Data / Mines / Idaho / Idaho Cobalt Operation
Idaho Cobalt Operation: 16 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Idaho Cobalt Operation is a nonproducing cobalt ore underground mine in Lemhi County, Idaho, operated by Jervois Mining USA Limited with 8 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 1002221). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 16 citations and orders there with $2,588 in proposed penalties, and 6 accident reports were filed there, with 6 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 1002221
- Status
- NonProducing since April 5, 2021
- Main commodity
- Cobalt ore
- Mine type
- Underground
- County
- Lemhi County, Idaho
- Nearest town
- Salmon
- Operator
- Jervois Mining USA Limited
- Parent company
- New JRV Topco Holdings LLC (NewCo)
- Employees
- 8
- MSHA field office
- Helena MT Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 16
- Significant and substantial
- 3 (18.8%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 0
- Proposed penalties
- $2,588
- Amount paid so far
- $2,588
- Inspections
- 27
- Inspector hours on site
- 283
- Citations per inspection
- 0.59 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 6
- Injury and illness cases
- 6
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 7, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 18 ($13,483 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | $266 | 3 |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 | $1,440 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | $882 | 1 |
Standards cited most at Idaho Cobalt Operation
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 57.11016 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 57.12006 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 57.11001 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 57.15005 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 57.18002 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11016 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 47.44 | Hazard communication | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 57.20014 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 57.14107 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 57.12004 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 57.4130 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Idaho Cobalt Operation
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 2 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 4 |
What the accident reports at Idaho Cobalt Operation describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 |
| Handling of materials | 2 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Idaho Cobalt Operation
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Rock drill | 1 |
| Gunite machine | 1 |
Other open mines in Lemhi County, Idaho
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River City Red E Mix LLC | River City Red E Mix LLC | Lemhi County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 14 |
| Cole Ranch Gravel Pit | Dahle Construction LLC | Lemhi County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 8 |
| Dahle's Red-E-Mix Crusher | Dahle'S Red-E-Mix | Lemhi County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 4 |
| Ima Mine | American Tungsten Ltd | Lemhi County, ID | Tungsten ore | 9 | 2 |
| Portable Wash Plant | Dahle'S Red-E-Mix | Lemhi County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 1 |
| Price Contracting Pit | Price Contracting Inc | Lemhi County, ID | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 0 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.