Mining Incidents

Capitol Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Beaumont-Owen Carl
Clark County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601927

MSHA record for Capitol Mine (mine ID 2601927). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Aug 1985
Ownership history
  1. British Americian Mining Corp 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Capitol Mine sits in Clark County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Clark County, Nevada · Population 2,293,764
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$73,845
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

August 13, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
British Americian Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

DISCONNECTING PORTABLE COMPRESSOR FROM PICKUP,TOWBAR FELL ON FOOT RESULTING IN FX OF LARGE TOE.