According to Bentamir, a poor dwarven miner who lives in a small hollow near the mine, he and others miners employed by the Consortium occasionally use the site as a means of extracting coal to support the city. Unlike most of the mines that support Keldagrim, the north-east mine is fairly small and unpopulated. Although Bentamir speculates that humans are by law probably not meant to use the mine, its low use, location on the poor east side, and small size mean that its use is not carefully regulated by the Consortium.