# Mine #1

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1518001
- **Status:** Temporarily Idled
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Pike, KY
- **Operator:** Maverick Coal Co., LLC
- **Controller:** Gary D Mitchell
- **Public source rows linked:** 4,352
- **Source coverage:** 16 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Gary D Mitchell (0182640) → Maverick Coal Co., LLC (0193853) → Mine #1 (1518001)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Thomas A  Potter et al → Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc:** 1997-10-01 through 1998-09-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John M  Potter et al → Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc:** 1997-10-01 through 1998-09-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Dean  Francis → Little Man Mining Inc:** 1998-09-23 through 2002-10-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Eddie  Lawson → Whitey Enterprizes:** 2002-10-22 through 2008-06-01; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Bill C  Smith → Patrick Processing LLC:** 2008-06-02 through 2009-09-20; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Bill C  Smith → Blue Ridge Resources LLC:** 2009-09-21 through 2010-03-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Bill C  Smith → J 1 Mining LLC:** 2010-03-19 through 2010-08-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Gertie  White → BEC Coal Inc:** 2010-08-18 through 2011-01-27; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Patrick S  Detherage → Somer Grace Coal Company LLC:** 2011-01-28 through 2011-08-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Douglas K  Tackett → Mercy Mining LLC:** 2011-08-22 through 2012-11-26; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Gill Steven  Brown → Deep Woods Mining LLC:** 2012-11-27 through 2013-12-08; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Phillip  Ray → Natural Fuel Energy:** 2013-12-09 through 2014-11-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Bill C  Smith → Prime Energy Development LLC:** 2014-11-10 through 2015-01-28; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Stacy W  Bryant et al → Lost Ridge Mining LLC:** 2015-01-29 through 2015-11-08; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Fred D  Fulks et al → Lost Ridge Mining LLC:** 2015-01-29 through 2015-11-08; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Fred D  Fulks → Lost Ridge Mining LLC:** 2015-11-09 through 2016-08-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jerry  Tackett → Covenant Coal Corporation, Inc:** 2016-08-15 through 2018-11-27; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jody D Tackett → Prosper Energy, LLC:** 2018-11-28 through 2024-02-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Gary D Mitchell → Maverick Coal Co., LLC:** 2024-02-22 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518001; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 19
- Typed edges: 52
- Interval anomalies: 0
- 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 — 2 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 8 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 233 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 84 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 1,512 violation rows across the full record; 397 carry an S&S flag and $585,950 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 741 samples:** Occupational health samples 651 coal dust; 33 coal quartz; 57 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 — 339 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 151 contested-violation rows, 151 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 37 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 — 24 since 2021:** Inspections 146 inspection events and 10K 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 75.1711 — Sealing of mines.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1711
- **30 CFR 75.403 — Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.** (4 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.403
- **30 CFR 75.370 — Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.370
- **30 CFR 75.1312 — Explosives and detonators in underground magazines.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-N/section-75.1312
- **30 CFR 75.380 — Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.380

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 8 rows; 2011-06-30 through 2022-05-19; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2024-08-08 through 2024-08-08; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 1,443 rows; 2008-06-11 through 2026-04-16; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 151 rows; 2013-04-19 through 2023-03-29; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 651 rows; 2010-05-10 through 2022-05-05; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 37 rows; 2011-02-17 through 2020-10-16; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 151 rows; 2011-02-24 through 2022-05-20; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 19 rows; 1997-10-01 through 2024-02-22; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 146 rows; 2002-12-19 through 2026-07-23; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 115 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 26 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 57 rows; 2010-11-23 through 2021-11-16; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 33 rows; 2016-03-08 through 2022-02-09; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 1,512 rows; 2008-06-11 through 2026-04-24; 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-1-1518001`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/mine-1-1518001`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1518001/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1518001/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1518001/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`