White Plains Mine Coal
Matahorn Mining Corp
· Surface
Controlled by
Hargis John B Jr
Hopkins County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1505413
MSHA record for White Plains Mine (mine ID 1505413). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Ownership history
- C & E Coal Company Inc 1972 to 1976
- Matahorn Mining Corp 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
White Plains Mine sits in Hopkins County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Hopkins County, Kentucky · Population 45,143
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$57,610
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.