Star Mine Metal/Non-Metal
Westgate Mining & Construction Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Mowlem John Plc
Cascade County,
MT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2400748
MSHA record for Star Mine (mine ID 2400748). 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
- Koppen Mining Construction Corp 1980 to 1982
- Westgate Mining & Construction Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Star Mine sits in Cascade County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.Cascade County, Montana · Population 84,601
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$66,203
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.