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Mines in Mckinley County, New Mexico: 8 open mines
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
MSHA lists 8 open mines in Mckinley County, New Mexico, run by 5 operators and employing 162 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 197 citations and orders there with $127,788 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 22 injury or illness cases, 1 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Peabody Natural Resources Company; Vernon Hamilton Construction Company; Michele's Ready Mix Rock & Recycle Inc.. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 8
- Operators
- 5
- Employees
- 162
- Active
- 4
- Intermittent
- 2
- New Mine
- 1
- Temporarily Idled
- 1
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 197
- Significant and substantial
- 36 (18.3%)
- Closure orders
- 3
- High negligence or reckless
- 31
- Proposed penalties
- $127,788
- Amount paid so far
- $114,547
- Inspections
- 90
- Inspector hours on site
- 1,650
- Citations per inspection
- 2.19 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 22
- Injury and illness cases
- 22
- Fatalities
- 1
- Latest MSHA record
- October 27, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Mckinley County, New Mexico
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peabody Natural Resources Company | 2 | 130 | 103 | $87,900 | 15 |
| Vernon Hamilton Construction Company | 2 | 10 | 57 | $32,318 | 0 |
| Michele's Ready Mix Rock & Recycle Inc. | 2 | 5 | 18 | $2,781 | 0 |
| Miocene, LLC | 1 | 2 | 14 | $1,483 | 0 |
| Mega Highwall Mining LLC | 1 | 15 | 5 | $3,306 | 7 |
Operators with the most citations in Mckinley County, New Mexico
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peabody Natural Resources Company | 2 | 130 | 103 | $87,900 | 15 |
| Vernon Hamilton Construction Company | 2 | 10 | 57 | $32,318 | 0 |
| Michele's Ready Mix Rock & Recycle Inc. | 2 | 5 | 18 | $2,781 | 0 |
| Miocene, LLC | 1 | 2 | 14 | $1,483 | 0 |
| Mega Highwall Mining LLC | 1 | 15 | 5 | $3,306 | 7 |
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Segundo | Peabody Natural Resources Company | Mckinley County, NM | Coal (bituminous) | 110 | 64 |
| Lee Ranch Coal Mine | Peabody Natural Resources Company | Mckinley County, NM | Coal (bituminous) | 20 | 39 |
| Rustic Pit | Vernon Hamilton Construction Company | Mckinley County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 29 |
| Tampico Pit | Vernon Hamilton Construction Company | Mckinley County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 28 |
| San Antone Pit | Michele's Ready Mix Rock & Recycle Inc. | Mckinley County, NM | Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 18 |
| Brie Mine | Miocene, LLC | Mckinley County, NM | Potassium compounds | 2 | 14 |
| Addcar System 16 | Mega Highwall Mining LLC | Mckinley County, NM | Coal (bituminous) | 15 | 5 |
| Page202 | Michele's Ready Mix Rock & Recycle Inc. | Mckinley County, NM | Not stated | 0 | 0 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal (bituminous) | 3 | 37.5% |
| Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 25% |
| Crushed, broken limestone | 1 | 12.5% |
| Potassium compounds | 1 | 12.5% |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20 | 4 | $16,688 | 10 |
| 2023 | 39 | 8 | $52,233 | 2 |
| 2024 | 54 | 8 | $18,942 | 2 |
| 2025 | 35 | 8 | $10,484 | 4 |
| 2026 | 49 | 8 | $29,441 | 4 |
Standards cited most at mines in Mckinley County, New Mexico
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 77.1606 | Surface coal mines, safety | 12 |
| 30 CFR 77.1110 | Surface coal mines, safety | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 8 |
| 30 CFR 77.502 | Surface coal mines, safety | 8 |
| 30 CFR 77.1605 | Surface coal mines, safety | 8 |
| 30 CFR 77.410 | Surface coal mines, safety | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 77.404 | Surface coal mines, safety | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 4 |
| 30 CFR 77.1101 | Surface coal mines, safety | 4 |
| 30 CFR 77.1713 | Surface coal mines, safety | 4 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 4 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Mckinley County, New Mexico
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 1 |
| Permanent disability | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 17 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 3 |
What the accident reports at mines in Mckinley County, New Mexico describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 9 |
| Slip or fall of person | 5 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 |
| Stepping or kneeling on object | 1 |
| Powered haulage | 1 |
| Nonpowered haulage | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Mckinley County, New Mexico
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Bulldozer | 4 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 3 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 2 |
| Auger machine | 2 |
| Trucks | 1 |
| Shovel | 1 |
| Conveyor | 1 |
| Mine car | 1 |
| Machine | 1 |
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.