Mining Incidents

Greenhorn Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Sued-Chemie AG
Madison County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2400943

MSHA record for Greenhorn Mine (mine ID 2400943). 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
1986
Latest incident
Oct 1986
Ownership history
  1. Resource Processors Inc 1950 to 1986
  2. Willow Creek Talc Inc 1986 to 1990
  3. Southern Talc Company 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Greenhorn Mine sits in Madison County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Madison County, Montana · Population 8,975
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$67,420
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

October 6, 1986 MT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Willow Creek Talc Inc · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK BACKED NE5R DUMP EDGE AND STARTED TO DUMP WHEN IT WENT OVER DUMP EDGE.