Mines in Harney County, Oregon
Harney County, Oregon has 15 mines on MSHA's register: 5 intermittent, 9 abandoned. 4 accidents have been reported at these mines between 2004 and 2011. Inspectors have issued 331 citations.
Every mine MSHA has registered in Harney 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.
- Mines on register
- 15
- Active
- 0
- Fatalities on record
- 0
- Citations issued
- 331
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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.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.
| Operator | Mines | Active | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harney Rock & Paving Company | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Desert Sun Mining and Gems, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Edward Hines Lumber Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George'S Shop & Rock | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harney County Road Dept | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J C Compton Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Morrill & Sons Mining & Exploration | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocks 4 Life Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Summit Sunstones LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T & D Unique Jewelry | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Valley Materials IncIntermittent 0 fatal 206 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Valley Materials Inc · MSHA ID 3503507
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Crusher #5Intermittent 0 fatal 94 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Harney Rock & Paving Company · MSHA ID 3503538
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Portable CrusherIntermittent 0 fatal 20 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Harney County Road Dept · MSHA ID 3503689
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Sun SummitIntermittent 0 fatal 5 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Sun Summit Sunstones LLC · MSHA ID 3503803
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Ponderosa MineIntermittent 0 fatal 4 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Desert Sun Mining and Gems, Inc. · MSHA ID 3503816
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Sunstone Butte MineTemporarily Idled 0 fatal 2 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · T & D Unique Jewelry · MSHA ID 3503801
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ArrowheadAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · The Gemstone · MSHA ID 3503811
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Auzrite MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground metal/non-metal · Morrill & Sons Mining & Exploration · MSHA ID 3503084
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Buck Spring MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Harney Rock & Paving Company · MSHA ID 3502917
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Cinder PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · George'S Shop & Rock · MSHA ID 3503232
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Crane-Buchanan PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Harney Rock & Paving Company · MSHA ID 3503107
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Culp PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · J C Compton Company · MSHA ID 3502824
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Hebener PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Harney Rock & Paving Company · MSHA ID 3502975
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King'S Hole MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Edward Hines Lumber Company · MSHA ID 3502916
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Pana No. 8Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Rocks 4 Life Inc. · MSHA ID 3503809
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.
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.