# Walker Lane Mining LLC (Rawhide)

- **MSHA mine ID:** 2601030
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Gold Ore
- **Location:** Mineral, NV
- **Operator:** Walker Lane Mining LLC
- **Controller:** Risher  Randall III
- **Public source rows linked:** 3,736
- **Source coverage:** 15 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Risher  Randall III (0197040) → Walker Lane Mining LLC (0206193) → Walker Lane Mining LLC (Rawhide) (2601030)**

Current identity source: `msha-mines`. This is a current snapshot, not a historical claim.

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **General Mining Company → General Mining Company:** 1950-01-01 through 1980-03-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 2601030; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Aztec Royalty Inc → Empire Minerals:** 1980-04-01 through 1982-02-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 2601030; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Peter  Candy → Walker Lake Minerals Inc:** 1982-02-03 through 1988-01-04; derived from co-tenure at mine 2601030; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Kiewit Mining Group et al → Kiewit Mining Group Inc:** 1988-01-05 through 1988-02-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 2601030; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **British Petroleum Company PLC → Kennecott Explorations (Australia) Ltd:** 1988-03-01 through 1989-06-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 2601030; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Rtz-CRA Group  et al → Rawhide Mine LLC:** 1989-06-30 through 2010-08-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 2601030; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Dayton Mining Corporation  et al → Rawhide Mine LLC:** 1989-06-30 through 2010-08-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 2601030; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Rawhide Acquisition Holding LLC et al → Rawhide Mine LLC:** 2010-09-01 through 2025-12-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 2601030; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Risher  Randall III → Walker Lane Mining LLC:** 2025-12-17 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 2601030; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 9
- Typed edges: 24
- Interval anomalies: 0
- Valid-time bounds: inclusive; date granularity; null end means open-ended in the upstream history row; not independent proof of present control.
- Transaction-time observation: 2026-10-13T11:19:05.459773+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 11 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 64 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 723 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 113 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 383 violation rows across the full record; 65 carry an S&S flag and $119,336 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 25 samples:** Occupational health samples 25 personal. 8 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
4. **PRODUCTION — 0 tons:** Quarterly production and employment 25K employee hours and 44 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 177 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 56 contested-violation rows, 57 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 64 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 14 linked entities:** Contractors Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
7. **INSPECTIONS — 39 since 2021:** Inspections 106 inspection events and 3K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

No matched record in the 2024 EIA coal-public workbook. This may be inapplicable for a non-coal operation.

## Recent Title 30 crosswalk

Snapshot current through 2026-08-19.

- **30 CFR 56.11001 — Safe access.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-J/section-56.11001
- **30 CFR 56.14100 — Safety defects; examination, correction and records.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-M/section-56.14100
- **30 CFR 56.12032 — Inspection and cover plates.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-K/section-56.12032
- **30 CFR 56.15006 — Protective equipment and clothing for hazards and irritants.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-N/section-56.15006
- **30 CFR 56.15001 — First-aid materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-N/section-56.15001
- **30 CFR 56.20011 — Barricades and warning signs.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-S/section-56.20011
- **30 CFR 50.12 — Preservation of evidence.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-50/subpart-B/section-50.12
- **30 CFR 50.10 — Immediate notification.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-50/subpart-B/section-50.10
- **30 CFR 56.4104 — Combustible waste.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-C/section-56.4104
- **30 CFR 56.14107 — Moving machine parts.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-56/subpart-M/section-56.14107

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 64 rows; 2000-01-11 through 2026-07-22; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2011-09-25 through 2011-09-25; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 379 rows; 2000-02-08 through 2026-07-14; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 57 rows; 2000-11-21 through 2023-12-13; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Conferences:** 64 rows; 2000-02-28 through 2021-10-28; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 56 rows; 2010-08-31 through 2023-02-17; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 1,838 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 390 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 9 rows; 1950-01-01 through 2025-12-17; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 106 rows; 2000-02-08 through 2026-07-14; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 298 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 65 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Samples:** 25 rows; 2001-05-17 through 2021-07-21; source ID `msha-personal-health-samples`
- **Violations:** 383 rows; 2000-02-08 through 2026-07-14; source ID `msha-violations`

## Caveats

- This is public-record decision support, not legal advice or an official MSHA record.
- Missing data can indicate no event, publication delay, an unresolved identity, or inapplicability.
- Contractor production data is entity-level and is not attributed to this mine.

## Alternate representations

- HTML: `/mines/walker-lane-mining-llc-rawhide-2601030`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/walker-lane-mining-llc-rawhide-2601030`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/2601030/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/2601030/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://2601030/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`