Mining Incidents

Estes Mountain Mines: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by State Street Corporation
Custer County, ID  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1001558

Estes Mountain Mines has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
Jul 1986
Ownership history
  1. United States Antimony Corp 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1988 0
1987 1
1986 5
1985 3
1984 4
1983 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Estes Mountain Mines sits in Custer County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 1.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Custer County, Idaho · Population 4,411
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$56,957
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1986 · 1 incident

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1985 · 3 incidents

September 16, 1985 ID · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
United States Antimony Corp · Struck by falling object

HE WAS DRILLING3THE FACE OF THE RAISE WHEN A SLAB OF MUD FELL