Coal production
0reported short tons
ALL STATUSES / OPERATOR PORTFOLIO
Bentonite Performance Minerals, LLC
Membership and operating status are from the latest MSHA Mines snapshot. Open a mine for its ownership history.
MSHA OPERATOR IDL17683
MINE PORTFOLIO
5 of 5 mines and facilities
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18. All statuses records; production reporting is not required.
Material, method and type filters apply to this table. The portfolio’s status applies to the entire page. GEM fields describe their own release, not the selected MSHA year.
| Mine | Location / type | Coal · short tons | Hours worked | Violations | Accident records | On-site inspection hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPM Colony Mill4800070 · Active6/8 quarters reported | Crook, WYFacility · MSHA: Bentonite | 0 | 227,894 | 12 | 1 | 51.5 |
| BPM Colony Mine4800889 · Active6/8 quarters reported | Crook, WYSurface · MSHA: Clay, Ceramic, Refractory Mnls. | 0 | 181,691 | 4 | 1 | 78.8 |
| BPM Lovell Mill4801405 · Active6/8 quarters reported | Big Horn, WYFacility · MSHA: Bentonite | 0 | 171,128 | 9 | 1 | 48.5 |
| BPM Lovell Mine4801016 · Active6/8 quarters reported | Big Horn, WYSurface · MSHA: Bentonite | 0 | 26,342 | 1 | 0 | 23.8 |
| BPM 76 Creek Mine4801845 · Abandoned3/8 quarters reported | Johnson, WYSurface · MSHA: Bentonite | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Production and hours sum available quarterly reports. — means unavailable; zero safety records means none in the selected imported period. Ownership reflects the current MSHA record.
LOCATION
Portfolio map
5 of 5 mines with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- BPM Colony Mill44.86056, -104.14278Open map ↗
- BPM Colony Mine44.85889, -104.13389Open map ↗
- BPM Lovell Mill44.83861, -108.34556Open map ↗
- BPM Lovell Mine44.83861, -108.34556Open map ↗
- BPM 76 Creek Mine44.28944, -106.61806Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-18. All 5 mines listed under this operator were checked; 5 have reports in the available quarters. Totals use current ownership.
Hours worked
607,183reported 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 | 93,227 | 0.00 | 205 | 5/5 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 104,692 | 0.00 | 200 | 5/5 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 101,477 | 0.00 | 198 | 5/5 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 101,593 | 0.00 | 202 | 4/5 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 102,449 | 0.00 | 198 | 4/5 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 103,745 | 0.00 | 198 | 4/5 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18
Violations
261 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
30 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
4,324.0026 of 26 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
204.5016 inspections · 16 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 | 3 | 0 | 453.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35.0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q3 | 7 | 1 | 1,455.00 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 46.8 |
| 2025-Q4 | 4 | 0 | 604.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24.0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 5 | 0 | 755.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32.5 |
| 2026-Q2 | 7 | 0 | 1,057.00 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 46.0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.3 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
- BPM Lovell Mill · 4801405
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 14.8 on-site hours
- BPM Lovell Mill · 4801405
56.14201(b) · $151.00 proposed
- BPM Lovell Mill · 4801405
56.12008 · $151.00 proposed
- BPM Lovell Mill · 4801405
56.12030 · $151.00 proposed
- BPM Colony Mine · 4800889
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 14.0 on-site hours
- BPM Lovell Mill · 4801405
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 13.3 on-site hours
- BPM Colony Mine · 4800889
56.14103(b) · $151.00 proposed
- BPM Colony Mine · 4800889
56.9101 · S&S · $549.00 proposed
- BPM 76 Creek Mine · 4801845
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 2.0 on-site hours
- BPM Colony Mill · 4800070
47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed
- BPM Colony Mill · 4800070
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Elbow pain following manual handling of empty supersack fabric opening.
- BPM Colony Mill · 4800070
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 11.0 on-site hours
- BPM Colony Mill · 4800070
56.12008 · $151.00 proposed
- BPM Lovell Mine · 4801016
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 6.5 on-site hours
- BPM Colony Mine · 4800889
POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
EE driving an artic truck went to grab drink bottle and dropped bottle. Leaned over to grab bottle, while still driving, and veered off road & hit tail end of a berm jarring EE & equipment. EE sustained head wound and fractured collarbone on left side of body. EE was rushed to ER (received staples & sling) & returned to work next shift.
- BPM Colony Mine · 4800889
56.12030 · $151.00 proposed
- BPM Colony Mine · 4800889
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 25.5 on-site hours
- BPM Colony Mill · 4800070
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 9.5 on-site hours
- BPM Colony Mill · 4800070
47.41(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed
- BPM Colony Mill · 4800070
56.14103(b) · $151.00 proposed
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.
SELECTED PORTFOLIO
1 linked controller.
Relationships reflect the selected mine status and current MSHA controller/operator fields.