US DOL · MSHA
Mine Operator Lookup
Every coal and metal/non-metal mine in the country registers with MSHA under an operator — and the record moves when a mine opens, changes hands, or goes idle. This is that roster by operator.
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What a mine operator tells you
Mines don't fall under OSHA — they're regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), which keeps its own roster of every coal and metal/non-metal mine and the operator running it. That roster is public, so the entire mining universe is searchable by operator or mine.
This lookup searches that roster by operator name and returns the mine name, the state, and the mine's current status — active, intermittent, abandoned, or new. Behind the unlock you get the controlling entity (the parent behind the operator), the mine type (surface vs. underground), the commodity, and the employee count.
Status is where the events live. A mine flipping to active is a site coming online — new equipment, staffing, and services follow. A change of operator or controller means the account just changed hands. Because the mining world is smaller and more concentrated than most, catching those transitions early matters more.
Why it matters
A mine going active or changing operators is a procurement moment — equipment, parts, staffing, and compliance services all get sourced around it. In a concentrated market, being early to that change is the whole edge.
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How to read the results
Every field below is returned free, in full — no email, no gate. Build a Parse when you want the whole list for a specialty or state, exports, or a live alert the moment a prescriber goes new-to-class.
- Mine
- The current mine name on the MSHA roster. A single operator often runs several mines, each with its own ID.
- Operator
- The company running the mine day to day. This can differ from the controlling parent entity above it.
- State
- Where the mine physically operates — mining service territories are highly regional.
- Status
- Active, intermittent, temporarily idled, abandoned, or new. This is the fastest read on whether a site is currently producing.
- Controlling entity (parent)
- The parent company behind the operator — the level at which purchasing and corporate relationships often sit.
- Mine type & commodity
- Surface vs. underground, and what the mine produces (coal, aggregates, metal). Both drive what equipment and services the site needs.
Who uses it
Common use cases
Equipment dealers & OEMs
A mine coming active or expanding is a machinery and parts buyer — reach it by commodity, type, and state.
Industrial staffing
New and reactivated mines staff up; the roster tells you which operators are hiring where.
Safety & compliance services
Every active mine carries MSHA obligations — a captive market for training, monitoring, and consulting.
M&A and market research
Track operator and controller changes to see who's consolidating in a commodity or region.
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Plain-language definitions for the language on this record — part of the ParseData glossary.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is an MSHA mine operator lookup?
It's a search of MSHA's roster of U.S. mines by the operator running them. Every coal and metal/non-metal mine registers with MSHA, and the roster is public — this tool finds mines and their status by operator name.
Why aren't mines covered by OSHA?
Mining has its own regulator, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, under a separate statute. That's why mine data lives in MSHA's roster rather than OSHA's establishment records.
Is the mine operator search free?
Yes. Search by operator name with no login and see mine name, state, and current status. The controlling parent, mine type, commodity, and employee count are shown free — no email or login.
What's the difference between operator and controller?
The operator runs the mine day to day; the controlling entity is the parent company above it. Purchasing and corporate relationships often sit at the controller level, which is why both are on the record.
How current is the roster?
It reads MSHA's roster that ParseData refreshes, so a new mine, a status change, or an operator change appears shortly after MSHA updates it.
How it's sourced
Reads MSHA's public roster of coal and metal/non-metal mines and their operators. Roster and status fields only; no safety judgment about any mine or operator.
Turn this lookup into a live feed.
The free tool gives you every field, in full, off the same US DOL · MSHA data behind ParseData. Build a Parse to monitor a whole specialty or state — and get every new-to-class prescriber the moment they hit the record.