Cozad Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Frontera Materials Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Edwin E Forshage III
Edinburg,
Hidalgo County,
TX
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4105878
MSHA record for Cozad Pit (mine ID 4105878). 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 2026
1
inspections on record
12
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: 12 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Frontera Materials Inc. 2026 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Cozad Pit sits in Hidalgo County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 1.8% 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.Hidalgo County, Texas · Population 880,921
1.8%
Mining share of county employment
$52,281
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.