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Fireclay Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Hickory Hill Development Corp · Underground
Controlled by Infinity Coal Corp
Meta, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511739

Fireclay Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Nov 1985
Ownership history
  1. Stiltner & Salyers Coal Company 1979 to 1979
  2. Topaz Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1981
  3. Pond Creek Coal Company 1981 to 1983
  4. Crystal Star Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1983
  5. Congo Coal Company 1983 to 1984
  6. Chic-Ha-Dee Coal Company 1984 to 1985
  7. Black Lace Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  8. Black Lace Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  9. Ray Dean Mining Inc 1987 to 1990
  10. Hickory Hill Development Corp 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1992 1
1991 1
1990 0
1985 2 3,100
1984 3 82
1983 4 1,151
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Fireclay Mine sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.

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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1985 · 3 incidents