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Mines in Lee County, Virginia: 10 open mines
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
MSHA lists 10 open mines in Lee County, Virginia, run by 8 operators and employing 49 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 125 citations and orders there with $37,074 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 1 injury or illness case. The operators with the most open mines are Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC; Virginia Fuel Corporation; Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 10
- Operators
- 8
- Employees
- 49
- Active
- 5
- Temporarily Idled
- 3
- NonProducing
- 2
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 125
- Significant and substantial
- 28 (22.4%)
- Closure orders
- 2
- High negligence or reckless
- 7
- Proposed penalties
- $37,074
- Amount paid so far
- $29,757
- Inspections
- 147
- Inspector hours on site
- 2,127
- Citations per inspection
- 0.85 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 1
- Injury and illness cases
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 29, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Lee County, Virginia
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC | 2 | 2 | 10 | $1,587 | 0 |
| Virginia Fuel Corporation | 2 | 1 | 6 | $626 | 0 |
| Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc | 1 | 3 | 74 | $29,168 | 0 |
| Woodway Stone Co | 1 | 25 | 16 | $2,428 | 0 |
| Hinkle Contracting Company LLC | 1 | 7 | 9 | $1,813 | 0 |
| Powell Valley Stone Company, Inc. | 1 | 10 | 9 | $1,301 | 1 |
| Inmet Mining, LLC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | $151 | 0 |
| G & B Processing LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Operators with the most citations in Lee County, Virginia
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc | 1 | 3 | 74 | $29,168 | 0 |
| Woodway Stone Co | 1 | 25 | 16 | $2,428 | 0 |
| Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC | 2 | 2 | 10 | $1,587 | 0 |
| Hinkle Contracting Company LLC | 1 | 7 | 9 | $1,813 | 0 |
| Powell Valley Stone Company, Inc. | 1 | 10 | 9 | $1,301 | 1 |
| Virginia Fuel Corporation | 2 | 1 | 6 | $626 | 0 |
| Inmet Mining, LLC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | $151 | 0 |
| G & B Processing LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 | $0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayflower Preparation Plant | Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc | Lee County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 3 | 74 |
| Woodway Stone Co | Woodway Stone Co | Lee County, VA | Crushed, broken limestone | 25 | 16 |
| Powell Valley Stone Company Incorporated | Powell Valley Stone Company, Inc. | Lee County, VA | Crushed, broken limestone | 10 | 9 |
| Ewing Stone | Hinkle Contracting Company LLC | Lee County, VA | Crushed, broken limestone | 7 | 9 |
| Lone Mountain Plant | Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC | Lee County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 2 | 7 |
| VFC-Washer | Virginia Fuel Corporation | Lee County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 1 | 6 |
| 6C Mine | Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC | Lee County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 3 |
| Middle Splint | Inmet Mining, LLC. | Lee County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 1 |
| No 1 Tipple | G & B Processing LLC | Lee County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 1 | 0 |
| Wilson Deep Mine #1 | Virginia Fuel Corporation | Lee County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 0 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal (bituminous) | 7 | 70% |
| Crushed, broken limestone | 3 | 30% |
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 | 35 | 7 | $6,460 | 0 |
| 2023 | 31 | 8 | $19,810 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 5 | $2,598 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | $1,890 | 1 |
| 2026 | 29 | 6 | $6,316 | 0 |
Standards cited most at mines in Lee County, Virginia
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 77.1605 | Surface coal mines, safety | 14 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 77.400 | Surface coal mines, safety | 10 |
| 30 CFR 77.1606 | Surface coal mines, safety | 8 |
| 30 CFR 77.1104 | Surface coal mines, safety | 7 |
| 30 CFR 77.205 | Surface coal mines, safety | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 77.216-3 | Surface coal mines, safety | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 77.502 | Surface coal mines, safety | 4 |
| 30 CFR 77.1713 | Surface coal mines, safety | 4 |
| 30 CFR 77.404 | Surface coal mines, safety | 4 |
| 30 CFR 77.1110 | Surface coal mines, safety | 4 |
| 30 CFR 77.516 | Surface coal mines, safety | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.12030 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Lee County, Virginia
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 1 |
What the accident reports at mines in Lee County, Virginia describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Machinery | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Lee County, Virginia
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Screen | 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.