# HWM No. 3

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1519557
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Wyoming, WV
- **Operator:** Ramaco Resources, LLC
- **Controller:** Ramaco Resources Inc
- **Public source rows linked:** 385
- **Source coverage:** 14 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-17T06:17:15.228Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Ramaco Resources Inc (0137341) → Ramaco Resources, LLC (0122932) → HWM No. 3 (1519557)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **David D  Bundy et al → Alpha Highwall Mining LLC:** 2011-01-12 through 2012-06-05; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519557; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeff  Hoops et al → Alpha Highwall Mining LLC:** 2011-01-12 through 2012-06-05; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519557; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeffery A  Hoops → Alpha Highwall Mining LLC:** 2012-06-06 through 2014-02-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519557; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jeffery A  Hoops → Revelation Energy, LLC.:** 2014-02-10 through 2021-10-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519557; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **L C Management et al → Commonwealth Mining, LLC:** 2021-10-26 through 2018-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519557; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Cox Enterprises et al → Commonwealth Mining, LLC:** 2021-10-26 through 2018-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519557; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Cox Enterprises LLC et al → Commonwealth Mining, LLC:** 2021-10-26 through 2022-07-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519557; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **SDC LLC et al → Commonwealth Mining, LLC:** 2021-10-26 through 2022-07-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519557; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Michael D Bauersachs → Ramaco Resources, LLC:** 2022-07-22 through 2016-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519557; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ramaco Resources Inc → Ramaco Resources, LLC:** 2022-07-22 through 2023-08-27; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519557; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Michael D Bauersachs → Ramaco Resources Land Holdings, LLC:** 2023-08-28 through 2016-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519557; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ramaco Resources Inc → Ramaco Resources Land Holdings, LLC:** 2023-08-28 through 2024-07-04; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519557; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Michael D Bauersachs → Ramaco Resources, LLC:** 2024-07-05 through 2016-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519557; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ramaco Resources Inc → Ramaco Resources, LLC:** 2024-07-05 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519557; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 14
- Typed edges: 28
- Interval anomalies: 5
- 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 — 1 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 2 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 249 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 36 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 80 violation rows across the full record; 33 carry an S&S flag and $17,494 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 116 samples:** Occupational health samples 65 coal dust; 51 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 — No published quarter:** Quarterly production and employment The source remains registered, but no mine-keyed quarterly production row was published.
5. **LEGAL — 40 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 20 contested-violation rows, 20 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 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 — 13 since 2021:** Inspections 34 inspection events and 1K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 106,418 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 23,445
- **Average employees:** 8
- **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 77.807-2 — Booms and masts; minimum distance from high-voltage lines.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-I/section-77.807-2
- **30 CFR 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (4 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606
- **30 CFR 77.509 — Transformers; installation and guarding.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.509
- **30 CFR 77.1605 — Loading and haulage equipment; installations.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1605
- **30 CFR 77.200 — Surface installations; general.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.200
- **30 CFR 77.1110 — Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1110
- **30 CFR 77.208 — Storage of materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.208
- **30 CFR 77.206 — Ladders; construction; installation and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.206

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 2 rows; 2012-07-05 through 2022-12-30; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2025-06-27 through 2025-06-27; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 77 rows; 2011-03-16 through 2026-09-01; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 20 rows; 2013-04-03 through 2014-08-05; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 65 rows; 2011-09-21 through 2026-08-27; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Contested Violations:** 20 rows; 2012-10-16 through 2013-11-18; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 8 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 2 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 14 rows; 2011-01-12 through 2024-07-05; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 34 rows; 2011-02-28 through 2026-07-31; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **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:** 51 rows; 2011-09-21 through 2025-10-30; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Violations:** 80 rows; 2011-03-16 through 2026-09-14; 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/hwm-no-3-1519557`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/hwm-no-3-1519557`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1519557/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1519557/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1519557/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`