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Mines in Churchill County, Nevada: 10 open mines

Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.

MSHA lists 10 open mines in Churchill County, Nevada, run by 8 operators and employing 112 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 101 citations and orders there with $40,184 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 2 injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are U.S. Silica Company, LLC; Wulfenstein Aggregates LLC; Gopher Construction Inc. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.

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Open mines
10
Operators
8
Employees
112
Intermittent
9
Active
1
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
101
Significant and substantial
15 (14.9%)
Closure orders
5
High negligence or reckless
2
Proposed penalties
$40,184
Amount paid so far
$30,300
Inspections
75
Inspector hours on site
375
Citations per inspection
1.35 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports
2
Injury and illness cases
2
Fatalities
0
Latest MSHA record
October 13, 2026

Operators with the most open mines in Churchill County, Nevada

Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.

OperatorOpen minesEmployeesCitations since 2022Proposed penaltiesInjury cases
U.S. Silica Company, LLC36517$2,7882
Wulfenstein Aggregates LLC1848$31,6110
Gopher Construction Inc1416$3,1620
Hiskett & Sons LLC129$1,3010
BJ Rees's Enterprise135$5720
A & K Earthmovers Inc194$6170
Huck Salt Company1111$1330
Q&D Construction LLC1101$00

Operators with the most citations in Churchill County, Nevada

Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.

OperatorOpen minesEmployeesCitations since 2022Proposed penaltiesInjury cases
Wulfenstein Aggregates LLC1848$31,6110
U.S. Silica Company, LLC36517$2,7882
Gopher Construction Inc1416$3,1620
Hiskett & Sons LLC129$1,3010
BJ Rees's Enterprise135$5720
A & K Earthmovers Inc194$6170
Huck Salt Company1111$1330
Q&D Construction LLC1101$00

Mines with the most citations

Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.

MineOperatorCountyMain commodityEmployeesCitations since 2022
Shenandoah MillWulfenstein Aggregates LLCChurchill County, NVZeolites848
Fernley OperationsU.S. Silica Company, LLCChurchill County, NVDiatomaceous earth (diatomite)5717
Black MountainGopher Construction IncChurchill County, NVSand, industrial416
Cedar Rapids ConeHiskett & Sons LLCChurchill County, NVConstruction sand and gravel29
Sisk JobBJ Rees's EnterpriseChurchill County, NVConstruction sand and gravel35
Jci #1336A & K Earthmovers IncChurchill County, NVSand, common94
Salt FlatHuck Salt CompanyChurchill County, NVSalt111
Rental Portable Crusher #2Q&D Construction LLCChurchill County, NVConstruction sand and gravel101
Pop-CornU.S. Silica Company, LLCChurchill County, NVPerlite50
Hazen PitU.S. Silica Company, LLCChurchill County, NVMisc. nonmetallic mnls.30

Main commodities

Main commodityOpen minesShare
Construction sand and gravel330%
Salt110%
Misc. nonmetallic mnls.110%
Diatomaceous earth (diatomite)110%
Sand, industrial110%
Perlite110%
Zeolites110%
Sand, common110%

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

YearCitations and ordersSignificant and substantialProposed penaltiesInjury and illness cases
2022204$5,9321
2023162$2,8881
2024356$24,6160
202562$2,9490
2026241$3,7990

Standards cited most at mines in Churchill County, Nevada

Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.

StandardWhat the part coversCitations
30 CFR 56.14107Surface metal and nonmetal mines18
30 CFR 56.14112Surface metal and nonmetal mines8
30 CFR 56.12004Surface metal and nonmetal mines7
30 CFR 56.20003Surface metal and nonmetal mines5
30 CFR 56.12008Surface metal and nonmetal mines5
30 CFR 56.4201Surface metal and nonmetal mines4
30 CFR 47.41Hazard communication3
30 CFR 56.14100Surface metal and nonmetal mines3
30 CFR 56.12028Surface metal and nonmetal mines3
30 CFR 56.14132Surface metal and nonmetal mines3
30 CFR 56.14130Surface metal and nonmetal mines3
30 CFR 56.18002Surface metal and nonmetal mines2
30 CFR 56.14110Surface metal and nonmetal mines2
30 CFR 56.12002Surface metal and nonmetal mines2
30 CFR 56.12030Surface metal and nonmetal mines2

Injury and illness cases at mines in Churchill County, Nevada

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

DegreeCases
Permanent disability1
Days away from work or restricted activity1

What the accident reports at mines in Churchill County, Nevada describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

ClassificationReports
Machinery2

Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Churchill County, Nevada

EquipmentReports
Packaging machine2

US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.