Mining Incidents

CONTINENTAL U/G COMPLEXMetal/Nonmetal

Cobre Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Hanover, Grant County, NM · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2900233
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Feb 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2000 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

ON 2-1-00, A FALL OF GROUND DRIFT. THE FALL HAD CAUSED THE LEAD STEEL SET TO COME DOWN FROM THE SIDE PRESSURE OF THE RIB FALLING ON SET, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED IT TO COME DOWN. THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF THE RIB FALL/ROOF FALL IS APPROX. 50 TO 100 TONS. THE DRIFT IS PART OF THE PRIMARY EXHAUST OUT OF THE BOREHOLE. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY MCO, ID F3M. THE LAST VISUAL INSPECTION WAS DONE