Buna Mine Metal/Non-Metal
Sibelco North America, Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
S C R-Sibelco Nv
Mitchell,
Mitchell County,
NC
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3100364
MSHA record for Buna Mine (mine ID 3100364). 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 2018
9
inspections on record
70
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: 70 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: 2023-07-21, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-21 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2023-07-21 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator |
Area samples (mill and shop air)
Last sampled: 2026-04-083
samples
Show the individual readings (3)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Area sampled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | ASBESTOS BULK, ALL FORMS | 0 | SF ORE TRANSFER | ||
| 2023-10-13 | ASBESTOS BULK, ALL FORMS | 0 | SF ACTIVE MINING | ||
| 2023-07-21 | ASBESTOS BULK, ALL FORMS | 0 | SF ACTIVE MINING |
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
- Indusmin Inc 1950 to 1986
- Mayland Stone Company Inc 1986 to 2017
- Unimin Corp 2017 to 2018
- Sibelco North America, Inc 2018 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Buna Mine sits in Mitchell County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 6.2% 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.Mitchell County, North Carolina · Population 14,973
6.2%
Mining share of county employment
$58,089
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 5 | 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.