# Mine #4

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1516011
- **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Harlan, KY
- **Operator:** Panther Mining LLC
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Public source rows linked:** 3,478
- **Source coverage:** 15 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-17T06:17:15.228Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (0041211) → Panther Mining LLC (P24317) → Mine #4 (1516011)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Ashland Inc et al → Arch Of Kentucky:** 1987-04-01 through 1991-12-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516011; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Fugate Charles → Stillhouse Mining Inc:** 1991-12-26 through 1992-08-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516011; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ashland Inc et al → Arch Of Kentucky:** 1992-08-14 through 2000-05-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516011; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Charles  Stump → Highlands Mining & Processing Company Inc:** 2000-05-15 through 2005-09-29; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516011; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Cumberland Resources Corporation → Panther Mining, LLC:** 2005-09-30 through 2006-01-24; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516011; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ralph  Napier et al → Orion Resources Inc.:** 2006-01-25 through 2007-11-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516011; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John D  North et al → Orion Resources Inc.:** 2006-01-25 through 2007-11-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516011; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Cumberland Resources Corporation → Panther Mining LLC:** 2007-11-22 through 2010-04-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516011; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Massey Energy Company → Panther Mining, LLC:** 2010-04-19 through 2006-01-24; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516011; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Massey Energy Company → Panther Mining LLC:** 2010-04-19 through 2011-05-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516011; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Panther Mining, LLC:** 2011-06-01 through 2006-01-24; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516011; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Panther Mining LLC:** 2011-06-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1516011; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 12
- Typed edges: 26
- Interval anomalies: 2
- 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: 2026-10-17T05:35:58.500035+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 0 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 19 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 945 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 1,129 violation rows across the full record; 410 carry an S&S flag and $592,466 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 712 samples:** Occupational health samples 611 coal dust; 54 coal quartz; 47 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 6 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 — 68K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 21K employee hours and 37 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 440 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 72 contested-violation rows, 206 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 162 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 0 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 95 inspection events and 5K 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 75.364 — Weekly examination.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.364
- **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 75.1722 — Mechanical equipment guards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1722
- **30 CFR 75.400 — Accumulation of combustible materials.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.400
- **30 CFR 75.202 — Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.202
- **30 CFR 75.1200 — Mine map.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-M/section-75.1200
- **30 CFR 75.335 — Seal strengths, design applications, and installation.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.335
- **30 CFR 75.333 — Ventilation controls.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.333

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 19 rows; 2000-08-28 through 2007-07-20; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2013-06-21 through 2013-06-21; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 1,048 rows; 2000-09-12 through 2007-07-23; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 206 rows; 2002-04-24 through 2005-06-16; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 611 rows; 2000-08-14 through 2007-06-13; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 162 rows; 2000-10-26 through 2007-10-22; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 72 rows; 2001-07-10 through 2004-09-20; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 12 rows; 1987-04-01 through 2007-11-22; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 95 rows; 2000-06-14 through 2008-05-05; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 11 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:** 47 rows; 2001-11-08 through 2006-06-13; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 54 rows; 2000-11-27 through 2007-02-27; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 1,129 rows; 2000-09-12 through 2007-07-23; 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/mine-4-1516011`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/mine-4-1516011`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1516011/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1516011/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1516011/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`