Harrison Mining · Accident type, without injuries
THERE WAS TO CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT ALONG THE FAULT THE UNDERGROUND SFAFT STATION.ALONG WEDGE OF MATERIAL FOREMAN BY THE INTERSECTION OF TWO FAULTS FELL.
Fountain Head: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Harrison Mining
· Underground
Controlled by
Earl D Harrison; Laraine Griesel
Mohave County,
AZ
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202243
MSHA record for Fountain Head (mine ID 0202243). 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
- Jul 1985
Ownership history
- Harrison Mining 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Fountain Head sits in Mohave County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.Mohave County, Arizona · Population 217,420
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$55,799
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.