Mining Incidents

Kollath Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Colorado Department Of Highways · Surface
Controlled by State Of Colorado
Elbert County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503446

MSHA record for Kollath Pit (mine ID 0503446). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Ownership history
  1. Colorado Department Of Highways 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Kollath Pit sits in Elbert County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.

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.
Elbert County, Colorado · Population 27,152
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$129,477
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.