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Mines in Etowah County, Alabama

Etowah County, Alabama has 27 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 25 abandoned. 17 are coal mines and 10 metal or non-metal. 25 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2023. Inspectors have issued 263 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Etowah County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.

Abandoned and historical mine features in Etowah County →

Mines on register
27
Active
2
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
263
0 underground · 27 surface · 0 facilities 17 coal · 10 metal and non-metal 25 abandoned 25 reported accidents, 1983–2023
Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Etowah County, Alabama · Population 103,208
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$53,070
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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MSHA-registered mine, any status

Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.

Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
Cherokee Mining Company Inc 5 0 0
Alaco Mining Company Inc 1 0 0
Baker Sand & Gravel Company Inc 1 0 0
Blount Springs Materials Co Inc 1 0 0
Dugout Valley Mining Company Inc 1 0 0
East Texas Energy Company Inc 1 0 0
Etowah County Commission 1 0 0
J A H Mining Company 1 0 0
L W L Company Inc 1 0 0
Larry Terry Contractors Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Etowah County27 on register
  1. COOSA PLANT
    Surface metal/non-metal · WIREGRASS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. · MSHA ID 0103327
    Active
  2. GLENCOE QUARRY
    Surface metal/non-metal · VULCAN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, LLC · MSHA ID 0100047
    Active
  3. Collinsville Rock Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Blount Springs Materials Co Inc · MSHA ID 0103199
    Abandoned
  4. Ballplay
    Surface metal/non-metal · Sagna Inc · MSHA ID 0102168
    Abandoned
  5. Quality Stone
    Surface metal/non-metal · Quality Construction · MSHA ID 0103440
    Abandoned
  6. Happy Hill
    Surface metal/non-metal · The Rock Shop · MSHA ID 0103465
    Abandoned
  7. Black Creek #2
    Surface coal · Cherokee Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102178
    Abandoned
  8. Black Creek No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Cherokee Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101857
    Abandoned
  9. Cherokee No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Cherokee Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101654
    Abandoned
  10. Cole Mine
    Surface coal · East Texas Energy Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102436
    Abandoned
  11. Highland No 1
    Surface coal · Cherokee Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102160
    Abandoned
  12. Howelton Pit
    Surface coal · Alaco Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101998
    Abandoned
  13. Jesse W Shotts No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Sparrow Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101884
    Abandoned
  14. L W L Company Inc Strip
    Surface coal · L W L Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101825
    Abandoned
  15. Lacks Pit No 1
    Surface coal · Thomas Duckett Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102206
    Abandoned
  16. Mccormick Pit No 1
    Surface coal · Larry Terry Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 0102321
    Abandoned
  17. No 1 Mine
    Surface coal · Dugout Valley Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101847
    Abandoned
  18. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · North Star Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101445
    Abandoned
  19. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Sand Mountain Mineral Company · MSHA ID 0101649
    Abandoned
  20. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · W & D Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101653
    Abandoned
  21. Osborn Pit No I
    Surface metal/non-metal · Osborn Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 0101841
    Abandoned
  22. Pit No 1
    Surface coal · J A H Mining Company · MSHA ID 0101991
    Abandoned
  23. Pit No 2 Strip
    Surface coal · Cherokee Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101573
    Abandoned
  24. Robbins Strip Mine
    Surface coal · Robbins Coal Company · MSHA ID 0100421
    Abandoned
  25. SIMS PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Cartney Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102535
    Abandoned
  26. Southside Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Etowah County Commission · MSHA ID 0101505
    Abandoned
  27. Whorton Bend Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Baker Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101503
    Abandoned

Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.

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How to read these numbers

The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.