MINE DETAILS
PANTHER MINE
MSHA MINE ID1518198
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- PANTHER MINE36.94028, -82.99278Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-13. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
736,384reported short tons
Hours worked
387,889reported employee hours
Tons per hour
1.90production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 108,945 | 56,675 | 1.92 | 105 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 120,504 | 56,833 | 2.12 | 111 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 122,876 | 64,856 | 1.89 | 118 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 117,146 | 67,289 | 1.74 | 111 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 137,557 | 69,757 | 1.97 | 112 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 129,356 | 72,479 | 1.78 | 108 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13
Violations
12814 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
60 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
40,715.00124 of 128 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
2,561.0064 inspections · 64 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 24 | 3 | 7,690.00 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 393.8 |
| 2025-Q2 | 22 | 3 | 4,543.00 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 373.8 |
| 2025-Q3 | 17 | 0 | 2,265.00 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 371.5 |
| 2025-Q4 | 10 | 1 | 1,908.00 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 377.5 |
| 2026-Q1 | 31 | 6 | 20,017.00 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 439.3 |
| 2026-Q2 | 15 | 0 | 2,580.00 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 314.5 |
| 2026-Q3 | 9 | 1 | 1,712.00 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 267.8 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23.0 |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
103(i) Spot Inspections · 8.0 on-site hours
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 15.0 on-site hours
103(i) Spot Inspections · 6.0 on-site hours
103(i) Spot Inspections · 6.0 on-site hours
103(i) Spot Inspections · 6.5 on-site hours
103(i) Spot Inspections · 6.0 on-site hours
103(i) Spot Inspections · 9.0 on-site hours
75.517 · S&S · $504.00 proposed
75.1714-4(e) · $151.00 proposed
75.1910(i) · $151.00 proposed
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was rock dusting belt by hand, when they felt a sharp pain in lower back.
75.517 · $151.00 proposed
75.503 · $151.00 proposed
75.503 · $151.00 proposed
103(i) Spot Inspections · 6.0 on-site hours
75.204(c)(1) · $151.00 proposed
75.517 · $151.00 proposed
75.333(d)(2) · $151.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 228.3 on-site hours
103(i) Spot Inspections · 7.0 on-site hours
Spot Inspection · 8.0 on-site hours
Spot Inspection · 7.0 on-site hours
103(i) Spot Inspections · 5.0 on-site hours
75.503 · $151.00 proposed
75.342(a)(4) · $151.00 proposed
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-13.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
EIA-923 · COAL RECEIPTS
Coal shipments and quality
Receipts reported by power plants and terminals, matched by MSHA mine ID.
No receipts matched this mine in the selected period. EIA-923 does not cover all mine sales, exports or metallurgical coal shipments.
Delivered cost includes transport and is not mine revenue. Missing prices remain blank. * Fewer than three months are published in the selected quarter. Receipts reflect the months EIA has published; an unfinished quarter is not comparable with a full quarter. Portfolio matches use current ownership.
Coverage, sources and calculations
- Reported coal receipts at EIA-923 power plants/terminals; this is not a census of mine shipments, exports or metallurgical sales.
- Matches use only the published MSHA ID, normalized to seven digits. Unidentified mine origins remain in the source table but are not assigned to a mine.
- Portfolio attribution uses current MSHA ownership, not ownership at the shipment date. Receipts and production can differ because of timing, stocks and coverage.
- Quality means are weighted by positive reported tons with that measurement. Delivered cost uses only rows with published cost, positive heat and positive tons; missing/withheld costs are never zero-filled.
- USD/ton = (cents/MMBtu ÷ 100) × MMBtu/ton. This is plant delivered cost, not mine sales price or revenue.
- Receipt month is as published, including records supplied by annual respondents. Recent months are preliminary and subject to revision. Missing rows do not prove zero shipments.
Imported releases start 2008-01. This window includes 12 published months. EIA releases · Survey instructions
- 2026 · preliminary · EIA923_Schedules_2_3_4_5_M_07_2026_21SEP2026.xlsx · Page 5 Fuel Receipts and Costs
- 2025 · final · EIA923_Schedules_2_3_4_5_M_12_2025_Final.xlsx · Page 5 Fuel Receipts and Costs
EIA ANNUAL COAL REPORT · 2024
Coal prices and estimated revenue
Annual county prices and a production-based allocation of county coal sales.
The estimate assumes each eligible mine receives its county-average price and shares county sales in proportion to production. Actual sales and prices can differ substantially. All producing annual records in this selection have estimates. Annual price data uses a separate window from the MSHA charts.
| Mine / county | Annual production · tons | County FOB · USD/ton | Est. sales · tons | Est. coal revenue · USD | Basis / availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panther Mine1518198 · Harlan, Kentucky | 503,360 | 91.75 | 505,104 | 46,343,325 | County allocation estimate22.17% of eligible county production13 eligible mines / 13 sales respondents |
Method, assumptions and source records
- This is an annual county-sales allocation, not reported mine or company revenue. Currency is nominal USD in the source year; quantities are short tons.
- Mine share = same-year annual mine production / eligible same-county production. Estimated sales = published county sales × share. Estimated coal revenue = estimated sales × published county average FOB price.
- The model assumes eligible mines share county sales in proportion to production and receive the county-average price. Matching mine counts is a check, not proof of identical respondents. Mine quality, contracts and sales timing can differ substantially. No statistical confidence interval is implied.
- FOB excludes transport and insurance. EIA-923 delivered costs do not enter this model. No grade premium, state/national fallback, quarterly apportionment or carry-forward to a later year is applied.
- Eligibility follows the source's production threshold and excludes preparation-only and refuse operations. Withheld values, inconsistent county counts and missing/ambiguous locations produce no estimate.
- County sales are published in thousands of tons and prices to cents. Calculations retain precision, but the inputs are rounded and the allocation is approximate.
- Portfolio attribution uses current MSHA ownership, not ownership during the sales year. Covered-mine sums exclude unavailable estimates and must not be read as whole-company revenue. Coverage denominators use the annual EIA mine-production release.
Sales-reporting threshold: 50,000 short tons per mine in 2024. Withheld sales or prices stay unavailable.
EIA Table 30 · county sales and FOB prices · EIA annual mine production · Release index
Annual report released November 19, 2025. Method: county-sales-allocation-v1. JSON and CSV preserve source row numbers and file checksums.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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Javelin Global Commodities (UK) LtdcontrolsBluegrass Natural Resources, LLCoperatesPANTHER MINE
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1518198—
Industrial Minerals Group LLCcontrolsINMET Mining, LLC.operatesPANTHER MINE
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1518198—
Jeffery A HoopscontrolsBlackjewel L.L.C.operatesPANTHER MINE
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1518198—
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.controlsNorth Fork Coal CorporationoperatesPANTHER MINE
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1518198—
Massey Energy CompanycontrolsNorth Fork Coal CorporationoperatesPANTHER MINE
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1518198—
Cumberland Resources CorporationcontrolsNorth Fork Coal CorporationoperatesPANTHER MINE
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1518198—
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.controlsPanther Mining LLCoperatesPANTHER MINE
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1518198—
Massey Energy CompanycontrolsPanther Mining LLCoperatesPANTHER MINE
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1518198—
Cumberland Resources CorporationcontrolsPanther Mining LLCoperatesPANTHER MINE
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1518198Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
231 historical accident/injury rows; 1 coded fatalities and 7,268 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD39 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
3,185 violation rows across the full record; 738 carry an S&S flag and $1,623,827 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY449 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
6,125 coal dust; 385 coal quartz; 637 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 104 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.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE7K samples
coal-dust-samplesquartz-samplesnoise-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
72K employee hours and 108 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q2129K tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
1,350 contested-violation rows, 1,381 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 173 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE2,904 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
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.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT18 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
413 inspection events and 39K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE178 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026. 385 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Coal quartz concentration
Quarterly mean · µg/m³ · not-voided samples
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58543674 / lab 2026029736 | Coal quartzQuartz | SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 4 µg/m³2% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58543673 / lab 2026029738 | Coal quartzQuartz | ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 8 µg/m³3.1% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58543692 / lab 2026029742 | Coal quartzQuartz | SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 4 µg/m³1.6% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58543593 / lab 2026029741 | Coal quartzQuartz | CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 3 µg/m³1.6% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58543603 / lab 2026028907 | Coal quartzQuartz | CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 3 µg/m³2% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58548622 / lab 2026017393 | Coal quartzQuartz | SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 24 µg/m³3.5% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58548830 / lab 2026017395 | Coal quartzQuartz | SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 14 µg/m³3.3% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58548635 / lab 2026017397 | Coal quartzQuartz | ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 23 µg/m³4.2% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58548689 / lab 2026017391 | Coal quartzQuartz | CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 7 µg/m³2.8% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58548621 / lab 2026014858 | Coal quartzQuartz | ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 4 µg/m³3.3% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58548844 / lab 2026014857 | Coal quartzQuartz | CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 11 µg/m³3.8% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58548666 / lab 2026004858 | Coal quartzQuartz | CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 5 µg/m³1.5% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58549185 / lab 2026003012 | Coal quartzQuartz | CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 6 µg/m³2.3% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58549133 / lab 2026003015 | Coal quartzQuartz | SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 7 µg/m³2.5% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58549134 / lab 2026003013 | Coal quartzQuartz | SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 8 µg/m³2.4% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
ANNUAL COAL PRODUCTION503,360short tons
- LABOR HOURS
- 277,357
- AVG EMPLOYEES
- 115
- SUPPLY REGION
- Appalachia Central
- UNION
- No union code published
- OPERATION
- Mine only
- COMPANY TYPE
- Independent Producer Operator
1 published EIA row aggregated under this MSHA ID. Components remain available in JSON.
30 CFR 75.517Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.3 recent rows ↗30 CFR 75.1714-4Additional self-contained self-rescuers (SCSRs).1 recent row ↗30 CFR 75.1910Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; electrical system design and performance requirements.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 75.503Permissible electric face equipment; maintenance.4 recent rows ↗30 CFR 75.204Roof bolting.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 75.333Ventilation controls.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 75.342Methane monitors.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
508608975.517S&S
508608875.1714-4(e)Citation
508608775.1910(i)Citation
508608675.517Citation
508608575.503Citation
508608475.503Citation
508608375.204(c)(1)Citation
508608275.517Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.178 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.208 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.387 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.534 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.291 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustOCCUPATION CODE NOT FOUND
.355 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustOCCUPATION CODE NOT FOUND
.537 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustOCCUPATION CODE NOT FOUND
.281 mg/m³Not voided
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
17 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors231Oct 14, 2002—Jul 20, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Apr 26, 2021—Apr 26, 2021mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal3,118Sep 13, 2002—Aug 3, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal1,381Nov 18, 2003—Oct 15, 2019mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety6,125Sep 19, 2002—Oct 7, 2026mine-keyed
Conferencescompliance · legal173Jan 14, 2003—Jul 30, 2026mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal1,350Mar 11, 2004—Feb 12, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety1,685Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety410Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance9Sep 1, 1999—Aug 3, 2023mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance232Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance55Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance413Mar 13, 2000—Oct 8, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment637Sep 19, 2002—Jul 17, 2026mine-keyed
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety385Oct 29, 2002—Jul 17, 2026mine-keyed
Violationscompliance · safety · legal3,185Sep 13, 2002—Aug 3, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.