Durita-Naturita Operations Metal/Non-Metal
Durita Development Corp
· Surface
Controlled by
Hecla Mining Company
Montrose County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503107
MSHA record for Durita-Naturita Operations (mine ID 0503107). 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
- Colorado Macco 1977 to 1978
- Durita Development Corp 1978 to 1984
- Durita Development Corp 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Durita-Naturita Operations 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.
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.