# Bronzite

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4608892
- **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Mingo, WV
- **Operator:** CONSOL of Kentucky Inc.
- **Controller:** CONSOL Energy Inc
- **Public source rows linked:** 2,012
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**CONSOL Energy Inc (C00692) → CONSOL of Kentucky Inc. (P22657) → Bronzite (4608892)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **CONSOL Energy Inc → Consol Of Kentucky Inc:** 2001-04-01 through 2004-06-23; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608892; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Carl  Kirk et al → Northstar Contractors, Inc.:** 2004-06-24 through 2006-08-07; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608892; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **CONSOL Energy Inc → CONSOL of Kentucky Inc.:** 2006-08-08 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608892; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 3
- Typed edges: 8
- 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 37 historical accident/injury rows; 1 coded fatalities and 1,595 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 305 violation rows across the full record; 99 carry an S&S flag and $96,076 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 307 samples:** Occupational health samples 275 coal dust; 16 coal quartz; 16 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 3 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 — 35 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 11 contested-violation rows, 11 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 13 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 6 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 — 0 since 2021:** Inspections 36 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 75.220 — Roof control plan.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.220
- **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 75.1722 — Mechanical equipment guards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1722
- **30 CFR 75.809 — Identification of circuit breakers and disconnecting switches.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-I/section-75.809
- **30 CFR 75.516 — Power wires; support.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-F/section-75.516
- **30 CFR 75.1731 — Maintenance of belt conveyors and belt conveyor entries.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1731
- **30 CFR 75.400 — Accumulation of combustible materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-E/section-75.400
- **30 CFR 75.1710-1 — Canopies or cabs; self-propelled diesel-powered and electric face equipment; installation requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1710-1
- **30 CFR 75.1504 — Mine emergency evacuation training and drills.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-P/section-75.1504
- **30 CFR 77.1605 — Loading and haulage equipment; installations.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1605

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 37 rows; 2004-12-21 through 2013-07-09; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2016-09-13 through 2016-09-13; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 300 rows; 2004-10-14 through 2009-06-08; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 11 rows; 2011-01-24 through 2011-08-26; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 275 rows; 2004-11-18 through 2009-04-01; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 13 rows; 2006-07-12 through 2008-04-22; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 11 rows; 2008-04-14 through 2009-06-04; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 682 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 143 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 3 rows; 2001-04-01 through 2006-08-08; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 36 rows; 2001-07-26 through 2009-12-17; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 146 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 16 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 16 rows; 2005-05-11 through 2007-11-15; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 16 rows; 2004-11-18 through 2009-03-05; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 305 rows; 2004-10-14 through 2009-06-16; 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/bronzite-4608892`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/bronzite-4608892`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4608892/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4608892/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4608892/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`