Mines in Arkansas: 162 open mines and MSHA citations
MSHA lists 162 open mines in Arkansas, run by 107 operators and employing 2,275 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 4,570 citations and orders there with $2,811,535 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 233 injury or illness cases, 4 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Arkhola Sand & Gravel Company; Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company; McGeorge Contracting Company Inc. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 162
- Operators
- 107
- Employees
- 2,275
- Active
- 126
- Intermittent
- 31
- New Mine
- 5
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 16
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 4,570
- Significant and substantial
- 849 (18.6%)
- Closure orders
- 92
- High negligence or reckless
- 596
- Proposed penalties
- $2,811,535
- Amount paid so far
- $2,390,278
- Inspections
- 1,744
- Inspector hours on site
- 20,542
- Citations per inspection
- 2.62 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 246
- Injury and illness cases
- 233
- Fatalities
- 4
- Latest MSHA record
- November 5, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Arkansas
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
Operators with the most citations in Arkansas
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreman Quarry & Plant | Ash Grove Cement Company | Little River County, AR | Cement | 168 | 341 |
| 3M Little Rock Industrial Mineral Prod | 3M Company | Pulaski County, AR | Crushed, broken granite | 125 | 258 |
| Fort Smith Plant | Covia Isp, Inc. | Sebastian County, AR | Sand, industrial | 59 | 132 |
| Premier Sand and Stone LLC | Premier Sand and Stone LLC | Grant County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 128 |
| Arkansas Operations Mill | Almatis Inc | Saline County, AR | Alumina | 140 | 100 |
| Limedale Quarry | Arkansas Lime Company | Independence County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 50 | 92 |
| US Vanadium, LLC | US Vanadium, LLC | Garland County, AR | Vanadium ore | 73 | 90 |
| River Ridge | Alpine Silica, LLC | Miller County, AR | Sand, common | 60 | 76 |
| Bradshaw Mine | Arkansas Gravel Co Inc | Calhoun County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 12 | 76 |
| B & B Gravel #2 | B and B Construction and Gravel, Inc | Ouachita County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 25 | 71 |
| U.S. Vanadium, Benton, LLC | US Vanadium, Benton, LLC | Saline County, AR | Aluminum ore-bauxite | 5 | 68 |
| Limedale Plant | Arkansas Lime Company | Independence County, AR | Lime | 39 | 67 |
| Pit No. 1 | Trico Quarry | Izard County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 8 | 66 |
| Granite Mountain Quarry #1 | McGeorge Contracting Company Inc | Pulaski County, AR | Crushed, broken granite | 91 | 62 |
| Ozark Aggregates L.L.C. | Ozark Aggregates L.L.C. | Franklin County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 61 |
| Arkansas Aggregates | QJV, LLC | Pulaski County, AR | Crushed, broken granite | 15 | 60 |
| Guion Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Izard County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 60 | 59 |
| Skorcz Pit & Plant | Sheridan White Rock Inc. | Grant County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 55 |
| Standard Gravel CO Inc | Standard Gravel Company Inc | Ouachita County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 52 |
| Johnsville Company LLC | Johnsville Company LLC | Bradley County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 52 |
| Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel LLC | Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC | Howard County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 50 |
| CertainTeed Gypsum Manufacturing Inc | CertainTeed Gypsum Manufacturing Inc | Howard County, AR | Gypsum | 55 | 49 |
| Benton CO Stone Inc | Benton County Stone Co Inc | Benton County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 14 | 49 |
| Elizabeth Quarry Inc | Elizabeth Quarry Inc | Fulton County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 49 |
| White River Materials Mt. Home Quarry | White River Materials Inc | Baxter County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 26 | 48 |
| Rock Island Sand & Gravel LLC | Rock Island Sand & Gravel LLC | Calhoun County, AR | Sand, common | 5 | 44 |
| Big Oak Sand & Gravel #2 | Sac Sand & Gravel | Hot Spring County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 43 |
| Blocker Lead #4 | Ron Coleman Mining Inc | Garland County, AR | Quartz, crystal | 5 | 43 |
| McHenry Aggregates | McHenry Aggregates, LLC | Garland County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 3 | 42 |
| South New Hope Quarry & Plant | Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company | Pope County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 20 | 40 |
| Morrow Quarry | Washington County Road Department | Washington County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 40 |
| East Cave City Quarry | American Silica, LLC | Sharp County, AR | Sand, industrial | 20 | 39 |
| Fox Pass | Fox Pass Development Corp | Garland County, AR | Crushed, broken stone | 6 | 38 |
| Heidelberg Materials Little River Plant | Heidelberg Materials Southwest LLC | Little River County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 20 | 37 |
| Goose Pond Quarry LLC. | Goose Pond Quarry LLC. | Saline County, AR | Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 37 |
| Arkansas Quality Stone Company | Arkansas Quality Stone Company | Sharp County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 8 | 36 |
| Granite Mountain Quarry #2 | McGeorge Contracting Company Inc | Pulaski County, AR | Crushed, broken granite | 63 | 35 |
| Love Hollow Quarry | Thomas Crushing LLC | Izard County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 17 | 35 |
| SBM Materials | SBM Materials | Polk County, AR | Crushed, broken stone | 14 | 32 |
| Farmington Quarry | Hunt-Rogers Materials LLC | Washington County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 8 | 31 |
| Sheridan White Rock Inc. | Sheridan White Rock Inc. | Grant County, AR | Crushed, broken stone | 20 | 30 |
| Asphalt Products LLC DBA Little Rock Qry | Little Rock Quarry | Pulaski County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 19 | 30 |
| Pryor Mtn. Quarry | Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company | Cleburne County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 5 | 30 |
| Les Rogers Sand & Gravel | Les Rogers Sand & Gravel | Washington County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 30 |
| River Mountain Quarry | Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company | Logan County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 70 | 29 |
| Radix Quarries | Radix Carroll County | Carroll County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 29 |
| White County Aggregates | Duffield Aggregate, LLC | White County, AR | Crushed, broken stone | 4 | 27 |
| Kingston Quarry | K&K Mining LLC | Madison County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 27 |
| Arkhola Dredge & Plant | Arkhola Sand & Gravel Company | Crawford County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 22 | 26 |
| Logan County Building Stone | Logan County Building Stone Company Inc | Logan County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 20 | 26 |
| Gum Log Quarry | Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company | Pope County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 17 | 26 |
| Newport | Summit Sand & Aggregates LLC | Jackson County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 26 |
| Ouachita Rock Portable | Ouachita Rock | Polk County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 26 |
| Cossatot Rock LLC | Cossatot Rock LLC | Sevier County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 20 | 24 |
| Lamar Quarry-Rainbow Stone | Rainbow Stone Company Inc | Logan County, AR | Dimension stone | 5 | 24 |
| Mountain View Quarry | White River Materials Inc | Stone County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 24 |
| Section 27 | Semcoa | Saline County, AR | Aluminum ore-bauxite | 27 | 23 |
| MC Bride Stone Company, Inc. | Mc Bride Stone Company Inc | Independence County, AR | Dimension sandstone | 17 | 23 |
| Wooten Sand & Gravel, Inc. | Wooten Sand & Gravel, Inc. | Miller County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 13 | 23 |
| Granite Mountain Qrys-Crystal Hill Plt | McGeorge Contracting Company Inc | Pulaski County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 5 | 23 |
| Cave City | Summit Sand & Aggregates LLC | Independence County, AR | Sand, industrial | 3 | 23 |
| Holt Quarry | Rainbow Stone Company Inc | Franklin County, AR | Dimension stone | 2 | 23 |
| Glenwood Quarry | CertainTeed | Montgomery County, AR | Crushed, broken slate | 20 | 22 |
| Malvern Minerals Sandstone Quarry | Malvern Minerals Company | Garland County, AR | Quartz, ground | 19 | 22 |
| Avoca Quarry & Plant | Arkhola Sand & Gravel Company | Benton County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 10 | 22 |
| Mountain Home Materials Quarry | Arkhola Sand & Gravel Company | Baxter County, AR | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 22 |
| Black Rock Quarry & Plant | Meridian Aggregates Company LP | Lawrence County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 13 | 21 |
| Greenbrier Quarry | Rogers Group Inc | Faulkner County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 10 | 21 |
| Atlas Qu Pt Crusher #1 | Atlas Quarries | Independence County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 8 | 21 |
| Baxter County Quarry | Baxter County Road & Bridge Department | Baxter County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 21 |
| Pocahontas Quarry | Capital Quarries Company Inc | Randolph County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 21 |
| Granite Mountain Quarry #3 | McGeorge Contracting Company Inc | Saline County, AR | Crushed, broken granite | 20 | 20 |
| Cabot Quarry | Rogers Group Inc | Lonoke County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 12 | 20 |
| Fisher Mountain | Avant Mining LLC | Montgomery County, AR | Quartz, crystal | 5 | 20 |
| B & B Materials | B & B Materials LLC | Pulaski County, AR | Sand, industrial | 3 | 20 |
| Ozark | River Valley Quarries LLC | Logan County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 3 | 20 |
| Hindsville Quarry & Plant | Arkhola Sand & Gravel Company | Washington County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 12 | 19 |
| Cord Quarry | Rogers Group Inc | Independence County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 10 | 19 |
| Malvern Mining | Acme Brick Company | Hot Spring County, AR | Fire clay | 7 | 19 |
| Marion County Road Dept Quarry | Marion County Road Department Quarry | Marion County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 19 |
| Hon Quarry | Duffield Aggregate, LLC | Scott County, AR | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 19 |
| Stapp Quarries LLC | Stapp Quarries LLC | Franklin County, AR | Sand, common | 5 | 18 |
| Horne Road | Rainbow Stone Company Inc | Logan County, AR | Dimension stone | 5 | 18 |
| Dredge Cora J | Jeffrey Sand Company | Pulaski County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 18 |
| Sheridan White Rock Inc.-Blake Rd | Sheridan White Rock Inc. | Grant County, AR | Sand, industrial | 3 | 18 |
| Alexander Quarry | Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company | Montgomery County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 3 | 18 |
| Harrisburg South- Plant #14 | Capital Sand Company, Inc. | Poinsett County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 21 | 17 |
| Springdale Quarry | Hunt-Rogers Materials LLC | Washington County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 21 | 17 |
| Midwest Lime Company | Midwest Lime Company | Independence County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 10 | 17 |
| Centerton Quarry | Hunt-Rogers Materials LLC | Benton County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 17 |
| Duffield Holdings Materials | Duffield Holdings, LLP | Pope County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 16 |
| Portable Plant #1 | Quality Rock, Inc. | Conway County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 5 | 16 |
| Jerusalem Quarry | MattCo Materials, LLC | Conway County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 3 | 16 |
| BLK Quarries, Inc-Guy | BLK Quarries Inc | Faulkner County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 8 | 15 |
| El Paso Quarry | Rogers Group Inc | White County, AR | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 15 |
| Heritage Farms | Heritage Farms Nwa | Washington County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 15 |
| Van Buren Co | Van Buren County Road Department | Van Buren County, AR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 15 | 14 |
| Dredge David H | Jeffrey Sand Company | Pulaski County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 14 |
| Newton County Quarry-Harrison Quarry | Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company | Newton County, AR | Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 14 |
| Tigue Aggregate & Materials, Inc | Tigue Aggregate & Material Inc. | Montgomery County, AR | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 14 |
Counties
| County | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Pulaski County | 10 |
| Independence County | 9 |
| Garland County | 9 |
| Montgomery County | 9 |
| Franklin County | 7 |
| Logan County | 6 |
| Izard County | 6 |
| Saline County | 6 |
| Sebastian County | 6 |
| Washington County | 6 |
| Hot Spring County | 5 |
| Benton County | 5 |
| Grant County | 5 |
| White County | 4 |
| Conway County | 4 |
| Lawrence County | 3 |
| Boone County | 3 |
| Baxter County | 3 |
| Faulkner County | 3 |
| Pope County | 3 |
| Ouachita County | 3 |
| Polk County | 3 |
| Marion County | 3 |
| Johnson County | 3 |
| Arkansas County | 3 |
| Little River County | 2 |
| Howard County | 2 |
| Crawford County | 2 |
| Carroll County | 2 |
| Sevier County | 2 |
| Van Buren County | 2 |
| Pike County | 2 |
| Sharp County | 2 |
| Stone County | 2 |
| Calhoun County | 2 |
| Miller County | 2 |
| Newton County | 1 |
| Lincoln County | 1 |
| Lonoke County | 1 |
| Bradley County | 1 |
| Poinsett County | 1 |
| Randolph County | 1 |
| Craighead County | 1 |
| Fulton County | 1 |
| Jackson County | 1 |
| Cleburne County | 1 |
| Scott County | 1 |
| Madison County | 1 |
| Ashley County | 1 |
Mines by kind
| Kind | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Stone | 99 |
| Sand and gravel | 36 |
| Nonmetal | 17 |
| Metal | 5 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Crushed, broken limestone | 36 | 22.2% |
| Construction sand and gravel | 33 | 20.4% |
| Crushed, broken sandstone | 22 | 13.6% |
| Crushed, broken stone | 18 | 11.1% |
| Dimension stone | 9 | 5.6% |
| Crushed, broken granite | 6 | 3.7% |
| Quartz, crystal | 6 | 3.7% |
| Sand, industrial | 6 | 3.7% |
| Aluminum ore-bauxite | 3 | 1.9% |
| Dimension limestone | 3 | 1.9% |
| Sand, common | 3 | 1.9% |
| Fire clay | 2 | 1.2% |
| Dimension sandstone | 2 | 1.2% |
| Cement | 1 | 0.6% |
| Alumina | 1 | 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 | 806 | 175 | $415,883 | 46 |
| 2023 | 1,026 | 228 | $501,930 | 49 |
| 2024 | 936 | 170 | $836,364 | 44 |
| 2025 | 972 | 145 | $467,090 | 51 |
| 2026 | 830 | 131 | $590,268 | 43 |
Standards cited most at mines in Arkansas
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 | 493 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 349 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 319 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 226 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 181 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 173 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 167 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 154 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 151 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 145 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 122 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 115 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 106 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 104 |
| 30 CFR 56.11002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 64 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Arkansas
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 4 |
| Permanent disability | 4 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 139 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 86 |
What the accident reports at mines in Arkansas describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 81 |
| Slip or fall of person | 47 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 30 |
| Machinery | 30 |
| Powered haulage | 15 |
| Other | 15 |
| Fire | 6 |
| Stepping or kneeling on object | 4 |
| Disorders (physical agents) | 3 |
| Nonpowered haulage | 3 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Arkansas
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 34 |
| Crusher | 10 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 10 |
| Front-end loader | 8 |
| Forklift | 6 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 5 |
| Machine | 5 |
| Conveyor | 5 |
| Screen | 5 |
| Bulldozer | 4 |
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.