Western Mesquite Mines, Inc. operator
Controlled by
Equinox Gold
MSHA operator ID: 0051937
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 153
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2004–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
259
citations
58
significant & substantial
$163,317
proposed penalties
$127,463
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $35,854 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
100
inspections on record
4,032
inspection hours
6.4
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.259 citations across 4,032 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.$163K
proposed penalties
$127K
current assessed
$127K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
255 assessments are final orders; 33 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 62 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 27 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 18 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 16 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 11 non-fatal
- OTHER 6 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
2
2025
1
2024
5
2023
2
2022
4
2021
5
2020
7
2019
4
2018
7
2017
5
2016
17
2015
12
2014
14
2013
9
2012
6
2011
10
2010
9
2009
7
2008
11
2007
7
2006
1
2005
5
2004
3
Mines on record
- Mesquite CA
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