# Relationship history for MSHA mine 4605815

Current hierarchy: **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Simmons Fork Mining, Inc. → Surface Reclaim No. 1**

- Valid-time bounds: inclusive, date granularity
- Null end: open-ended in the upstream history row; not independent proof of present control
- Transaction-time observation: 2026-10-13T11:19:05.459773+00:00

## Valid-time edges

- **controller_controls_mine:** Leo  Vecellio → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 1974-12-09 to current/open; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **operator_operates_mine:** Vecellio & Grogan Inc → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 1978-09-01 to 1987-09-30; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** Leo  Vecellio → Vecellio & Grogan Inc; 1978-09-01 to 1987-09-30; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **operator_operates_mine:** Topflite Coal Company → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 1987-10-01 to 1990-03-25; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_mine:** Chris  Cline → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 1987-10-01 to 1990-03-25; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** Chris  Cline → Topflite Coal Company; 1987-10-01 to 1990-03-25; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_mine:** Jack  Easter → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 1988-09-26 to current/open; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **operator_operates_mine:** Hudson Coal Company → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 1990-03-26 to 1992-08-31; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_mine:** George F  Skidmore → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 1990-03-26 to 1992-08-31; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** George F  Skidmore → Hudson Coal Company; 1990-03-26 to 1992-08-31; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_mine:** Paul J  Sturgill → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 1991-10-01 to current/open; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **operator_operates_mine:** Madison Branch Management Inc → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 1992-09-01 to 1995-06-15; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** Paul J  Sturgill → Madison Branch Management Inc; 1992-09-01 to 1995-06-15; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_mine:** Gary Wayne  Johnson → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 1993-11-03 to current/open; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **operator_operates_mine:** Landmark Corp → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 1995-06-16 to 1997-01-19; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** Jack  Easter → Landmark Corp; 1995-06-16 to 1997-01-19; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_mine:** Rag Aktiengesellschaft → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 1996-11-01 to 2006-04-27; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **operator_operates_mine:** Coal Rush Mining Inc → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 1997-01-20 to 2004-11-04; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** Gary Wayne  Johnson → Coal Rush Mining Inc; 1997-01-20 to 2004-11-04; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_mine:** Terry  Ratcliff → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 1998-11-23 to current/open; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **operator_operates_mine:** TMR Loading and Processing, Inc. → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 2004-11-05 to 2006-04-27; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** Terry  Ratcliff → TMR Loading and Processing, Inc.; 2004-11-05 to 2006-04-27; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **operator_operates_mine:** Simmons Fork Mining, Inc. → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 2006-04-28 to current/open; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_mine:** Foundation Coal Corporation → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 2006-04-28 to 2009-07-30; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** Foundation Coal Corporation → Simmons Fork Mining, Inc.; 2006-04-28 to 2009-07-30; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** Rag Aktiengesellschaft → Simmons Fork Mining, Inc.; 2006-04-28 to 2006-04-27; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_mine:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Surface Reclaim No. 1; 2009-07-31 to current/open; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Simmons Fork Mining, Inc.; 2009-07-31 to current/open; source msha-controller-operator-history