5-11-25 a fire started in one of our green slash piles. The state wild land fire crews that helped put out the fire suspect that the cause of ignition was lightning. We have submitted a request to receive a copy of the official investigation.
Beecher / Longview Metal/Non-Metal
Iris Metals Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Iris Metals Limited
Custer,
Custer County,
SD
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3901687
Beecher / Longview has $604 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2025
- Latest incident
- May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2025
4
citations
1
significant & substantial
$604
proposed penalties
$604
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2025
2
inspections on record
19
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: 19 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Beecher / Longview has $604 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$604
proposed penalties
$604
current assessed
$604
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 433 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 592 | 4 | 1 | 6756.8 |
| 2025 Q1 | 359 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2025 · 1 incident
Iris Metals Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
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