# GRAPEVINE SOUTH SURFACE MINE

- **MSHA mine ID:** 4608930
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Surface / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Mingo, WV
- **Operator:** APPALACHIAN RESOURCE WEST VIRGINIA, LLC
- **Controller:** Appalachian Resource Company LLC
- **Public source rows linked:** 8,099
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-17T06:17:15.228Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Appalachian Resource Company LLC (0157781) → APPALACHIAN RESOURCE WEST VIRGINIA, LLC (0173033) → GRAPEVINE SOUTH SURFACE MINE (4608930)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Eddie  Hurley → Little Boyd Coal Co., Inc.:** 2001-11-15 through 2005-10-02; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608930; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Wexford Capital LLC → Central Appalachia Mining LLC:** 2005-10-03 through 2005-10-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608930; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John M  Potter et al → Kapo Mining LLC:** 2005-10-13 through 2005-11-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608930; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Thomas A  Potter et al → Kapo Mining LLC:** 2005-10-13 through 2005-11-09; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608930; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Thomas A  Potter et al → Eagle Creek Mining LLC:** 2005-11-10 through 2008-10-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608930; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John M  Potter et al → Eagle Creek Mining LLC:** 2005-11-10 through 2008-10-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608930; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Wexford Capital LLC → CAM Mining LLC:** 2008-11-01 through 2010-10-04; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608930; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Rhino Resource Partners LP → Central Appalachia Mining LLC:** 2010-10-05 through 2005-10-12; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608930; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Rhino Resource Partners LP → CAM Mining LLC:** 2010-10-05 through 2020-08-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608930; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Appalachian Resource Company LLC → Appalachian Resource West Virginia, LLC:** 2020-09-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 4608930; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 10
- Typed edges: 22
- Interval anomalies: 1
- 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: 2026-10-17T05:35:58.500035+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 15 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 55 historical accident/injury rows; 1 coded fatalities and 4,004 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 581 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 1,069 violation rows across the full record; 346 carry an S&S flag and $958,028 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 708 samples:** Occupational health samples 538 coal dust; 59 coal quartz; 111 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 9 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 — 941 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 436 contested-violation rows, 436 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 69 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 27 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 — 24 since 2021:** Inspections 80 inspection events and 7K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 259,971 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 129,301
- **Average employees:** 47
- **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 77.1001 — Stripping; loose material.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-K/section-77.1001
- **30 CFR 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (4 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606
- **30 CFR 77.1110 — Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.** (4 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1110
- **30 CFR 77.208 — Storage of materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.208
- **30 CFR 48.23 — Training plans; time of submission; where filed; information required; time for approval; method for disapproval; commencement of training; approval of instructors.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-48/subpart-B/section-48.23
- **30 CFR 77.1708 — Safety program; instruction of persons employed at the mine.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-R/section-77.1708

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 55 rows; 2006-02-15 through 2026-03-05; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2015-10-13 through 2015-10-13; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 1,039 rows; 2006-05-01 through 2026-07-08; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 436 rows; 2009-08-11 through 2026-06-16; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 538 rows; 2005-11-30 through 2026-08-12; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 69 rows; 2008-08-14 through 2026-03-02; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 436 rows; 2007-10-03 through 2026-06-08; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 3,399 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 756 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 10 rows; 2001-11-15 through 2020-09-01; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 80 rows; 2005-11-15 through 2026-09-16; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 39 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 111 rows; 2007-11-06 through 2026-02-12; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 59 rows; 2009-03-05 through 2025-08-07; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 1,069 rows; 2006-05-01 through 2026-07-08; 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/grapevine-south-surface-mine-4608930`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/grapevine-south-surface-mine-4608930`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/4608930/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/4608930/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://4608930/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`