Mines in James City County, Virginia
James City County, Virginia has 12 mines on MSHA's register: 3 active, 9 abandoned. 2 are coal mines and 10 metal or non-metal. 1 accident has been reported at these mines in 2017. Inspectors have issued 33 citations.
Every mine MSHA has registered in James City 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 James City County →
- Mines on register
- 12
- Active
- 3
- Fatalities on record
- 0
- Citations issued
- 33
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branscome Operating, LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dudley S Waltrip & Sons Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank H Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry S Branscome Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J & D Coal Company Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J S Terrell & N R Sawyer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.S.G. Corporation | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nice Properties Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip O Richardson Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Powhatan Associates | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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GSM #1Active 0 fatal 24 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Toano Contractors, Inc. · MSHA ID 4403539
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Lee's PitActive 0 fatal 4 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Branscome Operating, LLC · MSHA ID 4406087
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MRAActive 0 fatal 5 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · J.S.G. Corporation · MSHA ID 4407340
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Mine No 1Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Dudley S Waltrip & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 4402933
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Mine No 1Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Nice Properties Company · MSHA ID 4402951
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Mine No 1Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Powhatan Associates · MSHA ID 4403572
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Mine No 1Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Frank H Hughes · MSHA ID 4403968
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Mine No 1Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Phillip O Richardson Company · MSHA ID 4404752
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Mine No 2Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Henry S Branscome Inc · MSHA ID 4404751
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No 1 Prep PlantAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsFacility coal · Staniford Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4405360
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No 9 MineAbandoned and Sealed 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · J & D Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405461
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Terrell Sawyer PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · J S Terrell & N R Sawyer · MSHA ID 4402932
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.