Mining Incidents

Oliver Hills Leach Facility: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by B M R Gold Corp
Lyon County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601675

MSHA record for Oliver Hills Leach Facility (mine ID 2601675). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
Ownership history
  1. Comstock Gold Exploration Ventures 1980 to 1982
  2. Miss Quickly Mines Inc 1982 to 1984
  3. Nevex Gold Company Inc 1984 to 1988
  4. Canyon Resources Corp 1988 to 1989
  5. Oliver Hills Mining Company Inc 1989 to 1991
  6. Oliver Hills Mining Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Oliver Hills Leach Facility sits in Lyon County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.
Lyon County, Nevada · Population 60,630
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$73,460
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

August 26, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Canyon Resources Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ. SLIPED ON THE CEMSNT FLOR IN THE MILL. HILS FEET AMY HAVE BEEN WET AND HE WAS HURRYING THE DR. AT CARSON TAHOE HOSP. EMER. ROOM DESCRIBED THE I NJ. AS NECK STRAIN.

February 8, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Canyon Resources Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I.NAME WAS HOOKING UP A BYPASS FROM THE PREG POND TO THE BARREN POND USING 3IN PIPE HE WAS USING A ROPE TO PULL PIPE & STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN H IS BACK

1987 · 1 incident

August 27, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nevex Gold Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE MIXING FL6XES WITH A SHOVEL, MY HAND GRAZED THE SPOUT OF THE FURNACE WHERE SLAG GLASS HAD DRIPPED DOWN. MY RT HAND WAS CUT ACROSS THE TOP ABOUT 1/2 INCH BELOW THE LAST KNUCKLE OF MY SMA FINGER. IT REQU3RED 5 STITCHES. I WAS NOT W EARING GLOVES AT THE TIME

1986 · 1 incident

July 14, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nevex Gold Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I NAME WAS LOOK3NG AT A BOTTLE OF AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE HE TILTED THE BOTTLE TO READ THE LABEL THE BOTTLE TOP OF BOTTLE BLEW OFF SPRAYING THE CONTENTS ON THE CEILING AND ON I NAME CAUSING CHEMICA BURNS TO RT EYE3AND THROAT THE BOTTLE WAS PLASTIC AND HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO DIRECT SUN AND HEAT

1985 · 3 incidents

April 12, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nevex Gold Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME LIFTING 5 GAL PAIL OF ZINC DUST TO LOAD INTO ZINC FEEDER WHILE MOVING IT UP STAIRS ON PLATFORM THE HANDLE BROKE CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND GENITAL AREAS.WEIGHT-100 LB.

March 1, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nevex Gold Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS "MUCKING OUT" THE PUG MILL A THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT. THE ORE WAS WET AND HAD BROZEN OVER NIGHT. AS HE TRYED TO WORK THE FROZEN ORE LOOSE WITH A SHOVEL HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOUL DER.

January 9, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nevex Gold Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

I.NMAE WAS PICKING UP WOOD OFF THE CRUSHER SCREEN & HIT HIS KNEE ON T HE SCREEN.

1984 · 1 incident

December 13, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Nevex Gold Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS RUNNING UP THE SIDE OF THE POND AND FELT THE MUSCLES IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK PULL