# Superior Surface Mine

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4608838
- **Status:** NonProducing
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Logan, WV
- **Operator:** Coal Mac, LLC
- **Controller:** John Mitch Potter
- **Public source rows linked:** 5,017
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**John Mitch Potter (0144441) → Coal Mac, LLC (P20596) → Superior Surface Mine (4608838)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Massey Energy Company → Road Fork Development Company:** 2000-07-01 through 2004-02-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Massey Energy Company → Alex Energy Inc:** 2004-02-24 through 2011-05-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Road Fork Development Company:** 2011-06-01 through 2004-02-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Alex Energy Inc:** 2011-06-01 through 2012-01-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → White Flame Energy Inc:** 2012-01-10 through 2013-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Donald  Nicewonder → White Flame Energy Inc:** 2012-01-10 through 2005-11-01; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. → Highland Mining Company:** 2014-01-01 through 2016-07-25; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Massey Energy Company → Highland Mining Company:** 2014-01-01 through 2011-05-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc → Road Fork Development Company:** 2016-07-26 through 2004-02-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc → Alex Energy Inc:** 2016-07-26 through 2012-01-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc → Highland Mining Company:** 2016-07-26 through 2017-10-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Lexington Coal Holdings, Inc → Lexington Coal Company, LLC:** 2017-10-23 through 2024-07-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc → Road Fork Development Company:** 2018-11-09 through 2004-02-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc → Alex Energy Inc:** 2018-11-09 through 2012-01-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc → Highland Mining Company:** 2018-11-09 through 2017-10-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John Mitch Potter → Coal Mac, LLC:** 2024-07-23 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Ashland Inc et al → Coal Mac, LLC:** 2024-07-23 through 1997-06-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Arch Resources Inc → Coal Mac, LLC:** 2024-07-23 through 2019-10-22; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608838; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 18
- Typed edges: 36
- Interval anomalies: 10
- 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 — 1 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 35 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 1,079 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 36 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 390 violation rows across the full record; 160 carry an S&S flag and $391,314 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 266 samples:** Occupational health samples 201 coal dust; 13 coal quartz; 52 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 0 employee hours and 0 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 181 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 81 contested-violation rows, 81 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 19 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 21 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 — 28 since 2021:** Inspections 120 inspection events and 3K 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 77.216-4 — Water, sediment or slurry impoundments and impounding structures; reporting requirements; certification.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.216-4
- **30 CFR 77.216 — Water, sediment, or slurry impoundments and impounding structures; general.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.216
- **30 CFR 71.209 — Status change reports.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-71/subpart-C/section-71.209
- **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 77.502 — Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.502
- **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 77.200 — 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 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 35 rows; 2004-04-22 through 2021-10-12; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2021-11-15 through 2021-11-15; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 386 rows; 2004-03-15 through 2026-04-23; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 81 rows; 2009-01-07 through 2015-10-26; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 201 rows; 2004-09-23 through 2026-09-28; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 19 rows; 2007-02-08 through 2018-06-21; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 81 rows; 2007-02-01 through 2014-01-23; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 2,805 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 561 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 18 rows; 2000-07-01 through 2024-07-23; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 120 rows; 2004-02-13 through 2026-10-07; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 215 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 38 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 52 rows; 2005-06-16 through 2021-07-08; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 13 rows; 2005-02-16 through 2020-11-17; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 390 rows; 2004-03-15 through 2026-04-23; 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/superior-surface-mine-4608838`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/superior-surface-mine-4608838`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4608838/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4608838/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4608838/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`