Mining Incidents

Bald Mountain Mine South Operation Area Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Kinross Gold Corp
Ely, White Pine County, NV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2602823

Bald Mountain Mine South Operation Area has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2019–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
58
citations
9
significant & substantial
$12,140
proposed penalties
$12,140
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
26
inspections on record
518
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 518 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bald Mountain Mine South Operation Area has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
57 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 11,934 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 12,029 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 11,824 1 0 84.6
2025 Q1 4,330 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,561 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 14,560 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 14,850 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 20,177 2 0 99.1
Show 24 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 10,457 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 23,416 9 1 384.4
2023 Q2 13,823 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 17,952 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 41,792 5 0 119.6
2022 Q3 4,222 1 1 236.9
2022 Q2 4,074 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,286 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,639 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 40,550 5 0 123.3
2021 Q2 75,137 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 82,349 2 0 24.3
2020 Q4 23,332 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 87,750 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 144,985 7 0 48.3
2020 Q1 131,172 2 0 15.2
2019 Q4 125,409 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 103,595 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 91,121 8 3 87.8
2019 Q1 60,403 5 1 82.8
2018 Q4 25,601 6 0 234.4
2018 Q3 5,914 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 18,515 2 0 108.0
2018 Q1 14,509 3 3 206.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2026 · 1 incident

March 25, 2026 NV · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor OTHER
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ERT training employee was acting as an unconscious patient. During a planned patient move another rescuer stepped on the employee's pinky finger.

2025 · 2 incidents

December 9, 2025 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator OTHER
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee experienced a diabetic emergency after being found to on the ground, unconscious and unresponsive. Employee has a known history of Type-1 diabetes. Local mine EMS was notified and employee was prepped for transport to a local hospital where employee was evaluated, treated, and released without restriction.

August 1, 2025 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was helping to get a blade unstuck and when it slid in mud and jarred their back.

2024 · 1 incident

June 10, 2024 NV · Metal/Non-Metal vacuum filter operator, flotation mill/concentrator operator, flotation plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was opening a valve, and the valve lever broke causing the employee to fall to the ground. Employee was seen at Aspen quick care in Spring Creek, NV. X-Rays revealed that the employee had a fractured coccyx. the employee was released to full duty and will return to work on next scheduled shift, June 15th.

2021 · 1 incident

March 20, 2021 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a scraper on the west Vantage dump when the vehicle struck a pothole or rut, jarred the operator's lower back. There was no equipment damage and the back sprain was minor but requiring an unspecified amount of restricted duty days.

2020 · 2 incidents

January 11, 2020 NV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While sliding drill bit basket on drill deck, caught hand between basket and handrail.

2019 · 5 incidents

December 16, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking across the Luxe Ready Line when EE tripped on a rock and clump of mud.

November 28, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Fall from machine

Dismounting haul truck, slipped and fell. Injuring right leg. Upon further medical evaluation, resulting in hair-line fracture of right fibula.

May 18, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Exiting locker connex, employee stepped into a small hole, rolling their left ankle.

February 11, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Drill pattern had been filled in had a snow event. Snow covered a dip where employee could not see a hole stepped in it and fell injuring right ankle.

February 10, 2019 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
KG Mining (Bald Mountain) Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting van when they slipped on running board and fell to ground. Injured their right leg, resulting in fractures to the right leg.

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