MSHA DATABASEMSHA records · 15 contributing sources · snapshot Oct 13, 2026

MINE DETAILS

RAY MINE

ActiveSurfaceCopper Ore NEC
MSHA MINE ID0200150
LOCATIONGila, AZ
PUBLIC RECORD28,671 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 – 2026-10-13Applies to production, safety and portfolio metrics. Silica samples have separate filters.

Violations

186

28 significant & substantial (S&S)

  1. 2025 Q10
  2. 2025 Q235
  3. 2025 Q34
  4. 2025 Q468
  5. 2026 Q12
  6. 2026 Q245
  7. 2026 Q332
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Accident records

25

0 records classified as fatality

  1. 2025 Q13
  2. 2025 Q24
  3. 2025 Q36
  4. 2025 Q43
  5. 2026 Q12
  6. 2026 Q23
  7. 2026 Q34
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Proposed penalties · USD

193,845.00

168 of 186 violations with amounts

  1. 2025 Q1—
  2. 2025 Q237,713
  3. 2025 Q34,170
  4. 2025 Q464,336
  5. 2026 Q19,773
  6. 2026 Q236,422
  7. 2026 Q341,431
  8. 2026 Q4 *—

On-site inspection hours

783.25

41 inspections · 41 with hours

  1. 2025 Q15.00
  2. 2025 Q2172.50
  3. 2025 Q330.50
  4. 2025 Q4237.50
  5. 2026 Q117.00
  6. 2026 Q2219.75
  7. 2026 Q399.00
  8. 2026 Q4 *2.00
Quarterly safety data
QuarterViolationsS&SProposed USDAccident recordsFatality recordsInspectionsOn-site hours
2025-Q100—3025.0
2025-Q235337,713.00409172.5
2025-Q3414,170.0060930.5
2025-Q468764,336.00307237.5
2026-Q1229,773.0020317.0
2026-Q245736,422.00305219.8
2026-Q332841,431.0040599.0
2026-Q4 *00—0012.0

Most cited CFR sections

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

Safety activity

  1. inspectionF03D1B3

    Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 2.0 on-site hours

  2. accident220262740038

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    while travelling down a steep stairwell the employee lost footing and fell

  3. accident220262660023

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

    Accident narrative

    Employee was carrying the spare mantle when it slipped from their hands and hit the concrete it bounced back and struck their tooth. Causing a chip in their tooth.

  4. violation5039310

    56.14207

  5. violation5039309

    56.4201(a)(1)

  6. violation5039308

    62.130(c) · S&S

  7. violation5039505

    48.31(a)

  8. violation5039504

    48.31(a)

  9. violation5039503

    56.15006

  10. violation5039502

    56.14100(c)

  11. violation5039501

    56.14100(c)

  12. violation5039500

    56.3430 · S&S

  13. inspectionF0343DE

    Impoundment Spot Inspection · 4.0 on-site hours

  14. violation5230299

    56.4104

  15. violation5230298

    56.4400 · S&S

  16. violation5230297

    56.15001

  17. violation5039307

    56.11002

  18. violation5039306

    56.14112(b)

  19. violation5039305

    56.23003(b)

  20. violation5230301

    56.14100(c)

  21. violation5230300

    56.14100(c)

  22. violation5230292

    56.14100(c) · S&S · $1,968.00 proposed

  23. violation5230291

    56.14100(c) · $267.00 proposed

  24. inspectionF027853

    Spot Inspection · 8.3 on-site hours

  25. violation5230290

    56.18002(a) · S&S · $9,757.00 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.

CURRENT HIERARCHYGrupo Mexico S A B de C V → Asarco LLC → RAY MINE
HISTORY RECORDS412 relationships
INTERVAL CHECKPASScontroller/operator overlap
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Grupo Mexico S A B de C VcontrolsAsarco LLCoperatesRAY MINE

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0200150
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Asarco InccontrolsAsarco IncoperatesRAY MINE

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0200150
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British Petroleum Company PLCcontrolsKennecott Ray Mines DivisionoperatesRAY MINE

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0200150
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Kennecott Copper CorpcontrolsKennecott Minerals CompanyoperatesRAY MINE

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0200150
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

779 historical accident/injury rows; 4 coded fatalities and 15,122 lost days across the published record.

ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD74 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly
02 / COMPLIANCEwatch

Violations and penalties

2,781 violation rows across the full record; 672 carry an S&S flag and $1,925,995 appears in current assessed amounts.

ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY449 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a
03 / HEALTHwatch

Occupational health samples

177 personal. 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 EXPOSURE177 samples
personal-health-samples
04 / PRODUCTIONcontext

Quarterly production and employment

307K employee hours and 592 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

325 contested-violation rows, 433 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 174 conference records linked by issuance number.

POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE932 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 CONTEXT127 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations
07 / INSPECTIONScontext

Inspections

402 inspection events and 20K published inspection hours across the historical record.

OVERSIGHT COVERAGE100 since 2021
inspectionsviolations

HEALTH SAMPLING

Silica and quartz

Matching records30 coal · 3 personal · 0 area
Sample status0 not voided0 voided · 3 status not reported
Personal samples with C/E > 103 published ratios · not a citation count
2026 · May 21, 2026–Sep 9, 2026
Date / sampleDataset / analyteOccupation / areaMeasurementSample statusPublished action
000000202603725000Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzUtility Man0.4× published limitConcentration: 0000.40 · limit: 0001.00Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedNO ACTIONInspection F027853
000000202602134000Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzUtility Man0.72× published limitConcentration: 0000.68 · limit: 0000.94Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedNO ACTIONInspection F03F8AC
000000202602134100Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzUtility Man0.49× published limitConcentration: 0000.40 · limit: 0000.81Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedNO ACTIONInspection F03F8AC
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
503931056.14207Citation
503930956.4201(a)(1)Citation
503930862.130(c)S&S
503950548.31(a)Citation
503950448.31(a)Order
503950356.15006Citation
503950256.14100(c)Citation
503950156.14100(c)Citation
OTHER HEALTH SAMPLES8 latest shown

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

Respirable dust, <.1mgShovel Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% QtzUtility Man
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0002.31 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgDrill Operator, Rotary
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgDrill Operator, Rotary
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
Respirable dust, <.1mgLaborer, Bullgang
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgScraper Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgBulldozer 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 · contractors779Jan 13, 2000—Sep 26, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Jul 20, 1988—Jul 20, 1988mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal2,721May 16, 2000—Sep 3, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal433Sep 26, 2000—Sep 9, 2026mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal174Jun 13, 2000—Mar 2, 2026mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal325Jan 13, 2004—Apr 15, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety16,843Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety3,631Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance4Jan 1, 1950—Nov 17, 1999mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance318Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance81Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance402Jan 18, 2000—Oct 2, 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 · safety177Jun 26, 2002—Sep 9, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal2,781May 16, 2000—Sep 16, 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.