Duncan Tailings Facility: 2 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
TQC USA
· Surface
Controlled by
Imerys S A; Norsk Mineral AS
SPRUCE PINE,
Mitchell County,
NC
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Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3102358
Duncan Tailings Facility has $151 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2024
2
citations
0
significant & substantial
$151
proposed penalties
$151
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2024
10
inspections on record
121
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: 121 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Duncan Tailings Facility has $151 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.$151
proposed penalties
$151
current assessed
$151
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-18.
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.0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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.Area samples (mill and shop air)
Last sampled: 2026-01-153
samples
Show the individual readings (3)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Area sampled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | ASBESTOS BULK, ALL FORMS | 0 | SF ORE TRANSFER | ||
| 2025-07-16 | ASBESTOS BULK, ALL FORMS | 0 | MP PROD TRANSFER | ||
| 2024-08-30 | ASBESTOS BULK, ALL FORMS | 0 | SF TAILINGS P/D |
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
- TQC USA 2023 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Duncan Tailings Facility 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 16666.7 |
| 2025 Q3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 65 | 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.