MINE DETAILS
Archimedes Underground Mine
MSHA MINE ID2602912
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Archimedes Underground Mine39.53306, -115.98306Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-13. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
2,087reported employee hours
Tons per hour
0.00production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q2 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 88 | 0.00 | 5 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 704 | 0.00 | 6 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 245 | 0.00 | 6 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 1,050 | 0.00 | 6 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13
Violations
130 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
40 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
15,098.0013 of 13 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
55.256 inspections · 6 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 | 0 | 1,322.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 2 | 0 | 2,252.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 2026-Q1 | 4 | 0 | 9,441.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.5 |
| 2026-Q2 | 3 | 0 | 1,781.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.8 |
| 2026-Q3 | 2 | 0 | 302.00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
IE was finishing tying in a round. Loose material fell from the face, striking them on the hard hat.
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Helper disconnect the water hose at the centrifuge by releasing the camlock fitting. Helper released the camlock, the fitting separated unexpectedly and struck the injured person on the chin, causing a minor laceration.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 9.5 on-site hours
57.11002 · $151.00 proposed
57.11002 · $151.00 proposed
OTHER · INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES
Accident narrative
On the morning of July 21, 2026 at 11:01 the IP was found unresponsive on the deck of DDS-09. Emergency response team was called, IP was transported to hospital for evaluation
POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
IE was transporting a concrete block with a forklift and chain when the chain slipped, causing the suspended block to fall onto the employee's right foot.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 20.8 on-site hours
50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed
57.14205 · $504.00 proposed
57.9313 · $1,126.00 proposed
Compliance Follow-up Inspection · 4.3 on-site hours
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 7.3 on-site hours
57.4102 · $1,818.00 proposed
57.4102 · $151.00 proposed
57.12018 · $3,736.00 proposed
57.12032 · $3,736.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 6.5 on-site hours
57.6101(a) · $1,126.00 proposed
57.4104(a) · $1,126.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 7.0 on-site hours
57.6102(a)(2) · $504.00 proposed
57.4102 · $818.00 proposed
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-13.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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i-80 Gold CorpcontrolsRuby Hill Mining Company, LLC.operatesArchimedes Underground Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 2602912Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
4 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 0 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD4 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
13 violation rows across the full record; 0 carry an S&S flag and $15,098 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY13 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHcontext
Occupational health samples
5 personal. 0 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.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE5 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
1K employee hours and 6 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
1 contested-violation rows, 1 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 2 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE4 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
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.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT2 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
6 inspection events and 113 published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE6 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026. 5 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000202602093600 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Truck Driver | 0.42× published limitConcentration: 0000.28 · limit: 0000.66Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F02B70B |
| 000000202602093700 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Truck Driver | 0.48× published limitConcentration: 0000.42 · limit: 0000.88Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F02B70B |
| 000000202602093800 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Roof Bolter, Rock | 0.34× published limitConcentration: 0000.51 · limit: 0001.52Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F02B70B |
| 000000202602093900 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Mucking Mach. Operator | 0.38× published limitConcentration: 0000.34 · limit: 0000.89Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F02B70B |
| 000000202602094000 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Mucking Mach. Operator | 0.72× published limitConcentration: 0000.52 · limit: 0000.72Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F02B70B |
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
30 CFR 57.11002Handrails and toeboards.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 50.30Preparation and submission of MSHA Form 7000-2—Quarterly Employment and Coal Production Report.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 57.14205Machinery, equipment, and tools.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 57.9313Roadway maintenance.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 57.4102Spillage and leakage.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 57.12018Identification of power switches.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 57.12032Inspection and cover plates.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 57.6101Areas around explosive material storage facilities.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
510927057.11002Citation
510926957.11002Citation
510924750.30(a)Citation
510924657.14205Citation
510924557.9313Citation
989180057.4102Citation
989179957.4102Citation
510920257.12018Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
No recent non-silica health samples are available.
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
15 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors4Jul 18, 2026—Sep 3, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Oct 1, 2025—Oct 1, 2025mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal13Sep 16, 2025—Jul 29, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal1Apr 23, 2026—Apr 23, 2026mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal2Feb 26, 2026—Feb 26, 2026mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal1Nov 4, 2025—Nov 4, 2025mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety394Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety100Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance1Jul 28, 2025—Jul 28, 2025mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance7Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance4Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance6Sep 16, 2025—Jul 29, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety5May 20, 2026—May 20, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal13Sep 16, 2025—Jul 29, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.