Golden Queen Mining Company operator
Controlled by
Soledad Holdings Inc
MSHA operator ID: 0136533
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 57
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2014–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
237
citations
92
significant & substantial
$225,144
proposed penalties
$225,144
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
80
inspections on record
2,662
inspection hours
8.9
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.237 citations across 2,662 inspection hours.
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.$225K
proposed penalties
$225K
current assessed
$225K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
234 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 16 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 11 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 11 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 6 non-fatal
- OTHER 6 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
3
2025
7
2024
1
2023
5
2022
6
2021
6
2020
4
2019
6
2018
7
2017
4
2016
5
2015
2
2014
1
Mines on record
Watch this operator
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at any Golden Queen Mining Company mine.
For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
The full compliance file on Golden Queen Mining Company
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.