# Colona Synfuel

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1510789
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Facility / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Lawrence, KY
- **Operator:** Kanawha River Terminals LLC
- **Controller:** SunCoke Energy Incorporated
- **Public source rows linked:** 717
- **Source coverage:** 13 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**SunCoke Energy Incorporated (0104093) → Kanawha River Terminals LLC (P24574) → Colona Synfuel (1510789)**

Current identity source: `msha-mines`. This is a current snapshot, not a historical claim.

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Ashland Inc et al → Tri-State Terminals Inc:** 1977-08-01 through 1982-04-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 1510789; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **United  Company → Belfry Coal Corp:** 1982-04-26 through 1990-09-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1510789; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Florida Progress Corporation → Kentucky May Coal Company Inc:** 1990-09-13 through 1994-05-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 1510789; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Bert T  Stanley → Double C Construction Ltd:** 1994-05-24 through 1994-11-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 1510789; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Amon L  Mahon → Island Fork Construction Ltd:** 1994-11-17 through 1995-03-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 1510789; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Florida Progress Corporation → Kentucky May Coal Company Inc:** 1995-03-13 through 1995-04-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 1510789; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeffery S.  Kinser → Big Sandy Resources Inc:** 1995-04-03 through 1998-05-07; derived from co-tenure at mine 1510789; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Florida Progress Corporation → Colona Synfuel Llc:** 1998-05-08 through 2000-11-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 1510789; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Progress Energy Inc → Colona Synfuel L L C:** 2000-11-30 through 2010-06-07; derived from co-tenure at mine 1510789; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Pegasus Capital Advisors LP et al → Kanawha River Terminals LLC:** 2010-06-08 through 2013-09-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1510789; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Traxys North America LLC et al → Kanawha River Terminals LLC:** 2010-06-08 through 2013-09-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1510789; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Progress Energy Inc → Kanawha River Terminals LLC:** 2010-06-08 through 2008-04-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1510789; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **SunCoke Energy Incorporated → Kanawha River Terminals LLC:** 2013-10-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1510789; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 13
- Typed edges: 34
- Interval anomalies: 1
- Valid-time bounds: inclusive; date granularity; null end means open-ended in the upstream history row; not independent proof of present control.
- Transaction-time observation: 2026-10-13T11:19:05.459773+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 0 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 2 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 3 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 33 violation rows across the full record; 12 carry an S&S flag and $2,614 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 139 samples:** Occupational health samples 93 coal dust; 46 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
4. **PRODUCTION — 0 tons:** Quarterly production and employment 0 employee hours and 0 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 0 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 0 contested-violation rows, 0 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 5 linked entities:** Contractors Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
7. **INSPECTIONS — 6 since 2021:** Inspections 72 inspection events and 1K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

No matched record in the 2024 EIA coal-public workbook. This may be inapplicable for a non-coal operation.

## Recent Title 30 crosswalk

Snapshot current through 2026-08-19.

- **30 CFR 77.1605 — Loading and haulage equipment; installations.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1605
- **30 CFR 77.1103 — Flammable liquids; storage.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1103
- **30 CFR 77.513 — Insulating mats at power switches.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.513
- **30 CFR 77.205 — Travelways at surface installations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.205
- **30 CFR 77.516 — Electric wiring and equipment; installation and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.516
- **30 CFR 77.900-1 — Testing, examination, and maintenance of circuit breakers; procedures.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-J/section-77.900-1
- **30 CFR 77.404 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.404
- **30 CFR 45.4 — Independent contractor register.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-G/part-45/section-45.4
- **30 CFR 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 2 rows; 2000-06-05 through 2000-09-08; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2023-07-13 through 2023-07-13; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 31 rows; 2000-05-01 through 2014-08-25; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 93 rows; 2000-05-02 through 2014-08-20; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 202 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 52 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 13 rows; 1977-08-01 through 2010-06-08; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 72 rows; 2000-04-28 through 2023-07-13; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 156 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 15 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 46 rows; 2002-04-10 through 2013-10-29; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Violations:** 33 rows; 2000-05-01 through 2014-08-25; source ID `msha-violations`

## Caveats

- This is public-record decision support, not legal advice or an official MSHA record.
- Missing data can indicate no event, publication delay, an unresolved identity, or inapplicability.
- Contractor production data is entity-level and is not attributed to this mine.

## Alternate representations

- HTML: `/mines/colona-synfuel-1510789`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/colona-synfuel-1510789`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1510789/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1510789/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1510789/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`