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Mines in Accomack County, Virginia

Accomack County, Virginia has 30 mines on MSHA's register: 1 intermittent, 29 abandoned. 1 are coal mines and 29 metal or non-metal. 3 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1995 and 2000. Inspectors have issued 48 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Accomack 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 Accomack County →

Mines on register
30
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
48
1 underground · 29 surface · 0 facilities 1 coal · 29 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 29 abandoned 3 reported accidents, 1995–2000
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.
Accomack County, Virginia · Population 33,326
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$57,500
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
Chesapeake Corp Of Virginia 3 0 0
Johnson Brothers 3 0 0
Lance J Eller Inc 3 0 0
A Wilson Custis 2 0 0
Gerald M Moore 2 0 0
A W Custis 1 0 0
Allen Clark Construction Co., Inc. 1 0 0
Best Ever Lawn Care 1 0 0
Billy K Beebe 1 0 0
Branscome Operating, LLC 1 0 0
Mines in Accomack County30 on register
  1. Mine No 35
    Underground coal · Dominion Coal Corporation · MSHA ID 4406793
    Abandoned and Sealed
  2. SAND PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · T & W Block Inc · MSHA ID 4406923
    Abandoned
  3. William F Mears Sand and Gravel INC
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mears Sand and Gravel LLC · MSHA ID 4407344
    Abandoned
  4. Wattsville Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Branscome Operating, LLC · MSHA ID 4407357
    Intermittent
  5. A W Custis Borrow Pit #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · A W Custis · MSHA ID 4407345
    Abandoned
  6. LAZCON, LLC
    Surface metal/non-metal · LAZCON, LLC · MSHA ID 4407361
    Abandoned
  7. Hill Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hill Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4407348
    Abandoned
  8. Best Ever Lawn Care
    Surface metal/non-metal · Best Ever Lawn Care · MSHA ID 4407421
    Abandoned
  9. A Wilson Custis Custis Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · A Wilson Custis · MSHA ID 4402908
    Abandoned
  10. Billy K Beebe
    Surface metal/non-metal · Billy K Beebe · MSHA ID 4407358
    Abandoned
  11. Lance J Eller Nassawadox Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lance J Eller Inc · MSHA ID 4402668
    Abandoned
  12. Maddox Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Allen Clark Construction Co., Inc. · MSHA ID 4407363
    Abandoned
  13. Mears Sand Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mears Bros Sand Co · MSHA ID 4402915
    Abandoned
  14. Mine No 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · D D Doerflein Pit · MSHA ID 4403554
    Abandoned
  15. Mine No 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Johnson Brothers · MSHA ID 4404266
    Abandoned
  16. Mine No 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Taylor & Fletcher Sand Pit · MSHA ID 4404786
    Abandoned
  17. Mine No 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · John L Gillespie · MSHA ID 4404194
    Abandoned
  18. Mine No 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Johnson Brothers · MSHA ID 4404724
    Abandoned
  19. Mine No 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gerald M Moore · MSHA ID 4404726
    Abandoned
  20. Mine No 4
    Surface metal/non-metal · A Wilson Custis · MSHA ID 4403984
    Abandoned
  21. Mine No 4
    Surface metal/non-metal · Chesapeake Corp Of Virginia · MSHA ID 4403985
    Abandoned
  22. Mine No 5
    Surface metal/non-metal · Chesapeake Corp Of Virginia · MSHA ID 4403986
    Abandoned
  23. Mine No 5
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lance J Eller Inc · MSHA ID 4403988
    Abandoned
  24. Mine No 6
    Surface metal/non-metal · Chesapeake Corp Of Virginia · MSHA ID 4403987
    Abandoned
  25. Mine No 6
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lance J Eller Inc · MSHA ID 4403989
    Abandoned
  26. Nelsonia Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hillside Farm · MSHA ID 4403863
    Abandoned
  27. Pit No 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Johnson Brothers · MSHA ID 4402466
    Abandoned
  28. Pit No 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hartman Sand Company · MSHA ID 4402954
    Abandoned
  29. Pit No 4
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gerald M Moore · MSHA ID 4404267
    Abandoned
  30. Wattsville Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fox Brothers · MSHA ID 4403769
    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.