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Golden Eagle Mine: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Golden Eagle Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1985–1986
- Latest incident
- Mar 1986
Ownership history
- Unc Mining & Milling Services Inc 1950 to 1981
- Silver King Mines Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1985 | 15 |
| 1984 | 22 |
| 1983 | 37 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Golden Eagle Mine sits in Converse County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 14.1% 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.Converse County, Wyoming · Population 13,759
14.1%
Mining share of county employment
$79,164
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1986 · 1 incident
March 13, 1986
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silver King Mines Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
1985 · 2 incidents
Silver King Mines Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN HOISTING THE SLUSHER BUCKET OUT OF THE TRENCH BY OUNTING THREE SHEAVE BLOCKS AND THREADING A 1/2 INCH CABLE THROUGH BLOCKS TO A LOCOMOTIVE. THE EYE PAD AND CHAIN HOLDING THE BLOCKS BROKE FREE AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT SHOULDER AND THIGH.
Silver King Mines Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
I.NAME WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC IN PRESSING A BEARING OFF OF A PUMP SHAFT. THE SHAFT SLIPPED FROM UNDER THE PRESS TILTING THE SHAFT AND PINCHING THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT THUMB AGAINST A PRESS BRACE