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BPM Lovell Mill, Big Horn County, Wyoming: 27 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
BPM Lovell Mill is an active bentonite processing facility in Big Horn County, Wyoming, operated by Bentonite Performance Minerals, LLC with 62 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4801405). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 27 citations and orders there with $4,597 in proposed penalties, and 3 accident reports were filed there, with 2 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 4801405
- Status
- Active since September 28, 1994
- Main commodity
- Bentonite
- Mine type
- Facility
- County
- Big Horn County, Wyoming
- Nearest town
- Lovell, Wyoming
- Operator
- Bentonite Performance Minerals, LLC
- Parent company
- Halliburton Company
- Employees
- 62
- MSHA field office
- Gillette WY Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 27
- Significant and substantial
- 3 (11.1%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 1
- Proposed penalties
- $4,597
- Amount paid so far
- $4,597
- Inspections
- 11
- Inspector hours on site
- 98
- Citations per inspection
- 2.45 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 3
- Injury and illness cases
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- May 18, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 1 ($151 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 | 8 | 3 | $1,722 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | $858 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | $809 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | $906 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | $302 | 0 |
Standards cited most at BPM Lovell Mill
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 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.11006 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4104 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.16005 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.13021 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4230 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12030 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at BPM Lovell Mill
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 2 |
What the accident reports at BPM Lovell Mill describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Striking or bumping | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Powered haulage | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at BPM Lovell Mill
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Forklift | 1 |
Other open mines in Big Horn County, Wyoming
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovell Mill | American Colloid Company Mineral Group | Big Horn County, WY | Bentonite | 44 | 52 |
| Magnet Cove Mill | Wyo-Ben, Inc | Big Horn County, WY | Bentonite | 36 | 35 |
| Crusher #1 | Frost Rock Products Company | Big Horn County, WY | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 33 |
| Portable #1 | Mountain Construction Company | Big Horn County, WY | Construction sand and gravel | 13 | 21 |
| Stucco Mill | Wyo-Ben, Inc | Big Horn County, WY | Bentonite | 30 | 16 |
| G-P Gypsum Quarries | Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC | Big Horn County, WY | Gypsum | 17 | 14 |
| Sage Creek Mill | Wyo-Ben, Inc | Big Horn County, WY | Bentonite | 17 | 13 |
| Magnet Cove Mine | Wyo-Ben, Inc | Big Horn County, WY | Bentonite | 37 | 11 |
| 3J Crushing Plant | 3J Trucking LLC | Big Horn County, WY | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 5 |
| Big Horn Basin Mines | Wyo-Ben, Inc | Big Horn County, WY | Bentonite | 11 | 2 |
| BPM Lovell Mine | Bentonite Performance Minerals, LLC | Big Horn County, WY | Bentonite | 23 | 1 |
| Molnar Pit | Big Horn Redi-Mix Inc | Big Horn County, WY | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 1 |
| Capwood Properties | River Rock, LLC | Big Horn County, WY | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 1 |
| Yellowtail Mine | American Colloid Company Mineral Group | Big Horn County, WY | Bentonite | 14 | 0 |
| Highland Excavation Pit | Highland Excavation & Construction, Inc. | Big Horn County, WY | 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.