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Mines in Buckingham County, Virginia

Buckingham County, Virginia has 8 mines on MSHA's register: 4 active, 4 abandoned. 1 are coal mines and 7 metal or non-metal. 585 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 1,074 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Buckingham 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 Buckingham County →

Mines on register
8
Active
4
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
1,074
1 underground · 7 surface · 0 facilities 1 coal · 7 metal and non-metal 4 abandoned 585 reported accidents, 1983–2026
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.
Buckingham County, Virginia · Population 16,914
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$59,199
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
Kyanite Mining Corp 2 2 0
Arvonia-Buckingham Slate Co Inc 1 0 0
Boxley Materials Company 1 1 0
James River Slate Company Inc 1 1 0
Sharron Coal Company Inc 1 0 0
Solite, LLC 1 0 0
Virginia Slate Company 1 0 0
Mines in Buckingham County8 on register
  1. EAST RIDGE PLANT & GIESEKE PLANT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Kyanite Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4403743
    Active
  2. Boxley Arvonia Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Boxley Materials Company · MSHA ID 4400061
    Active
  3. Willis Mt Plant & Mullite Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Kyanite Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4400170
    Active
  4. James River Slate Company Inc
    Surface metal/non-metal · James River Slate Company Inc · MSHA ID 4407307
    Active
  5. Arvonia
    Surface metal/non-metal · Solite, LLC · MSHA ID 4400122
    Abandoned
  6. ADCO LAND CORP #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Virginia Slate Company · MSHA ID 4406803
    Abandoned
  7. Arvonia Quarry And Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Arvonia-Buckingham Slate Co Inc · MSHA ID 4400006
    Abandoned
  8. No 4 Mine
    Underground coal · Sharron Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4403097
    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.