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Mines in Gilmer County, West Virginia

Gilmer County, West Virginia has 20 mines on MSHA's register: 20 abandoned. 42 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 1995.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County →

Mines on register
20
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
0
11 underground · 7 surface · 2 facilities 20 coal · 0 metal and non-metal 20 abandoned 42 reported accidents, 1983–1995
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.
Gilmer County, West Virginia · Population 7,376
7.6%
Mining share of county employment
$50,991
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
Orlando Coals Inc 5 0 0
Foster Mining Company 2 0 0
Baldwin Mining Company 1 0 0
Bern Coal Company 1 0 0
Blackfoot Coal Corp 1 0 0
Gilmer Energies Inc 1 0 0
J & K Coal Company Inc 1 0 0
K Coal Company 1 0 0
Little Kanawha Coal Company 1 0 0
M L M Corp 1 0 0
Mines in Gilmer County20 on register
  1. #1
    Underground coal · Baldwin Mining Company · MSHA ID 4606548
    Abandoned and Sealed
  2. Bear Run Mine
    Underground coal · Orlando Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4605105
    Abandoned
  3. Bear Run Mine No 2
    Underground coal · Orlando Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4605241
    Abandoned
  4. Cleaning Plant No 1
    Facility coal · Orlando Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4605407
    Abandoned
  5. Duck Run Strip
    Surface coal · Rockcastle Company · MSHA ID 4605607
    Abandoned
  6. Foster Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Foster Mining Company · MSHA ID 4602687
    Abandoned
  7. Jon Tee #1 Mine
    Facility coal · Gilmer Energies Inc · MSHA ID 4603217
    Abandoned
  8. K Mine No 2
    Underground coal · Bern Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605887
    Abandoned
  9. Kanawha #1
    Underground coal · Orlando Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4605930
    Abandoned and Sealed
  10. Kanawha #2
    Underground coal · Blackfoot Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4605959
    Abandoned and Sealed
  11. Kanawha #3 Mine
    Surface coal · Orlando Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4606269
    Abandoned
  12. M L M No 4 Surface
    Surface coal · M L M Corp · MSHA ID 4605745
    Abandoned
  13. Mine No 1
    Underground coal · Reno Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4605339
    Abandoned and Sealed
  14. Mine No 2
    Underground coal · Little Kanawha Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601604
    Abandoned
  15. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · J & K Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604484
    Abandoned
  16. No 1 Strip Mine
    Surface coal · T & M Fuel Company · MSHA ID 4603093
    Abandoned
  17. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Nicholas Coal & Lumber · MSHA ID 4604794
    Abandoned
  18. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · P & S Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601976
    Abandoned
  19. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · K Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602571
    Abandoned
  20. No 2 Strip
    Surface coal · Foster Mining Company · MSHA ID 4603095
    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.