Mines in Idaho: 263 open mines and MSHA citations
MSHA lists 263 open mines in Idaho, run by 164 operators and employing 2,482 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 2,951 citations and orders there with $1,160,488 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 265 injury or illness cases, 1 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Peak Sand & Gravel Inc; DeAtley Crushing Co; H & B Crushing LLC. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 263
- Operators
- 164
- Employees
- 2,482
- Intermittent
- 152
- Active
- 88
- Temporarily Idled
- 12
- NonProducing
- 7
- New Mine
- 4
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 13
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 2,951
- Significant and substantial
- 485 (16.4%)
- Closure orders
- 54
- High negligence or reckless
- 270
- Proposed penalties
- $1,160,488
- Amount paid so far
- $921,345
- Inspections
- 2,116
- Inspector hours on site
- 14,649
- Citations per inspection
- 1.39 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 312
- Injury and illness cases
- 265
- Fatalities
- 1
- Latest MSHA record
- November 3, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Idaho
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
Operators with the most citations in Idaho
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galena | U.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc. | Shoshone County, ID | Silver ore | 248 | 393 |
| Lucky Friday | Hecla Mining Company | Shoshone County, ID | Silver ore | 445 | 154 |
| Bear River Zeolite Company | Bear River Zeolite Company | Franklin County, ID | Zeolites | 13 | 85 |
| Ida-Ore | Ida-Ore Mining, LLC | Jerome County, ID | Zeolites | 9 | 68 |
| Smoky Canyon Mine | J R Simplot Company | Caribou County, ID | Phosphate rock | 235 | 61 |
| Malad Plant | Hess Pumice Products Inc | Oneida County, ID | Pumice | 74 | 53 |
| Rock Force 1 | Premier LLC | Ada County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 48 |
| Idavue Minerals LLC | Idavue Minerals LLC | Clark County, ID | Dimension limestone | 9 | 44 |
| Bunker Hill Mine | Silver Valley Metals Corp. | Shoshone County, ID | Lead-zinc ore | 106 | 38 |
| Treasure Canyon Mill #2 | Treasure Canyon Calcium Company | Franklin County, ID | Crushed, broken limestone | 14 | 34 |
| The Crusher | Avail Valley Construction-ID, LLC | Teton County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 34 |
| Severance | Severance Sand & Gravel Inc. | Boise County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 34 |
| Crusher and Wash Plant 587 | Sunroc Corporation | Bannock County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 34 |
| Golden Chest Mine | Idaho Strategic Resources Inc | Shoshone County, ID | Gold ore | 37 | 33 |
| Liberty | Premier LLC | Ada County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 33 |
| Cedar Rapids Crusher | Edstrom Construction | Madison County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 32 |
| Freedom | Premier LLC | Idaho County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 30 |
| Thompson Creek Mine | Thompson Creek Mining Company | Custer County, ID | Molybdenum ore | 233 | 28 |
| Parker's Sand & Gravel Inc | Parker's Sand & Gravel Inc | Fremont County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 27 |
| TMC Contractors, Inc. | TMC Contractors, Inc. | Bonneville County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 26 |
| Camas Gravel Crusher #1 | Camas Gravel Company | Idaho County, ID | Crushed, broken stone | 6 | 25 |
| 3805 Cone Crushing Plant 209 Pit | Suncore Construction and Materials | Bingham County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 24 |
| Plant #8 | DeAtley Crushing Co | Canyon County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 23 | 23 |
| Plant 1 | Mickelsen Construction, Inc | Bannock County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 23 |
| CR4 | Lurre Construction | Ada County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 23 |
| Portable Crusher No. 4 | Seubert Excavators Inc | Valley County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 11 | 22 |
| Heath Lake Pit | Lake Pre-Mix Inc | Bonner County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 22 |
| Quality Sand & Gravel, Inc | Quality Sand & Gravel, Inc. | Canyon County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 22 |
| Plant #1 | DeAtley Crushing Co | Nez Perce County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 21 |
| Portable Crusher 134 | H-K Contractors Inc | Fremont County, ID | Crushed, broken stone | 7 | 21 |
| 3705 Canyon Creek #2 | JDB3 LLC DBA Dodge Boys Excavation | Elmore County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 21 |
| Wrights Creek Mine | Hess Pumice Products Inc | Oneida County, ID | Pumice | 17 | 20 |
| Bateman Plant 2 | Bateman Bros. Construction Inc | Bonneville County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 20 |
| Eagle Impactor/Wash Plant | Ok Gravel Works | Valley County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 20 |
| Mountain Home Highway District | Mountain Home Highway District | Elmore County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 19 |
| East River | Rhodehouse Construction | Jefferson County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 19 |
| CR3 | Lurre Construction | Canyon County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 19 |
| Plant #2 | DeAtley Crushing Co | Nez Perce County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 18 |
| Igt Sand and Gravel | Idaho Grading and Trucking, L.L.C. | Ada County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 18 |
| Crusher #1 | Knife River Corporation Mountain West | Ada County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 18 |
| Portable Crusher 133 | H-K Contractors Inc | Bonneville County, ID | Crushed, broken sandstone | 5 | 18 |
| 3XL Sand & Gravel LLC | 3XL Sand & Gravel LLC | Bear Lake County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 18 |
| Plant #2 | H & B Crushing LLC | Ada County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 17 |
| Horrocks Ready | Pocatello Ready Mix, Inc. | Bingham County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 17 |
| Plant #3 | DeAtley Crushing Co | Nez Perce County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 16 |
| Idaho Cobalt Operation | Jervois Mining USA Limited | Lemhi County, ID | Cobalt ore | 8 | 16 |
| Crusher #5 | Wood's Crushing & Hauling Inc | Bonner County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 16 |
| Thornton | Walters Ready Mix Inc | Madison County, ID | Sand, industrial | 2 | 16 |
| Shelley Pit | Valley Ready Mix Inc | Bonneville County, ID | Sand, industrial | 2 | 16 |
| Valley Ready Mix Inc | Valley Ready Mix Inc | Bonneville County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 15 |
| Ransbottom Pit | Ransbottom Rock LLC | Franklin County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 15 |
| Hardrock Portable | Hardrock Inc | Benewah County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 15 |
| Plant 1 | Western Construction of Lewiston, Inc | Nez Perce County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 15 |
| Plant 2 | Western Construction of Lewiston, Inc | Nez Perce County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 15 |
| Walker Sand & Gravel | Arizona Materials | Blaine County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 14 |
| New Jersey Mill | Idaho Strategic Resources Inc | Shoshone County, ID | Gold ore | 9 | 14 |
| Darlington Mine | US Calcium LLC | Custer County, ID | Crushed, broken limestone | 6 | 14 |
| Plant 4 | Western Construction of Lewiston, Inc | Clearwater County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 14 |
| River City Red E Mix LLC | River City Red E Mix LLC | Lemhi County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 14 |
| Twin Rivers | Wink Inc. | Boundary County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 14 |
| Plant #4 | H & B Crushing LLC | Ada County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 14 |
| Dixie River Pit | Sunroc Corporation | Canyon County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 14 |
| Teton Pit | Walters Ready Mix Inc | Madison County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 14 |
| Driggs Pit | Walters Ready Mix Inc | Teton County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 14 |
| Caribou County Portable Crusher | Caribou County Road & Bridge | Caribou County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 13 |
| Action Gravel Enterprises LLC | Action Gravel Enterprises LLC | Teton County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 13 |
| Plant #3 | H & B Crushing LLC | Ada County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 13 |
| Rocky Mountain Quartzite Quarry | Northern Stone Supply Inc | Cassia County, ID | Dimension stone | 12 | 12 |
| Treasure Canyon Quarry #2 | Treasure Canyon Calcium Company | Franklin County, ID | Crushed, broken limestone | 8 | 12 |
| Plant #1 | Peak Sand & Gravel Inc | Bonner County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 12 |
| Portable Plant #1 | Rambo Crushing Company | Canyon County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 12 |
| Portable Crusher | Rock Contractors Inc | Canyon County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 12 |
| Glendale Portable Plant #2 | Glendale Construction Inc | Blaine County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| 3848 Cedar Rapids RC2 | Sunroc Corporation | Bingham County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| The Pit | The Pit, LLC | Franklin County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| Little Mountain Gravel Pit | Bridger Rock, LLC | Franklin County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| New Acers | Clayton's Calcium Inc | Payette County, ID | Misc. nonmetallic mnls. | 5 | 11 |
| Plant #7 | H & B Crushing LLC | Ada County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 11 |
| Portable Plant | Gale Lim Construction LLC | Bingham County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 11 |
| Hilltop Rock Sand & Gravel | Hilltop Rock Sand & Gravel LLC | Payette County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 11 |
| Plant 4 | Mickelsen Construction, Inc | Bonneville County, ID | Sand, industrial | 2 | 11 |
| Portable #1 | Kapp Construction & Development | Oneida County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 11 |
| Crescent Mine | Crescent Silver L.L.C. | Shoshone County, ID | Silver ore | 30 | 10 |
| Golden Eagle | Greyhound Mine & Milling, Inc. | Ada County, ID | Gold ore | 6 | 10 |
| Walters Ready Mix Incorporated | Walters Ready Mix Inc | Madison County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 10 |
| Birch Creek | Lone Pine Natural Stone, LLC | Cassia County, ID | Dimension stone | 5 | 10 |
| Bingham County Portable Plant | Bingham County Road & Bridge | Bingham County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 10 |
| Landon Excavating Plant #1 | Landon Excavating Inc | Bonneville County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 10 |
| Imc Pocatello Portable Screening Plant | Idaho Materials & Construction | Bannock County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 10 |
| Moulton Yard | Star Stone Quarries | Cassia County, ID | Dimension stone | 12 | 9 |
| Plant 3 | Western Construction of Lewiston, Inc | Clearwater County, ID | Crushed, broken stone | 10 | 9 |
| Kloepfer PP No 1 | Kloepfer Inc | Minidoka County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 9 |
| Portable 2 | Rock Contractors Inc | Canyon County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 9 |
| Crusher #2 | Wood's Crushing & Hauling Inc | Boundary County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 9 |
| Plant 4 | Kloepfer Inc | Minidoka County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 9 |
| Screen Deck | Edstrom Construction | Fremont County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 9 |
| Lucky Ben Mine | Sidney Resources Corporation | Idaho County, ID | Gold ore | 0 | 9 |
| Notus Pit Boise River Road | Sunroc Corporation | Ada County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 8 |
| Wash Plant 2 | Knife River Corporation Mountain West | Ada County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 8 |
| Hiraya Charcoal | Hiraya Enterprise LLC | Cassia County, ID | Dimension stone | 4 | 8 |
Counties
| County | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Ada County | 24 |
| Bonner County | 18 |
| Canyon County | 17 |
| Bonneville County | 16 |
| Cassia County | 12 |
| Idaho County | 12 |
| Nez Perce County | 11 |
| Franklin County | 9 |
| Kootenai County | 9 |
| Shoshone County | 8 |
| Lemhi County | 7 |
| Gem County | 7 |
| Caribou County | 7 |
| Owyhee County | 6 |
| Valley County | 6 |
| Minidoka County | 6 |
| Bear Lake County | 6 |
| Bingham County | 6 |
| Madison County | 5 |
| Custer County | 5 |
| Bannock County | 5 |
| Fremont County | 5 |
| Payette County | 5 |
| Teton County | 5 |
| Boundary County | 4 |
| Blaine County | 4 |
| Washington County | 4 |
| Elmore County | 4 |
| Clearwater County | 4 |
| Jerome County | 4 |
| Oneida County | 3 |
| Jefferson County | 3 |
| Boise County | 3 |
| Gooding County | 3 |
| Clark County | 2 |
| Latah County | 2 |
| Adams County | 2 |
| Benewah County | 2 |
| Butte County | 1 |
| Twin Falls County | 1 |
Mines by kind
| Kind | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Sand and gravel | 178 |
| Stone | 45 |
| Metal | 19 |
| Nonmetal | 17 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Construction sand and gravel | 178 | 67.7% |
| Crushed, broken stone | 19 | 7.2% |
| Gold ore | 9 | 3.4% |
| Dimension stone | 7 | 2.7% |
| Silver ore | 6 | 2.3% |
| Crushed, broken basalt | 6 | 2.3% |
| Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 1.9% |
| Pumice | 4 | 1.5% |
| Sand, industrial | 4 | 1.5% |
| Phosphate rock | 3 | 1.1% |
| Zeolites | 3 | 1.1% |
| Misc. nonmetallic mnls. | 2 | 0.8% |
| Lead-zinc ore | 1 | 0.4% |
| Tungsten ore | 1 | 0.4% |
| Molybdenum ore | 1 | 0.4% |
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 | 443 | 67 | $127,274 | 46 |
| 2023 | 467 | 90 | $234,000 | 50 |
| 2024 | 701 | 92 | $200,873 | 59 |
| 2025 | 724 | 128 | $453,378 | 58 |
| 2026 | 616 | 108 | $144,963 | 52 |
Standards cited most at mines in Idaho
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 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 299 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 204 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 187 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 144 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 107 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 89 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 83 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 68 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 63 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 62 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 61 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 60 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 54 |
| 30 CFR 57.12028 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 40 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 35 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Idaho
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 1 |
| Permanent disability | 5 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 123 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 136 |
What the accident reports at mines in Idaho describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 75 |
| Slip or fall of person | 52 |
| Machinery | 47 |
| Hoisting | 37 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 27 |
| Powered haulage | 20 |
| Fall of roof or back | 17 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 11 |
| Fire | 6 |
| Disorders (physical agents) | 5 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Idaho
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Elevator | 38 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 29 |
| Rock drill | 15 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 12 |
| Front-end loader | 7 |
| Rock or roof bolting machine | 6 |
| Forklift | 6 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 6 |
| Shovel | 6 |
| Load-haul-dump | 5 |
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.