MINE DETAILS
The Feldspar Plant
MSHA MINE ID3100354
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- The Feldspar Plant35.90556, -82.06056Open 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
240,792reported 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 | 44,959 | 0.00 | 87 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 43,669 | 0.00 | 87 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 44,312 | 0.00 | 86 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 43,718 | 0.00 | 86 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 22,413 | 0.00 | 86 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 41,721 | 0.00 | 87 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13
Violations
141 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
20 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
2,387.0014 of 14 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
139.007 inspections · 7 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 | 2 | 0 | 517.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43.5 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 151.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 4 | 0 | 604.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32.0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 | 0 | 151.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.8 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q3 | 6 | 1 | 964.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.8 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 8.8 on-site hours
47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed
56.12030 · S&S · $209.00 proposed
56.11001 · $151.00 proposed
47.44(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed
47.44(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed
56.12028 · $151.00 proposed
56.12028 · $151.00 proposed
Spot Inspection · 17.8 on-site hours
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS · OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
Accident narrative
During a bi-yearly chest x-ray a miner was thought to have a spot on EE's lungs that is consistent with "Chronic Silicosis"
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 24.3 on-site hours
56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed
56.14107(b) · $151.00 proposed
56.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed
56.11001 · $151.00 proposed
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 7.8 on-site hours
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 25.0 on-site hours
56.14109(a) · $151.00 proposed
Spot Inspection · 12.0 on-site hours
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
While attempting to close tailgate on haul truck, employee placed hand in pinch point. When tailgate closed, hand was caught in pinch point injuring third right finger.
56.20003(b) · $366.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 43.5 on-site hours
56.16005 · $151.00 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.
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Imerys S A et alcontrolsThe Quartz Corp USAoperatesThe Feldspar Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3100354—
Norsk Mineral AS et alcontrolsThe Quartz Corp USAoperatesThe Feldspar Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3100354—
Imerys S AcontrolsThe Quartz Corp USAoperatesThe Feldspar Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3100354—
Imerys S A et alcontrolsThe Feldspar CorporationoperatesThe Feldspar Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3100354—
Norsk Mineral AS et alcontrolsThe Feldspar CorporationoperatesThe Feldspar Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3100354—
Imerys S AcontrolsThe Feldspar CorporationoperatesThe Feldspar Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3100354—
Cementos Pacasmayo SSAcontrolsThe Feldspar CorporationoperatesThe Feldspar Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3100354—
Zemex CorpcontrolsThe Feldspar CorporationoperatesThe Feldspar Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3100354Other 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
58 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 676 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD7 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
453 violation rows across the full record; 148 carry an S&S flag and $197,791 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY94 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHcontext
Occupational health samples
72 personal; 5 area. 0 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 EXPOSURE77 samples
personal-health-samplesarea-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
42K employee hours and 87 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
129 contested-violation rows, 129 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 5 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE263 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 CONTEXT10 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
122 inspection events and 3K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE23 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026. 35 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 47.41Requirement for container labels.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12030Correction of dangerous conditions.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.11001Safe access.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 47.44Temporary, portable containers.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.12028Testing grounding systems.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.14100Safety defects; examination, correction and records.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14107Moving machine parts.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.14109Unguarded conveyors with adjacent travelways.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
508283447.41(a)Citation
508283356.12030S&S
508283256.11001Citation
508283147.44(a)(1)Citation
508283047.44(a)(1)Citation
508282956.12028Citation
404598056.12028Citation
977700156.14100(b)Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgSupervisor, Co. Official
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgBuilding Repair/Maint.
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgBagging Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgKiln/Dryer Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgBall Mill Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% QtzUtility Man
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.14 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgBall Mill Operator
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
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
16 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors58May 16, 2000—Dec 24, 2025mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Aug 24, 2026—Aug 24, 2026mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal451May 24, 2000—Aug 11, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal129Apr 14, 2010—Sep 26, 2013mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal5Jul 23, 2012—Oct 28, 2021mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal129Jan 6, 2009—Aug 8, 2012mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety687Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety143Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance8Jan 1, 1950—Jan 1, 2013mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance212Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance54Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance122May 22, 2000—Aug 11, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety5Jun 30, 2021—Jan 15, 2026mine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety72Aug 23, 2001—Jan 14, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal453May 24, 2000—Aug 11, 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.