Mines in Arizona: 343 open mines and MSHA citations
MSHA lists 343 open mines in Arizona, run by 178 operators and employing 15,005 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 7,700 citations and orders there with $5,105,214 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 1,847 injury or illness cases, 2 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Superstition Crushing L.L.C.; Cemex Construction Materials South LLC; Rock Pros USA. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 343
- Operators
- 178
- Employees
- 15,005
- Active
- 170
- Intermittent
- 99
- Temporarily Idled
- 46
- New Mine
- 21
- NonProducing
- 7
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 37
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 7,700
- Significant and substantial
- 1,351 (17.5%)
- Closure orders
- 212
- High negligence or reckless
- 709
- Proposed penalties
- $5,105,214
- Amount paid so far
- $3,842,801
- Inspections
- 3,384
- Inspector hours on site
- 36,218
- Citations per inspection
- 2.28 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 1,873
- Injury and illness cases
- 1,847
- Fatalities
- 2
- Latest MSHA record
- November 4, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Arizona
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
Operators with the most citations in Arizona
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. | Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. | Greenlee County, AZ | Copper ore | 5,870 | 1,087 |
| Pinto Valley Mine | Pinto Valley Mining Corp. | Gila County, AZ | Copper ore | 728 | 417 |
| Ray Mine | Asarco LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company | Gila County, AZ | Copper ore | 630 | 349 |
| Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc | Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc | Yavapai County, AZ | Copper ore | 1,386 | 315 |
| Mission/san Xavier/eisenhower | Asarco LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company | Pima County, AZ | Copper ore | 447 | 256 |
| Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc | Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc | Graham County, AZ | Copper ore | 1,071 | 244 |
| Drake Cement | Drake Cement LLC | Yavapai County, AZ | Cement | 111 | 215 |
| Hayden Concentrator | Asarco LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company | Gila County, AZ | Copper ore | 135 | 127 |
| Crusher #1 | Rock Pros USA | Pinal County, AZ | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 76 |
| White Hills | Rock Pros USA | Mohave County, AZ | Crushed, broken granite | 5 | 69 |
| Decker Pit | Brimhall Sand & Rock & Building Materials | Navajo County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 23 | 68 |
| Nelson Quarry & Plant | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Coconino County, AZ | Lime | 84 | 67 |
| Gold Road Mine | Gold Road Mining Corp | Mohave County, AZ | Gold ore | 58 | 64 |
| Moss Mine | Golden Vertex Corp | Mohave County, AZ | Gold ore | 71 | 62 |
| Turner North T2 | Custom Landscape Materials LLC | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 60 |
| Rillito Plant | CalPortland Company | Pima County, AZ | Cement | 150 | 58 |
| Hillside Plant | Kilauea Crushers Inc | Maricopa County, AZ | Crushed, broken stone | 8 | 57 |
| Chloride | Rock Pros USA | Mohave County, AZ | Crushed, broken granite | 5 | 57 |
| Picacho Plant | Kilauea Crushers Inc | Maricopa County, AZ | Crushed, broken granite | 20 | 56 |
| Padilla Crush and Screening Plant | Southern Arizona Sand and Gravel LLC. | Santa Cruz County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 0 | 50 |
| Resolution Mine | Resolution Copper Mining LLC | Pinal County, AZ | Copper ore | 180 | 49 |
| The Ridge | Kilauea Crushers Inc | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 25 | 49 |
| Gila Pit | Gila Concrete LLC | Gila County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 48 |
| Silver Bell | Rock Pros USA | Pima County, AZ | Dimension stone | 3 | 46 |
| Silica Services Mining, LLC | Silica Services Mining, LLC | Apache County, AZ | Sand, industrial | 130 | 45 |
| Pinyon Plain Mine | Efr Arizona Strip LLC | Coconino County, AZ | Uranium ore | 32 | 42 |
| Mayer Onyx | Stoneworld | Yavapai County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 42 |
| Mineral Park | Origin Mining Company, LLC. | Mohave County, AZ | Copper ore | 204 | 41 |
| Clarkdale Facility | Phoenix Cement | Yavapai County, AZ | Cement | 185 | 41 |
| Superior | Rock Pros USA | Pinal County, AZ | Crushed, broken granite | 14 | 39 |
| Big Horn Mine | Custom Landscape Materials LLC | Maricopa County, AZ | Crushed, broken stone | 8 | 39 |
| Security Pit | Colorado River Sand and Rock | La Paz County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 39 |
| Silver Bell Mining LLC | Asarco LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company | Pima County, AZ | Copper ore | 182 | 38 |
| Crushing Plant | W W Clyde & Co. | Navajo County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 14 | 37 |
| Tanks Wilmot Landfill | Outlaw Excavating LLC | Pima County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 37 |
| FNF Crushing 4 | Fnf Construction Inc | Cochise County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 12 | 35 |
| Fisher Industries Plant 3 | Fisher Sand & Gravel Company | Pinal County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 34 |
| Osborn Wash | Colorado River Sand and Rock | La Paz County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 34 |
| Hermosa Mine | South32 Hermosa Inc. | Santa Cruz County, AZ | Lead-zinc ore | 0 | 34 |
| Pass Canyon | S&S Concrete & Materials, LLC | Mohave County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 33 |
| Tri County Materials Inc. | Tri County Materials Inc | Graham County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 33 |
| Kayenta Mine | Peabody Western Coal Company | Navajo County, AZ | Coal (bituminous) | 40 | 32 |
| Broccoli | Rock Pros USA | Pinal County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 32 |
| Jackrabbit Aggregates | CalPortland Company | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 15 | 31 |
| West Side Pit | M.R. Tanner Mining, Inc. | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 11 | 31 |
| 1050 Estrella Pit | Arcosa Aggregates West, LLC. | Apache County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 31 |
| Cedar Hills Site | C S Mc Crossan Construction Inc | Mohave County, AZ | Crushed, broken granite | 16 | 30 |
| Armco | Arizona Native Aggregate | Maricopa County, AZ | Sand, common | 15 | 30 |
| Reymert Mine | Gila Rock Products, LLC | Pinal County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 30 |
| 1016 Peoria | Arcosa Aggregates West, LLC. | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 30 |
| Mine #8 | Superstition Crushing L.L.C. | Pinal County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 30 |
| Miller Mine | Miller Mining, Inc. | Coconino County, AZ | Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 30 |
| Maricopa Pit | Gila River Sand & Gravel Corporation | Pinal County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 60 | 29 |
| Fort McDowell Yavapai Materials-Plt1 #1 | Fort Mc Dowell Yavapai Materials | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 29 |
| P & P Materials LLC | P & P Materials LLC | Pinal County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 28 |
| Phoenix | West Coast Sand & Gravel, Inc. | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 28 |
| Desert Queen | Desert Queen Quarry LLC | Pinal County, AZ | Lime | 4 | 28 |
| Mine #2 | Superstition Crushing L.L.C. | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 27 |
| Freeport McMoRan Miami Inc | Freeport McMoRan Miami Inc | Gila County, AZ | Copper ore | 150 | 26 |
| Pit #1 43RD Ave | Arizona Materials | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 14 | 26 |
| 0screening Plant & Shop | A & a Materials Inc | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 26 |
| Globe Mill | Silver Bullet Holdings | Gila County, AZ | Silver ore | 4 | 26 |
| Plant 1 | Desert Aggregates | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 23 | 25 |
| Dewey Plant | Mdi Mining | Yavapai County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 25 |
| Sand Pit | D L Campbell Company Inc | Mohave County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 25 |
| Henrietta Mine | Henrietta Mine, LLC | Yavapai County, AZ | Gold ore | 3 | 25 |
| D41 | Western Aggregates L.L.C. | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 13 | 24 |
| Maxus02 | Maxus Construction Materials LLC | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 24 |
| 1013 Coolidge | Arcosa Aggregates West, LLC. | Pinal County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 0 | 24 |
| West Broadway | CalMat Co | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 39 | 23 |
| Mine #7 | Superstition Crushing L.L.C. | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 23 |
| Thunder Material Source | W W Clyde & Co. | Navajo County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 23 |
| KB-1 | Custom Landscape Materials LLC | Maricopa County, AZ | Crushed, broken stone | 4 | 23 |
| Champion Mine | Silver Bullet Holdings | Gila County, AZ | Silver ore | 4 | 23 |
| Hackberry | D L Campbell Company Inc | Mohave County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 23 |
| Truxton Wash Pit | Desert Construction Inc | Mohave County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 22 |
| Josephine Canyon Pit | Southern Arizona Sand and Gravel LLC. | Santa Cruz County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 0 | 22 |
| Carlota Copper Company | Carlota Copper Company | Gila County, AZ | Copper ore | 63 | 21 |
| Plant 1 Avondale | Arizona Materials | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 21 |
| Lake Havasu Airport Pit | D L Campbell Company Inc | Mohave County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 21 |
| Mine #3 | Superstition Crushing L.L.C. | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 21 |
| Belmont Pit | Custom Landscape Materials LLC | Maricopa County, AZ | Sand, common | 3 | 21 |
| Santa Rita Plan | Cimbar Resources | Pima County, AZ | Crushed, broken limestone | 17 | 19 |
| Prescott Valley Pit | Arrowhead Materials | Yavapai County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 15 | 19 |
| Marana Plant | CalMat Co | Pima County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 14 | 19 |
| Mesa Mine | Red Mountain Mining, Inc. | Maricopa County, AZ | Crushed, broken granite | 7 | 19 |
| Fort McDowell Yavapai Materials-Plt #3 | Fort Mc Dowell Yavapai Materials | Maricopa County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 19 |
| Black Rock Arizona | Sunroc Corporation | Mohave County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 19 |
| Maxus3 | Maxus Construction Materials LLC | Pinal County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 19 |
| Star Valley Granite & Materials | Star Valley Granite & Materials | Gila County, AZ | Crushed, broken granite | 2 | 19 |
| FNF Crushing 8 | Fnf Construction Inc | Yavapai County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 0 | 19 |
| Gunnison & Johnson Camp Mines | Gunnison Copper | Cochise County, AZ | Copper ore | 42 | 18 |
| Blaisdell | Dpe Materials, Inc | Yuma County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 13 | 18 |
| Clarkdale Plant #24 | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Yavapai County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 18 |
| Charter Materials LLC (Plant 100) | Charter Materials LLC | Yavapai County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 18 |
| Red Pit Mine | Red Pit Mine | Coconino County, AZ | Crushed, broken stone | 6 | 18 |
| Chase-2wh | Chase Crushing LLC | Mohave County, AZ | Crushed, broken stone | 3 | 18 |
| Silver Creek | S&S Concrete & Materials, LLC | Mohave County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 18 |
| Santan Pit | Gila River Sand & Gravel Corporation | Pinal County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 83 | 17 |
| Omya Arizona | Omya Inc | Pinal County, AZ | Crushed, broken marble | 28 | 17 |
Counties
| County | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Maricopa County | 72 |
| Pinal County | 46 |
| Yavapai County | 44 |
| Coconino County | 28 |
| Mohave County | 27 |
| Cochise County | 26 |
| Pima County | 25 |
| Gila County | 18 |
| Yuma County | 11 |
| La Paz County | 11 |
| Navajo County | 10 |
| Apache County | 8 |
| Santa Cruz County | 7 |
| Graham County | 6 |
| Greenlee County | 4 |
Mines by kind
| Kind | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Sand and gravel | 206 |
| Stone | 68 |
| Metal | 32 |
| Nonmetal | 16 |
| Coal | 1 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Construction sand and gravel | 188 | 54.8% |
| Crushed, broken stone | 31 | 9% |
| Copper ore | 18 | 5.2% |
| Sand, common | 18 | 5.2% |
| Crushed, broken granite | 9 | 2.6% |
| Gold ore | 8 | 2.3% |
| Dimension stone | 7 | 2% |
| Dimension sandstone | 7 | 2% |
| Sand, industrial | 6 | 1.7% |
| Cement | 4 | 1.2% |
| Lime | 4 | 1.2% |
| Gypsum | 4 | 1.2% |
| Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 0.6% |
| Crushed, broken sandstone | 2 | 0.6% |
| Silver ore | 2 | 0.6% |
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 | 1,223 | 220 | $639,355 | 388 |
| 2023 | 1,602 | 337 | $876,720 | 427 |
| 2024 | 1,813 | 299 | $1,440,002 | 370 |
| 2025 | 1,465 | 252 | $1,237,205 | 358 |
| 2026 | 1,597 | 243 | $911,932 | 304 |
Standards cited most at mines in Arizona
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 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 746 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 537 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 532 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 452 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 342 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 328 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 255 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 235 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 217 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 201 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 185 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 172 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 162 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 144 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 141 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Arizona
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 2 |
| Permanent disability | 14 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 1,313 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 518 |
What the accident reports at mines in Arizona describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 551 |
| Slip or fall of person | 415 |
| Powered haulage | 239 |
| Machinery | 212 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 161 |
| Other | 105 |
| Stepping or kneeling on object | 38 |
| Disorders (physical agents) | 37 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 24 |
| Striking or bumping | 21 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Arizona
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 236 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 171 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 66 |
| Trucks | 53 |
| Shovel | 47 |
| Bulldozer | 45 |
| Front-end loader | 43 |
| Mancar | 33 |
| Forklift | 30 |
| Carriage-mounted drills | 28 |
Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. 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.