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Mines in Washington County, Virginia

Washington County, Virginia has 5 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 3 abandoned. 1 are coal mines and 4 metal or non-metal. 51 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2024. Inspectors have issued 228 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Washington 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 Washington County →

Mines on register
5
Active
2
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
228
1 underground · 4 surface · 0 facilities 1 coal · 4 metal and non-metal 3 abandoned 51 reported accidents, 1983–2024
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.
Washington County, Virginia · Population 53,913
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$62,774
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
Appalachian Aggregates, LLC 1 1 0
Martin Marietta Southeast Agg Operations, LLC 1 1 0
Mountain Fuels Inc. 1 0 0
United States Gypsum Company 1 0 0
Vulcan Materials Company 1 0 0
Mines in Washington County5 on register
  1. ABINGDON QUARRY
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Southeast Agg Operations, LLC · MSHA ID 4400003
    Active
  2. Glade Stone Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Appalachian Aggregates, LLC · MSHA ID 4400164
    Active
  3. Bristol Va Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Vulcan Materials Company · MSHA ID 4400162
    Abandoned
  4. No 6 Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · United States Gypsum Company · MSHA ID 4401927
    Abandoned
  5. GOBCO #6
    Surface coal · Mountain Fuels Inc. · MSHA ID 4407202
    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.