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Mines in Raleigh County, West Virginia page 2 of 2

Raleigh County, West Virginia has 425 mines on MSHA's register: 15 active, 396 abandoned. 418 are coal mines and 7 metal or non-metal. 56 miners have died and 9,664 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 49,249 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Raleigh 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 Raleigh County →

Mines on register
425
Active
15
Fatalities on record
56
Citations issued
49,249
246 underground · 131 surface · 48 facilities 418 coal · 7 metal and non-metal 396 abandoned 9,664 reported accidents, 1983–2026
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.
Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
MARFORK COAL COMPANY, LLC 35 4 8
Sterling Smokeless Coal Company 11 0 0
Westmoreland Coal Company 11 0 0
Peabody Coal Company 8 0 1
Eagle Coal & Dock Company Inc 8 0 0
Slab Fork Coal Company 8 0 0
Independence Coal Company LLC 7 0 1
Consolidation Coal Company 7 0 0
Clear Fork Coal Company 6 0 0
Pocahontas Coal Company, LLC 6 0 0
Mines in Raleigh County425 on register · page 2 of 2
  1. No 15 Mine
    Underground coal · Eagle Coal & Dock Company Inc · MSHA ID 4603964
    Abandoned
  2. No 17 Besoco Strip
    Surface coal · Sterling Smokeless Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601506
    Abandoned
  3. No 18 Auger
    Surface coal · Sterling Smokeless Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602292
    Abandoned
  4. No 2
    Underground coal · Hope Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4601802
    Abandoned
  5. No 2
    Underground coal · L S Q Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605352
    Abandoned and Sealed
  6. No 2
    Underground coal · Heritage Development Company · MSHA ID 4605450
    Abandoned and Sealed
  7. No 2 Auger
    Surface coal · Variable Development Inc · MSHA ID 4608213
    Abandoned
  8. No 2 Gas
    Surface coal · E & D Mountain View Construction Inc · MSHA ID 4608657
    Abandoned
  9. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Emart Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604233
    Abandoned
  10. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · W & C Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605327
    Abandoned
  11. No 2 Mine (Surface)
    Surface coal · Newport Trading Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607486
    Abandoned
  12. No 2 Strip
    Surface coal · Ridgeway Development Corp · MSHA ID 4608160
    Abandoned
  13. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Lucas Jade Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4607683
    Abandoned
  14. No 23 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Mynu Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4603951
    Abandoned
  15. No 3
    Underground coal · Jls Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4605363
    Abandoned and Sealed
  16. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · L & M Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601073
    Abandoned
  17. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · Flat Top Colliery Corp · MSHA ID 4601499
    Abandoned and Sealed
  18. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · Emart Coal Co · MSHA ID 4604575
    Abandoned
  19. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · L S Q Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605353
    Abandoned
  20. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · Green Valley Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4605692
    Abandoned
  21. No 3 Mine
    Surface coal · Newport Trading Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607506
    Abandoned
  22. No 3 Surface
    Surface coal · C & T Excavating Company · MSHA ID 4605098
    Abandoned
  23. No 3 Ug
    Underground coal · Band Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601043
    Abandoned
  24. No 3 Ug
    Underground coal · Beckley Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4601044
    Abandoned and Sealed
  25. No 3 Ug
    Underground coal · Dorothy Jane Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601055
    Abandoned
  26. No 3-A Mine
    Underground coal · Hope Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4603256
    Abandoned
  27. No 4 Auger Mine
    Surface coal · Dorothy Ann Mining Company · MSHA ID 4602238
    Abandoned
  28. No 4 Mine
    Underground coal · Bradley Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4601046
    Abandoned
  29. No 4 Mine
    Underground coal · Classic Fire Creek Company Inc · MSHA ID 4601617
    Abandoned and Sealed
  30. No 4 Mine
    Underground coal · Crew Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601770
    Abandoned
  31. No 4 Mine
    Underground coal · Green Valley Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4605749
    Abandoned
  32. No 4 Mine
    Underground coal · Bickford Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4608047
    Abandoned and Sealed
  33. No 4 Strip
    Surface coal · Mynu Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4601081
    Abandoned
  34. No 4 Strip
    Surface coal · Eagle Coal & Dock Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605142
    Abandoned
  35. No 4 Ug
    Underground coal · L & M Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601064
    Abandoned
  36. No 5 Mine
    Underground coal · Hawley Coal Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4601071
    Abandoned
  37. No 5 Mine
    Underground coal · Eagle Coal & Dock Company Inc · MSHA ID 4602316
    Abandoned
  38. No 5 Mine
    Underground coal · Flat Top Colliery Corp · MSHA ID 4603880
    Abandoned
  39. No 5 Mine
    Underground coal · Green Valley Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4605750
    Abandoned
  40. No 6 Mine
    Underground coal · Hope Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4602401
    Abandoned
  41. No 6 Mine Raleigh Operations
    Facility coal · Hawley Coal Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4601686
    Abandoned
  42. No 6 Ug
    Underground coal · Meadows Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601079
    Abandoned
  43. No 7 A Mine
    Underground coal · Royal Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604184
    Abandoned and Sealed
  44. No 7 Mine
    Underground coal · Eagle Coal & Dock Company Inc · MSHA ID 4602567
    Abandoned
  45. No 7 Mine
    Underground coal · Royal Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603248
    Abandoned and Sealed
  46. No 7 Mine
    Underground coal · Calvert Coal Co · MSHA ID 4604219
    Abandoned and Sealed
  47. No 7 Mine
    Underground coal · King Powellton Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4606268
    Abandoned and Sealed
  48. No 7-A Mine
    Underground coal · Eagle Coal & Dock Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604578
    Abandoned
  49. No 70 Strip
    Surface coal · Sterling Smokeless Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605099
    Abandoned
  50. No 8 Auger Mine
    Surface coal · Mynu Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4603121
    Abandoned
  51. No 8 Mine
    Underground coal · Eagle Coal & Dock Company Inc · MSHA ID 4602780
    Abandoned and Sealed
  52. No 8 Mine
    Underground coal · Royal Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603425
    Abandoned and Sealed
  53. No 8 Strip Mine
    Surface coal · Mynu Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4603122
    Abandoned
  54. No 9 Mine
    Underground coal · Royal Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604185
    Abandoned
  55. Oswald Hollow Surface
    Surface coal · Energy Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4607150
    Abandoned
  56. P & P No 1
    Underground coal · P & P Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605473
    Abandoned and Sealed
  57. Packs Branch Strip
    Surface coal · Whitesville A & S Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4602354
    Abandoned
  58. Parker Peerless II Mine
    Underground coal · Marfork Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4609240
    Abandoned and Sealed
  59. Patriot Chilton
    Underground coal · Independence Coal · MSHA ID 4608935
    Abandoned
  60. Pcr Surface #2
    Facility coal · Pcr Joint Venture · MSHA ID 4607214
    Abandoned
  61. Pcr Surface #4
    Facility coal · Pcr Joint Venture · MSHA ID 4607518
    Abandoned
  62. Peach Tree #3
    Underground coal · Elma Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606693
    Abandoned and Sealed
  63. Piney Creek No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Piney Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604131
    Abandoned and Sealed
  64. Pluto No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Standard Pocahontas Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4602297
    Abandoned
  65. Poca #3 Strip
    Surface coal · White Ridge Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 4602112
    Abandoned
  66. Powellton Mine No 1
    Underground coal · Sugar Camp Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4608143
    Abandoned and Sealed
  67. Preparation Plant #1
    Facility coal · Appalachian Pocahontas Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605532
    Abandoned
  68. Preparation Plant And Misc Outside
    Facility coal · Slab Fork Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602396
    Abandoned
  69. Ragland Surface
    Surface coal · Willhaven Inc · MSHA ID 4606968
    Abandoned
  70. Raleigh No 3 Preparation Plant
    Facility coal · Stirling Energies Inc · MSHA ID 4603243
    Abandoned
  71. Raleigh Six Loadout
    Facility coal · Raleigh Six Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605377
    Abandoned
  72. Rare Eagle Preparation Plant
    Facility coal · Edwight Processing LLC · MSHA ID 4609654
    Abandoned
  73. Richland No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Richland Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605040
    Abandoned
  74. Rowland #4
    Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603501
    Abandoned and Sealed
  75. Rowland Auger Mine
    Surface coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602237
    Abandoned
  76. Rowland No 1
    Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601589
    Abandoned
  77. Rowland No 10 Mine
    Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603882
    Abandoned and Sealed
  78. Rowland No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601590
    Abandoned
  79. Rowland No 6 Mine
    Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4607804
    Abandoned and Sealed
  80. Royal No 7-B Mine
    Underground coal · Royal Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605173
    Abandoned and Sealed
  81. Shop Excavation
    Surface coal · Mountaineer Crawler Service Inc · MSHA ID 4606924
    Abandoned
  82. Skelton Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603321
    Abandoned
  83. Slab Fork #14 Mine
    Underground coal · Slab Fork Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602126
    Abandoned
  84. Slab Fork No 10 Mine
    Underground coal · Slab Fork Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601888
    Abandoned and Sealed
  85. Slab Fork No 8
    Underground coal · Slab Fork Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601504
    Abandoned and Sealed
  86. Slip Ridge Powellton Mine
    Underground coal · Marfork Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4608856
    Abandoned and Sealed
  87. Soak Creek Strip
    Surface coal · Gem Mining Company · MSHA ID 4607644
    Abandoned
  88. Stanley Heritage Mine
    Surface coal · Marfork Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4608472
    Abandoned
  89. Stoco Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Vecellio & Grogan Inc · MSHA ID 4604553
    Abandoned
  90. Stonewall Auger #1
    Surface coal · Hickory Resources Partnership · MSHA ID 4607493
    Abandoned
  91. Stotesbury Strip Auger
    Surface coal · Ranger Fuel Corp · MSHA ID 4602176
    Abandoned
  92. Strip No 78
    Surface coal · Sterling Smokeless Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605615
    Abandoned
  93. Sugar Camp
    Underground coal · Green Mountain Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4608302
    Abandoned
  94. Sugar Camp Mine
    Underground coal · Essential Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4608731
    Abandoned
  95. Sugarcamp Deep Mine
    Surface coal · Pocahontas Coal Company, LLC · MSHA ID 4609492
    Abandoned
  96. Sullivan Surface
    Surface coal · Vecellio & Grogan Inc · MSHA ID 4604380
    Abandoned
  97. Sundown Mine
    Surface coal · Coalmac Inc · MSHA ID 4606309
    Abandoned
  98. Take-In #1 Mine
    Underground coal · F & D Electrical Mining Equipment Company · MSHA ID 4605506
    Abandoned and Sealed
  99. Take-In Surface
    Surface coal · Vecellio & Grogan Inc · MSHA ID 4604422
    Abandoned
  100. Tamroy No 1 Deep Mine
    Underground coal · Tamroy Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4605662
    Abandoned
  101. Tarrah Leigh
    Underground coal · Coal King Corp · MSHA ID 4605697
    Abandoned and Sealed
  102. Thistle Coal Co #1 Mine
    Facility coal · Thistle Coal Company · MSHA ID 4607010
    Abandoned
  103. Three Marie Mine
    Surface coal · Newgate Development of Beckley LLC · MSHA ID 4609458
    Abandoned
  104. Tillio Strip Mine
    Surface coal · Eastern Ohio Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 3303306
    Abandoned
  105. Tipple #1
    Facility coal · Hilcrest Industries Inc · MSHA ID 4606304
    Abandoned
  106. Tom Jackson Mine
    Underground coal · Slab Fork Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606131
    Abandoned and Sealed
  107. Tommy Creek Highwall Mine No. 1
    Surface coal · Commonwealth Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4609381
    Abandoned
  108. Tommy Creek Mine No 23
    Underground coal · Sterling Smokeless Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605306
    Abandoned and Sealed
  109. Triangle Bowman
    Underground coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605253
    Abandoned and Sealed
  110. Triangle Haslam Preparation Plant
    Facility coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605250
    Abandoned
  111. Triple B Auger
    Surface coal · Stear Auger Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4608816
    Abandoned
  112. Triple B Auger
    Surface coal · Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 4608954
    Abandoned
  113. Whitby Auger
    Surface coal · Holly Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4608333
    Abandoned
  114. Whitby Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Sterling Smokeless Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603253
    Abandoned
  115. White Oak Surface
    Surface coal · Catenary Coal Company · MSHA ID 4608289
    Abandoned
  116. White Ridge Maint Shop
    Facility coal · White Ridge Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 4603342
    Abandoned
  117. Whitesville A&S No 10 Surface
    Surface coal · Whitesville A & S Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605842
    Abandoned
  118. Wilabet Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Sterling Smokeless Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603254
    Abandoned
  119. Willibet
    Underground coal · Eastern Associated Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4605341
    Abandoned and Sealed
  120. Winding Gulf #4
    Underground coal · Slab Fork Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601515
    Abandoned and Sealed
  121. Winding Gulf #4 Prep Pl
    Facility coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603276
    Abandoned
  122. Wisen
    Surface coal · Wisen-Simpson Ltd · MSHA ID 4606563
    Abandoned
  123. Woodpeck Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Harvey Energy Corp · MSHA ID 4607689
    Abandoned
  124. Workman Creek Upper Eagle Mine
    Underground coal · Marfork Coal Company, LLC · MSHA ID 4609680
    New Mine
  125. Wyoming No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Black Mountain Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605369
    Abandoned and Sealed

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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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.