Mining Incidents

Terra: 12 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Terra Gold Corp · Surface
Controlled by WestMountain Gold Inc
Anchorage, Matanuska-Susitna County, AK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5001991

Terra has $3K 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
2015
Latest incident
Jul 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
12
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,344
proposed penalties
$3,344
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
7
inspections on record
139
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 139 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Terra has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-08-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
45.5%
significant & substantial
36.4%
high negligence or reckless
45.5%
reasonably likely or greater
54.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 18.2% low, 45.5% moderate, 36.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Terra Gold Corp 2013 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2021 0
2020 0
2019 1
2018 6
2017 1
2016 7
2015 2
2014 2
2013 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Terra sits in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska · Population 110,677
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$90,625
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 1,215 0 0 0.0
Show 23 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 12,904 7 5 542.5
2018 Q2 3,035 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 3,034 2 0 659.2
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q3 15,651 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,925 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 1,164 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 307 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 79 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 12 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 932 3 0 3218.9
2014 Q2 232 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q2 199 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2015 · 1 incident

July 19, 2015 AK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Terra Gold Corp · Fall from machine

Trying to walk the Hitachi dump truck off the hill after losing the track. Truck was going to go over the hill, so to avoid being crushed, I jumped and slid down a 50" rock face, injuring my ankle, knee, shoulder, and elbow on my right side, and cutting my right hand.