Data / Mines / New Mexico / Chino Mines Co Mine
Chino Mines Co Mine: 239 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Chino Mines Co Mine is an active copper ore surface mine in Grant County, New Mexico, operated by Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company with 322 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 2900708). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 239 citations and orders there with $140,200 in proposed penalties, and 109 accident reports were filed there, with 106 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 2900708
- Status
- Active since January 20, 2011
- Main commodity
- Copper ore
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Grant County, New Mexico
- Nearest town
- Hurley
- Operator
- Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company
- Parent company
- Freeport-McMoRan Inc
- Employees
- 322
- MSHA field office
- Albuquerque NM Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 239
- Significant and substantial
- 28 (11.7%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 13
- Proposed penalties
- $140,200
- Amount paid so far
- $140,200
- Inspections
- 37
- Inspector hours on site
- 1,600
- Citations per inspection
- 6.46 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 109
- Injury and illness cases
- 106
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 22, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 25 ($17,964 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 | 57 | 9 | $26,270 | 24 |
| 2023 | 21 | 3 | $8,651 | 25 |
| 2024 | 53 | 6 | $19,309 | 22 |
| 2025 | 55 | 6 | $50,779 | 15 |
| 2026 | 53 | 4 | $35,191 | 20 |
Standards cited most at Chino Mines Co Mine
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 | 23 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 20 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 19 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 16 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 11 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 56.12030 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 56.4104 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 56.15001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.16005 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.16006 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
Injury and illness cases at Chino Mines Co Mine
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 91 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 15 |
What the accident reports at Chino Mines Co Mine describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 39 |
| Handling of materials | 33 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 9 |
| Powered haulage | 7 |
| Machinery | 7 |
| Other | 6 |
| Falling/sliding/rolling materials | 2 |
| Nonpowered haulage | 1 |
| Occupational skin diseases | 1 |
| Stepping or kneeling on object | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Chino Mines Co Mine
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 10 |
| Trucks | 9 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 6 |
| Bulldozer | 5 |
| Forklift | 3 |
| Shovel | 3 |
| Carriage-mounted drills | 3 |
| Front-end loader | 2 |
| Crane | 2 |
| Crusher | 2 |
Other open mines in Grant County, New Mexico
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Mine | Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Inc | Grant County, NM | Copper ore | 585 | 55 |
| Fisher Industries Plant 38 | Fisher Sand & Gravel Company | Grant County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 21 |
| Limestone Quarry/Fabtec 3 | T.G. McCauley Construction | Grant County, NM | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 20 |
| Portable Plant | Fowler Brothers Inc | Grant County, NM | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 19 |
| Chino Mine | Southern Minerals Group | Grant County, NM | Magnetite | 6 | 6 |
| Summit Mine Site | HD Mining LLC | Grant County, NM | Gold ore | 0 | 4 |
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.