Clear Creek Advisory

Field-Based Coal-Mine Technical Judgment

Independent mine-level field assessment and technical support for insurers, adjusters, investors, lenders, attorneys and mining companies.

Independent, field-based coal-mine technical judgment for insurers, adjusters, investors, lenders, attorneys, and mining companies. Support includes operational, claims, transaction, and legal-matter technical analysis within an agreed scope.

Clear Creek does not provide legal advice, medical opinions, engineering certification, reserve certification, insurance-coverage opinions, claims adjusting, or investment advice.

  • Nearly three decades of mining experience
  • Field assessment and technical support
  • Independent analysis
  • West Virginia based · Appalachia and North America travel

J.W. Dye — Founder, Clear Creek Advisory

Clear Creek Advisory is led by J.W. Dye, a mining professional with nearly three decades of underground and surface coal operations, production supervision, mine health, ventilation, field inspection, technical training, incident fact finding, coal quality, and operational-risk experience.

That experience shapes Clear Creek’s approach. Physical conditions, equipment, infrastructure, operating records and production dependencies need to be understood together. The work starts with available evidence, examines how the pieces connect and identifies what still needs verification before an insurance, investment, legal or operating decision depends on it.

Clear Creek may assist legal teams with technical chronology development, review of mine conditions and operating records, explanation of mining methods and work practices, field observation where authorized and safe, and identification of questions requiring additional specialist review. The firm’s role is independent technical analysis—not legal advocacy or representation.

J.W. Dye is not presented as a licensed professional engineer, insurance adjuster, geologist, reserve certifier, attorney or investment adviser. Coverage determinations, legal and title opinions, licensed engineering and reserve certification remain with appropriately qualified professionals. Clear Creek does not imply 24/7 emergency response.

Clear Creek Advisory is the public name of Clear Creek Advisory & Field Services LLC. CoalSense and related coal-quality tools remain available as secondary specialist resources; they do not define the firm’s primary practice.

Experience and capabilities

  • Underground and surface mining
  • Mine management and engineering technology
  • Ventilation and bleeder systems
  • Longwall, room-and-pillar and pillar retreat
  • Coal quality, blending and preparation plants
  • Equipment and infrastructure assessment
  • Roof, ground and water conditions
  • Mine health, inspection and training
  • Incident response and command-center involvement during major underground mine-fire events
  • Mine risk, operational exposure and post-loss technical assessment support
  • Mining asset and supply due diligence support
  • Counsel-directed technical chronology, records review, and operating-condition analysis

Education

  • B.S. in Mining Engineering Technology — Bluefield State University
  • MBA, International Business — Salem University

Who we work with

  • Counsel handling coal-mine injury, fatality, exposure, operational-condition, claims, transaction, and commercial matters
  • Insurers, brokers, adjusters, lenders, investors, owners, and restructuring professionals
  • Technical consulting teams requiring coal-mine operations support
  • Mining companies

Working with Clear Creek Advisory

  • Start with a brief, nonconfidential description of the assignment and the decision you are trying to support.
  • Confirm scope, availability, access conditions and information needed before an engagement begins.
  • Review available records together with any agreed field observations once safe site access is available.
  • Provide a scoped written report covering records reviewed, site observations, relevant interviews, an event chronology when appropriate, operational findings and questions requiring further specialist review.

Discuss an assignment

Start with a brief description of the matter and the decision you are trying to support. Please keep initial inquiries nonconfidential until scope and availability are confirmed.

Based in North-Central West Virginia. Available for planned assignments throughout Appalachia and North America. International travel by arrangement.

jw@clearcreekadvisoryllc.com304-960-0646www.clearcreekadvisoryllc.com