Mines in Smyth County, Virginia
Smyth County, Virginia has 12 mines on MSHA's register: 12 abandoned. 1 miner has died and 45 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2003. Inspectors have issued 52 citations.
Every mine MSHA has registered in Smyth 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
- 12
- Active
- 0
- Fatalities on record
- 1
- Citations issued
- 52
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Shale Products Corp | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Gypsum Company | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cardinal Quarries LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardinal Stone Company Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| General Shale Products Corp | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Holston River Quarry Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Quarry | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain Materials Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saltville Silica Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sayers Sand Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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LOCUST COVE MINEAbandoned 1 fatal 0 citationsUnderground metal/non-metal · United States Gypsum Company · MSHA ID 4401926
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Saltville Stone PlantAbandoned 0 fatal 19 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Mountain Materials Inc · MSHA ID 4404924
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Bear Creek QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 33 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Cardinal Quarries LLC · MSHA ID 4403890
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SAYERS SAND CO.Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Sayers Sand Company · MSHA ID 4402417
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GENERAL SHALE PRODUCTS CORP PLANAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · General Shale Products Corp · MSHA ID 4400201
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BEAR CREEK QUARRYAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Cardinal Stone Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406937
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CurryAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · General Shale Products Corp · MSHA ID 4406284
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Holston River Quarry IncorporatedAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Holston River Quarry Inc · MSHA ID 4400051
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Kendrick QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Kendrick Quarry · MSHA ID 4403602
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Mine No 3Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · General Shale Products Corp · MSHA ID 4403208
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No 1 Open Pit Silica SandAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Saltville Silica Inc · MSHA ID 4405975
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RichardsonAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · General Shale Products Corp · MSHA ID 4405291
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.