Mines in Las Animas County, Colorado

115Total

19Active

Las Animas County, Colorado has 115 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 19 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 41 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Las Animas County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Leone Gravel Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Chacuaco Creek	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pits	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Johnny Branch	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Producer	MRDS
Jolly Pit	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Leone Sand and Gravel	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
New Mary Mine	Clay	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Santa Fe Pit	Clay	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Summit Brick Plant	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Trinidad Mine	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Trinidad Operation	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Limestone, General		Producer	MRDS
Airborne Anomaly	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Baldy Canyon	Coal (Lignite)	Surface	Abandoned and Sealed	MSHA
Booster Claim No. 1	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Claypit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Claypit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Col-Tex Co	Clay	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Dave Welsh Claim	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Fan Dyke No. 1	Uranium		Prospect	MRDS
Forbes Mine	Coal (Bituminous)	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Golden Eagle	Coal (Bituminous)	Underground	Abandoned and Sealed	MSHA
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pits	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pits	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pits	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pits	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pits	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Healey Strip	Coal (Bituminous)	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Helen #2 (Strip)	Coal (Bituminous)	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Helen Mine	Coal (Bituminous)	Underground	Abandoned and Sealed	MSHA
Jansen Load Out Facility	Coal (Bituminous)	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Leone Huerfano Gravel Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Little Mattie Lode	Gold, Silver, Lead	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Lorencito Canyon Mine	Coal (Bituminous)	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Mi Vida Portals	Coal (Bituminous)	Underground	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Mike's Mine	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Monitor Lode	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
New Elk Mine	Coal (Bituminous)	Underground	Abandoned and Sealed	MSHA
New Elk Prep Plant	Coal (Bituminous)	Facility	Abandoned and Sealed	MSHA
North Star 1	Coal (Bituminous)	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable Crusher	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable Crusher #3	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Portable Crushing Plant #3	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable Screen	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable Screen 12207	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Raton Creek Mine No 1	Coal (Bituminous)	Underground	Abandoned and Sealed	MSHA
Raton Creek Mine No 2	Coal (Bituminous)	Underground	Abandoned and Sealed	MSHA
Rimrock Coal Mine	Coal (Bituminous)	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Shot Rock Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Spanish Gold Mine Lode	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Thatcher Clay Mine	Clay	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Trinidad Basin Mine	Coal (Bituminous)	Surface	Abandoned and Sealed	MSHA
Uncle Sam Lode	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unk	Clay	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Unk	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Unk	Limestone, Dimension	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Fire Clay (Refractory)		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Fire Clay (Refractory)		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Fire Clay (Refractory)		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Fire Clay (Refractory)		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Fire Clay (Refractory)		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Fire Clay (Refractory)		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Fire Clay (Refractory)		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Fire Clay (Refractory)		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Placer	Gold	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Uranium Occurrence	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Virginia No. 14 Mine	Uranium		Past Producer	MRDS
Welte Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS