MINE DETAILS
Cortez District
MSHA MINE ID2600827
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Cortez District40.19250, -116.62361Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-18. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
2,770,542reported 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 | 413,989 | 0.00 | 790 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 476,445 | 0.00 | 923 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 436,507 | 0.00 | 896 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 510,087 | 0.00 | 881 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 466,757 | 0.00 | 951 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 466,757 | 0.00 | 951 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18
Violations
834 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
230 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
31,354.0072 of 83 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
392.0028 inspections · 28 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 | 21 | 1 | 7,875.00 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 92.3 |
| 2025-Q2 | 15 | 2 | 6,291.00 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 64.0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 | 0 | 476.00 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 23.5 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5.8 |
| 2026-Q1 | 12 | 0 | 4,973.00 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 63.0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 151.00 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12.8 |
| 2026-Q3 | 21 | 1 | 11,588.00 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 130.8 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
56.11002 · $959.00 proposed
56.4011 · $959.00 proposed
56.14112(a)(1) · $193.00 proposed
56.4011 · $151.00 proposed
56.20003(a) · S&S · $642.00 proposed
56.14100(b) · $336.00 proposed
56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed
56.11002 · $1,126.00 proposed
56.11003 · $177.00 proposed
56.12008 · $398.00 proposed
56.12008 · $267.00 proposed
56.12032 · $267.00 proposed
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
During a pre-trip inspection, the rigger was directed to the opposite side of the engine compartment. Instead of climbing down to go around, they walked across stored wood mats on the crane. The mats shifted, causing them to fall and fracture their ankle
56.14205 · $592.00 proposed
56.16001 · $177.00 proposed
56.14112(a)(1) · $267.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 113.0 on-site hours
Impoundment Spot Inspection · 2.3 on-site hours
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Ee boarding RH shovel boarding ladder when another ee activated the ladder, resulting in the injured ee being struck by the ladder below EE's ribs. Ee fell to ground, landing on right wrist. Xrays negative, diagnosed contusions, released to modified duty.
56.4203 · $151.00 proposed
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio · 7.5 on-site hours
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 2.0 on-site hours
MACHINERY · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Night was clear normal temperatures for evening this time of year. Pit traffic conditions were slow. Helper was 1 week into EE's second hitch with company. Cyclone was clogged; helper tried to use EE's hand to unclog it. Hand was injured by the gate closing inside the cyclone.
Compliance Follow-up Inspection · 1.0 on-site hours
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS · OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
Accident narrative
EE has been off work since 3/28/25. On 4/9/26 they contacted NGM to notify us they were diagnosed with an occupational disease, bronchiolitis. EE was seen by a doctor who confirmed the diagnosis of bronchiolitis. They kept the EE off work pending ongoing treatment.
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-18.
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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Barrick Nevada Holding LLC et alcontrolsNevada Gold Mines LLCoperatesCortez District
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 2600827—
Newmont USA Limited et alcontrolsNevada Gold Mines LLCoperatesCortez District
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 2600827—
Barrick Gold CorpcontrolsBarrick Cortez Inc.operatesCortez District
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 2600827—
Barrick Gold CorpcontrolsCortez Joint VentureoperatesCortez District
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 2600827—
Placer Dome LtdcontrolsCortez Gold Mines - (J V)operatesCortez District
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 2600827Other 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
478 historical accident/injury rows; 1 coded fatalities and 6,009 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD80 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
1,456 violation rows across the full record; 287 carry an S&S flag and $899,782 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY295 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
180 personal. 4 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 EXPOSURE180 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
467K employee hours and 951 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
214 contested-violation rows, 241 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 91 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE546 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 CONTEXT85 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
281 inspection events and 12K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE93 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 18, 2026. 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No silica records match these filters. Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. | |||||
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 56.15006Protective equipment and clothing for hazards and irritants.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4130Electric substations and liquid storage facilities.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.17001Illumination of surface working areas.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4104Combustible waste.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 48.29Records of training.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14130Roll-over protective structures (ROPS) and seat belts.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14100Safety defects; examination, correction and records.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.20003Housekeeping.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
516807956.15006Citation
516807856.4130(b)Citation
510912256.17001Citation
510912156.4104(a)Citation
516807748.29Citation
516807656.14130(g)Citation
516807556.14100(a)Citation
516807456.20003(a)Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Lead, inorganic dustLab Technician
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0150.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgFront-end Loader Operator
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, <.1mgSupervisor, Co. Official
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgTruck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgTruck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgTruck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgShovel Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
15 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors478Feb 18, 2000—Sep 3, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Sep 27, 1988—Sep 27, 1988mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal1,411May 11, 2000—Jul 15, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal241Feb 4, 2003—Jun 26, 2025mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal91Oct 5, 2000—Sep 23, 2026mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal214Jun 10, 2003—Apr 24, 2024mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety16,032Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety3,185Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance5Jan 1, 1950—Jul 1, 2019mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance302Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance75Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance281May 11, 2000—Oct 6, 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 · safety180Nov 25, 2002—Jan 4, 2024mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal1,456May 11, 2000—Oct 8, 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.