MINE DETAILS
Thompson Creek Mine
MSHA MINE ID1000531
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Thompson Creek Mine44.25917, -114.39972Open 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
603,819reported 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 | 86,901 | 0.00 | 191 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 90,179 | 0.00 | 187 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 93,898 | 0.00 | 207 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 105,845 | 0.00 | 232 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 113,227 | 0.00 | 234 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 113,769 | 0.00 | 230 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13
Violations
200 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
170 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
3,110.0019 of 20 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
189.5020 inspections · 20 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 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 5 | 0 | 755.00 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 36.8 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9.0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 7 | 0 | 1,057.00 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 51.3 |
| 2026-Q2 | 7 | 0 | 1,298.00 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 50.8 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25.5 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 2.3 on-site hours
Description not reported
POWERED HAULAGE · PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Accident narrative
A driver was exiting mine site and while exiting the mine lost control of the truck due to traveling too fast down a steep grade. The driver tipped the truck and trailer over while attempting to navigate a tight turn. The driver side window was down and the drivers left arm went out of the window when the truck tipped. EE's left arm had to be amputated just below the elbow.
Non-Fatal Accident Investigation · 17.5 on-site hours
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio · 3.3 on-site hours
MACHINERY · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
An employee was attempting to remove a sharp metal shaving from a pipe that was threaded using a pipe threader machine. When they pulled on the metal shaving, it did not separate from the pipe as expected, causing the sharp edge to lacerate their finger through their glove. The injured employee received 8 stitches to their index finger.
Impoundment Spot Inspection · 2.5 on-site hours
MACHINERY · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Dozer abruptly stopped on its own causing the operator's upper body to move in a forward while the lap belt held the lower body in the seat. The operator then experienced pain in back with numbness and tingling. Contributing fact was a loose wire at the bottom of the connector and an internal locking tab failure within the connector, allowing the wire to back out.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 5.0 on-site hours
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was climbing off the ladder of a 993 loader. The employee missed the last step causing EE to fall to the ground injuring EE's right elbow.
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Emloyee stepped out of a medium duty vehicle onto uneven ground and rolled their ankle. This caused a fracture to the distal fubula.
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was climbing down the steps of a blast hole drill, when the employees first foot touched the ground EE let go of the handholds with EE's hands, at this moment the other foot got caught on the last rung of the steps causing EE to fall backward onto the ground. The employee had soreness and stiffness in the lower right back.
Impoundment Spot Inspection · 2.0 on-site hours
56.11002 · $151.00 proposed
56.11002 · $151.00 proposed
56.4130(b) · $151.00 proposed
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 5.8 on-site hours
56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 33.5 on-site hours
56.12019 · $151.00 proposed
56.12013(b) · $366.00 proposed
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 4.5 on-site hours
56.4102 · $177.00 proposed
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee stepped out of a light vehicle and feet went out from underneath them landing on their backside. Employee was seen on 3/4/26 due to pain and prescribed pain medication and given restrictions.
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
While accessing a generator, an employee slipped and fell on their backside, causing pain and bruising.
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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Thompson Creek Metals Co USAcontrolsThompson Creek Mining CompanyoperatesThompson Creek Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1000531—
Steven MooneycontrolsThompson Creek Mining CompanyoperatesThompson Creek Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1000531—
Cyprus Amax Minerals CompanycontrolsCyprus Thompson Creek Mining CompanyoperatesThompson Creek Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1000531—
Cyprus Mines CorpcontrolsCyprus ExplorationoperatesThompson Creek Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1000531—
Bovee DavidcontrolsCentennial Development CompanyoperatesThompson Creek Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1000531Other 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
195 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 2,866 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD27 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
330 violation rows across the full record; 60 carry an S&S flag and $102,977 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY34 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHcontext
Occupational health samples
63 personal. 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 EXPOSURE63 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
114K employee hours and 230 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
20 contested-violation rows, 26 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 27 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE73 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 CONTEXT27 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
121 inspection events and 5K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE42 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026. 16 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 56.11002Handrails and toeboards.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.4130Electric substations and liquid storage facilities.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14100Safety defects; examination, correction and records.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12019Access to stationary electrical equipment or switchgear.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12013Splices and repairs of power cables.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4102Spillage and leakage.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.14107Moving machine parts.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4201Inspection.2 recent rows ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
5101429—Order
510125956.11002Citation
510125856.11002Citation
516144456.4130(b)Citation
516144356.14100(b)Citation
516144256.12019Citation
516144156.12013(b)Citation
516144056.4102Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgLeaching Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% QtzLeaching Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.20 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% QtzLeaching Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.31 · 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
Vanadium dustFlotation/Concentrator Oper.
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0500.00Source unit unspecified
Nickel dust & saltsFlotation/Concentrator Oper.
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0001.00Source unit unspecified
Molybdenum dustFlotation/Concentrator Oper.
C/E: 00.04Concentration: 0000.38 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
15 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors195Mar 5, 2000—Sep 17, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Sep 29, 2023—Sep 29, 2023mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal324Feb 1, 2000—Apr 28, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal26May 7, 2003—Apr 5, 2016mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal27May 2, 2002—Aug 13, 2013mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal20May 7, 2008—Jun 17, 2015mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety3,881Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety789Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance5Jan 1, 1950—Nov 16, 1993mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance318Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance81Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance121Feb 1, 2000—Sep 28, 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 · safety63Apr 24, 2002—Dec 10, 2019mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal330Feb 1, 2000—Sep 18, 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.