# Susquehanna Anthracite

- **MSHA mine ID:** 3607716
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Anthracite)
- **Location:** Luzerne, PA
- **Operator:** Newport Aggregate
- **Controller:** Kenneth M  Pollock
- **Public source rows linked:** 920
- **Source coverage:** 15 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Kenneth M  Pollock (C01323) → Newport Aggregate (0136094) → Susquehanna Anthracite (3607716)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **David M  Small → Culmtech Ltd:** 1985-07-01 through 1987-03-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 3607716; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Fred R  Davis → Culmtech Ltd:** 1987-03-18 through 1989-06-04; derived from co-tenure at mine 3607716; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John  Popple → Hudson Anthracite Inc:** 1989-06-05 through 1995-12-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 3607716; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David  Popple et al → Hudson Anthracite Inc:** 1995-12-22 through 2014-11-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 3607716; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Mark  Popple et al → Hudson Anthracite Inc:** 1995-12-22 through 2014-11-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 3607716; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Kenneth M  Pollock et al → Newport Aggregate:** 2014-11-13 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 3607716; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 6
- Typed edges: 16
- 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 — 0 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 4 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 48 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 78 violation rows across the full record; 23 carry an S&S flag and $10,814 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 405 samples:** Occupational health samples 264 coal dust; 13 coal quartz; 128 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 15 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 — 32 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 12 contested-violation rows, 19 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 1 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 — 4 since 2021:** Inspections 89 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 77.1713 — Daily inspection of surface coal mine; certified person; reports of inspection.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-R/section-77.1713
- **30 CFR 77.1607 — Loading and haulage equipment; operation.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1607
- **30 CFR 77.502 — Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.502
- **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 77.205 — Travelways at surface installations.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.205
- **30 CFR 77.400 — Mechanical equipment guards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.400
- **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 77.516 — Electric wiring and equipment; installation and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.516
- **30 CFR 77.513 — Insulating mats at power switches.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.513

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 4 rows; 2003-01-27 through 2010-09-27; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2026-02-11 through 2026-02-11; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 78 rows; 2001-11-08 through 2018-09-26; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 19 rows; 2000-05-10 through 2018-09-17; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 264 rows; 2000-01-03 through 2024-11-05; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 1 rows; 2002-06-04 through 2002-06-04; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 12 rows; 2012-06-26 through 2018-03-13; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 6 rows; 1985-07-01 through 2014-11-13; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 89 rows; 2000-02-10 through 2025-06-04; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 186 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 40 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 128 rows; 2000-04-18 through 2024-11-05; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 13 rows; 2000-05-09 through 2017-06-13; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 78 rows; 2001-11-08 through 2018-09-26; 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/susquehanna-anthracite-3607716`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/susquehanna-anthracite-3607716`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/3607716/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/3607716/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://3607716/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`