Mining Incidents

Mineral Joe #2: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Bunker Phil
Montrose County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0500914

MSHA record for Mineral Joe #2 (mine ID 0500914). 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
1983
Latest incident
Jun 1983
Ownership history
  1. Kelmine Corp 1950 to 1982
  2. Phil Bunker Mining Company 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mineral Joe #2 sits in Montrose County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Montrose County, Colorado · Population 43,272
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,072
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

1983 · 1 incident