# Eagle No. 1 Mine

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4608715
- **Status:** NonProducing
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Mingo, WV
- **Operator:** Mega Highwall Mining, LLC
- **Controller:** Daniel W  Bunn
- **Public source rows linked:** 4,275
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Daniel W  Bunn (0101029) → Mega Highwall Mining, LLC (0149874) → Eagle No. 1 Mine (4608715)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Harry M  Hylton → Patton Inc:** 1998-05-01 through 2006-05-03; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Energy Coal Resources Inc → Appalachian Fuels LLC:** 2006-05-04 through 2007-04-04; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John C  Smith Jr → Appalachian Fuels LLC:** 2006-05-04 through 2006-01-16; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Robert  Helton → KWV Operations LLC:** 2007-04-05 through 2011-02-07; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Joe  Valis et al → Glen Alum Operations, LLC:** 2011-02-08 through 2016-11-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Rufus W West et al → Glen Alum Operations, LLC:** 2011-02-08 through 2016-11-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ben's Creek Limited → Ben's Creek Operations WV, LLC:** 2016-11-07 through 2020-11-10; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **MBU Capital Group LTD et al → Ben's Creek Operations WV, LLC:** 2020-11-11 through 2021-09-27; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Tonya  Conley et al → New Age Mining, LLC:** 2021-09-28 through 2019-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James L Bevins et al → New Age Mining, LLC:** 2021-09-28 through 2019-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Herbert R Hamilton → New Age Mining, LLC:** 2021-09-28 through 2017-01-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James L  Bevins → New Age Mining, LLC:** 2021-09-28 through 2024-10-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Bens Creek Group PLC → Ben's Creek Operations WV, LLC:** 2023-11-28 through 2021-09-27; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Daniel W  Bunn → Mega Highwall Mining, LLC:** 2024-10-10 through 2024-11-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James L Bevins et al → New Age Mining, LLC:** 2024-11-18 through 2019-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Tonya  Conley et al → New Age Mining, LLC:** 2024-11-18 through 2019-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Herbert R Hamilton → New Age Mining, LLC:** 2024-11-18 through 2017-01-06; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **James L  Bevins → New Age Mining, LLC:** 2024-11-18 through 2025-02-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Daniel W  Bunn → Mega Highwall Mining, LLC:** 2025-02-26 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608715; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 19
- Typed edges: 40
- Interval anomalies: 8
- 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 — 2 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 67 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 2,119 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 189 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 902 violation rows across the full record; 266 carry an S&S flag and $261,082 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 893 samples:** Occupational health samples 753 coal dust; 56 coal quartz; 84 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 2K employee hours and 4 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 496 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 245 contested-violation rows, 245 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 6 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 4 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 — 31 since 2021:** Inspections 147 inspection events and 6K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 17,331 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 22,810
- **Average employees:** 13
- **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 71.403 — Waiver of surface facilities requirements; posting of waiver.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-71/subpart-E/section-71.403
- **30 CFR 50.30 — Preparation and submission of MSHA Form 7000-2—Quarterly Employment and Coal Production Report.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-50/subpart-D/section-50.30
- **30 CFR 75.370 — Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.370
- **30 CFR 75.512 — Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.512
- **30 CFR 75.607 — Breaking trailing cable and power cable connections.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-G/section-75.607
- **30 CFR 75.604 — Permanent splicing of trailing cables.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-G/section-75.604
- **30 CFR 75.1107-9 — Dry chemical devices; capacity; minimum requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1107-9
- **30 CFR 75.362 — On-shift examination.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.362
- **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

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 67 rows; 2001-01-11 through 2024-02-23; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2025-10-02 through 2025-10-02; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 879 rows; 2001-05-16 through 2024-07-25; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 245 rows; 2010-11-23 through 2015-06-24; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 753 rows; 2001-04-19 through 2024-04-04; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 6 rows; 2007-09-21 through 2023-01-09; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 245 rows; 2009-01-06 through 2014-06-06; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 589 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 126 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 19 rows; 1998-05-01 through 2025-02-26; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 147 rows; 2000-06-30 through 2026-10-02; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 124 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 31 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 84 rows; 2001-08-14 through 2023-11-01; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 56 rows; 2001-04-19 through 2024-02-07; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 902 rows; 2001-05-16 through 2024-07-25; 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/eagle-no-1-mine-4608715`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/eagle-no-1-mine-4608715`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4608715/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4608715/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4608715/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`