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Mines in Scott County, Virginia

Scott County, Virginia has 17 mines on MSHA's register: 17 abandoned. 11 are coal mines and 6 metal or non-metal. 22 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2002. Inspectors have issued 102 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Scott 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 Scott County →

Mines on register
17
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
102
5 underground · 12 surface · 0 facilities 11 coal · 6 metal and non-metal 17 abandoned 22 reported accidents, 1983–2002
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.
Scott County, Virginia · Population 21,504
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$45,136
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
General Shale Brick, Inc. 2 0 0
Rye Cove Coal Company 2 0 0
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. 2 0 0
Baker Coal Co 1 0 0
C H & S Coal Company 1 0 0
Faith Mining Company Inc 1 0 0
Faith Mining Inc 1 0 0
Gmax Energy Inc 1 0 0
Huntington Energy Inc 1 0 0
James V Mallamas Coal Company 1 0 0
Mines in Scott County17 on register
  1. Mine No 3
    Underground coal · C H & S Coal Company · MSHA ID 4401246
    Abandoned and Sealed
  2. Boozie Creek Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · MSHA ID 4400137
    Abandoned
  3. Speers Ferry Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · MSHA ID 4400091
    Abandoned
  4. No 1
    Underground coal · Faith Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4406775
    Abandoned
  5. Piedmont Quarry & Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Piedmont Mining Company · MSHA ID 4405170
    Abandoned
  6. Scott Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · General Shale Brick, Inc. · MSHA ID 4406913
    Abandoned
  7. Bryson Cole Surface
    Surface coal · Gmax Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4407242
    Abandoned
  8. McMurray Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · General Shale Brick, Inc. · MSHA ID 4407213
    Abandoned
  9. Natural Tunnell Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rim Rock Quarries Inc · MSHA ID 4400083
    Abandoned
  10. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Faith Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406099
    Abandoned and Sealed
  11. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Baker Coal Co · MSHA ID 4402374
    Abandoned
  12. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Huntington Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4404795
    Abandoned
  13. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · James V Mallamas Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405704
    Abandoned
  14. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Scott County Coal Company · MSHA ID 4406179
    Abandoned
  15. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Rye Cove Coal Company · MSHA ID 4403326
    Abandoned
  16. No 3
    Underground coal · Rye Cove Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404102
    Abandoned
  17. Sunbright Strip Mine
    Surface coal · Long Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404118
    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.