MSHA DATABASEMSHA records · 16 contributing sources · snapshot Oct 18, 2026

MINE DETAILS

Haile Gold Mine

ActiveUndergroundGold Ore
MSHA MINE ID3800600
LOCATIONLancaster, SC
PUBLIC RECORD12,222 linked rows

LOCATION

Mine location

1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.

Mine coordinates

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18Applies to production, safety and portfolio metrics. Silica samples have separate filters.

Violations

222

35 significant & substantial (S&S)

  1. 2025 Q132
  2. 2025 Q237
  3. 2025 Q352
  4. 2025 Q431
  5. 2026 Q136
  6. 2026 Q218
  7. 2026 Q315
  8. 2026 Q4 *1

Accident records

49

0 records classified as fatality

  1. 2025 Q10
  2. 2025 Q210
  3. 2025 Q310
  4. 2025 Q43
  5. 2026 Q112
  6. 2026 Q26
  7. 2026 Q38
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Proposed penalties · USD

166,216.00

217 of 222 violations with amounts

  1. 2025 Q125,659
  2. 2025 Q217,178
  3. 2025 Q361,425
  4. 2025 Q410,250
  5. 2026 Q129,868
  6. 2026 Q213,158
  7. 2026 Q38,678
  8. 2026 Q4 *—

On-site inspection hours

1,880.50

49 inspections · 49 with hours

  1. 2025 Q1295.75
  2. 2025 Q2225.00
  3. 2025 Q3306.00
  4. 2025 Q4286.00
  5. 2026 Q1214.75
  6. 2026 Q2276.25
  7. 2026 Q3276.75
  8. 2026 Q4 *0.00
Quarterly safety data
QuarterViolationsS&SProposed USDAccident recordsFatality recordsInspectionsOn-site hours
2025-Q132625,659.00005295.8
2025-Q237417,178.001005225.0
2025-Q3521061,425.001006306.0
2025-Q431410,250.00307286.0
2026-Q136629,868.001207214.8
2026-Q218113,158.00606276.3
2026-Q31548,678.008012276.8
2026-Q4 *10—0010.0

Most cited CFR sections

All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.

Safety activity

  1. violation5063340

    57.14100(a) · $465.00 proposed

  2. violation5063339

    57.14100(a) · $151.00 proposed

  3. violation5063338

    57.20011 · $151.00 proposed

  4. violation5193049

    47.44(b) · $267.00 proposed

  5. violation5193048

    57.12028 · $592.00 proposed

  6. violation5063337

    57.12006 · $592.00 proposed

  7. violation5063335

    57.4462(a)(2) · $592.00 proposed

  8. violation5193047

    57.12004 · $151.00 proposed

  9. violation5193046

    57.20011 · $592.00 proposed

  10. violation5193045

    57.14206(b) · $177.00 proposed

  11. inspectionF02CAD2

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 255.5 on-site hours

  12. accident220261520023

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Operator was lifting a pallet at the surface warehouse when EE felt something pop in EE's right arm.

  13. accident220261380011

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was getting off the bus at the Underground to report for pre-shift lineout. Upon exiting the bus, the employee twisted their right ankle.

  14. inspectionF03C158

    Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 5.5 on-site hours

  15. accident220261490016

    POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Passenger in rear of a Mine Cat struck the heater with head (above left ear) and left shoulder when brakes were applied abruptly, causing bruising. Evaluated at local hospital with no paperwork. Seen by physician 5/15/2026, issued light duty; on 5/28/2026 status changed to no work pending MRI.

  16. accident220261050019

    EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

    Accident narrative

    While an employee was attempting to charge a hydraulic valve, the fitting/connection failed on the lower hookup and there was a pressurized release of force. The employee sustained injuries to their left ear, where a small piece of metal became lodged and was removed with minimal force. The employee also injured their left hand, but no fracture was identified in the x-ray.

  17. inspection6906803

    Special Emphasis Programs · 4.0 on-site hours

  18. inspectionF02CACE

    Compliance Follow-up Inspection · 3.5 on-site hours

  19. inspectionF0395BD

    Impoundment Spot Inspection · 8.0 on-site hours

  20. accident220260760028

    FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Surveyor was marking lines on shot muck when a rock rolled onto their arm. Then rock forced their hand into another rock causing injury.

  21. accident220260770002

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee stepped off of water truck and rolled right ankle causing injury.

  22. accident220260750008

    STRIKING OR BUMPING · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    While exiting the cab of an articulated haul truck, employee stated EE's knee made contact with the vehicle's driver's side door panel. Employee was treated onsite by EMTs and released back to duty.

  23. violation5066136

    57.9300(a)

  24. violation5066135

    57.14207 · $151.00 proposed

  25. accident220260620003

    POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was using a crane outfitted with a magnet lifting device attempting to lift a cutting edge from a dozer. When the magnet was attached, the employee stuck EE's face near the magnet and the handle released and hit EE in the nose causing injury.

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.

CURRENT HIERARCHYOceanaGold Corporation → Haile Gold Mine Inc → Haile Gold Mine
HISTORY RECORDS410 relationships
INTERVAL CHECKPASScontroller/operator overlap
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OceanaGold CorporationcontrolsHaile Gold Mine IncoperatesHaile Gold Mine

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3800600
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Romarco Minerals InccontrolsHaile Gold Mine IncoperatesHaile Gold Mine

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3800600
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Kinross Gold CorporationcontrolsHaile Mining Company IncoperatesHaile Gold Mine

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3800600
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Amax (Gold) Inc & Piedmont Mining Company InccontrolsHaile Mining Company IncoperatesHaile Gold Mine

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3800600
Other 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

194 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 4,515 lost days across the published record.

ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD115 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly
02 / COMPLIANCEwatch

Violations and penalties

1,177 violation rows across the full record; 200 carry an S&S flag and $732,586 appears in current assessed amounts.

ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY762 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a
03 / HEALTHwatch

Occupational health samples

145 personal; 11 area. 5 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-samples
04 / PRODUCTIONcontext

Quarterly production and employment

460K employee hours and 911 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.

2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly
05 / LEGALwatch

Contests, conferences and decisions

66 contested-violation rows, 66 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 28 conference records linked by issuance number.

POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE160 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions
06 / 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 CONTEXT69 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations
07 / INSPECTIONScontext

Inspections

198 inspection events and 10K published inspection hours across the historical record.

OVERSIGHT COVERAGE116 since 2021
inspectionsviolations

HEALTH SAMPLING

Silica and quartz

Matching records20 coal · 2 personal · 0 area
Sample status0 not voided0 voided · 2 status not reported
Personal samples with C/E > 112 published ratios · not a citation count
2026 · Jul 28, 2026–Jul 28, 2026
Date / sampleDataset / analyteOccupation / areaMeasurementSample statusPublished action
000000202603093500Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzLaborer, Bullgang0.94× published limitConcentration: 0001.19 · limit: 0001.27Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedNO ACTIONInspection F032503
000000202603093600Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzLaborer, Bullgang1.03× published limitConcentration: 0000.79 · limit: 0000.77Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedLAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F032503
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.

RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS

Recent violations and samples

Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.

VIOLATIONS12 latest shown
506370650.10(b)Citation
519311250.30(a)Citation
506585157.14130(g)S&S
506336257.14130(g)Citation
519311157.14131(b)Citation
519311057.12004Citation
519310950.20-1Citation
506585057.11001S&S
OTHER HEALTH SAMPLES8 latest shown

Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑

Respirable dust, <.1mgLaborer, Bullgang
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgLaborer, Bullgang
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
TC @ 160Mucking Mach. Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0160.00Source unit unspecified
ORGANIC CARBONMucking Mach. Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
EC @ 160Mucking Mach. Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0160.00Source unit unspecified
TC from EC @ 160Truck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0160.00Source unit unspecified
TC @ 160Truck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0160.00Source unit unspecified
ORGANIC CARBONTruck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified

SOURCE COVERAGE

Reporting dates and coverage

16 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.

DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors194Jun 27, 2005—Sep 18, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Nov 29, 2011—Nov 29, 2011mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal1,165Sep 5, 2001—Aug 20, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal66Apr 6, 2011—Jul 6, 2026mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal28Sep 6, 2012—Apr 20, 2026mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal66Feb 2, 2010—Aug 12, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety7,234Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety1,638Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance4Jan 1, 1985—Oct 17, 2007mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance231Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance63Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance198May 17, 2000—Oct 8, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety11Mar 3, 2023—Jun 4, 2026mine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety145May 16, 2002—Jul 28, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal1,177Sep 5, 2001—Oct 14, 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.