Far South Mining LLC operator
Controlled by
Zachary Tausch; Vernon Tausch
MSHA operator ID: 0119828
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
112
citations
15
significant & substantial
$26,604
proposed penalties
$21,239
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,365 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
118
inspections on record
1,066
inspection hours
10.5
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.112 citations across 1,066 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$27K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
111 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2021
1
Mines on record
- Brazil Pit TX
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