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Mines in Wise County, Virginia: 59 open mines

MSHA lists 59 open mines in Wise County, Virginia, run by 29 operators and employing 132 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 931 citations and orders there with $450,355 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 26 injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are Cumberland Coal Corporation; A & G Coal Corporation; J W Construction Company Inc. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.

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Open mines
59
Operators
29
Employees
132
Temporarily Idled
25
NonProducing
12
New Mine
12
Active
10
Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
6
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
931
Significant and substantial
240 (25.8%)
Closure orders
51
High negligence or reckless
109
Proposed penalties
$450,355
Amount paid so far
$158,459
Inspections
533
Inspector hours on site
11,834
Citations per inspection
1.75 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports
30
Injury and illness cases
26
Fatalities
0
Latest MSHA record
November 4, 2026

Operators with the most open mines in Wise County, Virginia

Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.

Operators with the most citations in Wise County, Virginia

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.

MineOperatorCountyMain commodityEmployeesCitations since 2022
OsakaCumberland Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)5318
North Fork #6Cumberland Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)178
True Energy Fuels Mine No. 2True Energy Fuels LLCWise County, VACoal (bituminous)063
Toms Creek ComplexParamont Contura, LLCWise County, VACoal (bituminous)4258
Pardee Plant/loadoutCumberland Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)550
No 1 Prep PlantRed River Coal Company IncWise County, VACoal (bituminous)250
Pigeon CreekCumberland Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)435
Nev #1Next Endeavor Ventures LLCWise County, VACoal (bituminous)032
Paragon Loadout4TH Gen FuelsWise County, VACoal (bituminous)531
Highwall Miner #1CC Resources, LLCWise County, VACoal (bituminous)526
Plant No. 1Beldon Processing LLC.Wise County, VACoal (bituminous)023
Preacher Creek StripA & G Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)320
Stonega Strip #10J W Construction Company IncWise County, VACoal (bituminous)018
Derby Strip #9J W Construction Company IncWise County, VACoal (bituminous)717
ShopRed River Coal Company IncWise County, VACoal (bituminous)413
#2Ambrose Branch Coal Company IncWise County, VACoal (bituminous)013
Highwall Miner #2CC Resources, LLCWise County, VACoal (bituminous)512
Tipple #1Hills Coal Co., Inc.Wise County, VACoal (bituminous)410
Gobco #15Mountain Fuels Inc.Wise County, VACoal (bituminous)69
Hickory Gap Strip #4J W Construction Company IncWise County, VACoal (bituminous)08
Auger Mine #2Triple H. Fuels, Inc.Wise County, VACoal (bituminous)07
Savage Blending TerminalSavage Services CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)106
Band Mill MineCumberland Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)16
Surface Mine No. 1Black Cat Construction, LLCWise County, VACoal (bituminous)85
Sigmon Strip #23A & G Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)05
Norton QuarryVulcan Construction Materials, LLCWise County, VACrushed, broken limestone34
Mountain Energy #1Mountain Energy Resources IncWise County, VACoal (bituminous)24
Roaring Fork #1Cumberland Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)04
Strip #12A & G Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)82
Strip #11A & G Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)02
Strip #14A & G Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)02
Tipple #2Hills Fuel CompanyWise County, VACoal (bituminous)20
Prep Plant #2A & G Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
Hawthorne DockAmbrose Branch Coal Company IncWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
Blending FacilityOmega Surface Mining, LLCWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
AG4 Sawmill Hollow #2FR Performance LLCWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
Prep Plant #1Maven Energy, LLCWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
Strip #8A & G Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
D-10 DorchesterCumberland Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
Big Branch Surface MineParamont Coal Company Virginia, LLCWise County, VANot stated00
Roaring Fork #2Coking Coal, LLCWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
No 10Nufac Mining IncWise County, VANot stated00
Pine Branch 1Cumberland Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
Darby Road Mine #1Virginia Fuel CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
Wilson #2 MineVirginia Fuel CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
Strip #26A & G Coal CorporationWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
#1Ridgetop Development, LLCWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
Jeffrey HWMMaven Energy, LLCWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
Surface Mine No. 2Ridgetop Development, LLCWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
JW Norton Gob PileJ W Construction Company IncWise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
Arno #1Mountain Fuels Inc.Wise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
Pigeon #1Inmet Mining, LLC.Wise County, VACoal (bituminous)00
Surface #1SHM Enterprises Inc.Wise County, VACoal (bituminous)00

Main commodities

Main commodityOpen minesShare
Coal (bituminous)5084.7%
Crushed, broken limestone11.7%

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

YearCitations and ordersSignificant and substantialProposed penaltiesInjury and illness cases
202232476$69,71611
202320953$75,3038
202423669$260,2896
202510627$34,5250
20265615$10,5221

Standards cited most at mines in Wise County, Virginia

Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.

StandardWhat the part coversCitations
30 CFR 77.1104Surface coal mines, safety68
30 CFR 77.1606Surface coal mines, safety65
30 CFR 77.1605Surface coal mines, safety60
30 CFR 75.400Underground coal mines, safety58
30 CFR 77.404Surface coal mines, safety33
30 CFR 77.400Surface coal mines, safety30
30 CFR 75.1731Underground coal mines, safety28
30 CFR 77.1110Surface coal mines, safety27
30 CFR 75.403Underground coal mines, safety22
30 CFR 77.410Surface coal mines, safety20
30 CFR 75.202Underground coal mines, safety20
30 CFR 77.1000Surface coal mines, safety19
30 CFR 75.370Underground coal mines, safety17
30 CFR 77.1607Surface coal mines, safety15
30 CFR 77.205Surface coal mines, safety15

Injury and illness cases at mines in Wise County, Virginia

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

DegreeCases
Permanent disability2
Days away from work or restricted activity14
No lost time, or an occupational illness10

What the accident reports at mines in Wise County, Virginia describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

ClassificationReports
Handling of materials12
Fall of roof or back5
Machinery4
Powered haulage3
Handtools (nonpowered)2
Slip or fall of person2
Other1
Fall of face/rib/pillar/side/highwall1

Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Wise County, Virginia

EquipmentReports
Rock or roof bolting machine5
Hand tools (not powered)2
Bulldozer2
Hand tools (powered)2
Front-end loader2
Crane1
Trucks1
Conveyor1
Load-haul-dump1
Continuous miner1

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.