Volcano Mine Metal/Non-Metal
Dane Mining & Exploration Ltd
· Surface
Controlled by
Fish John C
Hidalgo County,
NM
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901878
MSHA record for Volcano Mine (mine ID 2901878). 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
- Mina Amigos Mining Company 1982 to 1987
- Gold Hills Minerals 1987 to 1989
- Volcano Mining Partners 1989 to 1994
- Dane Mining & Exploration Ltd 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Volcano Mine sits in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 7.1% 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.Hidalgo County, New Mexico · Population 4,097
7.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,076
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.