# DM-2

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1518472
- **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Floyd, KY
- **Operator:** Frasure Creek Mining, LLC
- **Controller:** Essar Minerals Canada Limited
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,027
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Essar Minerals Canada Limited (0102805) → Frasure Creek Mining, LLC (P24564) → DM-2 (1518472)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Virgil  Isaac Jr → Big I Mining, Inc.:** 2001-11-08 through 2001-08-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Virgil  Isaac Jr → Big I Mining, Inc.:** 2001-11-08 through 2004-02-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Harold E  Akers et al → Hubble Mining Company, LLC:** 2004-02-10 through 2004-05-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jim D  Akers et al → Hubble Mining Company, LLC:** 2004-02-10 through 2004-05-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Linda S  Coleman → Double C Enterprises:** 2004-05-10 through 2005-11-20; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ronnie  Smith → Double C Enterprises:** 2004-05-10 through 2002-12-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Connie  Bryant → Foggy Mountain Coal Co. Inc:** 2005-11-21 through 2007-12-05; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeffery A  Hoops → Frasure Creek Mining LLC:** 2007-12-06 through 2008-10-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Kenneth W  Woodring → Frasure Creek Mining LLC:** 2008-11-01 through 2008-12-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James L  Bevins → Fools Gold Energy Corporation:** 2008-12-18 through 2009-11-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Brent  Coleman → Double C Enterprises:** 2009-02-01 through 2005-11-20; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Kenneth W  Woodring → Frasure Creek Mining Co. L. L. C.:** 2009-11-17 through 2010-04-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeffery A  Hoops → Frasure Creek Mining Co. L. L. C.:** 2009-11-17 through 2008-10-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Essar Minerals Canada Limited → Frasure Creek Mining LLC:** 2010-04-07 through 2008-12-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Essar Minerals Canada Limited → Frasure Creek Mining Co. L. L. C.:** 2010-04-07 through 2012-02-26; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jody Dale Puckett → Viper Coal LLC:** 2012-02-27 through 2013-08-07; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Kenneth W  Woodring → Frasure Creek Mining, LLC:** 2013-08-08 through 2010-04-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Essar Minerals Canada Limited → Frasure Creek Mining, LLC:** 2013-08-08 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeffery A  Hoops → Frasure Creek Mining, LLC:** 2013-08-08 through 2008-10-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518472; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 19
- Typed edges: 40
- Interval anomalies: 7
- 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 3 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 236 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 331 violation rows across the full record; 153 carry an S&S flag and $305,751 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 165 samples:** Occupational health samples 136 coal dust; 9 coal quartz; 20 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 2 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 — 22 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 8 contested-violation rows, 8 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 6 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 75 inspection events and 2K 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 77.512 — Inspection and cover plates.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.512
- **30 CFR 45.4 — Independent contractor register.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-G/part-45/section-45.4
- **30 CFR 77.1701 — Emergency communications; requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-R/section-77.1701
- **30 CFR 71.500 — Sanitary toilet facilities at surface work sites; installation requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-71/subpart-F/section-71.500
- **30 CFR 41.12 — Changes; notification by operator.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-G/part-41/subpart-B/section-41.12
- **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 75.372 — Mine ventilation map.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.372
- **30 CFR 77.800-2 — Testing, examination, and maintenance of circuit breakers; record.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-I/section-77.800-2
- **30 CFR 75.364 — Weekly examination.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.364
- **30 CFR 75.703 — Grounding offtrack direct-current machines and the enclosures of related detached components.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-H/section-75.703
- **30 CFR 75.1714-7 — Multi-gas detectors.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1714-7
- **30 CFR 75.381 — Escapeways; anthracite mines.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.381

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 3 rows; 2007-02-23 through 2009-02-25; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2014-06-06 through 2014-06-06; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 319 rows; 2001-12-26 through 2013-09-05; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 8 rows; 2010-11-02 through 2010-11-02; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 136 rows; 2002-01-30 through 2009-08-28; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 6 rows; 2004-10-14 through 2007-10-16; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 8 rows; 2009-09-09 through 2009-09-22; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 22 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 6 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 19 rows; 2001-11-08 through 2013-08-08; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 75 rows; 2001-11-13 through 2014-04-14; 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:** 9 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 20 rows; 2004-11-16 through 2009-06-10; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 9 rows; 2004-10-07 through 2009-06-30; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 331 rows; 2001-12-26 through 2013-09-05; 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/dm-2-1518472`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/dm-2-1518472`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1518472/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1518472/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1518472/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`