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Mines in Rosebud County, Montana

Rosebud County, Montana has 9 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 6 abandoned. 4 are coal mines and 5 metal or non-metal. 2 miners have died and 721 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 518 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Rosebud 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 Rosebud County →

Mines on register
9
Active
2
Fatalities on record
2
Citations issued
518
0 underground · 8 surface · 1 facilities 4 coal · 5 metal and non-metal 6 abandoned 721 reported accidents, 1983–2026
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.
Rosebud County, Montana · Population 8,236
6.9%
Mining share of county employment
$56,430
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
Prince Inc 3 0 0
Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC 1 1 2
Big Sky Coal Company 1 0 0
Hallett Minerals Company 1 0 0
Montco 1 0 0
Rosebud County Road Department 1 1 0
Western Energy Company 1 0 0
Mines in Rosebud County9 on register
  1. Rosebud Mine & Crusher/Conveyor
    Surface coal · Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC · MSHA ID 2401747
    Active
  2. Rosebud County
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rosebud County Road Department · MSHA ID 2401583
    Active
  3. Big Sky
    Surface coal · Big Sky Coal Company · MSHA ID 2400108
    Abandoned
  4. Rosebud #6
    Surface coal · Western Energy Company · MSHA ID 2400107
    Abandoned and Sealed
  5. Forsyth Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Prince Inc · MSHA ID 2400461
    Temporarily Idled
  6. PRINCE PUG MILL
    Surface metal/non-metal · Prince Inc · MSHA ID 2401997
    Abandoned
  7. Bentonite Mine & Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Minerals Company · MSHA ID 2400082
    Abandoned
  8. Montco
    Surface coal · Montco · MSHA ID 2401640
    Abandoned and Sealed
  9. PUGMILL C4
    Facility metal/non-metal · Prince Inc · MSHA ID 2402139
    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.