Atlas Minerals · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING INTO ROOF OF ADIT WITH JACK LEG DRILL WHEN TENDER CAME OFF DRILL STEEL STUCK IN HOLE AND THEN CAME DOWN AND STRUCK MINER ON 4TH FINGER OF RT HAND
Velvet Mine: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Anfield Resources Holding Corp.
· Underground
Controlled by
Anfield Energy Inc
La Sal, Utah,
Grand County,
UT
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4201527
MSHA record for Velvet Mine (mine ID 4201527). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Feb 1987
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2025
3
inspections on record
51
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: 51 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Atlas Minerals 1978 to 1994
- U S Energy Corp 1994 to 2008
- Uranium One Exploration Inc. 2008 to 2025
- Anfield Resources Holding Corp. 2025 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Velvet Mine sits in Grand County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.Grand County, Utah · Population 9,697
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$62,521
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 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1987 · 1 incident
1983 · 2 incidents
Atlas Minerals · Struck by powered moving object
INJURED MINER REPORTED FOR WORK ON MAY 11 1983 AT 730AM TOM AND BOB CARTER ANOTHER MINER GOT INTO BACK OF TRUCK FOR TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AREAS WHEN THEY ARRIVED UNDERGROUND TRUCK TRACTOR PA RTED TRUCK IN 455N HAULAGE WHERE BOB AND TOM GOT OUT OF TRUCK BOB WENT TO START A TRUCK IN 400 HAULAGE WHILE TOM GOT A MACHINE AND JACKLEG OUT OF TRUCK HE AND BOB HAD RIDDEN UNDERGROUND IN TOM
Atlas Minerals · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF SHOWER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM HIS SHOWER SHOE CAUSING MAN TO LOOSE BALANCE AND FALL DOWN AND HIT RIGHT CHIN ON 3" CONCRETE WATER RETAINER.