# Relationship history for MSHA mine 4609197

Current hierarchy: **James C  Justice III → Justice Highwall Mining, Inc. → Big Branch Highwall Mine**

- 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:** James C  Justice II et al → Big Branch Highwall Mine; 2004-02-19 to 2009-05-06; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **operator_operates_mine:** Justice Highwall Mining, Inc. → Big Branch Highwall Mine; 2006-12-11 to current/open; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** James C  Justice II et al → Justice Highwall Mining, Inc.; 2006-12-11 to 2009-05-06; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_mine:** Mechel Oao → Big Branch Highwall Mine; 2009-05-07 to 2015-02-11; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** Mechel Oao → Justice Highwall Mining, Inc.; 2009-05-07 to 2015-02-11; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_mine:** James C  Justice II et al → Big Branch Highwall Mine; 2015-02-12 to 2017-07-12; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** James C  Justice II et al → Justice Highwall Mining, Inc.; 2015-02-12 to 2017-07-12; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_mine:** James C  Justice lll et al → Big Branch Highwall Mine; 2017-07-13 to 2022-08-23; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** James C  Justice lll et al → Justice Highwall Mining, Inc.; 2017-07-13 to 2022-08-23; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** Jillean L  Justice et al → Justice Highwall Mining, Inc.; 2017-07-13 to 2022-08-23; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_mine:** James C  Justice III → Big Branch Highwall Mine; 2022-08-24 to current/open; source msha-controller-operator-history
- **controller_controls_operator:** James C  Justice III → Justice Highwall Mining, Inc.; 2022-08-24 to current/open; source msha-controller-operator-history