Mining Incidents

Marvel Creek Metal/Non-Metal

Marvel Creek Mining Company · Surface
Controlled by Mark Matter
Bethel, Bethel County, AK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5000298

MSHA record for Marvel Creek (mine ID 5000298). 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
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
6
inspections on record
46
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 46 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Marvel Creek Mining Company 1950 to 2012
  2. Marvel Creek Mining Company 2012 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2017 1
2016 1
2015 1
2014 1
2013 2
2012 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Marvel Creek sits in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, where the Census mining category is 5.4% 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.
Bethel Census Area, Alaska · Population 18,487
5.4%
Mining share of county employment
$70,616
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q2 100 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 75 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 10 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 45 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 40 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 80 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q2 58 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 20 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 40 0 0 0.0

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.