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Mines in Wyoming: 234 open mines and MSHA citations

MSHA lists 234 open mines in Wyoming, run by 121 operators and employing 7,480 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 7,364 citations and orders there with $4,646,820 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 678 injury or illness cases, 2 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Croell, Inc.; Black Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability Co; JTL Group, Inc.. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.

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Open mines
234
Operators
121
Employees
7,480
Intermittent
91
Active
77
Temporarily Idled
60
New Mine
5
NonProducing
1
Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
12
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
7,364
Significant and substantial
1,032 (14.0%)
Closure orders
74
High negligence or reckless
458
Proposed penalties
$4,646,820
Amount paid so far
$3,677,706
Inspections
3,343
Inspector hours on site
52,530
Citations per inspection
2.20 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports
858
Injury and illness cases
678
Fatalities
2
Latest MSHA record
November 5, 2026

Operators with the most open mines in Wyoming

Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.

OperatorOpen minesEmployeesCitations since 2022Proposed penaltiesInjury cases
Croell, Inc.1355113$21,1458
Black Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability Co878224$68,43841
JTL Group, Inc.73291$33,7665
Wyo-Ben, Inc615783$17,01831
Melgaard Construction Company Inc.62226$4,0370
American Colloid Company Mineral Group5199136$45,40635
Sunroc Corporation51837$5,6971
Mobile Concrete Inc51330$6,9980
Quality Agg & Construction Inc51310$1,5720
Bentonite Performance Minerals, LLC421372$12,81211
Avail Valley Construction-WY, LLC41671$47,9851
Big Horn Redi-Mix Inc41235$15,2760
383 Construction LLC4729$4,5740
Mullinax Inc41319$4,6151
Searle Brothers Construction Company499$1,3490
Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC3645157$77,69720
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.35554$18,3345
Wagner Ranch Services, LLC3811$1,6450
E-Cubed Industries, LLC.3810$1,6990
Wyoming Earthmoving Corporation3166$1,1490
Kart LLC362$2980
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC2444465$402,02252
Eagle Specialty Materials LLC2472326$204,65035
Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC2276251$117,87321
Western Proppants, LLC225165$185,75111
Tolsa Wyoming Bentonite Corp.2985$56,8921
B & B Enterprises LLC21339$20,2091
Colorado Lien Company25837$7,4539
Frost Rock Products Company2533$8,1860
Simon Contractors21031$5,1735
Evans Construction Company21425$7,2653
Black Hills Lignite a Limited Liability Co21119$13,4720
Ellingford Brothers Inc2417$4,0800
Reed's Redi Mix LLC2315$2,4340
The Stone Yard, LLC2515$3,7380
Wyoming Construction Materials2415$2,9730
Carlat Construction, Inc.2413$1,8871
Certainteed Gypsum and Ceiling Manufacturing Inc2712$2,0980
High Country Construction, Inc.2812$1,7822
G & L Water2410$1,9130
H. B. Lee Construction Co., Inc.289$1,3290
Nowood Construction Inc265$7470
Prism Logistics, LLC245$1,1730
Brutill Construction, Inc254$5800
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company263$4531
Artery Construction, Inc.260$00
We Soda Alkali, LLC1815996$875,59989
American Soda LLC1449804$396,22641
Tata Chemicals Soda Ash Partners LLC1539626$287,54038
Peabody Powder River Mining LLC11,207593$824,44986
Sisecam Wyoming, LLC1437345$122,74111
Mountain Cement Company LLC1127217$207,82431
Buckskin Mining Company1120130$114,9308
Kemmerer Operations, LLC1155108$100,54227
Black Hills Energy15345$13,6064
Tongue River Stone Inc1332$8,3790
War Roustabout Service Inc1429$13,9180
Black Butte Coal Company15923$8,0226
Meadow Canyon Ready Mix Inc1123$7,9210
Mountain Star Products LLC.1222$6,5080
Mountain Construction Company11321$21,9251
New Era Petroleum, Inc.1321$3,3810
Russell Construction Company1320$2,9210
Powder River Proppants, LLC11019$11,2894
Arizona Materials1918$4,1651
World Earth Minerals, Inc.1318$15,3510
Asphalt Specialties Co Inc1817$6,0901
B&M Sand and Gravel1317$3,4920
2 M Construction Inc1816$5,5532
Bridger Coal Company116016$4,89512
Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC11714$2,8641
River View Sand and Gravel1314$2,3810
Timberline Aggregates, LLC.1614$1,9090
Western Fuels-Wyoming Inc16714$4,6992
Dave'S Asphalt Company1312$1,7740
71 Construction1211$2,7870
Wyoming Sand Company LLC1311$2,4680
Cumberland Gap Hearthstone Inc.1510$1,8031
Stacey Maxfield Construction Inc1210$1,9400
Powers Excavating, Inc.129$1,3610
Teletractors Inc129$1,3050
Cowboy Gravel Inc.147$1,0740
Iron Creek Services, LLC147$00
Koch Construction, Inc127$6280
Loudwire Minerals, LLC126$9840
3J Trucking LLC145$7570
Rocky Mountain Sand & Gravel, LLC135$7550
Campbell County Road & Bridge Department104$5420
E H Oftedal & Sons Inc124$7980
C & H Excavation LLC153$3020
Lee Sand and Gravel, Inc123$6500
Peak Gravel LLC113$1,3100
Laramie County Public Works132$2981
New Sunrise, LLC112$2940
P E Grosch Construction Inc132$2800
Powder River Sand and Gravel102$2940
3R Farm and Ranch, LLC161$1510
Alexander Construction Company131$1330
C&B Sand and Gravel151$1510
Dark Horse Trucking Inc.121$1510

Operators with the most citations in Wyoming

Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.

OperatorOpen minesEmployeesCitations since 2022Proposed penaltiesInjury cases
We Soda Alkali, LLC1815996$875,59989
American Soda LLC1449804$396,22641
Tata Chemicals Soda Ash Partners LLC1539626$287,54038
Peabody Powder River Mining LLC11,207593$824,44986
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC2444465$402,02252
Sisecam Wyoming, LLC1437345$122,74111
Eagle Specialty Materials LLC2472326$204,65035
Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC2276251$117,87321
Black Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability Co878224$68,43841
Mountain Cement Company LLC1127217$207,82431
Western Proppants, LLC225165$185,75111
Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC3645157$77,69720
American Colloid Company Mineral Group5199136$45,40635
Buckskin Mining Company1120130$114,9308
Croell, Inc.1355113$21,1458
Kemmerer Operations, LLC1155108$100,54227
JTL Group, Inc.73291$33,7665
Tolsa Wyoming Bentonite Corp.2985$56,8921
Wyo-Ben, Inc615783$17,01831
Bentonite Performance Minerals, LLC421372$12,81211
Avail Valley Construction-WY, LLC41671$47,9851
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.35554$18,3345
Black Hills Energy15345$13,6064
B & B Enterprises LLC21339$20,2091
Sunroc Corporation51837$5,6971
Colorado Lien Company25837$7,4539
Big Horn Redi-Mix Inc41235$15,2760
Frost Rock Products Company2533$8,1860
Tongue River Stone Inc1332$8,3790
Simon Contractors21031$5,1735

Mines with the most citations

Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.

MineOperatorCountyMain commodityEmployeesCitations since 2022
We Soda @ WestvacoWe Soda Alkali, LLCSweetwater County, WYTrona815996
American Soda LLCAmerican Soda LLCSweetwater County, WYTrona449804
Tata Chemicals MineTata Chemicals Soda Ash Partners LLCSweetwater County, WYTrona539626
North Antelope Rochelle MinePeabody Powder River Mining LLCCampbell County, WYCoal (bituminous)1,207593
Black ThunderThunder Basin Coal Company LLCCampbell County, WYCoal (bituminous)408394
Big Island Mine & RefinerySisecam Wyoming, LLCSweetwater County, WYTrona437345
Mountain Cement CompanyMountain Cement Company LLCAlbany County, WYCement127217
Belle Ayr MineEagle Specialty Materials LLCCampbell County, WYCoal (bituminous)240207
Western Proppants Facility #1Western Proppants, LLCGoshen County, WYSand, industrial21164
Caballo MinePeabody Caballo Mining, LLCCampbell County, WYCoal (bituminous)163131
Buckskin MineBuckskin Mining CompanyCampbell County, WYCoal (bituminous)120130
Rawhide MinePeabody Caballo Mining, LLCCampbell County, WYCoal (bituminous)113120
Eagle Butte MineEagle Specialty Materials LLCCampbell County, WYCoal (bituminous)232119
Kemmerer MineKemmerer Operations, LLCLincoln County, WYCoal (bituminous)155108
Tolsa Wyoming Bentonite PlantTolsa Wyoming Bentonite Corp.Natrona County, WYBentonite885
Cordero Rojo MineNavajo Transitional Energy Company, LLCCampbell County, WYCoal (bituminous)21579
Antelope Coal MineNavajo Transitional Energy Company, LLCConverse County, WYCoal (bituminous)43078
Coal Creek MineThunder Basin Coal Company LLCCampbell County, WYCoal (bituminous)3671
Mills PlantBlack Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability CoNatrona County, WYBentonite2054
Lovell MillAmerican Colloid Company Mineral GroupBig Horn County, WYBentonite4452
Star Pit #1JTL Group, Inc.Laramie County, WYConstruction sand and gravel950
Wyodak MineBlack Hills EnergyCampbell County, WYCoal (bituminous)5345
Belle/Colony MineAmerican Colloid Company Mineral GroupCrook County, WYBentonite7741
Avail Valley Construction-WY LLCAvail Valley Construction-WY, LLCLincoln County, WYConstruction sand and gravel839
Magnet Cove MillWyo-Ben, IncBig Horn County, WYBentonite3635
BPM Colony MillBentonite Performance Minerals, LLCCrook County, WYBentonite7034
Granite Canyon QuarryMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.Laramie County, WYCrushed, broken granite4234
Kaycee MineBlack Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability CoJohnson County, WYBentonite1333
Crusher #1Frost Rock Products CompanyBig Horn County, WYConstruction sand and gravel333
Tongue River Stone IncTongue River Stone IncSheridan County, WYCrushed, broken stone332
Casper PlantBlack Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability CoNatrona County, WYBentonite1230
Tensleep MineBlack Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability CoWashakie County, WYBentonite830
Crusher #1Simon ContractorsLaramie County, WYCrushed, broken stone730
War CrusherWar Roustabout Service IncHot Springs County, WYConstruction sand and gravel429
BPM Lovell MillBentonite Performance Minerals, LLCBig Horn County, WYBentonite6227
Wyoming Lime ProductsColorado Lien CompanyPark County, WYLime1526
Thornton PlantBlack Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability CoWeston County, WYBentonite126
West Wash Plant #10Croell, Inc.Laramie County, WYConstruction sand and gravel524
Black Butte And Leucite Hills MinesBlack Butte Coal CompanySweetwater County, WYCoal (bituminous)5923
Colony West MillAmerican Colloid Company Mineral GroupCrook County, WYBentonite3023
Meadow Canyon Ready Mix IncMeadow Canyon Ready Mix IncSublette County, WYConstruction sand and gravel123
Worland PlantBlack Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability CoWashakie County, WYBentonite1122
Mountain Star Products LLC.Mountain Star Products LLC.Lincoln County, WYConstruction sand and gravel222
Portable #1Mountain Construction CompanyBig Horn County, WYConstruction sand and gravel1321
West Warm Springs Field ProjectNew Era Petroleum, Inc.Hot Springs County, WYOil sand321
Colony East MillAmerican Colloid Company Mineral GroupCrook County, WYBentonite3420
B&B AggregatesB & B Enterprises LLCFremont County, WYConstruction sand and gravel620
Wash Plant 5Croell, Inc.Johnson County, WYConstruction sand and gravel520
Cody Lumber PitBig Horn Redi-Mix IncHot Springs County, WYConstruction sand and gravel320
Douglas QuarryRussell Construction CompanyConverse County, WYConstruction sand and gravel320
Crusher #3JTL Group, Inc.Platte County, WYConstruction sand and gravel1419
Glenrock Mine 01Powder River Proppants, LLCConverse County, WYConstruction sand and gravel1019
Portable 2B & B Enterprises LLCFremont County, WYConstruction sand and gravel719
Guernsey QuarryMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.Platte County, WYCrushed, broken limestone1018
HT PlantBlack Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability CoNatrona County, WYBentonite1018
Portable Crusher Unit FArizona MaterialsSweetwater County, WYConstruction sand and gravel918
Rock Creek PlacerWorld Earth Minerals, Inc.Fremont County, WYGold ore318
Avail Valley ConstructionAvail Valley Construction-WY, LLCLincoln County, WYConstruction sand and gravel218
Lone Tree Creek QuarryAsphalt Specialties Co IncLaramie County, WYConstruction sand and gravel817
Pioneer Trails Pit #565Sunroc CorporationSweetwater County, WYConstruction sand and gravel417
West Wash Plant #11Croell, Inc.Laramie County, WYConstruction sand and gravel417
B&M Sand and Gravel, Inc.B&M Sand and GravelConverse County, WYConstruction sand and gravel317
Jim Bridger MineBridger Coal CompanySweetwater County, WYCoal (bituminous)16016
Stucco MillWyo-Ben, IncBig Horn County, WYBentonite3016
2 M Pit2 M Construction IncFremont County, WYConstruction sand and gravel816
Crusher #7JTL Group, Inc.Natrona County, WYConstruction sand and gravel216
Crusher 1Croell, Inc.Platte County, WYConstruction sand and gravel615
Dry Fork MineWestern Fuels-Wyoming IncCampbell County, WYCoal (bituminous)6714
G-P Gypsum QuarriesGeorgia-Pacific Gypsum LLCBig Horn County, WYGypsum1714
Evans Crusher #1Evans Construction CompanyTeton County, WYConstruction sand and gravel1114
Habeck Gravel PitTimberline Aggregates, LLC.Weston County, WYConstruction sand and gravel614
Quarter Circle 41 Ranch PitWyoming Construction MaterialsJohnson County, WYConstruction sand and gravel414
Stone Yard #1The Stone Yard, LLCJohnson County, WYConstruction sand and gravel314
River View Sand and GravelRiver View Sand and GravelGoshen County, WYConstruction sand and gravel314
Sage Creek MillWyo-Ben, IncBig Horn County, WYBentonite1713
West Wash Plant #14Croell, Inc.Fremont County, WYConstruction sand and gravel613
Glenrock MillBlack Hills Lignite a Limited Liability CoConverse County, WYLeonardite613
Cross H PitCarlat Construction, Inc.Johnson County, WYConstruction sand and gravel213
Portable CrusherMullinax IncJohnson County, WYConstruction sand and gravel612
Long PitDave'S Asphalt CompanyFremont County, WYConstruction sand and gravel312
Avail Valley ConstructionAvail Valley Construction-WY, LLCLincoln County, WYConstruction sand and gravel312
Crusher #1383 Construction LLCConverse County, WYConstruction sand and gravel212
Jonathon QuarryColorado Lien CompanyAlbany County, WYCrushed, broken limestone4311
Magnet Cove MineWyo-Ben, IncBig Horn County, WYBentonite3711
Douglas Wash PlantCroell, Inc.Converse County, WYConstruction sand and gravel311
Evans Wash PlantEvans Construction CompanyTeton County, WYConstruction sand and gravel311
Oshoto MineBlack Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability CoWeston County, WYBentonite311
Wyoming SiO2 PlantWyoming Sand Company LLCPlatte County, WYConstruction sand and gravel311
Fold & Go ScreenMobile Concrete IncNatrona County, WYConstruction sand and gravel211
Advanced Screenplant71 ConstructionNatrona County, WYConstruction sand and gravel211
BPM Colony MineBentonite Performance Minerals, LLCCrook County, WYClay, ceramic, refractory mnls.5810
2019 Lippmann 4800 ImpactorMelgaard Construction Company Inc.Campbell County, WYConstruction sand and gravel510
Cumberland Gap Hearthstone Inc.Cumberland Gap Hearthstone Inc.Lincoln County, WYConstruction sand and gravel510
Crusher 2Croell, Inc.Crook County, WYConstruction sand and gravel410
Crusher #2383 Construction LLCPlatte County, WYConstruction sand and gravel310
Crusher No 1Ellingford Brothers IncUinta County, WYConstruction sand and gravel210
Terex Finlay 693 ScreenG & L WaterPark County, WYConstruction sand and gravel210
James PitStacey Maxfield Construction IncUinta County, WYConstruction sand and gravel210
Mobile Crusher, 76-4034Sunroc CorporationSweetwater County, WYConstruction sand and gravel39
Teletractors Inc DBA Fremont Sand & GravTeletractors IncSublette County, WYConstruction sand and gravel29

Counties

CountyOpen mines
Campbell County27
Johnson County20
Big Horn County19
Natrona County19
Sweetwater County15
Crook County14
Converse County13
Laramie County11
Lincoln County11
Platte County10
Fremont County10
Park County9
Sheridan County8
Washakie County8
Sublette County8
Weston County7
Hot Springs County6
Albany County5
Teton County4
Carbon County4
Uinta County3
Goshen County3

Mines by kind

KindOpen mines
Sand and gravel155
Nonmetal40
Coal17
Stone15
Metal2

Main commodities

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

YearCitations and ordersSignificant and substantialProposed penaltiesInjury and illness cases
20221,609283$1,062,089123
20231,531184$895,609167
20241,726214$1,368,257135
20251,511217$945,487131
2026987134$375,378122

Standards cited most at mines in Wyoming

Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.

StandardWhat the part coversCitations
30 CFR 57.20003Underground metal and nonmetal mines275
30 CFR 77.1104Surface coal mines, safety223
30 CFR 57.14100Underground metal and nonmetal mines198
30 CFR 56.14107Surface metal and nonmetal mines187
30 CFR 77.502Surface coal mines, safety185
30 CFR 57.4201Underground metal and nonmetal mines180
30 CFR 47.41Hazard communication172
30 CFR 56.14100Surface metal and nonmetal mines170
30 CFR 57.12004Underground metal and nonmetal mines169
30 CFR 77.404Surface coal mines, safety168
30 CFR 57.14112Underground metal and nonmetal mines150
30 CFR 77.1110Surface coal mines, safety149
30 CFR 56.12004Surface metal and nonmetal mines146
30 CFR 57.14107Underground metal and nonmetal mines135
30 CFR 57.12028Underground metal and nonmetal mines130

Injury and illness cases at mines in Wyoming

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

DegreeCases
Fatality2
Permanent disability8
Days away from work or restricted activity418
No lost time, or an occupational illness250

What the accident reports at mines in Wyoming describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

ClassificationReports
Handling of materials235
Slip or fall of person163
Fire107
Machinery78
Powered haulage69
Handtools (nonpowered)55
Other40
Hoisting25
Fall of roof or back22
Stepping or kneeling on object10

Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Wyoming

EquipmentReports
Hand tools (not powered)55
Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks33
Elevator32
Hand tools (powered)28
Bulldozer21
Shovel20
Scraper loader18
Front-end loader12
Trucks12
Road grader10

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.