Mining Incidents

GEM MOUNTAIN: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

American Gem Corp · Surface
Granite County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2402065

MSHA record for GEM MOUNTAIN (mine ID 2402065). 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
1996
Latest incident
Sep 1996
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
2
inspections on record
10
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 10 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
  1. American Gem Corp 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

GEM MOUNTAIN sits in Granite County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 5.7% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Granite County, Montana · Population 3,419
5.7%
Mining share of county employment
$54,646
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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
2000 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1996 · 1 incident

September 23, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Gem Corp · Fall down stairs

GOING UP THE STAIRS TO SEE SOME PARTS I WAS GOING TO PICK UP IN BUTTE, MISSED THE TOP STEP, TRIPPED & WHEN I CAUGHT MYSELF MY HAND BROKE.