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Apache Pyrite Joint Venture Mill: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Thompson R Stanley
Lake County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502812

MSHA record for Apache Pyrite Joint Venture Mill (mine ID 0502812). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
Ownership history
  1. Norsigo Processing & Refining Ltd 1950 to 1985
  2. Apache Energy & Minerals 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Apache Pyrite Joint Venture Mill sits in Lake County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 3.4% 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.
Lake County, Colorado · Population 7,411
3.4%
Mining share of county employment
$93,655
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

December 17, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apache Energy & Minerals · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE ON MILL FLOOR LANDING ON HIS BUTTOCKS, CAUSING DEEP BRUISING OF MUSCLE OFRIGHT HIP AND THIGH WITH PARTIAL AVULSION OF MUSCLE.