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Sleepy Jim Tunnel: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Young Mining Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Randolph Elmer
Teller County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504213
MSHA record for Sleepy Jim Tunnel (mine ID 0504213). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Oct 1987
Ownership history
- Young Mining Company 1987 to 1987
- Young Mining Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Sleepy Jim Tunnel sits in Teller County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.Teller County, Colorado · Population 24,774
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$80,666
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.