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Mines in Claiborne County, Tennessee

Claiborne County, Tennessee has 113 mines on MSHA's register: 3 active, 110 abandoned. 108 are coal mines and 5 metal or non-metal. 5 miners have died and 1,053 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2022. Inspectors have issued 5,537 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County →

Mines on register
113
Active
3
Fatalities on record
5
Citations issued
5,537
35 underground · 69 surface · 9 facilities 108 coal · 5 metal and non-metal 110 abandoned 1,053 reported accidents, 1983–2022
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.
Claiborne County, Tennessee · Population 32,221
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,587
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
Mountainside Coal Company, Inc. 8 0 0
Kopper Glo Mining, LLC 6 0 1
Straight Creek Mining, Inc. 6 0 1
Tennco, Inc. 5 0 1
Appolo Fuels Inc 4 0 0
Gatliff Coal Company Inc 3 0 0
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC 2 1 2
Abc Mining Company Inc 2 0 0
Charles King Coal Company 2 0 0
Consolidation Coal Company 2 0 0
Mines in Claiborne County113 on register
  1. Tazewell Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · MSHA ID 4000100
    Active
  2. CLAIBORNE COUNTY QUARRY
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rogers Group, Inc · MSHA ID 4002565
    Active
  3. Goins Hollow Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Midsouth Aggregates · MSHA ID 4003343
    Active
  4. Matthews Mine
    Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4000520
    Abandoned and Sealed
  5. Double Mountain Mine
    Underground coal · Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4003365
    Abandoned
  6. Prosperity Mine No. 1
    Underground coal · Prosperity Coal, LLC · MSHA ID 4003177
    Abandoned
  7. Sunshine
    Underground coal · Straight Creek Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4000328
    Abandoned and Sealed
  8. Claiborne County Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P · MSHA ID 4003095
    Abandoned
  9. No 1
    Underground coal · Straight Creek Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4002353
    Abandoned and Sealed
  10. Valley Creek Mine No. 2
    Underground coal · Tennco Inc · MSHA ID 4003231
    Abandoned and Sealed
  11. Cabin Hollow
    Underground coal · Bell County Coal Corporation · MSHA ID 4003208
    Abandoned
  12. Watson Branch
    Underground coal · Solid Fuel, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003273
    Abandoned and Sealed
  13. No. 1
    Underground coal · Solid Fuel Inc. · MSHA ID 4003333
    Abandoned and Sealed
  14. Kopper Glo Preparation Plant
    Facility coal · Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4001038
    Abandoned
  15. Cooper Ridge Deep Mine
    Underground coal · Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4003441
    Abandoned and Sealed
  16. Surface/HM-2
    Surface coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4003180
    Abandoned
  17. Mine No 5
    Underground coal · Arjay Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4003135
    Abandoned and Sealed
  18. Harris Branch/Tackett Creek Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003217
    Abandoned
  19. Copperhead
    Underground coal · Straight Creek Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4002542
    Abandoned and Sealed
  20. Mine No 1
    Underground coal · Tennco Inc · MSHA ID 4003121
    Abandoned and Sealed
  21. Leach Mountain
    Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003122
    Abandoned
  22. Eagan/King Mountain Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003196
    Abandoned
  23. Bennetts Fork TN Mine
    Surface coal · Robert Clear Coal Corporation · MSHA ID 4003026
    Abandoned
  24. Surface Mine #2
    Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003147
    Abandoned
  25. Cvc No 3
    Underground coal · Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 4002951
    Abandoned and Sealed
  26. Cooper Ridge Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003164
    Abandoned
  27. Straight Creek Mine
    Underground coal · Tennco, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003213
    Abandoned and Sealed
  28. Valley Creek Mine No. 3
    Underground coal · Tennco, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003218
    Abandoned and Sealed
  29. Straight Creek Surface Mine #1
    Surface coal · Tackett Creek Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4003351
    Abandoned
  30. Abc Mine #1a
    Underground coal · Abc Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003032
    Abandoned and Sealed
  31. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Four Leaf Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4000521
    Abandoned
  32. Abc No 1
    Underground coal · Abc Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002982
    Abandoned and Sealed
  33. Tackett Mine # 2
    Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003327
    Abandoned
  34. Mountainside Wash Plant
    Facility coal · Mountainside Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003181
    Abandoned
  35. Strip #1
    Surface coal · Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4003366
    Abandoned
  36. No. 2
    Underground coal · Straight Creek Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003179
    Abandoned and Sealed
  37. No 1
    Underground coal · Big Lee Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4003060
    Abandoned and Sealed
  38. Claiborne No 1 Surface Coal Mine
    Surface coal · Debra Lynn Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4003115
    Abandoned
  39. Tackett Creek Mine
    Underground coal · Kopper Glo Fuel, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003230
    Abandoned and Sealed
  40. No. 4
    Underground coal · Straight Creek Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003199
    Abandoned and Sealed
  41. No. 3
    Underground coal · Straight Creek Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003192
    Abandoned and Sealed
  42. Stimulas 1
    Surface coal · C & L Highwall Mining · MSHA ID 4003422
    Abandoned and Sealed
  43. HM #2
    Surface coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4003330
    Abandoned
  44. Surface Mine #1
    Surface coal · Double Mountain Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4003027
    Abandoned
  45. Claiborne #1
    Surface coal · Addington Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4003098
    Abandoned
  46. MSD Mining #1
    Surface coal · MSD Mining Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003162
    Abandoned and Sealed
  47. Ridgetop Development Surface Mine 4
    Surface coal · Ridgetop Development, LLC · MSHA ID 4003515
    Abandoned
  48. Auger #1
    Surface coal · Dixie Carbon, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003239
    Abandoned
  49. #1 Surface
    Surface coal · Twin Star Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002941
    Abandoned
  50. Claiborne County Mine #1
    Surface coal · Energy Producers Associates Inc · MSHA ID 4003022
    Abandoned and Sealed
  51. CLAIRBORNE CO. ROCK
    Surface metal/non-metal · Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 4003149
    Abandoned
  52. Dixie Pine Coal Co Inc 1 & 2
    Surface coal · Dixie Pine Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4000519
    Abandoned
  53. No 1 Tennessee Tipple
    Facility coal · White Oak Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4002111
    Abandoned
  54. Royal Gem #1 Surface
    Surface coal · Royal Gem Coal Company · MSHA ID 4001103
    Abandoned
  55. Valley Creek-Rich Mtn #1
    Surface coal · Debra Lynn Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4003215
    Abandoned
  56. Clear Fork Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4003443
    Abandoned
  57. Valley Creek Permit #3112
    Surface coal · CSB II, INC. · MSHA ID 4003228
    Abandoned
  58. Valley Creek Mine #1
    Surface coal · Tackett Creek Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003467
    Abandoned
  59. Claiborne Co #1
    Surface coal · Goldens Creek Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4003096
    Abandoned
  60. 36
    Surface coal · C.T.L. Coal Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003229
    Abandoned
  61. #1 Auger
    Surface coal · Triple C Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4003036
    Abandoned
  62. #1 Surface
    Surface coal · Hamblin Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002555
    Abandoned
  63. #1 Surface
    Surface coal · Jim-I Coal Company · MSHA ID 4002874
    Abandoned
  64. #1 Surface
    Surface coal · Fonde Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002891
    Abandoned
  65. #1 Tenn Strip
    Surface coal · White Oak Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4001148
    Abandoned
  66. Ben's Branch Deep Mine
    Underground coal · Kopper Glo Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4003364
    Abandoned
  67. Big S Mining Corporation
    Surface coal · Big S Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4002359
    Abandoned
  68. Brown Strip Mine
    Surface coal · Brown Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4001091
    Abandoned
  69. Buckeye Springs No. 2
    Surface coal · Appolo Fuels, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003293
    Abandoned
  70. Buffalo Creek Mine
    Underground coal · Premco Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4001581
    Abandoned and Sealed
  71. Buffalo Creek Mine
    Underground coal · Buffalo Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 4002021
    Abandoned
  72. Fork Ridge Gob Pile
    Surface coal · Blue Chip Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002727
    Abandoned
  73. Fork Ridge No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4001149
    Abandoned
  74. Gatliff #4
    Facility coal · Gatliff Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4001093
    Abandoned
  75. Gatliff Tipple #5
    Facility coal · Gatliff Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003056
    Abandoned
  76. Hard Rock Mine
    Surface coal · Hard Rock Coal Company · MSHA ID 4001833
    Abandoned
  77. Horseshoe #1
    Surface coal · Horseshoe Mountain Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003140
    Abandoned
  78. Kentecon Strip #1
    Surface coal · Kentecon Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4002438
    Abandoned
  79. Kidwell Tipple
    Surface coal · Waters Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4001092
    Abandoned
  80. Mine # 1
    Underground coal · Heat-X-Change, LLC. · MSHA ID 4003512
    Abandoned and Sealed
  81. No 1
    Facility coal · Kajun Inc · MSHA ID 4002851
    Abandoned
  82. No 1
    Underground coal · Sanders Enterprises Coal Company · MSHA ID 4003028
    Abandoned and Sealed
  83. No 1 Auger
    Surface coal · Charles King Coal Company · MSHA ID 4001377
    Abandoned
  84. No 1 Auger
    Surface coal · Partin Auger Mining · MSHA ID 4002990
    Abandoned and Sealed
  85. No 1 Auger
    Surface coal · Trosper Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4003116
    Abandoned
  86. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Anderson Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4000564
    Abandoned
  87. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Parker & Henderson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002156
    Abandoned
  88. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Hobart Rose Coal Company · MSHA ID 4002276
    Abandoned
  89. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Hobart Rose Coal Company · MSHA ID 4002304
    Abandoned
  90. No 1 Preparation Plant
    Facility coal · Valley Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4002824
    Abandoned
  91. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Charles King Coal Company · MSHA ID 4001326
    Abandoned
  92. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4001481
    Abandoned
  93. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Black Coal Company · MSHA ID 4002669
    Abandoned
  94. No 1 Strip Mine
    Surface coal · Bear Creek Coal Co · MSHA ID 4000643
    Abandoned
  95. No 1 Strip Mine
    Surface coal · Collins Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002784
    Abandoned
  96. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Thacker Coal Company · MSHA ID 4001217
    Abandoned
  97. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Tyce Hamblin Coal Company · MSHA ID 4001990
    Abandoned
  98. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · R & S Coal Company · MSHA ID 4002087
    Abandoned
  99. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Ru-El Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002416
    Abandoned
  100. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · B & J Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 4002624
    Abandoned
  101. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · M & W Construction Company · MSHA ID 4002629
    Abandoned
  102. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · William & Willard Coal Company · MSHA ID 4002642
    Abandoned
  103. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Waters Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4001094
    Abandoned
  104. No 1 Tipple
    Facility coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4001989
    Abandoned
  105. No 2 Strip
    Surface coal · Mountain Movers Inc · MSHA ID 4002480
    Abandoned
  106. No 4 Strip
    Surface coal · Tackett Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4000333
    Abandoned
  107. No1 Tipple
    Facility coal · Black Gold Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4002107
    Abandoned
  108. Parker And Henderson Coal Company Incorp
    Underground coal · Parker & Henderson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002474
    Abandoned
  109. Peg Strip
    Surface coal · White Winter Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4002360
    Abandoned
  110. Rich Mountain Mine No. 1
    Underground coal · Tennco, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003256
    Abandoned and Sealed
  111. Surface #2
    Surface coal · Carl Clear Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4002838
    Abandoned
  112. Tackett Creek #1
    Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003285
    Abandoned
  113. Valley Creek #1
    Underground coal · Gatliff Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003055
    Abandoned and Sealed

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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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.