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Mineraltec Mine No 3: 1 reportable incident Coal

Mineraltec Corp · Underground
Brilliant, Marion County, AL  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 0102779

Mineraltec Mine No 3 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Jan 1990
Ownership history
  1. Mineraltec Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1990 5
1989 11 9,258
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mineraltec Mine No 3 sits in Marion County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Marion County, Alabama · Population 29,190
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$50,714
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

1990 · 1 incident

January 2, 1990 AL · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mineraltec Corp · Struck by falling object

WE WERE IN BAD ROOF CONDITIONS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD ROCK OUT OF FACE AREA.THE ROCK ROADE A TIMBER OUT ONTO THE VICTIM.IT HIT ON HIS HIP.WE GOT HIM OUT FROM UNDER THE ROCK AND BROUGHT HIM OUT ON A STRETCHER.BRUISED HIP IS ALL THEY HAVE FOUND SO FAR.