Ibex Mining Company · Struck by falling object
SCALING BAR HOLDING UP MATT BEING DRIVEN FELL TOWARD EMPL WHO TRIED TO GRAB IT BUT MISSED.BAR HIT ABOVE RIGHT KNEE CAP CUTTING A GASH AND CAUSING PAIN.
Ibex Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
American Copper & Nickel Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Ibex Mining Company & American Copper & Nickel Co
Grant County,
OR
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503039
Ibex Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Jan 1983
Ownership history
- Ibex Mining Company 1980 to 1983
- American Copper & Nickel Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Ibex Mine sits in Grant County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.Grant County, Oregon · Population 7,238
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$59,800
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.