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Coal (anthracite) mines in the US: 117 open mines
MSHA lists 117 open coal (anthracite) mines in the US, run by 70 operators and employing 1,044 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 2,359 citations and orders there with $830,321 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 175 injury or illness cases, 1 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Reading Anthracite Company; Blaschak Anthracite Corporation; Coal Contractors (1991) Inc. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 117
- Operators
- 70
- Employees
- 1,044
- Active
- 98
- Temporarily Idled
- 15
- NonProducing
- 4
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 12
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 2,359
- Significant and substantial
- 698 (29.6%)
- Closure orders
- 41
- High negligence or reckless
- 55
- Proposed penalties
- $830,321
- Amount paid so far
- $603,558
- Inspections
- 1,875
- Inspector hours on site
- 36,980
- Citations per inspection
- 1.26 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 187
- Injury and illness cases
- 175
- Fatalities
- 1
- Latest MSHA record
- November 5, 2026
Operators with the most open mines
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
Operators with the most citations
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazleton Shaft | Coal Contractors (1991) Inc | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 11 | 204 |
| W M P I | Waste Management & Processors Inc | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 61 | 121 |
| Stockton Preparation Facility | Coal Contractors (1991) Inc | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 22 | 106 |
| Girard Breaker | Reading Anthracite Company | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 11 | 99 |
| Carbon Plant (Preparation) | Shamokin Filler Company Inc. | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 17 | 80 |
| Buck Run P-8 P-10 | Reading Anthracite Company | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 24 | 76 |
| New St. Nicholas Breaker | Reading Anthracite Company | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 30 | 67 |
| Continental Strip | Keystone Anthracite Company Incorporated | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 36 | 64 |
| Greenwood | Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 42 | 58 |
| Jeddo No 8 Preparation Plant | Wildcat Carbon Processing, LLC | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 2 | 58 |
| Hazleton Shaft South | Coal Contractors (1991) Inc | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 31 | 54 |
| Ellangowan Stripping | Reading Anthracite Company | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 40 | 53 |
| Wadesville P-33 | Reading Anthracite Company | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 37 | 47 |
| Sherman Breaker | Sherman Mountain Coal Company Inc. | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 6 | 45 |
| Mid Valley Bank | Mid-Valley Coal Sales Inc | Columbia County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 6 | 41 |
| Mt. Carmel Co-Gen Culm Handling Facility | Mt Carmel Co-Gen, Inc. | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 3 | 38 |
| Stockton Mine | Coal Contractors (1991) Inc | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 16 | 34 |
| Mount Penn Preparation Plant | Stoudt'S Ferry Preparation Company Inc | Berks County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 3 | 34 |
| R S & W Drift | R S & W Coal Co Inc | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 6 | 33 |
| Blaschak Breaker | Blaschak Anthracite Corporation | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 41 | 31 |
| Trevorton Strip | Keystone Anthracite Company Incorporated | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 18 | 31 |
| Tamaqua Mine | Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 40 | 29 |
| Atlas Anthracite Coal Corporation | D Molesevich & Sons Construction Co Inc | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 8 | 27 |
| Williamstown Mine #1 | Kimmel's Mining Inc | Dauphin County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 6 | 27 |
| West End | Admiral Carbon, LLC | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 17 | 26 |
| Premium Fine Coal Inc | Premium Fine Coal Inc | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 6 | 26 |
| Logan Surface Mine | Blaschak Anthracite Corporation | Columbia County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 38 | 25 |
| Brownsville | Keystone Anthracite Company Incorporated | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 10 | 25 |
| Glen Lyon Operation | Susquehanna Coal Company | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 8 | 24 |
| Rausch Creek Coal Preparation Lykens LLC | Rausch Creek Coal Preparation Lykens LLC | Dauphin County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 6 | 23 |
| Rausch Creek Coal Preparation Goodspring | Rausch Creek Coal Preparation Goodspring LLC | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 7 | 22 |
| Ebervale Mine | Coal Contractors (1991) Inc | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 2 | 21 |
| Admiral Production Plant | Admiral Carbon, LLC | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 14 | 20 |
| Slope #2 | S & J Coal Mine | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 3 | 20 |
| Lattimer Division | Blaschak Anthracite Corporation | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 27 | 19 |
| Good Spring South | Rausch Creek Mining LLC | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 14 | 19 |
| Jeddo No 7 Breaker Site | M-K Recycling, LLC | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 9 | 18 |
| Auburn Preparation Plant | Stoudt'S Ferry Preparation Company Inc | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 7 | 18 |
| Calvin V Lenig Coal Prep & Sales Inc | Calvin V Lenig Coal Prep & Sales Inc | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 2 | 18 |
| St. Nicholas Cogeneration Plant | Schuylkill Energy Resources, Inc. | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 9 | 17 |
| Superior Coal Preparation Co-Op LLC | Superior Coal Preparation Co-Op LLC | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 8 | 16 |
| N & L Slope | Bear Gap Coal Company LLC | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 4 | 16 |
| Little Italy | Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC | Carbon County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 31 | 15 |
| Highland No 5 | Northampton Fuel Supply Company, Inc. | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 20 | 15 |
| Nesquehoning Bank | Panther Creek Permitting LLC | Carbon County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 16 | 15 |
| Kassa Breaker | Silverbrook Anthracite Inc | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 5 | 15 |
| Primrose Operation | Blaschak Anthracite Corporation | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 19 | 14 |
| Sioux Bank | Black Diamond Mining Inc | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 5 | 14 |
| Eckley Operation | Blaschak Anthracite Corporation | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 23 | 13 |
| Tuscarora Breaker | Kuperavage Ent Inc. / Tuscarora Coal | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 6 | 13 |
| Mustang Stripping | D Molesevich & Sons Construction Co Inc | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 5 | 13 |
| Mountain Top Anthracite | Shamokin Filler Company Inc. | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 4 | 13 |
| 209 Strip & Bank Job | Char-Pac Coal Co LLC | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 3 | 13 |
| Sherman Mountain Coal Strip | Sherman Mountain Coal Company Inc. | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 6 | 12 |
| Slope #1 | M & D Anthracite Coal | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 4 | 12 |
| K K Strip | K K Coal LLC | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 3 | 12 |
| E O J Strip Mine | E O J Inc | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 3 | 12 |
| Trevorton Breaker | Reading Anthracite Company | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 2 | 11 |
| Rausch Creek Gen Good Spring Bank | Rausch Creek Fuel, LLC | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 4 | 10 |
| Oaks Plant | Stoudt'S Ferry Preparation Company Inc | Montgomery County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 3 | 10 |
| Alden Cleaning Plant | Silverbrook Anthracite Inc | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 0 | 10 |
| Tamaqua Breaker | Keystone Anthracite Company Incorporated | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 5 | 9 |
| Glen Gery | Xylem Water Solutions Zelienople LLC | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 4 | 9 |
| Mahanoy City Stripping | Selkirk Enterprises LLC | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 4 | 9 |
| Kuperavage Ent Inc/TA Tuscarora Coal | Kuperavage Ent Inc. / Tuscarora Coal | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 2 | 9 |
| Mahanoy Site | Locust Valley Coal Company Inc | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 2 | 9 |
| Serill Strip | Hardway Coal Company Inc | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 34 | 8 |
| Rie Prep Plant #1 | Rie Anthracite Products, Inc. | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 6 | 8 |
| Bast Bank | Waste Management & Processors Inc | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 5 | 8 |
| Nelson Bank | Rosini Enterprises, Inc. | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 2 | 8 |
| Auger 10 | P B Dirt Movers Inc | Buchanan County, VA | Coal (anthracite) | 0 | 8 |
| Char-Pac | CRR LLC | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 4 | 7 |
| Indian Head Bank Operation | Pagnotti Enterprises, Inc. | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 4 | 7 |
| Locust Summit Fine Coal Plant | Gilberton Coal Company | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 3 | 7 |
| Blue Ridge Mining L.P. | Blue Ridge Mining L.P. | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 3 | 7 |
| Lenig & Kosmer Coal Washery | Lenig & Kosmer Coal Washery | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 2 | 7 |
| Upper Lehigh #5 | Pagnotti Enterprises, Inc. | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 6 | 6 |
| Mary-D Strip Operation | Premium Fine Coal Inc | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 2 | 6 |
| Buck Mountain Stripping | S & J Coal Mine | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 2 | 6 |
| Zerbe 10 Mine | Fox Coal Company Inc | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 2 | 5 |
| Oakland Culm Bank | Waste Management & Processors Inc | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 3 | 4 |
| #6 Bank | Northampton Fuel Supply Company, Inc. | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 3 | 4 |
| Potts Mine #1 | Gilberton Coal Company | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 2 | 4 |
| Loree Silt Basin & Bank Operation | Heavy Media Inc | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 1 | 4 |
| Reliance Bank | Waste Management & Processors Inc | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 0 | 4 |
| Markson Bank | Rausch Creek Coal Mining Good Spring West, LLC | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 7 | 3 |
| Laurel Breaker | Carbon Sales, Inc. | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 6 | 3 |
| Banks Bank | Rossi Excavating Company | Carbon County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 5 | 3 |
| Packer V Preparation Plant | Keystone Anthracite Company Incorporated | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 4 | 3 |
| Dale Lenig Coal Washery | Dale Lenig Coal, LLC | Northumberland County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 1 | 3 |
| MC Auger 36 | P B Dirt Movers Inc | Pike County, KY | Coal (anthracite) | 0 | 3 |
| Saint Clair Bank | Reading Anthracite Company | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 2 | 2 |
| Winnie Land Operation | Schuylkill Coal Processing Inc | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 1 | 2 |
| Mid Port Strip | Joseph Kuperavage Coal Company | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 2 | 1 |
| Hazleton Shaft West Operation | Pagnotti Enterprises, Inc. | Luzerne County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 2 | 1 |
| Lincoln Bank 2 | Rausch Creek Fuel, LLC | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 1 | 1 |
| Eagle Hill Strip | Joseph Kuperavage Coal Company | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 0 | 1 |
| Schaeffer Hill Refuse Bank | Reading Anthracite Company | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 0 | 1 |
| Schuylkill Coal Processing | Schuylkill Coal Processing Inc | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 1 | 0 |
| Jett #2 Stripping | Jett Contracting Co. | Schuylkill County, PA | Coal (anthracite) | 1 | 0 |
States
| State | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 115 | 98.3% |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0.9% |
| Virginia | 1 | 0.9% |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 381 | 101 | $91,787 | 38 |
| 2023 | 410 | 118 | $142,721 | 36 |
| 2024 | 562 | 197 | $143,676 | 44 |
| 2025 | 501 | 148 | $291,086 | 31 |
| 2026 | 505 | 134 | $161,051 | 26 |
Standards cited most at coal (anthracite) mines
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 77.400 | Surface coal mines, safety | 228 |
| 30 CFR 77.205 | Surface coal mines, safety | 224 |
| 30 CFR 77.1605 | Surface coal mines, safety | 180 |
| 30 CFR 77.502 | Surface coal mines, safety | 140 |
| 30 CFR 77.1110 | Surface coal mines, safety | 133 |
| 30 CFR 77.410 | Surface coal mines, safety | 103 |
| 30 CFR 77.1606 | Surface coal mines, safety | 87 |
| 30 CFR 77.208 | Surface coal mines, safety | 82 |
| 30 CFR 77.1607 | Surface coal mines, safety | 61 |
| 30 CFR 47.44 | Hazard communication | 57 |
| 30 CFR 77.1102 | Surface coal mines, safety | 56 |
| 30 CFR 77.200 | Surface coal mines, safety | 56 |
| 30 CFR 77.404 | Surface coal mines, safety | 52 |
| 30 CFR 77.1713 | Surface coal mines, safety | 44 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 42 |
Injury and illness cases at coal (anthracite) mines
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 1 |
| Permanent disability | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 135 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 38 |
What the accident reports at coal (anthracite) mines describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 60 |
| Handling of materials | 53 |
| Machinery | 22 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 14 |
| Powered haulage | 14 |
| Other | 8 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 7 |
| Fire | 4 |
| Exploding vessels under pressure | 2 |
| Poisoning (toxic materials) | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at coal (anthracite) mines
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 14 |
| Front-end loader | 13 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 12 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 9 |
| Forklift | 7 |
| Shovel | 7 |
| Bulldozer | 5 |
| Trucks | 4 |
| Carriage-mounted drills | 4 |
| Screen | 4 |
Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.