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South Comstock: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Spring Valley Mining · Surface
Controlled by Wunderlich Robert & Lorne Camoppi
Lyon County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601678

South Comstock has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
Ownership history
  1. Hans N Lund 1980 to 1993
  2. Mastermine Gold Corp 1981 to 1983
  3. Teck Resources (Us) 1983 Inc 1983 to 1985
  4. Lund Mining 1985 to 1987
  5. Eglinton Mining (Nevada) Plc 1987 to 1991
  6. Spring Valley Mining 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1995 1
1994 1
1993 1
1989 0
1988 4
1987 3
1986 1
1985 3
1984 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

South Comstock 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

2 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

November 15, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eglinton Mining (Nevada) Plc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS USING AN ADJUSTABLE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A BOLT ON THE CRUSHER. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND IMPACTED THE OPERATORS HAND AGAINST THE CRUSHER. THE IMPACT BROKE A BONE IN HIS RIGHT HAND.

July 12, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eglinton Mining (Nevada) Plc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATIVE TIGHTENING BOLT ON JAW CRUSHER WHEN RATCHET GEAR SLIPPED AND OPER FINER WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN RATCHET HANDLE AND FRAME OF CRUSHER RESULTING IN BROKEN FINGER.BREAK WAS IN TIP? BONE IN L HAND MIDDLE FINGER.NAIL BADLY DAMAGED ALSO.