Mines in Nevada: 241 open mines and MSHA citations
MSHA lists 241 open mines in Nevada, run by 137 operators and employing 13,142 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 9,278 citations and orders there with $6,946,404 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 1,007 injury or illness cases, 8 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Nevada Gold Mines LLC; H E Hunewill Construction Company Inc; Las Vegas Paving Corp.. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 241
- Operators
- 137
- Employees
- 13,142
- Active
- 135
- Intermittent
- 86
- Temporarily Idled
- 12
- NonProducing
- 8
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 10
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 9,278
- Significant and substantial
- 976 (10.5%)
- Closure orders
- 201
- High negligence or reckless
- 556
- Proposed penalties
- $6,946,404
- Amount paid so far
- $5,760,321
- Inspections
- 3,412
- Inspector hours on site
- 44,044
- Citations per inspection
- 2.72 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 1,153
- Injury and illness cases
- 1,007
- Fatalities
- 8
- Latest MSHA record
- November 4, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Nevada
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
Operators with the most citations in Nevada
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turquoise Ridge | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Humboldt County, NV | Gold ore | 455 | 848 |
| Meikle Mine | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Eureka County, NV | Gold ore | 605 | 808 |
| Leeville | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Eureka County, NV | Gold ore | 552 | 617 |
| Mill/Autoclave Operations | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Eureka County, NV | Gold ore | 277 | 327 |
| Cortez District-Underground | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Eureka County, NV | Gold ore | 360 | 314 |
| Goldrush | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Eureka County, NV | Gold ore | 351 | 264 |
| Pete Bajo | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Eureka County, NV | Gold ore | 167 | 253 |
| South Area | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Eureka County, NV | Gold ore | 1,200 | 226 |
| Smoky Valley Common Operations | Round Mountain Gold Corporation | Nye County, NV | Gold ore | 698 | 203 |
| Roaster Operations | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Eureka County, NV | Gold ore | 153 | 200 |
| Cortez District | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Lander County, NV | Gold ore | 974 | 188 |
| Phoenix Mine | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Lander County, NV | Gold ore | 495 | 169 |
| Robinson Operation | Robinson Nevada Mining Company | White Pine County, NV | Copper ore | 612 | 158 |
| Bald Mountain Mine | KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. | White Pine County, NV | Gold ore | 530 | 152 |
| Exodus | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Eureka County, NV | Gold ore | 116 | 150 |
| Martin Marietta, Gabbs Mine | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Nye County, NV | Industrial inorg. chemicals | 115 | 144 |
| Anthem 1 | Anthem Copper LLC | Lyon County, NV | Copper ore | 95 | 129 |
| Lone Mountain Pit | Nevada Ready Mix Corp | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 36 | 127 |
| Rochester Mine | Coeur Rochester, Inc. | Pershing County, NV | Silver ore | 290 | 123 |
| Nevada Cement Co Cement Plant | Nevada Cement Company | Lyon County, NV | Cement | 123 | 121 |
| Marigold Mine | Marigold Mining Co | Humboldt County, NV | Gold ore | 304 | 109 |
| Apex Quarry and Plant | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Clark County, NV | Lime | 115 | 103 |
| Twin Creeks Mine | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Humboldt County, NV | Gold ore | 450 | 102 |
| El Nino | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Eureka County, NV | Gold ore | 69 | 95 |
| Amrize Sloan Quarry #1001 | Aggregate Industries SWR, Inc. | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 60 | 95 |
| Blue Diamond Hill | Gypsum Resources LLC | Clark County, NV | Gypsum | 49 | 93 |
| Mill 6 | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Eureka County, NV | Gold ore | 130 | 92 |
| Dayton Materials | 3D Concrete LLC | Lyon County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 78 |
| Genesis | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Eureka County, NV | Gold ore | 250 | 73 |
| Goldstrike Mine | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Eureka County, NV | Gold ore | 390 | 64 |
| Pilot Peak | Graymont Western US Inc | Elko County, NV | Lime | 74 | 64 |
| Manhattan Gulch | Manhattan Gulch, LLC | Nye County, NV | Gold ore | 1 | 64 |
| Morales Gravel Pit | Morales Construction Inc. | Nye County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 58 |
| Jerritt Canyon Mill | Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC | Elko County, NV | Gold ore | 48 | 57 |
| Spanish Springs Quarry | Western Nevada Materials | Washoe County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 14 | 55 |
| Lasm-2095 | Monarch Mountain Minerals & Aggregates, LLC | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 54 |
| Wulfenstein Pit | Wulfenstein Construction Company Inc | Nye County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 17 | 52 |
| Empire Mine | Empire Mining Co., LLC | Pershing County, NV | Gypsum | 40 | 49 |
| Shenandoah Mill | Wulfenstein Aggregates LLC | Churchill County, NV | Zeolites | 8 | 48 |
| Blue Diamond Crusher | Las Vegas Paving Corp. | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 20 | 46 |
| Iws BRQ | Spec Aggregates | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 23 | 45 |
| Colado Plant | U.S. Silica Company, LLC | Pershing County, NV | Diatomaceous earth (diatomite) | 140 | 42 |
| Eldorado | Desert Deco Rock Inc | Clark County, NV | Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 42 |
| Walker Lane Mining LLC (Rawhide) | Walker Lane Mining LLC | Mineral County, NV | Gold ore | 67 | 41 |
| Solo Mountain | Spec Aggregates | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 41 |
| Beatty | Rock Pros USA | Nye County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 40 |
| Nelson Gold Rush | Nevada Rock LLC | Clark County, NV | Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 39 |
| Moapa Pit | American Eagle Ready Mix | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 12 | 38 |
| Clark Operations | U.S. Silica Company, LLC | Storey County, NV | Diatomaceous earth (diatomite) | 62 | 37 |
| Lake View Quarry | CalPortland Company | Clark County, NV | Gypsum | 5 | 37 |
| Grefco Mine & Mill | Grefco Minerals LLC | Nye County, NV | Diatomaceous earth (diatomite) | 15 | 36 |
| Wci Lone Mountain Pit | Wells Cargo Inc | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 36 |
| Chase-3cp | Chase Crushing LLC | Clark County, NV | Crushed, broken stone | 3 | 36 |
| Florida Canyon Mine | Florida Canyon Mining Inc. | Pershing County, NV | Gold ore | 300 | 35 |
| Rilite Aggregate | Rilite Aggregate | Washoe County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 34 |
| Cedar Rapids-Crusher | Jim Wilkin Trucking & Redi-Mix | White Pine County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 34 |
| Amargosa Quarry and Plant | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Nye County, NV | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 47 | 33 |
| Trico Pit | Gopher Construction Inc | Storey County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 33 |
| Cind R Lite Cinder Cone Mine | Allied Building Materials Inc / Cind R Lite Block | Nye County, NV | Pumice | 5 | 33 |
| Borealis Mine | Borealis Mining Company, LLC | Mineral County, NV | Gold ore | 8 | 32 |
| Pahrump Community Pit And Mill | Wulfenstein Aggregates LLC | Nye County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 32 |
| Werdco Apex | Apex Materials LLC. | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 32 |
| Money Pit Mine | SNL Sand LLC | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 28 |
| Apex 410 | Las Vegas Paving Corp. | Clark County, NV | Crushed, broken limestone | 7 | 28 |
| Gold Bar | McEwen Mining Nevada, Inc | Eureka County, NV | Gold ore | 30 | 27 |
| Pabco Gypsum Apex Quarry | Pabco Building Products LLC | Clark County, NV | Gypsum | 17 | 27 |
| Lone Mountain Pit | Las Vegas Paving Corp. | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 15 | 27 |
| Heart of Nature | Abm Mining, LLC | Esmeralda County, NV | Potassium compounds | 3 | 27 |
| Granite Creek Mine | Osgood Mining Company, LLC | Humboldt County, NV | Gold ore | 125 | 26 |
| Isabella Pearl Mine | Walker Lane Minerals Corp | Mineral County, NV | Gold ore | 57 | 26 |
| Moapa Plant | Las Vegas Paving Corp. | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 26 |
| Battle Mountain Grinding Plant | M-I L L C | Lander County, NV | Barite barium ore | 13 | 25 |
| Mesquite NV BLM Pit | BJ Rees's Enterprise | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 11 | 24 |
| Sierra Stone Quarry | All-Lite Materials | Storey County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 24 |
| Apex Landfill | Las Vegas Paving Corp. | Clark County, NV | Crushed, broken stone | 22 | 23 |
| Copper Rose | Desert Deco Rock Inc | Clark County, NV | Dimension stone | 4 | 23 |
| Pan Mine | GRP Pan LLC | White Pine County, NV | Gold ore | 54 | 22 |
| Ames Backfill Portable Crusher | Ames Construction Inc | Eureka County, NV | Sand, common | 10 | 22 |
| Twin Underground | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Humboldt County, NV | Gold ore | 8 | 22 |
| Apex 40 | Las Vegas Paving Corp. | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 22 |
| Rainbow Quarries | Las Vegas Rock Inc | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 22 |
| Arturo | Nevada Gold Mines LLC | Eureka County, NV | Gold ore | 4 | 22 |
| Apex Portable 1 | Apex Materials LLC. | Clark County, NV | Agate | 2 | 22 |
| Jean Plant | Robertson's Ready Mix Ltd | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 11 | 21 |
| Vega-Portable Crusher #1 | Vega Construction & Trucking, LLC | Elko County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 21 |
| Arcosa Adams Claim #1850 | Acg Materials | Lyon County, NV | Gypsum | 83 | 19 |
| Dmi Osino Barite Mill | Drilling Minerals Industries, LLC | Elko County, NV | Barite barium ore | 12 | 19 |
| Jericho Quarry | CTC Crushing LLC | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 19 |
| Pole Line Pit & Mill | Boulder Sand and Gravel, Inc. | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 18 |
| Fernley Operations | U.S. Silica Company, LLC | Churchill County, NV | Diatomaceous earth (diatomite) | 57 | 17 |
| Mustang Quarry | Q&D Construction LLC | Washoe County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 17 |
| Columbia Gold Mines Ltd | Columbia Gold Mines Ltd | Esmeralda County, NV | Gold ore | 2 | 17 |
| Hollister Mine | Klondex Hollister Mine Inc. | Elko County, NV | Gold ore | 0 | 17 |
| 817 Crusher Plant | VT Construction LLC | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 16 |
| Black Mountain | Gopher Construction Inc | Churchill County, NV | Sand, industrial | 4 | 16 |
| Gamebird Pit | Wulfenstein Construction Company Inc | Nye County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 16 |
| Boehler Pit | Staker & Parson Companies | Elko County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 15 |
| Mel Clark Inc. | Mel Clark Inc. | Clark County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 15 |
| Colado Mine | U.S. Silica Company, LLC | Pershing County, NV | Diatomaceous earth (diatomite) | 36 | 14 |
| Portable #2 | Progressive Contracting Inc | Elko County, NV | Barite barium ore | 10 | 14 |
Counties
| County | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Clark County | 42 |
| Lyon County | 28 |
| Humboldt County | 28 |
| Elko County | 25 |
| Nye County | 22 |
| Eureka County | 21 |
| Washoe County | 11 |
| Pershing County | 10 |
| Churchill County | 10 |
| Lander County | 8 |
| White Pine County | 7 |
| Carson City | 7 |
| Storey County | 6 |
| Mineral County | 6 |
| Esmeralda County | 6 |
| Lincoln County | 2 |
| Douglas County | 2 |
Mines by kind
| Kind | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Sand and gravel | 109 |
| Metal | 63 |
| Nonmetal | 49 |
| Stone | 19 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Construction sand and gravel | 96 | 39.8% |
| Gold ore | 56 | 23.2% |
| Sand, common | 13 | 5.4% |
| Crushed, broken stone | 9 | 3.7% |
| Sand, industrial | 9 | 3.7% |
| Barite barium ore | 8 | 3.3% |
| Gypsum | 6 | 2.5% |
| Diatomaceous earth (diatomite) | 6 | 2.5% |
| Gemstones | 5 | 2.1% |
| Copper ore | 3 | 1.2% |
| Lime | 2 | 0.8% |
| Crushed, broken sandstone | 2 | 0.8% |
| Perlite | 2 | 0.8% |
| Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 2 | 0.8% |
| Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 0.8% |
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 | 1,423 | 172 | $1,176,915 | 218 |
| 2023 | 1,776 | 205 | $1,440,237 | 203 |
| 2024 | 2,001 | 195 | $1,124,761 | 191 |
| 2025 | 2,401 | 258 | $1,833,494 | 182 |
| 2026 | 1,677 | 146 | $1,370,997 | 213 |
Standards cited most at mines in Nevada
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 57.3360 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 536 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 476 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 417 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 331 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 313 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 217 |
| 30 CFR 57.3200 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 215 |
| 30 CFR 56.4104 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 211 |
| 30 CFR 56.4102 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 210 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 209 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 207 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 192 |
| 30 CFR 57.14100 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 188 |
| 30 CFR 57.11001 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 183 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 179 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Nevada
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 8 |
| Permanent disability | 15 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 629 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 355 |
What the accident reports at mines in Nevada describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 324 |
| Slip or fall of person | 238 |
| Machinery | 110 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 94 |
| Powered haulage | 89 |
| Other | 65 |
| Hoisting | 58 |
| Fall of roof or back | 37 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 29 |
| Fire | 17 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Nevada
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 100 |
| Elevator | 62 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 50 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 37 |
| Carriage-mounted drills | 34 |
| Front-end loader | 30 |
| Trucks | 28 |
| Forklift | 19 |
| Bulldozer | 14 |
| Shovel | 13 |
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.