Geo Gold & Silver Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS RUNNING A CHIPPING HAMMER UNDERGROUND AND WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE BY A FOREIGN OBJECT. SAFETY GLASSES WERE SUPPLIED BUT NOT USED.
Green Back Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Golden Reef Mining Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Fairchild Gold Corp
Josephine County,
OR
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3502806
Green Back Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1989
- Latest incident
- May 1989
Ownership history
- Oregon Gold Mines Inc 1950 to 1987
- Minerals Management Inc 1980 to 1983
- Geo Gold & Silver Corp 1987 to 1989
- Golden Reef Mining Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1983 | 7 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Green Back Mine sits in Josephine County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.Josephine County, Oregon · Population 88,069
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$59,097
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.