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Mines in Owyhee County, Idaho

Owyhee County, Idaho has 27 mines on MSHA's register: 4 intermittent, 21 abandoned. 1 miner has died and 157 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2021. Inspectors have issued 169 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Owyhee 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 Owyhee County →

Mines on register
27
Active
0
Fatalities on record
1
Citations issued
169
7 underground · 19 surface · 1 facilities 0 coal · 27 metal and non-metal 4 intermittent 21 abandoned 157 reported accidents, 1983–2021
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.
Owyhee County, Idaho · Population 12,284
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$59,773
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
Boise Stone & Tile Inc 3 0 0
Chuckar Mining Company 2 0 0
Owyhee Noble Metals LLC 2 0 0
Delamar Mining Company 1 0 1
A I M Inc 1 0 0
Big Buzz Mining & Development Inc 1 0 0
Bravita LLC 1 0 0
Century 21 Inc 1 0 0
DeBoer Sand & Gravel Inc 1 0 0
Gary Peck 1 0 0
Mines in Owyhee County27 on register
  1. Delamar Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Delamar Mining Company · MSHA ID 1000402
    Intermittent
  2. Owyhee Noble Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Owyhee Noble Metals LLC · MSHA ID 1002202
    Temporarily Idled
  3. Portable Plant #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Robison Logging & Excavation · MSHA ID 1002078
    Abandoned
  4. South Mountain Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Thunder Mountain Resources, Inc./Owyhee Gold Trust · MSHA ID 1000866
    Abandoned
  5. Owyhee Sand & Gravel LLC
    Surface metal/non-metal · Owyhee Sand & Gravel LLC · MSHA ID 1002150
    Intermittent
  6. Owyhee Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · DeBoer Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1002138
    Intermittent
  7. CH Pit (Chrisman Hill)
    Surface metal/non-metal · Teague Mineral Products · MSHA ID 1001863
    Intermittent
  8. Antique Bronze Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Boise Stone & Tile Inc · MSHA ID 1000651
    Abandoned
  9. Aztec Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Boise Stone & Tile Inc · MSHA ID 1000652
    Abandoned
  10. Bluebird Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Pacific Cypress Resources Ltd · MSHA ID 1001596
    Abandoned
  11. Bravita 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bravita LLC · MSHA ID 1002230
    Abandoned
  12. Chuckar Mill
    Facility metal/non-metal · Chuckar Mining Company · MSHA ID 1001588
    Abandoned
  13. Chuckar Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Chuckar Mining Company · MSHA ID 1001511
    Abandoned
  14. Ida Belle Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Mc Dermett & Sons · MSHA ID 1001520
    Abandoned
  15. Idaho Placer
    Surface metal/non-metal · Idaho Placers Corp Incorp · MSHA ID 1001466
    Abandoned
  16. Jordan Creek Placer
    Surface metal/non-metal · Walt Farr & Associates · MSHA ID 1001570
    Abandoned
  17. Jordan Creek Placer Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Century 21 Inc · MSHA ID 1001490
    Abandoned
  18. Marsing Clay Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pullman Brick Company Inc · MSHA ID 1000543
    Abandoned
  19. Monarca Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Gary Peck · MSHA ID 1001521
    Abandoned
  20. OWYHEE CALCIUM INC
    Surface metal/non-metal · Owyhee Calcium Inc · MSHA ID 1001817
    Abandoned
  21. Reynolds Creek Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Boise Stone & Tile Inc · MSHA ID 1000653
    Abandoned
  22. Rock Tepe Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tepe Gemstone Supply Inc · MSHA ID 1000863
    Abandoned
  23. SCC Crusher #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Showalter Construction Company · MSHA ID 1002381
    Temporarily Idled
  24. Silver Burg Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Big Buzz Mining & Development Inc · MSHA ID 1001342
    Abandoned
  25. Silver Rock
    Underground metal/non-metal · A I M Inc · MSHA ID 1001471
    Abandoned
  26. Sinker Tunnel Mine Site
    Underground metal/non-metal · Owyhee Noble Metals LLC · MSHA ID 1002233
    Abandoned
  27. Soda Creek Placer
    Surface metal/non-metal · Omega Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1001797
    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.