Data / Mines / Nevada / Smoky Valley Common Operations
Smoky Valley Common Operations: 203 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Smoky Valley Common Operations is an active gold ore surface mine in Nye County, Nevada, operated by Round Mountain Gold Corporation with 698 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 2600594). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 203 citations and orders there with $86,329 in proposed penalties, and 47 accident reports were filed there, with 47 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 2600594
- Status
- Active since September 22, 1975
- Main commodity
- Gold ore
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Nye County, Nevada
- Nearest town
- Round Mountain
- Operator
- Round Mountain Gold Corporation
- Parent company
- Kinross Gold Corporation
- Employees
- 698
- MSHA field office
- Henderson NV Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 203
- Significant and substantial
- 6 (3.0%)
- Closure orders
- 3
- High negligence or reckless
- 9
- Proposed penalties
- $86,329
- Amount paid so far
- $86,329
- Inspections
- 51
- Inspector hours on site
- 1,186
- Citations per inspection
- 3.98 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 47
- Injury and illness cases
- 47
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 7, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 9 ($1,591 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 | 13 | 1 | $4,771 | 6 |
| 2023 | 38 | 2 | $13,962 | 5 |
| 2024 | 50 | 0 | $13,209 | 8 |
| 2025 | 86 | 3 | $24,315 | 14 |
| 2026 | 16 | 0 | $30,072 | 14 |
Standards cited most at Smoky Valley Common Operations
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 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 26 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 17 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 12 |
| 30 CFR 56.4104 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 11 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 11 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 8 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.15001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.4102 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.16006 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
Injury and illness cases at Smoky Valley Common Operations
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 35 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 12 |
What the accident reports at Smoky Valley Common Operations describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 17 |
| Slip or fall of person | 13 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 5 |
| Machinery | 4 |
| Other | 3 |
| Powered haulage | 1 |
| Stepping or kneeling on object | 1 |
| Respiratory conditions (toxic agents) | 1 |
| Exploding vessels under pressure | 1 |
| Electrical | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Smoky Valley Common Operations
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 5 |
| Carriage-mounted drills | 3 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 3 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 2 |
| Front-end loader | 1 |
| Bulldozer | 1 |
| Shovel | 1 |
| Forklift | 1 |
Other open mines in Nye County, Nevada
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Marietta, Gabbs Mine | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Nye County, NV | Industrial inorg. chemicals | 115 | 144 |
| Manhattan Gulch | Manhattan Gulch, LLC | Nye County, NV | Gold ore | 1 | 64 |
| Morales Gravel Pit | Morales Construction Inc. | Nye County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 58 |
| Wulfenstein Pit | Wulfenstein Construction Company Inc | Nye County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 17 | 52 |
| Beatty | Rock Pros USA | Nye County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 40 |
| Grefco Mine & Mill | Grefco Minerals LLC | Nye County, NV | Diatomaceous earth (diatomite) | 15 | 36 |
| Amargosa Quarry and Plant | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Nye County, NV | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 47 | 33 |
| Cind R Lite Cinder Cone Mine | Allied Building Materials Inc / Cind R Lite Block | Nye County, NV | Pumice | 5 | 33 |
| Pahrump Community Pit And Mill | Wulfenstein Aggregates LLC | Nye County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 32 |
| Gamebird Pit | Wulfenstein Construction Company Inc | Nye County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 16 |
| Shamrock Pit | K & R Gravel, LLC | Nye County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 13 |
| Wulfenstein Portable | Wulfenstein Construction Company Inc | Nye County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 12 |
| GoldWedge | GoldWedge, LLC | Nye County, NV | Gold ore | 0 | 12 |
| Nevada Quality Rock | Nevada Quality Rock Inc | Nye County, NV | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 11 |
| Smoky Valley Common Operation-UG | Round Mountain Gold Corporation | Nye County, NV | Gold ore | 50 | 9 |
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.