# Relationship history for MSHA mine 4608539

Current hierarchy: **Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc → Performance Coal Company → Upper Big Branch Raw Coal Facil**

- 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:** Massey Energy Company → Upper Big Branch Raw Coal Facil; 1994-10-15 to 2011-05-31; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **operator_operates_mine:** Performance Coal Company → Upper Big Branch Raw Coal Facil; 1995-11-01 to current/open; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** Massey Energy Company → Performance Coal Company; 1995-11-01 to 2011-05-31; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_mine:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Upper Big Branch Raw Coal Facil; 2011-06-01 to 2016-07-25; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Performance Coal Company; 2011-06-01 to 2016-07-25; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_mine:** Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc → Upper Big Branch Raw Coal Facil; 2016-07-26 to current/open; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc → Performance Coal Company; 2016-07-26 to current/open; source msha-controller-operator-history