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Apex #2: 1 reportable incident Coal

Sunland Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Pyro Energy Corp
Oak Creek, Routt County, CO  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 0500289

Apex #2 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Mar 1983
Ownership history
  1. Routt Mining Corp 1970 to 1976
  2. Sunland Mining Corp 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1989 1
1988 1
1987 1
1986 1
1985 4 9,119
1984 10 31,210
1983 11 28,489
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Apex #2 sits in Routt County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Routt County, Colorado · Population 24,990
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$104,803
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

1983 · 1 incident

March 22, 1983 CO · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sunland Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS ASSISTING IN TIMBER SETTING OPERATION A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND HIT INJUREDS RT HAND- FX BONE