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

MINE DETAILS

Pogo Mine

ActiveUndergroundGold Ore
MSHA MINE ID5001642
LOCATIONSoutheast Fairbanks, AK
PUBLIC RECORD12,761 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

96

10 significant & substantial (S&S)

  1. 2025 Q122
  2. 2025 Q213
  3. 2025 Q316
  4. 2025 Q46
  5. 2026 Q17
  6. 2026 Q27
  7. 2026 Q315
  8. 2026 Q4 *10

Accident records

46

0 records classified as fatality

  1. 2025 Q15
  2. 2025 Q27
  3. 2025 Q39
  4. 2025 Q45
  5. 2026 Q15
  6. 2026 Q25
  7. 2026 Q310
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Proposed penalties · USD

26,992.00

83 of 96 violations with amounts

  1. 2025 Q17,415
  2. 2025 Q23,205
  3. 2025 Q34,811
  4. 2025 Q41,028
  5. 2026 Q12,723
  6. 2026 Q22,984
  7. 2026 Q34,826
  8. 2026 Q4 *—

On-site inspection hours

911.50

30 inspections · 30 with hours

  1. 2025 Q1132.75
  2. 2025 Q2123.75
  3. 2025 Q399.00
  4. 2025 Q4101.50
  5. 2026 Q1106.50
  6. 2026 Q2155.75
  7. 2026 Q3140.25
  8. 2026 Q4 *52.00
Quarterly safety data
QuarterViolationsS&SProposed USDAccident recordsFatality recordsInspectionsOn-site hours
2025-Q12227,415.00505132.8
2025-Q21323,205.00702123.8
2025-Q31624,811.0090399.0
2025-Q4601,028.00504101.5
2026-Q1712,723.00503106.5
2026-Q2712,984.00504155.8
2026-Q31514,826.001008140.3
2026-Q4 *101—00152.0

Most cited CFR sections

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

Safety activity

  1. inspectionF02BFB0

    103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio · 4.0 on-site hours

  2. inspectionF02BFAF

    103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio · 4.0 on-site hours

  3. accident220253420004

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    While the IP was loading snow covered drill steel onto their Light Vehicle, the steel slipped from their right hand, forcing the left hand into a plastic bucket, injuring their middle finger. (Fracture of the bone under the fingernail)

  4. violation9687590

    57.12028 · $151.00 proposed

  5. inspectionF01884A

    Impoundment Spot Inspection · 4.0 on-site hours

  6. accident220253240003

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Limited access between the wall, rod holder, drill string required the helper to use an awkward position while attempting to break the drill bit free. When the bit released, EE's foot slipped from the pipe wrench and EE's shin struck the rod holder, causing a laceration requiring stiches.

  7. violation9687589

    57.4101 · $245.00 proposed

  8. violation9687588

    57.12028 · $165.00 proposed

  9. violation9687587

    57.14207 · $151.00 proposed

  10. violation9687586

    57.14207 · $151.00 proposed

  11. violation9687585

    57.16003 · $165.00 proposed

  12. inspectionF018849

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 89.5 on-site hours

  13. accident220253490023

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

    Accident narrative

    The IP is employed as a mechanic and was leaning over vehicle trying to loosen seized bolt when had onset of lower abdominal pain.

  14. accident220253490024

    OTHER · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

    Accident narrative

    The IP reports that they were walking on the stair after MSHA class for lunch when they felt their Right knee "catch" and began to be painful with weight bearing and lateral movement. Progressively gotten worse. The IP was notified they needed surgery 11/14/25, did not return to work on 11/27/2025. The IP had surgery 12/12/25.

  15. accident220253170446

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    While stepping down from the driller's platform facing forward, the injured person (driller) placed weight on EE's right foot as EE moved from the step onto the grating. At that moment, EE's right knee buckled, causing EE to lose balance and fall to the ground

  16. accident220252690011

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    IP was setting up trip cable for remote mucker, while pulling bungee cord tight, cord slipped and hook pierced into left palm between thumb and index finger. 2 sutures applied to close open flap of skin.

  17. accident220252580036

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Diamond drill helper was pulling a tube on a down hole. The tube slipped back down into the ball clamp, helper moved left hand lower to reestablish grip. Their left hand pinky was past end of lifter case when tube entered back into ball clamp, pinching the side of LH pinky, they then pulled their hand free when they felt contact.

  18. inspectionF01883E

    Non-Injury Accident Investigation · 5.0 on-site hours

  19. violation9687584

    57.3360 · $245.00 proposed

  20. violation9687583

    Description not reported

  21. accident220252540008

    FALL OF ROOF OR BACK · ACCIDENT ONLY

    Accident narrative

    On 08/18/2025 @ 3:00 PM Geology teams entered XV 1457-320, where they heard ground support fail (1 split bolt). Geo Tech teams inspected the same day and ordered the heading shut down after the heading was bolted. On 08/19 mining crew completed ground support. No further access was granted until 09/08 when Geo Tech team entered to inspect, the FOG was discovered, MSHA was notified.

  22. accident220252550008

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was searching for a propane leak, slipped on a rock and twisted knee.

  23. accident220252540013

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    The Injured Person was taking tooling apart and when it broke free, they impacted the back of both hands. The impact caused a laceration on both hands requiring two stitches per hand.

  24. accident220252720021

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

    Accident narrative

    Mobile mechanic had been torquing a fastener on a loader bucket tooth when the hand tooling slipped, resulting in the mechanic twisting the left knee. "The accident occurred on 8/29/25, however, the EE was cleared to go back to work the same day. The EE chose to return to place of residence and got an off-site diagnosis, which was provided to the mine operator on 9/23/25."

  25. accident220252450024

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

    Accident narrative

    After filling a water tote secured in the back of a flatbed LV at the water stand , IP went to dismount from LV bed and felt a crack in their ankle which caused them to slip and fall.

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 HIERARCHYNorthern Star Resources Ltd → Northern Star (Pogo) LLC → Pogo Mine
HISTORY RECORDS37 relationships
INTERVAL CHECKPASScontroller/operator overlap
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Northern Star Resources LtdcontrolsNorthern Star (Pogo) LLCoperatesPogo Mine

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 5001642
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Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd et alcontrolsNorthern Star (Pogo) LLCoperatesPogo Mine

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 5001642
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Teck CorpcontrolsNorthern Star (Pogo) LLCoperatesPogo Mine

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 5001642
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

380 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 7,020 lost days across the published record.

ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD148 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly
02 / COMPLIANCEwatch

Violations and penalties

1,637 violation rows across the full record; 323 carry an S&S flag and $640,756 appears in current assessed amounts.

ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY396 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a
03 / HEALTHwatch

Occupational health samples

437 personal; 60 area. 30 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 EXPOSURE497 samples
personal-health-samplesarea-samples
04 / PRODUCTIONcontext

Quarterly production and employment

124K employee hours and 725 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

165 contested-violation rows, 165 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 115 conference records linked by issuance number.

POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE445 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 CONTEXT52 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations
07 / INSPECTIONScontext

Inspections

248 inspection events and 18K published inspection hours across the historical record.

OVERSIGHT COVERAGE98 since 2021
inspectionsviolations

HEALTH SAMPLING

Silica and quartz

Matching records10 coal · 0 personal · 1 area
Sample status0 not voided0 voided · 1 status not reported
Personal samples with C/E > 1—0 published ratios · not a citation count
2026 · Sep 20, 2026–Sep 20, 2026
Date / sampleDataset / analyteOccupation / areaMeasurementSample statusPublished action
000000202603914400Metal/nonmetal areaQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzUG CONSTRUCTIONC/E not reportedConcentration: 0000.4900Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedNO ACTIONInspection F038208
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
510164957.14132(b)(1)(i)Citation
510164857.14205Citation
510164757.16005Citation
510164657.3200Citation
510164557.15004S&S
510164457.12006Citation
510164357.14131(a)Citation
510164257.14112(b)Citation
OTHER HEALTH SAMPLES8 latest shown

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

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
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
EC @ 160Truck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0160.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgTruck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
TC from EC @ 160Truck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0160.00Source unit unspecified

SOURCE COVERAGE

Reporting dates and coverage

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

DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors380Feb 12, 2000—Sep 14, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Jan 17, 2006—Jan 17, 2006mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal1,573May 31, 2000—Aug 18, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal165Mar 9, 2005—Apr 12, 2024mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal115Jun 28, 2000—Jun 16, 2026mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal165Aug 20, 2004—Sep 6, 2023mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety6,291Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety1,186Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance3Jun 1, 1998—Jun 1, 1998mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance396Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance103Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance248Jan 18, 2000—Oct 7, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety60Jul 2, 2012—Sep 20, 2026mine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety437Feb 5, 2005—Aug 18, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal1,637May 31, 2000—Oct 12, 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.