# Cumberland Mine

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4002213
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Zinc
- **Location:** Smith, TN
- **Operator:** Nyrstar Gordonsville, LLC
- **Controller:** Nyrstar NV
- **Public source rows linked:** 7,030
- **Source coverage:** 16 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Nyrstar NV (0086813) → Nyrstar Gordonsville, LLC (0102645) → Cumberland Mine (4002213)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **St Joe Minerals Corp  et al → Carthage Zinc:** 1950-01-01 through 1989-11-08; derived from co-tenure at mine 4002213; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Union Miniere S A → Jersey Miniere Zinc Company:** 1989-11-09 through 1994-08-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 4002213; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Savage Resources Ltd → Savage Zinc Inc:** 1994-08-15 through 1999-01-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4002213; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Pasminco Ltd → Pasminco Zinc Inc:** 1999-01-31 through 2003-09-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 4002213; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Hugh J  Moser III → Mossy Creek Mining LLC:** 2003-09-03 through 2007-02-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 4002213; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Dynatec Corp → Dynatec Mining Corporation:** 2007-02-26 through 2008-03-03; derived from co-tenure at mine 4002213; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **FNX Incorporated → Dynatec Mining Corporation:** 2008-03-04 through 2008-08-20; derived from co-tenure at mine 4002213; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Strategic Resource Acquisition Corp → Middle Tennessee Zinc Corporation:** 2008-08-21 through 2009-04-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4002213; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Nyrstar NV → Nyrstar Gordonsville, LLC:** 2009-05-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4002213; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 9
- Typed edges: 26
- 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 — 4 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 79 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 1,198 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 23 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 559 violation rows across the full record; 166 carry an S&S flag and $530,271 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 314 samples:** Occupational health samples 291 personal; 23 area. 21 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 60K employee hours and 113 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 160 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 64 contested-violation rows, 64 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 32 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 18 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 — 10 since 2021:** Inspections 240 inspection events and 7K 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 57.20003 — Housekeeping.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-57/subpart-S/section-57.20003
- **30 CFR 57.3200 — Correction of hazardous conditions.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-57/subpart-B/section-57.3200
- **30 CFR 57.19120 — Procedures for inspection, testing, and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-57/subpart-R/section-57.19120
- **30 CFR 57.16001 — Stacking and storage of materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-57/subpart-O/section-57.16001
- **30 CFR 57.12025 — Grounding circuit enclosures.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-57/subpart-K/section-57.12025
- **30 CFR 57.12008 — Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-57/subpart-K/section-57.12008
- **30 CFR 57.4200 — General requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-57/subpart-C/section-57.4200
- **30 CFR 57.14100 — Safety defects; examination, correction and records.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-57/subpart-M/section-57.14100
- **30 CFR 57.16005 — Securing gas cylinders.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-K/part-57/subpart-O/section-57.16005

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 79 rows; 2000-02-08 through 2021-04-04; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2021-08-03 through 2021-08-03; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Metal and Nonmetal Area Samples:** 23 rows; 2008-07-01 through 2021-06-04; source ID `msha-area-samples`
- **Assessed Violations:** 543 rows; 2000-01-25 through 2021-07-21; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 64 rows; 2008-01-25 through 2020-01-16; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Conferences:** 32 rows; 2000-09-29 through 2021-10-18; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 64 rows; 2007-07-25 through 2019-06-10; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 3,998 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 879 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 9 rows; 1950-01-01 through 2009-05-01; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 240 rows; 2000-01-24 through 2021-07-27; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 197 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 50 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:** 291 rows; 2002-10-30 through 2021-06-04; source ID `msha-personal-health-samples`
- **Violations:** 559 rows; 2000-01-25 through 2021-07-21; 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/cumberland-mine-4002213`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/cumberland-mine-4002213`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4002213/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4002213/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4002213/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`