# Mine #5

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1518426
- **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Knox, KY
- **Operator:** Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC
- **Controller:** Ferroglobe PLC
- **Public source rows linked:** 4,943
- **Source coverage:** 15 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Ferroglobe PLC (0100987) → Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC (0080224) → Mine #5 (1518426)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Roaman  Phipps → Goodin Creek Contracting Inc:** 2001-08-01 through 2002-08-26; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518426; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Paul  Caddell → PC Contracting Inc:** 2002-08-27 through 2003-11-24; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518426; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Carbon Partners A S → Blue Gem Mining Company, Inc.:** 2003-11-25 through 2006-07-26; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518426; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Timothy L  Webb → Goodin Creek Mining Company Inc:** 2006-07-27 through 2006-01-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518426; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James  Cox et al → Goodin Creek Mining Company Inc:** 2006-07-27 through 2007-05-14; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518426; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James  Cox et al → Alden Resources LLC:** 2007-05-15 through 2009-07-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518426; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **NCGPAsset Holdings II LP et al → Alden Resources LLC:** 2009-07-17 through 2011-07-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518426; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ferroglobe PLC → Alden Resources LLC:** 2011-08-01 through 2014-11-04; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518426; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeffrey K Justus II → Knox Operating LLC.:** 2014-11-05 through 2015-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518426; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James  Cox et al → Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC:** 2016-01-01 through 2009-07-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518426; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **NCGPAsset Holdings II LP et al → Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC:** 2016-01-01 through 2011-07-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518426; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ferroglobe PLC → Ferroglobe USA Mining, LLC:** 2016-01-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518426; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 12
- Typed edges: 28
- Interval anomalies: 3
- 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 — 4 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 9 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 133 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 229 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 499 violation rows across the full record; 115 carry an S&S flag and $93,313 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 4K samples:** Occupational health samples 3,291 coal dust; 132 coal quartz; 203 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 29 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 — 802 tons:** Quarterly production and employment 10K employee hours and 11 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 112 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 48 contested-violation rows, 49 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 15 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 — 43 since 2021:** Inspections 118 inspection events and 9K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 10,971 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 37,928
- **Average employees:** 15
- **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 75.370 — Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.** (5 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.370
- **30 CFR 75.202 — Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.202
- **30 CFR 50.10 — Immediate notification.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-50/subpart-B/section-50.10
- **30 CFR 75.1202 — Temporary notations, revisions, and supplements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-M/section-75.1202
- **30 CFR 50.30 — Preparation and submission of MSHA Form 7000-2—Quarterly Employment and Coal Production Report.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-50/subpart-D/section-50.30
- **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
- **30 CFR 75.1714-3 — Self-rescue devices; inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, and recordkeeping.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1714-3

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 9 rows; 2007-07-25 through 2024-01-16; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2024-10-31 through 2024-10-31; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 490 rows; 2002-11-20 through 2024-07-30; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 49 rows; 2009-10-15 through 2025-02-20; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 3,291 rows; 2007-08-20 through 2024-10-07; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 15 rows; 2014-10-15 through 2024-07-11; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 48 rows; 2007-09-12 through 2024-04-19; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 12 rows; 2001-08-01 through 2016-01-01; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 118 rows; 2002-10-16 through 2024-10-03; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 57 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 18 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 203 rows; 2014-12-11 through 2024-10-07; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 132 rows; 2007-09-19 through 2024-04-04; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 499 rows; 2002-11-20 through 2024-08-07; 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-5-1518426`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/mine-5-1518426`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1518426/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1518426/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1518426/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`