Mining Incidents

Pehar Barite Mine Metal/Non-Metal

John Pehar · Surface
Controlled by Pehar John
White Pine County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601664

MSHA record for Pehar Barite Mine (mine ID 2601664). 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
Ownership history
  1. Myriad Mineral Resources Inc 1980 to 1981
  2. John Pehar 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pehar Barite Mine sits in White Pine County, Nevada, where the Census mining category is 15.4% 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.
White Pine County, Nevada · Population 8,856
15.4%
Mining share of county employment
$72,294
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

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.