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K-T Feldspar Plant: 98 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
K-T Feldspar Plant is an active feldspar processing facility in Mitchell County, North Carolina, operated by The Quartz Corp USA with 49 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 3101334). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 98 citations and orders there with $23,044 in proposed penalties, and 4 accident reports were filed there, with 4 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 3101334
- Status
- Active since January 1, 1991
- Main commodity
- Feldspar
- Mine type
- Facility
- County
- Mitchell County, North Carolina
- Nearest town
- Spruce Pine
- Operator
- The Quartz Corp USA
- Employees
- 49
- MSHA field office
- Knoxville TN Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 98
- Significant and substantial
- 21 (21.4%)
- Closure orders
- 2
- High negligence or reckless
- 3
- Proposed penalties
- $23,044
- Amount paid so far
- $12,790
- Inspections
- 36
- Inspector hours on site
- 470
- Citations per inspection
- 2.72 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 4
- Injury and illness cases
- 4
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- August 27, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 17 ($4,056 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 | 27 | 10 | $8,666 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | $373 | 2 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1 | $2,715 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | $1,187 | 0 |
| 2026 | 47 | 9 | $10,103 | 1 |
Standards cited most at K-T Feldspar Plant
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 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 12 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.4200 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.12030 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.5001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
Injury and illness cases at K-T Feldspar Plant
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 1 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 3 |
What the accident reports at K-T Feldspar Plant describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 1 |
| Slip or fall of person | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 |
| Striking or bumping | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at K-T Feldspar Plant
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (powered) | 1 |
Other open mines in Mitchell County, North Carolina
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiseman Sullins/Chalk | The Quartz Corp USA | Mitchell County, NC | Feldspar | 10 | 23 |
| Pine Mountain Mine | The Quartz Corp USA | Mitchell County, NC | Quartz, ground | 5 | 11 |
| Hawkins Mine | Sibelco North America, Inc | Mitchell County, NC | Feldspar | 5 | 9 |
| Spruce Pine | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Mitchell County, NC | Crushed, broken granite | 11 | 4 |
| Duncan Tailings Facility | The Quartz Corp USA | Mitchell County, NC | Feldspar | 6 | 1 |
| KT Mica | The Quartz Corp USA | Mitchell County, NC | Mica | 5 | 1 |
| Quartz / Feldspar Operation | Sibelco North America, Inc | Mitchell County, NC | Quartz, ground | 15 | 0 |
| Chalk Mountain Mine | The Quartz Corp USA | Mitchell County, NC | Quartz, ground | 10 | 0 |
| Buna Mine | Sibelco North America, Inc | Mitchell County, NC | Feldspar | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Lawson/Beaver Creek Mine | The Quartz Corp USA | Mitchell County, NC | Feldspar | 1 | 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.