Emerald Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Tombstone Gold and Silver, Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Baroyeca Gold and Silver
Tombstone,
Cochise County,
AZ
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0203336
Emerald Pit has $34K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
58
citations
15
significant & substantial
$33,731
proposed penalties
$23,593
paid to date
70% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,138 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
35
inspections on record
350
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: 350 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Emerald Pit has $34K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 2 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.$34K
proposed penalties
$24K
current assessed
$24K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
58 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 1,392 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,460 | 1 | 0 | 684.9 |
| 2024 Q4 | 610 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 962 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 944 | 1 | 0 | 1059.3 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 1,072 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 920 | 1 | 0 | 1087.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 890 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 900 | 1 | 0 | 1111.1 |
| 2022 Q4 | 884 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 945 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 952 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 730 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 940 | 1 | 0 | 1063.8 |
| 2020 Q4 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 672 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 712 | 1 | 0 | 1404.5 |
| 2020 Q1 | 778 | 5 | 2 | 6426.7 |
| 2019 Q4 | 690 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 690 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 792 | 3 | 0 | 3787.9 |
| 2018 Q4 | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 862 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 484 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 736 | 2 | 2 | 2717.4 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,020 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 781 | 1 | 0 | 1280.4 |
| 2016 Q4 | 680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 704 | 1 | 1 | 1420.5 |
| 2016 Q2 | 488 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 456 | 4 | 1 | 8771.9 |
| 2015 Q4 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 488 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,008 | 18 | 4 | 17857.1 |
| 2015 Q1 | 976 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 992 | 2 | 0 | 2016.1 |
| 2014 Q3 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,536 | 15 | 5 | 9765.6 |
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.
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