Pioneer Metals Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ACCIDENT OCCCURRED WHILE TRIPPING RODS. EMPLOYEE SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN TWO DRILL RODS CAUSING FRACTURE. REMOVED NAIL AND SPLINTED FINGER.
Bonito Project: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Pioneer Metals Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Dakota Mining Corp & Pioneer Metals Corp
Lincoln County,
NM
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2902027
MSHA record for Bonito Project (mine ID 2902027). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- Mar 1989
Ownership history
- Pioneer Metals Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Bonito Project sits in Lincoln County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 1.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Lincoln County, New Mexico · Population 20,227
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$51,643
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 1 incident
Pioneer Metals Corp · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS FOR ROOF SUPPORT A ROCK FALL STRUCK HIM ON HEAD