19. Plummer Pit And Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Plummer Gateway Highway District · MSHA ID 1000346
    Abandoned
  20. St Maries Peak Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pugh Brothers Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1001277
    Abandoned
  21. State Pit 505-031
    Surface metal/non-metal · Idaho Highway Department · MSHA ID 1001070
    Abandoned
  22. State Pit B W 84s
    Surface metal/non-metal · Inland Asphalt Company · MSHA ID 1000968
    Abandoned
  23. Tensed Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mutual Materials Company · MSHA ID 1000542
    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.