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Mines in San Juan County, Utah

San Juan County, Utah has 175 mines on MSHA's register: 4 active, 5 intermittent, 163 abandoned. 4 miners have died and 353 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 1,099 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in San Juan 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 San Juan County →

Mines on register
175
Active
4
Fatalities on record
4
Citations issued
1,099
127 underground · 45 surface · 3 facilities 0 coal · 175 metal and non-metal 5 intermittent 163 abandoned 353 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.
San Juan County, Utah · Population 14,466
4.9%
Mining share of county employment
$54,890
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
Atlas Minerals 6 0 0
Look Mining Company 5 0 0
Bob Shumway Mining 4 0 0
HOLLIDAY CONSTRUCTION INC 4 0 0
Minerals West Inc 4 0 0
EFR Colorado Plateau LLC 3 1 1
Butt Mining Company 3 0 0
Crowley Construction, Inc 3 0 0
Deloy Shumway Mining Company 3 0 0
Glen Shumway Mining Company 3 0 0
Mines in San Juan County175 on register
  1. White Mesa Mill
    Facility metal/non-metal · EFR White Mesa LLC · MSHA ID 4201429
    Active
  2. Lisbon Valley Mining Co
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mariana Copper One · MSHA ID 4202406
    Active
  3. La Sal Complex
    Underground metal/non-metal · EFR Colorado Plateau LLC · MSHA ID 4200769
    Active
  4. Velvet Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Anfield Resources Holding Corp. · MSHA ID 4201527
    Active
  5. Pandora Complex
    Underground metal/non-metal · EFR Colorado Plateau LLC · MSHA ID 4200470
    Abandoned
  6. Monte Cristo
    Underground metal/non-metal · Tom Lammert Mining · MSHA ID 4200990
    Abandoned
  7. Small Fry
    Underground metal/non-metal · Western Key Enterprise · MSHA ID 4200768
    Abandoned
  8. Lisbon Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Rio Algom Corp · MSHA ID 4200677
    Abandoned
  9. RAM LLC - Lisbon Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rio Algom Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4201532
    Abandoned
  10. Holliday Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Holliday Construction Inc · MSHA ID 4201855
    Intermittent
  11. Portable #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Monument Resources · MSHA ID 4202353
    Abandoned
  12. PAPOOSE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Anfield Resources Holding Corp. · MSHA ID 4202108
    Intermittent
  13. Rim Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · CUR Sage Plain Uranium LLC · MSHA ID 4200472
    Abandoned
  14. Portable
    Surface metal/non-metal · Crowley Construction, Inc · MSHA ID 4202232
    Abandoned
  15. Daneros
    Underground metal/non-metal · CUR White Canyon Uranium LLC · MSHA ID 4202525
    Abandoned
  16. Calliham
    Underground metal/non-metal · Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · MSHA ID 4201164
    Abandoned
  17. Cub Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Kelmine Corp · MSHA ID 4201623
    Abandoned
  18. Hat Rock Pit #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · RBC Leasing, LLC · MSHA ID 4202531
    Abandoned
  19. Blanding Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Holliday Construction Inc · MSHA ID 4202326
    Abandoned
  20. Holliday Crusher #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · HOLLIDAY CONSTRUCTION INC · MSHA ID 4202112
    Intermittent
  21. Big Buck 12
    Underground metal/non-metal · Bob Shumway Mining · MSHA ID 4200481
    Abandoned
  22. Blanding Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Summit Materials Inc · MSHA ID 4201818
    Abandoned
  23. Gold Basin Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rock Products Company · MSHA ID 4201843
    Abandoned
  24. Idle Day
    Underground metal/non-metal · Bob Shumway Mining · MSHA ID 4202015
    Abandoned
  25. La Sal Number 2
    Underground metal/non-metal · Laramide La Sal, Inc. · MSHA ID 4201689
    Abandoned
  26. Mc Cormick Drift
    Underground metal/non-metal · V & S Mining · MSHA ID 4201196
    Abandoned
  27. Vanadium Queen
    Underground metal/non-metal · Lammert Mining · MSHA ID 4200648
    Abandoned
  28. Wilson/Silverbell Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Umetco Minerals Corp · MSHA ID 4200473
    Abandoned
  29. Impact Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Crowley Construction Inc · MSHA ID 4202375
    Temporarily Idled
  30. PORTABLE SCREEN
    Surface metal/non-metal · Crowley Construction Inc · MSHA ID 4202269
    Temporarily Idled
  31. Energy Queen
    Surface metal/non-metal · EFR Colorado Plateau LLC · MSHA ID 4201568
    Temporarily Idled
  32. King Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · PoorBoy Mining & Construction · MSHA ID 4202478
    Abandoned
  33. Portable
    Surface metal/non-metal · Western Builders, Inc. · MSHA ID 4202352
    Abandoned
  34. All Minerals Mill
    Underground metal/non-metal · All Minerals Corp · MSHA ID 4201369
    Abandoned
  35. Ash Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Continental Nuclear Inc · MSHA ID 4201574
    Abandoned
  36. Avalanche 13
    Underground metal/non-metal · T K S Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201578
    Abandoned
  37. B G S Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · M E Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201567
    Abandoned
  38. B-1 Gonaway Or Gonaway
    Underground metal/non-metal · Rollie Krabbe Mining · MSHA ID 4201547
    Abandoned
  39. Bacardi
    Underground metal/non-metal · Big Indian Uranium Corp · MSHA ID 4200480
    Abandoned
  40. Balsley Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Deloy Shumway Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201493
    Abandoned
  41. Bandit Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Utah Mineral Development · MSHA ID 4201767
    Abandoned
  42. Betty Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · MSHA ID 4201472
    Abandoned
  43. Big Indian General Mine Office
    Surface metal/non-metal · Atlas Minerals · MSHA ID 4201611
    Abandoned
  44. Black Apes
    Surface metal/non-metal · San Juan County Roads · MSHA ID 4201616
    Abandoned
  45. Blind Luck
    Underground metal/non-metal · D & G Mining · MSHA ID 4201971
    Abandoned
  46. Blue Bird Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Bierschied Mining Company · MSHA ID 4200824
    Abandoned
  47. Blue Cap-Black Hat
    Underground metal/non-metal · Cleghorn Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201453
    Abandoned
  48. BLUE CRYSTAL MINES LA SAL PROJEC
    Surface metal/non-metal · San Juan Minerals LLC · MSHA ID 4202187
    Abandoned
  49. Blue Goose
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gordon & Shumway Mining · MSHA ID 4201771
    Abandoned
  50. Blue Lizzard
    Underground metal/non-metal · Calvin Black Enterprises · MSHA ID 4200550
    Abandoned
  51. Bluff Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Industrial Constructors Corp · MSHA ID 4202088
    Abandoned
  52. Bridger Jack Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Jerry Stocks Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201197
    Abandoned
  53. Bugs Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · K & K Mining · MSHA ID 4201456
    Abandoned
  54. Bullseye
    Underground metal/non-metal · Butt Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201245
    Abandoned
  55. Ches Ridge
    Underground metal/non-metal · Hill Mining · MSHA ID 4201835
    Abandoned
  56. Chum Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Clark Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4201703
    Abandoned
  57. CIRCLE 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bedrock Stone Company · MSHA ID 4202327
    Abandoned
  58. Cliff House Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · K-Enterprises · MSHA ID 4201285
    Abandoned
  59. Cottonwood #5
    Underground metal/non-metal · Kimmerle Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201607
    Abandoned
  60. Cottonwood 1 Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Deloy Shumway Mineral Company · MSHA ID 4201461
    Abandoned
  61. Cottonwood 4
    Underground metal/non-metal · Eugene Shumway Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201434
    Abandoned
  62. Cottonwood Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Minerals West Inc · MSHA ID 4201486
    Abandoned
  63. Cottonwood No 2
    Underground metal/non-metal · Look Mining Company · MSHA ID 4200510
    Abandoned
  64. County Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · San Juan County Roads · MSHA ID 4201502
    Abandoned
  65. Daisey Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Jim Butt Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201427
    Abandoned
  66. Deloy Shumway Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Deloy Shumway Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201558
    Abandoned
  67. Dim Light Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Shumway Drilling & Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201262
    Abandoned
  68. Divide Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Minerals Recovery Corp · MSHA ID 4201442
    Abandoned
  69. DUKE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ridgepointe Mining Company · MSHA ID 4202185
    Abandoned
  70. Dunn
    Underground metal/non-metal · Bob Shumway Mining · MSHA ID 4201443
    Abandoned
  71. East Bank Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Glen Shumway Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201680
    Abandoned
  72. El Jay Double Cone
    Surface metal/non-metal · Nielsons Inc · MSHA ID 4201501
    Abandoned
  73. Energy Fuels Research Laboratory
    Facility metal/non-metal · Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · MSHA ID 4201861
    Abandoned
  74. Enterprise No 1
    Underground metal/non-metal · Jack Gardner · MSHA ID 4201597
    Abandoned
  75. Enterprise No 2
    Underground metal/non-metal · Wayne Perkins Mining Co · MSHA ID 4201368
    Abandoned
  76. Exchecquer
    Underground metal/non-metal · Calvin Black Enterprises · MSHA ID 4201557
    Abandoned
  77. Expectation
    Underground metal/non-metal · Lammert Mining Company · MSHA ID 4200485
    Abandoned
  78. Expectation Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Minerals West Inc · MSHA ID 4201458
    Abandoned
  79. Far West Incline
    Underground metal/non-metal · Atlas Minerals · MSHA ID 4201192
    Abandoned
  80. Fire Fly
    Underground metal/non-metal · M & E Mining Company · MSHA ID 4200647
    Abandoned
  81. Fry 4 Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Mosher & Nelson Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201399
    Abandoned
  82. Geneva Incline
    Underground metal/non-metal · Harold Nelson · MSHA ID 4201415
    Abandoned
  83. Giveaway
    Underground metal/non-metal · Shumway & Shumway Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201397
    Abandoned
  84. Glade Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Dan Shumway Mining · MSHA ID 4200961
    Abandoned
  85. Glade Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Dan Shumway Mining · MSHA ID 4200964
    Abandoned
  86. Gray Dawn Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · W K Interprises · MSHA ID 4201635
    Abandoned
  87. Happy Jack
    Underground metal/non-metal · E & D Mining · MSHA ID 4200273
    Abandoned
  88. Hidden Log
    Underground metal/non-metal · Reliance Resources, LLC · MSHA ID 4202405
    Abandoned
  89. Hillside Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · MSHA ID 4201416
    Abandoned
  90. Hole In The Rock Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Wendell Black Mining · MSHA ID 4201617
    Abandoned
  91. Honey #1
    Underground metal/non-metal · Glen Shumway Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201656
    Abandoned
  92. Humbug Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Alvin Dee Mining · MSHA ID 4200463
    Abandoned
  93. IMAGINATION
    Surface metal/non-metal · R & V Mining · MSHA ID 4202207
    Abandoned
  94. Ivy Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Atlas Minerals · MSHA ID 4200486
    Abandoned
  95. Jim Bo Bob Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · M & M Mining · MSHA ID 4201562
    Abandoned
  96. Jimbo Bob
    Underground metal/non-metal · Lammert Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201352
    Abandoned
  97. Jimbo Bob #21 Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Allied Shumway Minerals · MSHA ID 4201460
    Abandoned
  98. Joker
    Underground metal/non-metal · Minerals West Inc · MSHA ID 4201699
    Abandoned
  99. Joker No 2
    Underground metal/non-metal · Minerals West Inc · MSHA ID 4200623
    Abandoned
  100. Kolman
    Surface metal/non-metal · K & K Construction Inc · MSHA ID 4202651
    Abandoned
  101. Lake Claims
    Underground metal/non-metal · M E Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201343
    Abandoned
  102. Lake Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · M F Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201478
    Abandoned
  103. Lake Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · R & S Mining · MSHA ID 4201849
    Abandoned
  104. Last Hope Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Silver Eagle Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201195
    Abandoned
  105. Laura Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Laura Mining Co · MSHA ID 4201346
    Abandoned
  106. Lee Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Great Plains Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4201476
    Abandoned
  107. Lems Draw Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Corn Construction Company · MSHA ID 4201482
    Abandoned
  108. Lepricaun Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Kranjac Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201553
    Abandoned
  109. Lisbon Valley
    Surface metal/non-metal · Kelmine Corp · MSHA ID 4201977
    Abandoned
  110. Little B #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Little B Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4201942
    Abandoned
  111. Little Devil
    Underground metal/non-metal · Wild Man Mining · MSHA ID 4201626
    Abandoned
  112. Little Indian Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · H & H Stone Co Inc · MSHA ID 4202366
    Abandoned
  113. Locust Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Bierschied Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201382
    Abandoned
  114. Lost Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Look Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201511
    Abandoned
  115. Louise Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · G & O Mining Company · MSHA ID 4200489
    Abandoned
  116. Mallory Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Nick Murphy Jr Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201540
    Abandoned
  117. Markey Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Markey Mines Inc · MSHA ID 4200784
    Abandoned
  118. Mckenzie
    Underground metal/non-metal · K-Enterprises · MSHA ID 4201364
    Abandoned
  119. Mexican Hat Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gibralter Gravel Company · MSHA ID 4201619
    Abandoned
  120. Mi Vida No 2
    Underground metal/non-metal · Mineral Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201016
    Abandoned
  121. Montezuma Creek Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Summit Crushing LLC · MSHA ID 4202515
    Abandoned
  122. MP #110 (FULLER PIT)
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fuller Construction · MSHA ID 4202134
    Abandoned
  123. North Alice Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · J R J Mining Company · MSHA ID 4200559
    Abandoned
  124. Old Rattler
    Underground metal/non-metal · M & E Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201250
    Abandoned
  125. Pappy #1
    Underground metal/non-metal · Ron E Beck Mining · MSHA ID 4201862
    Abandoned
  126. Patti Ann Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Atlas Minerals · MSHA ID 4201348
    Abandoned
  127. Pea Vine Queen Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Kimmerle Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201688
    Abandoned
  128. Pearson Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Skelton Inc · MSHA ID 4201894
    Abandoned
  129. Pine Ridge
    Underground metal/non-metal · Minerals Recovery Corp · MSHA ID 4201468
    Abandoned
  130. Pine Ridge
    Underground metal/non-metal · Western States Resources · MSHA ID 4202031
    Abandoned
  131. Plateau Buying Station
    Facility metal/non-metal · Plateau Resources Limited · MSHA ID 4201448
    Abandoned
  132. Portable Plant 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Sonderegger Inc · MSHA ID 4202775
    Intermittent
  133. Posey Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · K-Enterprises · MSHA ID 4201398
    Abandoned
  134. Power Screen Chiefton 1200
    Surface metal/non-metal · LeGrand Johnson Construction Co · MSHA ID 4202386
    Abandoned
  135. Radium King
    Underground metal/non-metal · Home Town Mining Company · MSHA ID 4200498
    Abandoned
  136. Radium King-West Channel
    Underground metal/non-metal · T & S Trucking · MSHA ID 4200969
    Abandoned
  137. Rainbow Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Blake Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201462
    Abandoned
  138. Rattle Snake
    Underground metal/non-metal · W K Enterprise · MSHA ID 4201997
    Abandoned
  139. Redd Shaft
    Underground metal/non-metal · Union Carbide Corp · MSHA ID 4201655
    Abandoned
  140. Redrock
    Underground metal/non-metal · T S & R Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4201741
    Abandoned
  141. Repeat
    Underground metal/non-metal · Mendisco Mining · MSHA ID 4201477
    Abandoned
  142. Sage Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. · MSHA ID 4201194
    Abandoned
  143. San Juan
    Underground metal/non-metal · Gramlich Exploration Company · MSHA ID 4201204
    Abandoned
  144. Sepatica No 2
    Underground metal/non-metal · Terry Shumway Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201387
    Abandoned
  145. Shale Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Deloy Shumway Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201618
    Abandoned
  146. Silver Belle
    Underground metal/non-metal · Atomic Western · MSHA ID 4201475
    Abandoned
  147. Smoky Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Blake Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201417
    Abandoned
  148. Snow Drift
    Underground metal/non-metal · Murphy Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201822
    Abandoned
  149. Snowball Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Umetco Minerals Corp · MSHA ID 4201068
    Abandoned
  150. South Cottonwood Mines-Easy Peasy Port
    Underground metal/non-metal · Kimmerle Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4202225
    Abandoned
  151. Southern Paving Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Le Grand Johnson Construction Company · MSHA ID 4201457
    Abandoned
  152. Spring Creek Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · San Juan County Roads · MSHA ID 4201481
    Abandoned
  153. Spring Water Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Eugene Shumway Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201622
    Abandoned
  154. Standard No 2
    Underground metal/non-metal · Atlas Minerals · MSHA ID 4201244
    Abandoned
  155. State Lease 8066
    Underground metal/non-metal · Lammert Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201114
    Abandoned
  156. Stocks Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Farland & Hullinger · MSHA ID 4201955
    Abandoned
  157. Strawberry
    Underground metal/non-metal · Glen Shumway Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201404
    Abandoned
  158. Sunset
    Underground metal/non-metal · Bob Shumway Mining · MSHA ID 4200608
    Abandoned
  159. Sunset Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · South Fork Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201777
    Abandoned
  160. T-C-E Mine No 1
    Underground metal/non-metal · Twentieth Century Energy Mining Co · MSHA ID 4201273
    Abandoned
  161. Unit C & C Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · C & C Construction Inc · MSHA ID 4201498
    Abandoned
  162. Unit No 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · B B Bonner Jr Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4201947
    Abandoned
  163. V-8 Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Look Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201403
    Abandoned
  164. Valley Sand And Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Moab Ready Mix Company Inc · MSHA ID 4201347
    Abandoned
  165. Wash Plant #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · HOLLIDAY CONSTRUCTION INC · MSHA ID 4202748
    Intermittent
  166. Wee Hope Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Jim Butt Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201286
    Abandoned
  167. West Incline
    Underground metal/non-metal · Alvin Dee Mining · MSHA ID 4201374
    Abandoned
  168. West Shell Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Look Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201492
    Abandoned
  169. White Canyon No I
    Underground metal/non-metal · Butt Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201386
    Abandoned
  170. Wilson Group Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Western Key Enterprise · MSHA ID 4201806
    Abandoned
  171. Wood Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Atlas Minerals · MSHA ID 4200507
    Abandoned
  172. Yankee Girl
    Underground metal/non-metal · Butt Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201385
    Abandoned
  173. Yankee Girl 6
    Underground metal/non-metal · Jim Butt Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201428
    Abandoned
  174. Yellow Circle No 2
    Underground metal/non-metal · Lynn Zufelt Mining · MSHA ID 4201518
    Abandoned
  175. Yellow Jacket Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Look Mining Company · MSHA ID 4200642
    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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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.