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W D Ranch Mines: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Leonard Jensen · Underground

Controlled by Leonard Jensen

Hidalgo County, NM · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2901802

W D Ranch Mines has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1988.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 1988
Latest incident: Oct 1988

Ownership history

Mina Amigos Mining Company 1980 to 1988
Leonard Jensen 1988 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Workforce and production

Year	Employees
1988	7

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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 fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

October 6, 1988 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Leonard Jensen · Struck by falling object

MAN HAD JUST FINISHED BARRING DOWN AND GETTING READY TO DRIL PLUG YO MAKE ROOM OR TIMBER WHEN SLAB FELL OUT OF BACK HITTING HIM ON LEG BREAKING R. LEG.

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W D Ranch Mines sits in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 7.1% of county employment.

Reportable incidents

1988 · 1 incident

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