# PANTHER MINE

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1518198
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Harlan, KY
- **Operator:** Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC
- **Controller:** Javelin Global Commodities (UK) Ltd
- **Public source rows linked:** 19,391
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Javelin Global Commodities (UK) Ltd (0178863) → Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC (0190634) → PANTHER MINE (1518198)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Cumberland Resources Corporation → Panther Mining LLC:** 1999-09-01 through 2010-04-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518198; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Massey Energy Company → Panther Mining LLC:** 2010-04-19 through 2011-05-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518198; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Panther Mining LLC:** 2011-06-01 through 2012-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518198; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → North Fork Coal Corporation:** 2013-01-01 through 2015-07-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518198; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Massey Energy Company → North Fork Coal Corporation:** 2013-01-01 through 2011-05-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518198; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Cumberland Resources Corporation → North Fork Coal Corporation:** 2013-01-01 through 2010-04-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518198; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeffery A  Hoops → Blackjewel L.L.C.:** 2015-07-31 through 2019-09-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518198; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Industrial Minerals Group LLC → INMET Mining, LLC.:** 2019-09-19 through 2023-08-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518198; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Javelin Global Commodities (UK) Ltd → Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC:** 2023-08-03 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518198; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 9
- Typed edges: 21
- 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: 2026-10-13T11:19:05.459773+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 39 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 231 historical accident/injury rows; 1 coded fatalities and 7,268 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 449 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 3,185 violation rows across the full record; 738 carry an S&S flag and $1,623,827 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 7K samples:** Occupational health samples 6,125 coal dust; 385 coal quartz; 637 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 104 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 — 129K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 72K employee hours and 108 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 2,904 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 1,350 contested-violation rows, 1,381 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 173 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 18 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 — 178 since 2021:** Inspections 413 inspection events and 39K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 503,360 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 277,357
- **Average employees:** 115
- **Coal supply region:** Appalachia Central
- **Union code:** Not published
- **Published rows under this MSHA ID:** 1

## Recent Title 30 crosswalk

Snapshot current through 2026-08-19.

- **30 CFR 75.517 — Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.517
- **30 CFR 75.1714-4 — Additional self-contained self-rescuers (SCSRs).** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1714-4
- **30 CFR 75.1910 — Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; electrical system design and performance requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-T/section-75.1910
- **30 CFR 75.503 — Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.** (4 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.503
- **30 CFR 75.204 — Roof bolting.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.204
- **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
- **30 CFR 75.342 — Methane monitors.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.342

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 231 rows; 2002-10-14 through 2026-07-20; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2021-04-26 through 2021-04-26; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 3,118 rows; 2002-09-13 through 2026-08-03; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 1,381 rows; 2003-11-18 through 2019-10-15; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 6,125 rows; 2002-09-19 through 2026-10-07; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 173 rows; 2003-01-14 through 2026-07-30; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 1,350 rows; 2004-03-11 through 2026-02-12; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 1,685 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 410 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 9 rows; 1999-09-01 through 2023-08-03; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 413 rows; 2000-03-13 through 2026-10-08; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 232 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 55 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 637 rows; 2002-09-19 through 2026-07-17; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 385 rows; 2002-10-29 through 2026-07-17; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 3,185 rows; 2002-09-13 through 2026-08-03; 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/panther-mine-1518198`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/panther-mine-1518198`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1518198/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1518198/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1518198/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`