MINE DETAILS
Stonecoal Branch Mine No. 2
MSHA MINE ID4608663
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Stonecoal Branch Mine No. 237.71056, -81.75250Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-13. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
1,177,662reported short tons
Hours worked
528,923reported employee hours
Tons per hour
2.23production ÷ 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 | 185,043 | 85,790 | 2.16 | 142 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 195,613 | 90,532 | 2.16 | 147 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 215,316 | 90,015 | 2.39 | 147 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 208,764 | 88,898 | 2.35 | 164 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 178,582 | 93,008 | 1.92 | 150 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 194,344 | 80,680 | 2.41 | 124 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13
Violations
536103 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
120 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
624,612.00501 of 536 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
2,703.0032 inspections · 32 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 | 94 | 16 | 120,800.00 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 320.3 |
| 2025-Q2 | 62 | 5 | 50,456.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 374.5 |
| 2025-Q3 | 46 | 5 | 58,918.00 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 307.8 |
| 2025-Q4 | 109 | 28 | 178,313.00 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 523.5 |
| 2026-Q1 | 38 | 4 | 50,300.00 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 382.8 |
| 2026-Q2 | 68 | 9 | 49,913.00 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 332.0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 109 | 36 | 115,912.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 462.3 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
Description not reported
75.1107-16(b)
75.701
75.601-1
75.1600-2(b)
75.1702-1
Spot Inspection · 0.0 on-site hours
Description not reported
75.1103-5(a)(1)
75.333(d)(3)
75.1403
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 0.0 on-site hours
75.1403
75.517
75.220(a)(1) · S&S
75.220(a)(1)
75.1722(a)
75.370(a)(1)
75.517 · S&S
75.220(a)(1)
77.400(a)
75.202(a) · S&S
75.1722(a)
75.1731(a)
75.503
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonecoal Branch Mine No. 24608663 · Logan, West Virginia | 602,208 | 123.83 | 593,316 | 73,470,356 | County allocation estimate6.18% of eligible county production24 eligible mines / 24 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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Michael D BauersachscontrolsRamaco Resources, LLCoperatesStonecoal Branch Mine No. 2
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608663—
Ramaco Resources InccontrolsRamaco Resources, LLCoperatesStonecoal Branch Mine No. 2
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608663—
Ramaco Resources InccontrolsRamaco Resources, LLCoperatesStonecoal Branch Mine No. 2
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608663—
Anthony P ClinecontrolsSelah CorporationoperatesStonecoal Branch Mine No. 2
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608663—
Michael D BauersachscontrolsRamaco Resources, LLCoperatesStonecoal Branch Mine No. 2
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608663—
Fields Glenn EcontrolsStonecoal Branch Mining IncoperatesStonecoal Branch Mine No. 2
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608663—
Cline ClaytoncontrolsStonecoal Branch Mining IncoperatesStonecoal Branch Mine No. 2
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4608663Other 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
68 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 2,877 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD43 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
1,807 violation rows across the full record; 338 carry an S&S flag and $1,169,469 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY1,371 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
8,735 coal dust; 407 coal quartz; 244 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 31 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 EXPOSURE9K samples
coal-dust-samplesquartz-samplesnoise-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
81K employee hours and 124 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q2194K tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
428 contested-violation rows, 428 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 32 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE888 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 CONTEXT10 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
150 inspection events and 13K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE69 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026. 407 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58595775 / lab 2026037160 | Coal quartzQuartz | ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 21 µg/m³11.2% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58596103 / lab 2026037162 | Coal quartzQuartz | CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 48 µg/m³9.6% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58596133 / lab 2026035402 | Coal quartzQuartz | OCCUPATION CODE NOT FOUNDDESIGNATED AREA | 2 µg/m³1.2% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58595860 / lab 2026035404 | Coal quartzQuartz | OCCUPATION CODE NOT FOUNDDESIGNATED AREA | 2 µg/m³2% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58593592 / lab 2026032285 | Coal quartzQuartz | ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 8 µg/m³3.4% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58593213 / lab 2026032283 | Coal quartzQuartz | CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 5 µg/m³3.1% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58593629 / lab 2026032286 | Coal quartzQuartz | SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 4 µg/m³2.2% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58593486 / lab 2026032261 | Coal quartzQuartz | CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 3 µg/m³2.3% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58593520 / lab 2026032280 | Coal quartzQuartz | ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 12 µg/m³3.6% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58593511 / lab 2026032260 | Coal quartzQuartz | SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 0 µg/m³—% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58593570 / lab 2026032290 | Coal quartzQuartz | CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 5 µg/m³2.6% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58594755 / lab 2026013750 | Coal quartzQuartz | CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 7 µg/m³4.4% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58594786 / lab 2026013751 | Coal quartzQuartz | ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 10 µg/m³6.2% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58594742 / lab 2026013757 | Coal quartzQuartz | ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 12 µg/m³4.8% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58594752 / lab 2026013754 | Coal quartzQuartz | CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 5 µg/m³2.5% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58594750 / lab 2026013736 | Coal quartzQuartz | CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 14 µg/m³3.7% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58594650 / lab 2026013762 | Coal quartzQuartz | ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 17 µg/m³9.6% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58594790 / lab 2026013744 | Coal quartzQuartz | CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATORDESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 31 µg/m³14.7% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58594808 / lab 2026013745 | Coal quartzQuartz | SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 49 µg/m³17.2% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58594400 / lab 2026013747 | Coal quartzQuartz | SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)NON DESIGNATED OCCUPATION | 6 µg/m³4.4% 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 PRODUCTION602,208short tons
- LABOR HOURS
- 291,498
- AVG EMPLOYEES
- 119
- SUPPLY REGION
- Appalachia Central
- UNION
- No union code published
- OPERATION
- Mine only
- COMPANY TYPE
- Operating Subsidiary
1 published EIA row aggregated under this MSHA ID. Components remain available in JSON.
30 CFR 75.1107-16Inspection of fire suppression devices.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 75.701Grounding metallic frames, casings, and other enclosures of electric equipment.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 75.601-1Short circuit protection; ratings and settings of circuit breakers.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 75.1600-2Communication facilities; working sections; installation and maintenance requirements; audible or visual alarms.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 75.1702-1Smoking programs.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 75.1103-5Automatic fire warning devices; actions and response.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 75.333Ventilation controls.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 75.1403Other safeguards.2 recent rows ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
5134333—Citation
513433275.1107-16(b)Citation
513433175.701Citation
513433075.601-1Citation
513432975.1600-2(b)Citation
513432875.1702-1Citation
5134327—Citation
513432675.1103-5(a)(1)Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.115 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.045 mg/m³Voided
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.275 mg/m³Voided
Coal dustOCCUPATION CODE NOT FOUND
.334 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.155 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustOCCUPATION CODE NOT FOUND
.217 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.08 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustCONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR
.339 mg/m³Not voided
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
17 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors68Jul 22, 2014—Jun 12, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Dec 4, 2024—Dec 4, 2024mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal1,719Apr 9, 2014—Sep 4, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal428May 18, 2018—Jul 7, 2026mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety8,735Feb 7, 2017—Oct 7, 2026mine-keyed
Conferencescompliance · legal32Sep 28, 2017—Aug 18, 2026mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal428Jul 19, 2017—Apr 27, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety1,770Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety373Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance7Sep 1, 1997—Jun 13, 2017mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance143Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance30Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance150May 16, 2013—Oct 6, 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 · equipment244Feb 7, 2017—Aug 12, 2026mine-keyed
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety407Feb 7, 2017—Sep 3, 2026mine-keyed
Violationscompliance · safety · legal1,807Apr 9, 2014—Oct 8, 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.