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Mines in Deer Lodge County, Montana

Deer Lodge County, Montana has 20 mines on MSHA's register: 5 intermittent, 15 abandoned. 18 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1989 and 2024. Inspectors have issued 368 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County →

Mines on register
20
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
368
3 underground · 16 surface · 1 facilities 0 coal · 20 metal and non-metal 5 intermittent 15 abandoned 18 reported accidents, 1989–2024
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.
Deer Lodge County, Montana · Population 9,512
1.8%
Mining share of county employment
$49,533
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
Jeffery Contracting LLC 2 0 0
Montana Mtls & Cons 2 0 0
R&D Exploration & Development LLC 2 0 0
American Gem Corp 1 0 0
Butana Sand and Gravel 1 0 0
Cable Mountain Mine Inc 1 0 0
Centennial Concrete Inc 1 0 0
Gem River Corp 1 0 0
Gold Coin Mining Inc 1 0 0
Golden Technology Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Deer Lodge County20 on register
  1. Helena Sand & Gravel Portable Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Montana Mtls & Cons · MSHA ID 2401412
    Intermittent
  2. JEFFERY PORTABLE CRUSHER
    Surface metal/non-metal · Jeffery Contracting · MSHA ID 2401416
    Intermittent
  3. Mastodon Sand & Gravel Inc
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mastodon Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 2400475
    Abandoned
  4. Crackerville Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Golden Technology Inc · MSHA ID 2401932
    Abandoned
  5. Mill Creek
    Surface metal/non-metal · Montana Mtls & Cons · MSHA ID 2400489
    Intermittent
  6. CENTENNIAL PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Centennial Concrete Inc · MSHA ID 2401913
    Abandoned
  7. Dry Cottonwood Creek
    Surface metal/non-metal · American Gem Corp · MSHA ID 2402053
    Abandoned
  8. Portable #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Butana Sand and Gravel · MSHA ID 2402761
    Intermittent
  9. Jeffery Wash Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Jeffery Contracting LLC · MSHA ID 2402803
    Intermittent
  10. Banker
    Underground metal/non-metal · R&D Exploration & Development LLC · MSHA ID 2402481
    Abandoned
  11. Browns Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Stanco-General J V · MSHA ID 2400004
    Abandoned
  12. Cable Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cable Mountain Mine Inc · MSHA ID 2401704
    Abandoned
  13. DRY COTTONWOOD CREEK
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gem River Corp · MSHA ID 2402063
    Abandoned
  14. Gold Coin
    Underground metal/non-metal · Gold Coin Mining Inc · MSHA ID 2401780
    Abandoned
  15. Silver Lake Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Silver Securities Inc · MSHA ID 2401938
    Abandoned
  16. Silver Sleepers
    Underground metal/non-metal · R & D Exploration and Development LLC · MSHA ID 2402483
    Abandoned
  17. Slag Crusher
    Facility metal/non-metal · Grey Rock Trucking Company Inc · MSHA ID 2401618
    Abandoned
  18. Snow White
    Surface metal/non-metal · Manufacturers Mineral Company · MSHA ID 2401300
    Abandoned
  19. West Valley Crushing
    Surface metal/non-metal · West Valley Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 2401512
    Abandoned
  20. White Cliff Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Laslovich Contracting · MSHA ID 2401303
    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.