Lucky Ben Mine: 51 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Sidney Resources Corporation
· Underground
Controlled by
Gregg R Lindner; Daniel Hally; Susan Patti
MSHA Mine ID: 1002295
MSHA record for Lucky Ben Mine (mine ID 1002295). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2026
51
citations
21
significant & substantial
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2026
2
inspections on record
153
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 153 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
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A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2026-08-03.
On record since 2026.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.42.0%
significant & substantial
64.0%
high negligence or reckless
42.0%
reasonably likely or greater
60.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 36.0% moderate, 62.0% high, 2.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Sidney Resources Corporation 2017 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Lucky Ben Mine sits in Idaho County, Idaho, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.Idaho County, Idaho · Population 17,120
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$60,975
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.