# Deep Mine 37

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4407231
- **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Dickenson, VA
- **Operator:** Paramont Contura, LLC
- **Controller:** Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
- **Public source rows linked:** 4,651
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc (0127321) → Paramont Contura, LLC (0146274) → Deep Mine 37 (4407231)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC:** 2008-07-16 through 2016-04-24; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407231; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jerry  Bevins → Dynasty Mining Inc:** 2016-04-25 through 2016-05-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407231; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC:** 2016-05-31 through 2016-07-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407231; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc → Paramont Contura, LLC:** 2016-07-26 through 2016-08-01; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407231; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David J  Stanley et al → Central App. Coal Co.:** 2016-08-02 through 2017-08-10; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407231; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jody W  Fleming et al → Central App. Coal Co.:** 2016-08-02 through 2017-08-10; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407231; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David J  Stanley → CMK Resources Inc.:** 2017-08-11 through 2017-12-03; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407231; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc → Paramont Contura, LLC:** 2017-12-04 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4407231; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 8
- Typed edges: 20
- 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 31 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 345 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 569 violation rows across the full record; 142 carry an S&S flag and $164,815 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 1K samples:** Occupational health samples 937 coal dust; 96 coal quartz; 111 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 — 0 tons:** Quarterly production and employment 40 employee hours and 1 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 357 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 150 contested-violation rows, 150 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 57 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 — 4 since 2021:** Inspections 291 inspection events and 10K 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 75.1909 — Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; design and performance requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-T/section-75.1909
- **30 CFR 75.400 — Accumulation of combustible materials.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.400
- **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 48.31 — Hazard training.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-48/subpart-B/section-48.31
- **30 CFR 75.403 — Maintenance of incombustible content of rock dust.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.403
- **30 CFR 75.333 — Ventilation controls.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.333
- **30 CFR 77.502-2 — Electric equipment; frequency of examination and testing.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.502-2
- **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:** 31 rows; 2008-09-26 through 2018-08-22; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2024-11-01 through 2024-11-01; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 558 rows; 2008-10-07 through 2018-08-14; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 150 rows; 2010-06-24 through 2016-07-20; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 937 rows; 2007-05-05 through 2024-08-06; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 57 rows; 2009-06-08 through 2017-03-28; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 150 rows; 2009-03-13 through 2015-10-05; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 1,249 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 295 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 8 rows; 2008-07-16 through 2017-12-04; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 291 rows; 2008-10-07 through 2024-11-04; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 125 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 22 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 111 rows; 2009-09-16 through 2024-02-08; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 96 rows; 2007-05-05 through 2017-08-09; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 569 rows; 2008-10-07 through 2018-08-14; 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/deep-mine-37-4407231`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/deep-mine-37-4407231`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4407231/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4407231/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4407231/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`