Mining Incidents

Round Mountain Gold Corporation operator

Controlled by Kinross Gold Corp
MSHA operator ID: L02512
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
728
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
864
citations
123
significant & substantial
$626,254
proposed penalties
$545,137
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $81,117 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
237
inspections on record
13,508
inspection hours
6.4
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.
864 citations across 13,508 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.
$626K
proposed penalties
$545K
current assessed
$545K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
843 assessments are final orders; 24 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
11
2025
14
2024
12
2023
5
2022
6
2021
10
2020
10 (1f)
2019
10
2018
7
2017
4
2016
6
2015
8
2014
19
2013
9
2012
10
2011
11
2010
14
2009
9
2008
13
2007
12
2006
5
2005
12
2004
13
2003
20
2002
17
2001
23
2000
16
1999
32
1998
18
1997
38
1996
22
1995
28 (1f)
1994
15
1993
23
1992
16
1991
17
1990
33
1989
59
1988
42
1987
28
1986
13
1985
14
1984
14
1983
10

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
November 8, 2020 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Round Mountain Gold Corporation · Struck against a moving object

D-10T Dozer was slot dozing un-shot muck to assist a loader in Phase W-A. After working parallel to the pit crest for approximately an hour, the dozer reversed abruptly to the right and backed over the pit edge berm. The dozer fell approximately 300' landing on a catch bench below.

May 12, 1995 NV · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Round Mountain Gold Corporation · Struck against a moving object

THE VICTIM WAS DESCENDIG A PIT RAMP WITHA 4000-GALLON LOAD OF WATER, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK ADN ROLLE DSEVERAL TIMES. EE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

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