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Covia Holdings LLC: 25 open mines, 718 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Covia Holdings LLC (MSHA controller ID 0159743) controls 25 open mines through 6 operators, with 730 employees in 16 states, mostly sand, industrial. Since January 1, 2022 MSHA issued 718 citations and orders at those mines with $266,254 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 87 injury or illness cases. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- MSHA controller ID
- 0159743
- Open mines
- 25
- Operators
- 6
- Employees
- 730
- States
- 16
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 718
- Significant and substantial
- 89 (12.4%)
- Closure orders
- 8
- High negligence or reckless
- 40
- Proposed penalties
- $266,254
- Amount paid so far
- $250,727
- Inspections
- 393
- Inspector hours on site
- 5,354
- Citations per inspection
- 1.83 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 95
- Injury and illness cases
- 87
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 30, 2026
Operators under Covia Holdings LLC
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covia Solutions LLC | 16 | 435 | 375 | $80,892 | 53 |
| Covia Clay LLC | 4 | 127 | 77 | $26,833 | 12 |
| Covia Specialty Minerals, Inc. | 2 | 49 | 14 | $2,100 | 9 |
| Covia Isp, Inc. | 1 | 59 | 132 | $92,177 | 5 |
| Great Sand LLC | 1 | 23 | 96 | $60,328 | 6 |
| Best Sand Corporation | 1 | 37 | 24 | $3,924 | 2 |
Mines with the most citations
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Smith Plant | Covia Isp, Inc. | Sebastian County, AR | Sand, industrial | 59 | 132 |
| Thompson Mine | Great Sand LLC | Geauga County, OH | Ground silica | 23 | 96 |
| Guion Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Izard County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 60 | 59 |
| Oregon Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Ogle County, IL | Crushed, broken sandstone | 42 | 54 |
| Dividing Creek Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Cumberland County, NJ | Construction sand and gravel | 33 | 38 |
| Portage Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Columbia County, WI | Sand, industrial | 35 | 37 |
| Ottawa Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Le Sueur County, MN | Crushed, broken sandstone | 33 | 37 |
| Cleburne Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Somervell County, TX | Sand, industrial | 25 | 35 |
| Troup Plant | Covia Clay LLC | Cherokee County, TX | Common clays | 20 | 32 |
| McIntyre Plant | Covia Clay LLC | Wilkinson County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 26 | 26 |
| Best Sand, Chardon | Best Sand Corporation | Geauga County, OH | Ground silica | 37 | 24 |
| Troy Grove Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | La Salle County, IL | Sand, industrial | 4 | 24 |
| Lugoff Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Kershaw County, SC | Sand, industrial | 29 | 21 |
| Pevely Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Jefferson County, MO | Sand, industrial | 10 | 16 |
| Hephzibah Plant | Covia Clay LLC | Richmond County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 74 | 15 |
| Elco Plant | Covia Specialty Minerals, Inc. | Alexander County, IL | Quartz, ground | 34 | 12 |
| Junction City Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Marion County, GA | Construction sand and gravel | 41 | 11 |
| Roff Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Pontotoc County, OK | Crushed, broken sandstone | 42 | 10 |
| Tuscaloosa Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Tuscaloosa County, AL | Construction sand and gravel | 11 | 9 |
| Menomonie Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Dunn County, WI | Sand, industrial | 9 | 9 |
| Marston Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Richmond County, NC | Ground silica | 43 | 8 |
| Emmett Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Gem County, ID | Misc. nonmetallic mnls. | 14 | 7 |
| Huntingburg Mill | Covia Clay LLC | Dubois County, IN | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 7 | 4 |
| Tamms Plant | Covia Specialty Minerals, Inc. | Alexander County, IL | Misc. metal ore | 15 | 2 |
| Gore Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Frederick County, VA | Crushed, broken sandstone | 4 | 0 |
States
| State | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 4 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
Commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Sand, industrial | 7 |
| Crushed, broken sandstone | 5 |
| Construction sand and gravel | 3 |
| Ground silica | 3 |
| Kaolin and ball clay | 2 |
| Misc. nonmetallic mnls. | 1 |
| Quartz, ground | 1 |
| Misc. metal ore | 1 |
| Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 1 |
| Common clays | 1 |
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 | 144 | 17 | $69,490 | 20 |
| 2023 | 159 | 26 | $65,225 | 18 |
| 2024 | 148 | 14 | $67,284 | 18 |
| 2025 | 143 | 13 | $42,528 | 17 |
| 2026 | 124 | 19 | $21,727 | 14 |
Standards cited most at mines controlled by Covia Holdings LLC
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 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 75 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 49 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 45 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 36 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 31 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 29 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 28 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 24 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 23 |
| 30 CFR 56.12030 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 19 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 19 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 18 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 15 |
| 30 CFR 56.11012 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 14 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 13 |
Injury and illness cases at mines controlled by Covia Holdings LLC
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 55 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 32 |
What the accident reports at mines controlled by Covia Holdings LLC describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 23 |
| Slip or fall of person | 23 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 14 |
| Powered haulage | 11 |
| Fire | 7 |
| Other | 6 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 5 |
| Falling/sliding/rolling materials | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 |
| Striking or bumping | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines controlled by Covia Holdings LLC
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 16 |
| Front-end loader | 8 |
| Forklift | 5 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 4 |
| Conveyor | 3 |
| Bulldozer | 2 |
| Shovel | 2 |
| Milling machinery | 1 |
| Mancar | 1 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 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.