Mining Incidents

Montanore Project Metal/Non-Metal

Montanore Minerals Corp · Underground
Controlled by Hecla Mining Company
Libby, Lincoln County, MT  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 2402450

Montanore Project has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2007–2020
Latest incident
Nov 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
70
citations
7
significant & substantial
$8,416
proposed penalties
$8,416
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
118
inspections on record
1,624
inspection hours
4.3
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.
70 citations across 1,624 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Montanore Project has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
70 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-12-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 1,291 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,264 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,075 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,089 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 896 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 783 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 995 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 980 0 0 0.0
Show 70 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,021 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,149 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,060 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,149 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 984 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,117 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,285 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,408 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,081 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,027 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,065 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,180 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,045 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,063 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,075 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,200 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,159 2 0 1725.6
2019 Q3 1,132 3 0 2650.2
2019 Q2 1,138 4 1 3514.9
2019 Q1 1,239 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 444 2 0 4504.5
2018 Q3 456 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 588 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 725 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,018 3 0 2947.0
2017 Q3 1,038 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,038 1 0 963.4
2017 Q1 1,025 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 827 1 1 1209.2
2016 Q3 967 1 0 1034.1
2016 Q2 1,009 1 0 991.1
2016 Q1 1,099 3 1 2729.8
2015 Q4 542 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,019 2 0 1962.7
2015 Q2 1,018 1 0 982.3
2015 Q1 1,034 1 0 967.1
2014 Q4 753 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 832 9 0 10817.3
2014 Q2 1,117 1 0 895.3
2014 Q1 1,052 1 0 950.6
2013 Q4 1,296 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,468 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,366 1 0 732.1
2013 Q1 1,460 1 0 684.9
2012 Q4 1,306 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,294 4 0 3091.2
2012 Q2 1,466 1 0 682.1
2012 Q1 1,444 2 0 1385.0
2011 Q4 1,364 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,506 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,501 3 0 1998.7
2011 Q1 1,505 1 0 664.5
2010 Q4 1,741 5 1 2871.9
2010 Q3 1,940 3 1 1546.4
2010 Q2 2,422 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,804 2 0 713.3
2009 Q4 2,570 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,887 4 2 1385.5
2009 Q2 2,744 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,968 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,608 1 0 277.2
2008 Q3 3,408 2 0 586.9
2008 Q2 3,463 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,226 1 0 310.0
2007 Q4 3,514 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,451 3 0 1224.0
2007 Q2 2,800 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,920 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,307 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2020 · 1 incident

November 24, 2020 MT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Montanore Minerals Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing front axle housing to replace ball joints using hammer to drive housing off. Hit ball joint at an angle causing hammer to hit top of right hand, pinching the palm against the housing. First aid administered on site. Injury appeared to be minor in nature. Sought medical care after shift. Released for full duty, no work restrictions. Returned to work on next scheduled shift.

2019 · 1 incident

January 14, 2019 MT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Montanore Minerals Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Winter conditions. Contract employee slipped and hit head. EE walked to the supervisor to report the fall. There was no accident witness. Took employee to the hospital. EE suffered a severe concussion, cerebral hemorrhage and a skull fracture. Contractor filed 7000-1. Late submission due to not knowing we had to file a report as well.

2009 · 1 incident

2008 · 1 incident

July 29, 2008 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mines Management, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was using a scaling bar to knock small rocks through the welded wire mesh. He bent over to pick up the scaling bar and noticed pain in his lower back.

2007 · 1 incident

August 21, 2007 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mines Management, Inc. · Fall from ladders

Miner was working from a ladder to drill a hole above an overhead garage door track. The door was opened knocking him from the ladder 10-12 to the concrete floor below.

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