Death near Elko is first 2018 fatality for Nevada mines
ELKO — A Utah miner died after a roof collapsed at a Nevada gold mine.
The Elko Daily Free Press reports Small Mine Development says Jason Holman, of Goshen, Utah, was killed Thursday at Jerritt Canyon Gold’s Lee Smith Mine.
Small Mine Development General Manager Keith Jones says Holman was “loading a round and was involved in a fall of ground near the end of his shift.”
Small Mine Development began operating the mine about 50 miles north of Elko in 2010.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration data shows this is the first mine fatality in Nevada this year. The last mine fatalities in the state were those of two men Oct. 31, 2017 at the Marigold Mine at Valmy.
Administration spokeswoman Amy Louviere says the miner was “loading blast holes underground when the cemented backfill roof fell, causing fatal injuries.”
