# Tamaqua Mine

- **MSHA mine ID:** 3601761
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Anthracite)
- **Location:** Schuylkill, PA
- **Operator:** Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC
- **Controller:** Robindale Energy Services Inc
- **Public source rows linked:** 3,492
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Robindale Energy Services Inc (C15935) → Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC (0118111) → Tamaqua Mine (3601761)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **James  Fauzio  et al → Greenwood Stripping Corp:** 1950-01-01 through 1974-12-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 3601761; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Bethlehem Steel Corp → Bethlehem Mines Corp:** 1974-12-18 through 1989-02-26; derived from co-tenure at mine 3601761; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James J  Curran Jr → Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company:** 1989-02-27 through 2003-01-15; derived from co-tenure at mine 3601761; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Robert E  Yarger → K A Ash Ltd.:** 2003-01-16 through 2005-11-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 3601761; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James J  Curran Jr → Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company:** 2005-11-23 through 2010-06-03; derived from co-tenure at mine 3601761; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Douglas  Topkis et al → Lehigh Natural Resources:** 2010-06-04 through 2011-05-01; derived from co-tenure at mine 3601761; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Bruce  Toll et al → Lehigh Natural Resources:** 2010-06-04 through 2011-05-01; derived from co-tenure at mine 3601761; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Robindale Energy Services Inc → Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC:** 2011-05-02 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 3601761; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 8
- Typed edges: 21
- 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 — 9 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 114 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 2,245 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 33 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 283 violation rows across the full record; 114 carry an S&S flag and $67,788 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 1K samples:** Occupational health samples 765 coal dust; 58 coal quartz; 251 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 13 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 — 42K tons:** Quarterly production and employment 32K employee hours and 51 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 105 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 24 contested-violation rows, 51 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 30 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 8 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 — 36 since 2021:** Inspections 211 inspection events and 8K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 287,470 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 109,041
- **Average employees:** 50
- **Coal supply region:** Appalachia Northern
- **Union code:** Not published
- **Published rows under this MSHA ID:** 1

## Recent Title 30 crosswalk

Snapshot current through 2026-08-19.

- **30 CFR 77.208 — Storage of materials.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.208
- **30 CFR 77.1102 — Warning signs; smoking and open flame.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1102
- **30 CFR 77.410 — Mobile equipment; automatic warning devices.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.410
- **30 CFR 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (6 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606
- **30 CFR 77.1000 — Highwalls, pits and spoil banks; plans.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-K/section-77.1000
- **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

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 114 rows; 2000-01-14 through 2026-06-22; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2011-07-01 through 2011-07-01; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 273 rows; 2000-02-07 through 2026-08-04; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 51 rows; 2002-04-08 through 2018-10-19; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 765 rows; 2000-08-16 through 2026-08-13; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 30 rows; 2000-09-13 through 2026-04-02; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 24 rows; 2005-01-25 through 2016-02-04; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 986 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 249 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 8 rows; 1950-01-01 through 2011-05-02; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 211 rows; 2000-02-04 through 2026-07-20; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 154 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 33 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 251 rows; 2000-03-27 through 2025-12-23; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 58 rows; 2001-05-16 through 2026-07-22; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 283 rows; 2000-02-07 through 2026-08-04; 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/tamaqua-mine-3601761`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/tamaqua-mine-3601761`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/3601761/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/3601761/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://3601761/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`