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Mines in Whitley County, Kentucky: 11 open mines
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
MSHA lists 11 open mines in Whitley County, Kentucky, run by 3 operators and employing 110 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 520 citations and orders there with $100,077 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 10 injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are Alden Resources LLC; Contract Highwall Mining LLC; Marlow Energy LLC. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 11
- Operators
- 3
- Employees
- 110
- Active
- 8
- Temporarily Idled
- 2
- New Mine
- 1
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 1
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 520
- Significant and substantial
- 75 (14.4%)
- Closure orders
- 9
- High negligence or reckless
- 8
- Proposed penalties
- $100,077
- Amount paid so far
- $93,634
- Inspections
- 219
- Inspector hours on site
- 6,292
- Citations per inspection
- 2.37 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 10
- Injury and illness cases
- 10
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- November 4, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Whitley County, Kentucky
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alden Resources LLC | 6 | 88 | 440 | $87,622 | 9 |
| Contract Highwall Mining LLC | 3 | 22 | 71 | $11,188 | 1 |
| Marlow Energy LLC | 1 | 0 | 9 | $1,267 | 0 |
Operators with the most citations in Whitley County, Kentucky
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alden Resources LLC | 6 | 88 | 440 | $87,622 | 9 |
| Contract Highwall Mining LLC | 3 | 22 | 71 | $11,188 | 1 |
| Marlow Energy LLC | 1 | 0 | 9 | $1,267 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alden Resources Harps Creek | Alden Resources LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 16 | 326 |
| Gatliff Tipple | Alden Resources LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 32 | 52 |
| Mosley Gap Mine | Alden Resources LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 14 | 36 |
| CHM 48 | Contract Highwall Mining LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 9 | 26 |
| CHM 10 | Contract Highwall Mining LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 9 | 24 |
| CHM 1 | Contract Highwall Mining LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 4 | 21 |
| Hubbs Hollow Mine | Alden Resources LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 9 | 20 |
| Eaton Town Mine | Marlow Energy LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 9 |
| Buffalo Creek Mine | Alden Resources LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 12 | 5 |
| Bradford Branch | Alden Resources LLC | Whitley County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 5 | 1 |
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 | 116 | 21 | $22,868 | 3 |
| 2023 | 144 | 15 | $32,261 | 2 |
| 2024 | 85 | 12 | $15,208 | 4 |
| 2025 | 99 | 12 | $17,314 | 0 |
| 2026 | 76 | 15 | $12,426 | 1 |
Standards cited most at mines in Whitley County, Kentucky
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 77.1104 | Surface coal mines, safety | 50 |
| 30 CFR 77.1606 | Surface coal mines, safety | 25 |
| 30 CFR 77.1605 | Surface coal mines, safety | 22 |
| 30 CFR 77.205 | Surface coal mines, safety | 17 |
| 30 CFR 75.503 | Underground coal mines, safety | 14 |
| 30 CFR 75.512 | Underground coal mines, safety | 14 |
| 30 CFR 77.516 | Surface coal mines, safety | 13 |
| 30 CFR 77.1110 | Surface coal mines, safety | 11 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 11 |
| 30 CFR 75.400 | Underground coal mines, safety | 11 |
| 30 CFR 77.400 | Surface coal mines, safety | 10 |
| 30 CFR 75.333 | Underground coal mines, safety | 10 |
| 30 CFR 75.380 | Underground coal mines, safety | 10 |
| 30 CFR 75.220 | Underground coal mines, safety | 9 |
| 30 CFR 75.370 | Underground coal mines, safety | 9 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Whitley County, Kentucky
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 6 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 4 |
What the accident reports at mines in Whitley County, Kentucky describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 3 |
| Machinery | 2 |
| Handling of materials | 2 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 1 |
| Fall of roof or back | 1 |
| Exploding vessels under pressure | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Whitley County, Kentucky
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (powered) | 2 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 1 |
| Rock or roof bolting machine | 1 |
| Bulldozer | 1 |
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.