The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration has distributed notices of a possible pattern of violations to two mines, which received similar notices in November 2010.

Solid Fuel Inc.'s No. 1 Mine in Claiborne County, Tenn., and Rhino Eastern LLC's Eagle 1 Mine in Raleigh County, W.Va., both executed corrective action programs that hit their target improvements during the prior PPOV evaluation, but they have not maintained those health and safety standards.

MSHA agency has continued to monitor the mines for long-term compliance based on its POV procedures summary, but the agency determined these mines are not making an effort to eliminate violations.

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