Kelmine Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
ROCK BOLTING WIRE MESH TO THE BACK OF THE DRIFT AND CAUGHT HIS RT ARM BETWEEN JACK HAMMER AND WIRE MESH
C-JD-6: 31 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Highbury Resources Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Anfield Energy Inc
Naturita,
Montrose County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502912
C-JD-6 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Jun 1984
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
31
citations
2
significant & substantial
$10,072
proposed penalties
$6,331
paid to date
63% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,741 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
13
inspections on record
254
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: 254 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
C-JD-6 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.$10K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $8K in penalties contested before the Commission, $4K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-02-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.8.7%
significant & substantial
13.0%
high negligence or reckless
8.7%
reasonably likely or greater
78.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 13.0% low, 73.9% moderate, 13.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
8
citations taken to the federal commission · 26% of citations on record
- Settled 8 · 100%
50%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$8K proposed, $4K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2006-04-21.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2006-359M | Settlement | Manning | 2009 | $8K → $4K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2005-09-28, 20 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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
4
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon.2
- Diesel Particulate Material1
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
- Total Carbon,TC1
Show the individual readings (5)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-28 | Diesel Particulate Material | 60.4 | 308 | 0.20 | Motorman |
| 2005-03-30 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.37 | 1.61 | 0.23 | Truck Driver |
| 2005-03-30 | Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. | 48.29 | 400 | 0.12 | Miner, Drift |
| 2005-03-30 | Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. | 95.68 | 400 | 0.24 | Mechanic |
| 2005-03-30 | Total Carbon,TC | 201 | 400 | 0.50 | Mechanic |
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
- Kelmine Corp 1950 to 1984
- Cotter Corp 1984 to 2000
- Cotter Corp 2000 to 2025
- Highbury Resources Inc. 2025 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2004 | 7 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
C-JD-6 sits in Montrose County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.Montrose County, Colorado · Population 43,272
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,072
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 11111.1 |
| 2010 Q4 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 21739.1 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Q2 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,131 | 9 | 0 | 4223.4 |
| 2005 Q3 | 4,971 | 8 | 1 | 1609.3 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,801 | 3 | 0 | 624.9 |
| 2005 Q1 | 4,139 | 3 | 0 | 724.8 |
| 2004 Q4 | 3,411 | 4 | 0 | 1172.7 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,429 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.