# Bravo Mine

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1511605
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Pike, KY
- **Operator:** Road Fork Development Co., Inc.
- **Controller:** Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
- **Public source rows linked:** 928
- **Source coverage:** 14 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc (0127321) → Road Fork Development Co., Inc. (P22248) → Bravo Mine (1511605)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Dotson Claude H → Dotco Energy Company Inc:** 1978-07-01 through 1997-01-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1511605; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Massey Energy Company → Rawl Sales & Processing Company:** 1997-01-31 through 2001-11-08; derived from co-tenure at mine 1511605; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Kenneth L  Farley et al → Team Management, Inc.:** 2001-11-09 through 2004-02-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 1511605; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Massey Energy Company → Road Fork Development Company, Inc.:** 2004-02-23 through 2004-08-26; derived from co-tenure at mine 1511605; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Kenneth L  Farley et al → Team Management, Inc.:** 2004-08-27 through 2005-06-15; derived from co-tenure at mine 1511605; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Massey Energy Company → Road Fork Development Co., Inc.:** 2005-06-16 through 2011-05-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1511605; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Rawl Sales & Processing Company:** 2011-06-01 through 2001-11-08; derived from co-tenure at mine 1511605; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Road Fork Development Company, Inc.:** 2011-06-01 through 2004-08-26; derived from co-tenure at mine 1511605; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Road Fork Development Co., Inc.:** 2011-06-01 through 2016-07-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 1511605; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc → Road Fork Development Company, Inc.:** 2016-07-26 through 2004-08-26; derived from co-tenure at mine 1511605; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc → Road Fork Development Co., Inc.:** 2016-07-26 through 2018-11-08; derived from co-tenure at mine 1511605; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc → Rawl Sales & Processing Company:** 2016-07-26 through 2001-11-08; derived from co-tenure at mine 1511605; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc → Road Fork Development Company, Inc.:** 2018-11-09 through 2004-08-26; derived from co-tenure at mine 1511605; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc → Road Fork Development Co., Inc.:** 2018-11-09 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1511605; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 14
- Typed edges: 28
- Interval anomalies: 5
- 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 0 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 263 violation rows across the full record; 127 carry an S&S flag and $36,129 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 193 samples:** Occupational health samples 155 coal dust; 17 coal quartz; 21 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 3 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 — 1 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 — 0 since 2021:** Inspections 59 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 75.523-2 — Deenergization of self-propelled electric face equipment; performance requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.523-2
- **30 CFR 75.400 — Accumulation of combustible materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.400
- **30 CFR 75.310 — Installation of main mine fans.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.310
- **30 CFR 77.502 — Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.502
- **30 CFR 77.1607 — Loading and haulage equipment; operation.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1607
- **30 CFR 75.515 — Cable fittings; suitability.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.515
- **30 CFR 75.370 — Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.370
- **30 CFR 75.517 — Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.517
- **30 CFR 75.605 — Clamping of trailing cables to equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-G/section-75.605
- **30 CFR 75.1403-5 — Criteria—Belt conveyors.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-O/section-75.1403-5

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 2 rows; 2004-06-12 through 2004-08-20; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2006-05-25 through 2006-05-25; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 254 rows; 2002-02-20 through 2005-10-19; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 155 rows; 2002-02-18 through 2005-09-08; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 61 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 16 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 14 rows; 1978-07-01 through 2005-06-16; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 59 rows; 2001-11-08 through 2006-04-04; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 54 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 10 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 21 rows; 2002-03-13 through 2005-01-25; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 17 rows; 2002-02-21 through 2005-08-29; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 263 rows; 2002-02-20 through 2005-10-19; 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/bravo-mine-1511605`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/bravo-mine-1511605`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1511605/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1511605/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1511605/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`