Desert Hawk Gold Corp operator
Controlled by
Rick Havenstrite
MSHA operator ID: 0115465
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2014–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
124
citations
28
significant & substantial
$59,611
proposed penalties
$40,902
paid to date
69% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $18,709 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
30
inspections on record
837
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: 837 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$60K
proposed penalties
$60K
current assessed
$41K
paid to date
$19K
outstanding
111 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 6 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 4 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2025
1
2020
1
2019
2
2018
1
2016
2
2015
4
2014
1
Mines on record
- Kiewit Mine UT
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