Buff/Satin Mine Metal/Non-Metal
VM Buyer LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
R T Vanderbilt Company Inc
LOVELOCK,
Pershing County,
NV
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2602149
MSHA record for Buff/Satin Mine (mine ID 2602149). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
11
inspections on record
106
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 106 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2012-11-14, 13 years ago
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.2
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (2)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-14 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2012-11-14 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Vanderbilt Minerals Corp 1990 to 2007
- Vanderbilt Minerals LLC 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Buff/Satin Mine sits in Pershing County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 20.4% 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.Pershing County, Nevada · Population 6,505
20.4%
Mining share of county employment
$72,007
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 | 1,152 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,708 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,042 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 694 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,450 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,396 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,788 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q1 | 2,042 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,084 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,436 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q2 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.