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Mines in Vernon Parish, Louisiana

Vernon Parish, Louisiana has 21 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 1 intermittent, 19 abandoned. 1 miner has died and 8 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1984 and 2022. Inspectors have issued 166 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Vernon Parish, 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 Vernon Parish →

Mines on register
21
Active
1
Fatalities on record
1
Citations issued
166
0 underground · 19 surface · 2 facilities 0 coal · 21 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 19 abandoned 8 reported accidents, 1984–2022
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.
Vernon Parish, Louisiana · Population 47,764
1.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,281
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
Troy James Sand & Gravel 3 0 0
Rainbow Sand & Gravel 2 0 0
Texana Aggregates Company 1 0 1
A & W Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Arcosa Aggregates Gulf Coast, LLC 1 1 0
Arrowhead Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
B & B Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Burns Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Charles Welch Trucking 1 0 0
Davis Sand & Gravel Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Vernon Parish21 on register
  1. Plant 1343-Emerald Rock/Cooper
    Surface metal/non-metal · Arcosa Aggregates Gulf Coast, LLC · MSHA ID 1601580
    Active
  2. TEXANA AGGREGATES CO.
    Surface metal/non-metal · Texana Aggregates Company · MSHA ID 1600999
    Abandoned
  3. Lake Area Materials LLC
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lake Area Materials LLC · MSHA ID 1601559
    Abandoned
  4. Merryville Aggregate
    Surface metal/non-metal · Merryville Aggregates LLC (Delaware) · MSHA ID 1601594
    Intermittent
  5. Davis Sand & Gravel Inc
    Surface metal/non-metal · Davis Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1601023
    Abandoned
  6. Vernon Dredge
    Surface metal/non-metal · Vernon Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1600938
    Abandoned
  7. Arrowhead Sand & Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Arrowhead Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1601494
    Abandoned
  8. Arnold Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · A & W Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1600312
    Abandoned
  9. Bailey Dredge
    Surface metal/non-metal · B & B Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1600962
    Abandoned
  10. BURN'S SAND & GRAVEL
    Surface metal/non-metal · Burns Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1601275
    Abandoned
  11. Hidden Fire Opal Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · La Opal Exchange · MSHA ID 1601235
    Abandoned
  12. Holly Springs Pit District No 8
    Surface metal/non-metal · State Of Louisiana-Department Of Highways · MSHA ID 1600878
    Abandoned
  13. Joshlin Dredge And Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · J & W Joshlin Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1600542
    Abandoned
  14. Pit #1
    Facility metal/non-metal · Troy James Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1601145
    Abandoned
  15. Pit #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Troy James Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1601146
    Abandoned
  16. Pit #2
    Facility metal/non-metal · Rainbow Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1601148
    Abandoned
  17. PIT #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Troy James Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1601226
    Abandoned
  18. Rainbow Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rainbow Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1601129
    Abandoned
  19. Rosepine Pit And Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Western Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 1600936
    Abandoned
  20. Sewell Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Sewell Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1600757
    Abandoned
  21. Welch Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Charles Welch Trucking · MSHA ID 1601147
    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.