Mining Incidents

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.

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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

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