Mines in Mason County, West Virginia
Mason County, West Virginia has 16 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 15 abandoned. 13 are coal mines and 3 metal or non-metal. 1 miner has died and 131 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1984 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 2,075 citations.
Every mine MSHA has registered in Mason 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
- 16
- Active
- 1
- Fatalities on record
- 1
- Citations issued
- 2,075
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big River Mining, LLC | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Letart Corp | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mack Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Central Coal Comany | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gallia Coal Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Sand & Gravel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Raven Hocking Coal Corp | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Raven Hocking Coal Corp | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sycamore Coal Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Union Carbide Corp-Metals Division | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Letart 1Active 0 fatal 72 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Letart Corp · MSHA ID 4607315
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Broad Run MineAbandoned 0 fatal 1,987 citationsUnderground coal · Big River Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4609136
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Montague MineAbandoned 1 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Mack Energy Company · MSHA ID 4606887
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LETART CORPORATION #2Abandoned 0 fatal 4 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Letart Corp · MSHA ID 4607144
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Kelly Sand & GravelAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Kelly Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4606323
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Clifton Tipple (2)Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsFacility coal · Raven Hocking Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4607112
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Broad Run Prep PlantAbandoned 0 fatal 12 citationsFacility coal · Big River Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4609179
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Burris PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Sycamore Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606775
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Broad Run Mine No. 1AAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Big River Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4609228
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Ice CreekAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Dove Creek Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4609288
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Montague PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsFacility coal · Raven Hocking Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4606104
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No 1 MineAbandoned and Sealed 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Valley Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4607957
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Putnam MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Union Carbide Corp-Metals Division · MSHA ID 4601619
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Raven Hocking Mine #1Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Rick Johnson Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4609384
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SpornAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Central Coal Comany · MSHA ID 4601664
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Williams MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Gallia Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4601884
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.