Mines in Rhea County, Tennessee
Rhea County, Tennessee has 33 mines on MSHA's register: 8 active, 1 intermittent, 24 abandoned. 12 are coal mines and 21 metal or non-metal. 2 miners have died and 53 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2024. Inspectors have issued 376 citations.
Every mine MSHA has registered in Rhea 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.
- Mines on register
- 33
- Active
- 8
- Fatalities on record
- 2
- Citations issued
- 376
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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.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.
| Operator | Mines | Active | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talkington Mining Corp | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dayton Mining Company | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| General Shale Brick, Inc. | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Majestic Products, Inc. | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stone Sales and Service Inc | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alver Stone LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Anchor-Tenn Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carbonex Coal Company Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D & D Quarry LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dayton Mountain Quarries, LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Rhea County StoneActive 0 fatal 123 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Rogers Group, Inc. · MSHA ID 4000082
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Dayton QuarryActive 0 fatal 41 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · MSHA ID 4002961
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Kitty Hollow-PlantActive 0 fatal 42 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · General Shale Brick Inc · MSHA ID 4003323
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Duke QuarryActive 0 fatal 28 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Silvara Stone Co., LLC · MSHA ID 4003519
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Laurelbrook Quarry2Active 0 fatal 28 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Dayton Mountain Quarries, LLC · MSHA ID 4003531
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alver's quarryActive 0 fatal 15 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Alver Stone LLC · MSHA ID 4003466
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Dayton QuarryActive 0 fatal 4 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Dayton Quarry, LLC · MSHA ID 4003621
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Deer creek stoneActive 0 fatal 3 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Galvez · MSHA ID 4003618
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E T R No 4Abandoned and Sealed 2 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Talkington Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4002768
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E T R No 3 UgAbandoned and Sealed 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · E T R Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002766
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Laurelbrook QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 57 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Majestic Products, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003187
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Graysville QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 12 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Stone Sales and Service Inc · MSHA ID 4003449
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Omega 5Abandoned and Sealed 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Talkington Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4002975
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Laurel Brooke Site 1Abandoned 0 fatal 9 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Mt.Top Stone · MSHA ID 4003528
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DJ FarmsAbandoned 0 fatal 5 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · DJ Farms · MSHA ID 4003370
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Ogden Rd QuarriesAbandoned 0 fatal 5 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Quarry Properties LLC · MSHA ID 4003498
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Graysville QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 2 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Stone Sales and Service Inc · MSHA ID 4003403
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Kitty Hollow SouthIntermittent 0 fatal 2 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · General Shale Brick, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003472
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Carbonex Tipple No 1Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsFacility coal · Carbonex Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002167
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Dayton No 10 MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Dayton Mining Company · MSHA ID 4002179
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Dayton No 11 MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Dayton Mining Company · MSHA ID 4002180
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Etr Plant #1Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsFacility coal · Etr Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4003073
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Flores Quarry #2Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Flores Stone · MSHA ID 4003563
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Graysville No 2 MineAbandoned and Sealed 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Southeastern Mining Company · MSHA ID 4001811
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Laurelbrook QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Appalachian Stone Partners, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003461
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LibertyAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Iron Properties · MSHA ID 4003402
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No 1 SurfaceAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Reed Coal Company · MSHA ID 4001932
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Piney Creek Mine And MillAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Tipton Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4002507
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Pita #2Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · D & D Quarry LLC · MSHA ID 4003281
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Rhea #1Abandoned and Sealed 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Anchor-Tenn Inc · MSHA ID 4002995
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Rhea Stone And MaterialsAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Rhea Stone & Materials Inc · MSHA ID 4002506
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Security MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Iron Properties, LLC · MSHA ID 4003410
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WhartonAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Majestic Products, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003469
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.
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.