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Mines in Baraga County, Michigan

Baraga County, Michigan has 8 mines on MSHA's register: 2 intermittent, 6 abandoned. 6 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1988 and 1999. Inspectors have issued 82 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Baraga 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 Baraga County →

Mines on register
8
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
82
0 underground · 8 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 8 metal and non-metal 2 intermittent 6 abandoned 6 reported accidents, 1988–1999
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.
Baraga County, Michigan · Population 8,249
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$55,117
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
R.H. Huhtala Aggregates, Inc. 2 0 0
Baraga County Road Commission 1 0 0
Covington Construction Co 1 0 0
MD Contracting, Inc. 1 0 0
Nurmela Inc 1 0 0
Ray'S Aggregate Company 1 0 0
Turunen, Inc. 1 0 0
Mines in Baraga County8 on register
  1. SHERMAN PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Turunen, Inc. · MSHA ID 2002619
    Abandoned
  2. PORTABLE CRUSHER #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · R H Huhtala Aggregates, Inc. · MSHA ID 2001046
    Intermittent
  3. McCloskey 155
    Surface metal/non-metal · MD Contracting, Inc. · MSHA ID 2003604
    Abandoned
  4. Portable Wash Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · R.H. Huhtala Aggregates, Inc. · MSHA ID 2003058
    Intermittent
  5. Baraga County Pits
    Surface metal/non-metal · Baraga County Road Commission · MSHA ID 2001899
    Abandoned
  6. Mead Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Covington Construction Co · MSHA ID 2001782
    Abandoned
  7. Nurmela Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Nurmela Inc · MSHA ID 2001911
    Abandoned
  8. Pit No 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ray'S Aggregate Company · MSHA ID 2002428
    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.