MINE DETAILS
Climax Mine
MSHA MINE ID0502256
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Climax Mine39.36917, -106.18417Open 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
1,592,877reported 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 | 0 | 257,160 | 0.00 | 522 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 272,566 | 0.00 | 531 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 260,819 | 0.00 | 541 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 265,754 | 0.00 | 532 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 265,352 | 0.00 | 552 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 271,226 | 0.00 | 545 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13
Violations
11924 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
180 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
94,548.0093 of 119 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
577.2521 inspections · 21 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 | — | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21.5 |
| 2025-Q2 | 52 | 17 | 63,431.00 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 178.5 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 165.00 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10.8 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 30 | 3 | 25,893.00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 146.8 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 | 0 | 1,063.00 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 37.3 |
| 2026-Q3 | 34 | 4 | 3,996.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 177.5 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
Compliance Follow-up Inspection · 1.8 on-site hours
56.20003(a) · S&S
56.4500
Impoundment Spot Inspection · 6.0 on-site hours
56.4102
56.14132(a)
56.4104(a) · S&S
56.14112(b)
56.12004
56.12028
56.14112
56.14115(b)
56.9300(a)
56.14115(b)
56.20003(a) · S&S
56.12028
56.16007(b)
56.14100(a)
56.12028
56.12028
56.4104(a)
56.4201(a)(2)
56.11001 · S&S
56.12068
56.4201(a)(2)
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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Freeport-McMoRan InccontrolsClimax Molybdenum CompanyoperatesClimax Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0502256—
Phelps Dodge CorpcontrolsClimax Molybdenum CompanyoperatesClimax Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0502256—
Cyprus Amax Minerals CompanycontrolsClimax Molybdenum CompanyoperatesClimax Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0502256Other 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
227 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 4,709 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD93 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
967 violation rows across the full record; 144 carry an S&S flag and $532,298 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY452 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
140 personal; 16 area. 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.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE156 samples
personal-health-samplesarea-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
271K employee hours and 545 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
62 contested-violation rows, 60 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 28 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE150 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 CONTEXT77 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
176 inspection events and 8K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE69 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026. 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000202601888400 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Ball Mill Operator | 1.05× published limitConcentration: 0000.43 · limit: 0000.41Source unit unspecified | Not reported | LAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F02BB54 |
| 000000202600867400 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Ball Mill Operator | 1.61× published limitConcentration: 0000.90 · limit: 0000.56Source unit unspecified | Not reported | LAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection 6469666 |
| 000000202600867500 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Flotation/Concentrator Oper. | 0.24× published limitConcentration: 0000.18 · limit: 0000.74Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection 6469666 |
| 000000202600867700 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Lab Technician | 0.33× published limitConcentration: 0000.14 · limit: 0000.43Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection 6469666 |
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 56.20003Housekeeping.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4500Heat sources.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4102Spillage and leakage.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14132Horns and backup alarms.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4104Combustible waste.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14112Construction and maintenance of guards.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.12004Electrical conductors.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12028Testing grounding systems.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
521335156.20003(a)S&S
521325756.4500Citation
521335056.4102Citation
521325656.14132(a)Citation
521325856.4104(a)S&S
658239656.14112(b)Citation
658239556.12004Citation
658239456.12028Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgMechanic
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgMechanic
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgMechanic
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgMechanic
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgCrusher Oper/Worker
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgElectrician
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Zinc oxide fumesWelder, etc.
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0005.00Source unit unspecified
Vanadium fumesWelder, etc.
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0050.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
16 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors227Jul 17, 2000—May 14, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Nov 15, 2012—Nov 15, 2012mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal936Aug 8, 2000—Aug 27, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal60Mar 7, 2007—Sep 21, 2026mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal28Feb 8, 2006—Jan 14, 2025mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal62Aug 22, 2006—Mar 2, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety12,483Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety2,374Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance3Jan 1, 1950—Oct 22, 1999mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance318Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance75Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance176Aug 8, 2000—Sep 15, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety16Jan 16, 2025—Jan 16, 2025mine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety140Sep 8, 2010—Sep 10, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal967Aug 8, 2000—Sep 10, 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.