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U.S. MINING ENTITIES / OPERATOR / 0169973

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4TH GEN FUELS, LLC.

Membership and operating status are from the latest MSHA Mines snapshot. Open a mine for its ownership history.

MSHA OPERATOR ID0169973

MINE PORTFOLIO

6 of 6 mines and facilities

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13. Active records; production reporting is not required.

Material, method and type filters apply to this table. The portfolio’s status applies to the entire page. GEM fields describe their own release, not the selected MSHA year.

MineLocation / typeCoal · short tonsHours workedViolationsAccident recordsOn-site inspection hours
Hances Ridge Split #11519891 · Active6/8 quarters reportedBell, KYSurface · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous)280,28184,964152298.0
Jericol1519986 · Active1/8 quarters reportedHarlan, KYSurface · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous)7,7449,034130108.5
N R G1512399 · Active6/8 quarters reportedHarlan, KYFacility · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous)0279131135.0
PARAGON LOADOUT4406943 · Active6/8 quarters reportedWise, VAFacility · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous)015,122181178.3
River Ridge P-11519895 · Active6/8 quarters reportedLetcher, KYSurface · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous)564,433124,183541557.8
Totz Prep Plant1510657 · Active6/8 quarters reportedHarlan, KYFacility · MSHA: Coal (Bituminous)091,762421505.3

Production and hours sum available quarterly reports. — means unavailable; zero safety records means none in the selected imported period. Ownership reflects the current MSHA record.

LOCATION

Portfolio map

6 of 6 mines with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.

Mine coordinates

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13Applies to production, safety and portfolio metrics. Silica samples have separate filters.

2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4

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Database snapshot · 2026-10-13. All 6 mines listed under this operator were checked; 6 have reports in the available quarters. Totals use current ownership.

Coal production

852,458

reported short tons

  1. 2025 Q1 *114,555
  2. 2025 Q2 *118,574
  3. 2025 Q3 *121,003
  4. 2025 Q4 *146,933
  5. 2026 Q1 *166,481
  6. 2026 Q2184,912
  7. 2026 Q3—No usable value reported
  8. 2026 Q4 *—No usable value reported

Hours worked

325,344

reported employee hours

  1. 2025 Q1 *54,086
  2. 2025 Q2 *53,989
  3. 2025 Q3 *53,032
  4. 2025 Q4 *49,543
  5. 2026 Q1 *52,839
  6. 2026 Q261,855
  7. 2026 Q3—No usable value reported
  8. 2026 Q4 *—No usable value reported

Tons per hour

2.62

production ÷ hours worked

  1. 2025 Q1 *2.12
  2. 2025 Q2 *2.20
  3. 2025 Q3 *2.28
  4. 2025 Q4 *2.97
  5. 2026 Q1 *3.15
  6. 2026 Q22.99
  7. 2026 Q3—No usable value reported
  8. 2026 Q4 *—No usable value reported

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
Quarterly production, employment and reporting coverage for 4th Gen Fuels
QuarterCoal (short tons)Hours workedTons / hourAvg. employeesCoverage
2025 Q1114,55554,0862.12725/6 mines reporting
2025 Q2118,57453,9892.20745/6 mines reporting
2025 Q3121,00353,0322.28775/6 mines reporting
2025 Q4146,93349,5432.97755/6 mines reporting
2026 Q1166,48152,8393.15735/6 mines reporting
2026 Q2184,91261,8552.99946/6 mines reporting
2026 Q3————No report
2026 Q4————No report

Safety and enforcement

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13

Violations

155

19 significant & substantial (S&S)

  1. 2025 Q134
  2. 2025 Q226
  3. 2025 Q38
  4. 2025 Q411
  5. 2026 Q127
  6. 2026 Q213
  7. 2026 Q336
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Accident records

6

0 records classified as fatality

  1. 2025 Q12
  2. 2025 Q20
  3. 2025 Q30
  4. 2025 Q42
  5. 2026 Q11
  6. 2026 Q21
  7. 2026 Q30
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Proposed penalties · USD

23,133.00

128 of 155 violations with amounts

  1. 2025 Q15,817
  2. 2025 Q24,901
  3. 2025 Q31,057
  4. 2025 Q41,661
  5. 2026 Q14,320
  6. 2026 Q23,414
  7. 2026 Q31,963
  8. 2026 Q4 *—

On-site inspection hours

1,782.75

51 inspections · 51 with hours

  1. 2025 Q1340.00
  2. 2025 Q2410.50
  3. 2025 Q383.25
  4. 2025 Q4204.25
  5. 2026 Q1205.00
  6. 2026 Q2270.50
  7. 2026 Q3269.25
  8. 2026 Q4 *—

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
QuarterViolationsS&SProposed USDAccident recordsFatality recordsInspectionsOn-site hours
2025-Q13435,817.00207340.0
2025-Q22604,901.00007410.5
2025-Q3801,057.0000583.3
2025-Q41101,661.00204204.3
2026-Q12754,320.001013205.0
2026-Q21353,414.00107270.5
2026-Q33661,963.00008269.3
2026-Q4 *00—000—

Most cited CFR sections

All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.

SectionViolationsS&S
30 CFR 77.1606Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.354
30 CFR 77.410Mobile equipment; automatic warning devices.275
30 CFR 77.1605Loading and haulage equipment; installations.211
30 CFR 77.1110Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.80
30 CFR 77.205Travelways at surface installations.80
30 CFR 77.400Mechanical equipment guards.72
30 CFR 77.1104Accumulations of combustible materials.51
30 CFR 48.31Hazard training.40
30 CFR 72.620Drill dust control at surface mines and surface areas of underground mines.41
30 CFR 77.1000Highwalls, pits and spoil banks; plans.41

Safety activity

  1. inspectionF02B8B7
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    Spot Inspection · 9.0 on-site hours

  2. inspectionF02B8B5
    Jericol · 1519986

    Spot Inspection · 20.0 on-site hours

  3. inspectionF0326CB
    Hances Ridge Split #1 · 1519891

    Spot Inspection · 7.8 on-site hours

  4. violation5085259
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.1606(c)

  5. violation5082841
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.1110

  6. violation5082840
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.1606(c) · S&S

  7. violation5082839
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.1605(d)

  8. violation5082838
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.404(a) · S&S

  9. violation5082837
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.208(d)

  10. violation5082836
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.1605(d)

  11. violation5082835
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.1109(a)

  12. inspectionF0016BC
    Totz Prep Plant · 1510657

    Spot Inspection · 1.0 on-site hours

  13. violation5085155
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.1606(c) · S&S

  14. violation5080477
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.505

  15. violation5080476
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.400(a) · S&S

  16. violation5080475
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.504

  17. violation5080474
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.1000

  18. inspectionF030375
    Totz Prep Plant · 1510657

    Impoundment Spot Inspection · 7.0 on-site hours

  19. violation5085154
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.1301(c)(5)

  20. violation5085153
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.1301(c)(5)

  21. violation5085152
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.1606(c)

  22. violation5085151
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.1606(c)

  23. violation5085150
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.1605(d)

  24. violation5085149
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.1605(d)

  25. violation5085148
    River Ridge P-1 · 1519895

    77.1606(c)

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.

Latest EIA month: 2026-07Source checked 2026-10-13 · publication lag differs from MSHA.

REPORTED RECEIPTS · SHORT TONS670,94428 rows · 5 receiving plants
HEAT CONTENT · BTU/LB12,465Weighted by reported tons
SULFUR / ASH · % BY WEIGHT1.00 / 11.26Separate averages over measured receipts
DELIVERED COST · USD/TON129.7991.3% of reported tons have usable costs
Quarterly receipts and quality
QuarterShort tonsHeat · Btu/lbSulfur %Ash %Delivered USD/ton
2025-Q3 *142,38512,4720.9610.92130.46
2025-Q4184,61012,4751.0211.34124.10
2026-Q1126,32512,4241.0111.40129.53
2026-Q2183,44112,4880.9811.34135.68
2026-Q3 *34,18312,4191.0811.30128.64
Month / sourceMineReceiving plant / supplierShort tonsDelivered USD/tonHeat · Btu/lbSulfur %Ash %PurchaseTransport
2026-07EIA row 12278 · preliminaryKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943Clover7213 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC34,183128.6412,4191.0811.30ContractBITRail
2026-06EIA row 10364 · preliminaryKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943Clover7213 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC56,250136.9912,4751.0611.50ContractBITRail
2026-06EIA row 10644 · preliminaryKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943WestRock-West Point Mill10017 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC2,307—Not published12,7500.707.40ContractBITRail
2026-06EIA row 10716 · preliminaryRIVER RIDGE P11519895Florence Mill50806 · SC · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC7,458—Not published12,4000.728.10ContractBITRail / Truck
2026-05EIA row 8491 · preliminaryKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943Clover7213 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC47,633137.7812,4960.9911.60ContractBITRail
2026-04EIA row 6703 · preliminaryKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943Clover7213 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC59,938132.7812,4750.9812.10ContractBITRail
2026-04EIA row 6978 · preliminaryKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943WestRock-West Point Mill10017 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC2,517—Not published13,2000.877.90ContractBITRail
2026-04EIA row 7051 · preliminaryRIVER RIDGE P11519895Florence Mill50806 · SC · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC7,338—Not published12,4000.708.00ContractBITRail
2026-03EIA row 4883 · preliminaryKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943Clover7213 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC47,245130.1512,3791.0311.90ContractBITRail
2026-02EIA row 2954 · preliminaryKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943Clover7213 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC35,167128.7512,4161.0311.10ContractBITRail
2026-02EIA row 3249 · preliminaryKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943WestRock-West Point Mill10017 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC2,340—Not published12,5000.889.80ContractBITRail
2026-01EIA row 971 · preliminaryKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943Clover7213 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC34,272129.4612,4941.0111.80ContractBITRail
2026-01EIA row 1362 · preliminaryRIVER RIDGE P11519895Florence Mill50806 · SC · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC7,301—Not published12,4000.778.20ContractBITRail
2025-12EIA row 34085 · finalRIVER RIDGE P11519895Cooper1384 · KY · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC5,751105.7212,4350.9811.60SpotBITTruck
2025-12EIA row 35002 · finalKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943Clover7213 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC70,555124.6212,4640.9611.50ContractBITRail
2025-12EIA row 35584 · finalKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943WestRock-West Point Mill10017 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC2,568—Not published12,5000.797.00ContractBITRail
2025-11EIA row 31097 · finalRIVER RIDGE P11519895Cooper1384 · KY · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC6,894107.3412,6250.9911.20SpotBITTruck
2025-11EIA row 32009 · finalKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943Clover7213 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC35,311125.4712,4281.0611.70ContractBITRail
2025-10EIA row 28132 · finalRIVER RIDGE P11519895Cooper1384 · KY · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC5,950110.0212,9401.0110.50SpotBITTruck
2025-10EIA row 29059 · finalKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943Clover7213 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC47,802128.7112,4601.1612.10ContractBITRail
2025-10EIA row 29633 · finalKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943WestRock-West Point Mill10017 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC2,510—Not published12,5000.797.00ContractBITRail
2025-10EIA row 29754 · finalRIVER RIDGE P11519895Florence Mill50806 · SC · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC7,269—Not published12,4000.786.60ContractBITRail / Truck
2025-09EIA row 25058 · finalRIVER RIDGE P11519895Cooper1384 · KY · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC1,47397.7511,6151.0316.30SpotBITTruck
2025-09EIA row 25997 · finalKELLYVIEW LOADOUT FACILITY4406943Clover7213 · VA · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC47,743128.9112,4851.0111.30ContractBITRail
2025-08EIA row 21897 · finalRIVER RIDGE P11519895Cooper1384 · KY · 4TH GEN FUELS LLC3,921107.9412,6450.8712.20SpotBITTruck

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.

Latest priced year: 2024Source checked 2026-10-13. Prices apply only to their calendar year.

FOB PRICE BENCHMARK · USD/TON92.61Weighted by estimated sales of covered mines
ESTIMATED SALES · SHORT TONS315,622Allocated from published county sales
ESTIMATED COAL REVENUE · USD29,229,752Covered mines only · not reported revenue
ANNUAL PRODUCTION COVERED80.2%1 of 2 producing annual mine records

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. Unavailable estimates are excluded; this is not a total for the whole portfolio. 2 current coal members have no matching annual record; their coverage is unknown. Annual price data uses a separate window from the MSHA charts.

Mine / countyAnnual production · tonsCounty FOB · USD/tonEst. sales · tonsEst. coal revenue · USDBasis / availability
River Ridge P-11519895 · Letcher, Kentucky310,57092.61315,62229,229,752County allocation estimate22.64% of eligible county production8 eligible mines / 8 sales respondents
Totz Prep Plant1510657 · Harlan, Kentucky091.75——Preparation plant13 eligible mines / 13 sales respondents
N R G1512399 · Location unavailable————No matching annual production record
Hances Ridge Split #11519891 · Bell, Kentucky76,857———County sales or price not published2 eligible mines / 2 sales respondents
Jericol1519986 · Location unavailable————No matching annual production record
Paragon Loadout4406943 · Wise, Virginia0101.34——Preparation plant4 eligible mines / 4 sales respondents
Method, assumptions and source records
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.

SELECTED PORTFOLIO

1 linked controller.

Relationships reflect the selected mine status and current MSHA controller/operator fields.

CONTROLLER / 0154601Thomas J Loving; Joseph T Bennett Jr; Andrew T Loving6 selected mines →