ZEMEX INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CORP · Struck by flying object
Foreign body in left eye.
Pete Lawson/Beaver Creek Mine: 13 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
The Quartz Corp USA
· Surface
Controlled by
Imerys S A; Norsk Mineral AS
SPRUCE PIHNE,
Mitchell County,
NC
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3102182
Pete Lawson/Beaver Creek Mine has $2K 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2005
- Latest incident
- Sep 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
13
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,850
proposed penalties
$1,850
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
38
inspections on record
344
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 344 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Pete Lawson/Beaver Creek Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-12-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.30.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
30.8%
reasonably likely or greater
30.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 15.4% low, 84.6% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2022-11-30, 3 years ago
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
6
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
- Respirable dust, <.1mg2
- Fibers, >5um1
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (6)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-30 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator | ||
| 2019-12-04 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.28 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2005-10-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Drill Helper | ||
| 2005-10-13 | Fibers, >5um | 0.01 | Drill Operator, Rotary | ||
| 2003-06-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.59 | 1.96 | 0.30 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2003-06-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.16 | 0.53 | 0.30 | Jackhammer Operator |
Area samples (mill and shop air)
Last sampled: 2026-01-157
samples
Show the individual readings (7)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Area sampled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | ASBESTOS BULK, ALL FORMS | 0 | SF ORE TRANSFER | ||
| 2024-11-21 | ASBESTOS BULK, ALL FORMS | 0 | SF GENERAL | ||
| 2023-10-12 | ASBESTOS BULK, ALL FORMS | 0 | SF ORE PROCESSING | ||
| 2023-07-20 | ASBESTOS BULK, ALL FORMS | 0 | SF ORE PROCESSING | ||
| 2022-11-30 | ASBESTOS BULK, ALL FORMS | 0 | SF ORE PROCESSING | ||
| 2022-01-27 | ASBESTOS BULK, ALL FORMS | 0 | SF ORE PROCESSING | ||
| 2021-04-28 | ASBESTOS BULK, ALL FORMS | 0 | SF ORE TRANSFER |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- ZEMEX INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CORP 2001 to 2007
- The Feldspar Corporation 2007 to 2012
- The Quartz Corp USA 2013 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Pete Lawson/Beaver Creek Mine sits in Mitchell County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 6.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Mitchell County, North Carolina · Population 14,973
6.2%
Mining share of county employment
$58,089
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 Q1 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 1,184 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 966 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 266 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 561 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 427 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 388 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 696 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 599 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 704 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 840 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 602 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 576 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 589 | 1 | 0 | 1697.8 |
| 2019 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q3 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 66666.7 |
| 2006 Q3 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 315 | 1 | 0 | 3174.6 |
| 2005 Q3 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 33333.3 |
| 2003 Q1 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.