Candle Pit Or Candle Metal/Non-Metal
Au Mining Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Vial Michael L
Nome County,
AK
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5001473
MSHA record for Candle Pit Or Candle (mine ID 5001473). 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
- —
Ownership history
- Au Mining Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Candle Pit Or Candle sits in Nome Census Area, Alaska, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.Nome Census Area, Alaska · Population 9,925
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$76,643
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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.