Mining Incidents

Silver Opportunity Partners LLC operator

Controlled by The Electrum Group LLC
MSHA operator ID: 0119889
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
22
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2012–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
115
citations
23
significant & substantial
$25,899
proposed penalties
$25,899
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
106
inspections on record
3,200
inspection hours
3.6
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.
115 citations across 3,200 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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$26K
current assessed
$26K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
112 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
3
2025
3
2023
1
2019
1
2018
1
2016
1
2015
1
2014
3 (1f)
2013
1
2012
7

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
June 2, 2014 ID · Metal/Non-Metal shaftcrew, shaft repair, skip tender, station tender Fatality · HOISTING
Silver Opportunity Partners LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Two shaft repairmen had finished pulling lacing from the pipe compartment, the all clear/tucked in verbal command was given twice with response. The bell signal was transmitted to raise the skip. One miner's fall protection lanyard was accidentally left connected to a shaft anchor. As the skip raised the lanyard remained secured pulling the miner between the skip and shaft timber.

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