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Mines in Boone County, West Virginia: 32 open mines

MSHA lists 32 open mines in Boone County, West Virginia, run by 11 operators and employing 511 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 3,593 citations and orders there with $3,708,678 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 110 injury or illness cases, 1 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Rockwell Mining LLC; Lexington Coal Company, LLC; Eagle Horizon Resources, LLC. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.

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Open mines
32
Operators
11
Employees
511
NonProducing
18
Active
10
Temporarily Idled
4
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
3,593
Significant and substantial
1,029 (28.6%)
Closure orders
97
High negligence or reckless
151
Proposed penalties
$3,708,678
Amount paid so far
$2,262,572
Inspections
1,013
Inspector hours on site
28,477
Citations per inspection
3.55 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports
146
Injury and illness cases
110
Fatalities
1
Latest MSHA record
November 4, 2026

Operators with the most open mines in Boone County, West Virginia

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

OperatorOpen minesEmployeesCitations since 2022Proposed penaltiesInjury cases
Rockwell Mining LLC1286880$1,406,64414
Lexington Coal Company, LLC56488$639,88913
Eagle Horizon Resources, LLC376157$38,4148
Kanawha Eagle Mining, LLC22851,828$1,547,83763
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC217217$71,1139
Erp Environmental Fund Inc209$1,2350
Black Castle Mining Company LLC2351$1432
Potomac North Inc1613$3,4031
Anbenda Mining LLC100$00
Denali Energy Group LLC100$00
Kentucky Fuel Corporation100$00

Operators with the most citations in Boone County, West Virginia

Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.

OperatorOpen minesEmployeesCitations since 2022Proposed penaltiesInjury cases
Kanawha Eagle Mining, LLC22851,828$1,547,83763
Rockwell Mining LLC1286880$1,406,64414
Lexington Coal Company, LLC56488$639,88913
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC217217$71,1139
Eagle Horizon Resources, LLC376157$38,4148
Potomac North Inc1613$3,4031
Erp Environmental Fund Inc209$1,2350
Black Castle Mining Company LLC2351$1432
Anbenda Mining LLC100$00
Denali Energy Group LLC100$00
Kentucky Fuel Corporation100$00

Mines with the most citations

Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.

MineOperatorCountyMain commodityEmployeesCitations since 2022
Winchester Peerless Rachel MineKanawha Eagle Mining, LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)1631,008
North Eagle MineKanawha Eagle Mining, LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)122820
Coal Branch No.1 MineRockwell Mining LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)1409
Rocklick Preparation PlantRockwell Mining LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)50406
Twilight Mtr Surface MineLexington Coal Company, LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)4289
Checkmate PowelltonElk Run Coal Company, LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)5162
Mine No 6Lexington Coal Company, LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)1125
Bull Creek Prep & Refuse Disp FacilityEagle Horizon Resources, LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)1498
Liberty ProcessingLexington Coal Company, LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)059
Chess ProcessingElk Run Coal Company, LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)1255
Boone North No. 2 Surface MineEagle Horizon Resources, LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)5053
Wells Prep Plant and LoadoutRockwell Mining LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)936
Endeavor Surface MinePotomac North IncBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)613
Harris Prep PlantRockwell Mining LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)512
Talon LoadoutLexington Coal Company, LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)19
HWM 43Eagle Horizon Resources, LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)126
Spruce Laurel Preparation PlantLexington Coal Company, LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)06
SHM-44Rockwell Mining LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)25
Black Oak MineRockwell Mining LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)15
Hobet Prep PlantErp Environmental Fund IncBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)05
Big Mountain Preparation PlantErp Environmental Fund IncBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)04
Workman Branch Surface MineRockwell Mining LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)53
Matewan TunnelRockwell Mining LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)13
Black Castle Mining Company, LLCBlack Castle Mining Company LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)341
Black Stallion Ug MineRockwell Mining LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)11
Robinhood No. 3Rockwell Mining LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)60
Robinhood #2Rockwell Mining LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)50
Homer III ProcessingBlack Castle Mining Company LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)10
SHM-35Rockwell Mining LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)00
Anbenda Auger #1Anbenda Mining LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)00
Auger No. 144Denali Energy Group LLCBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)00
Salem #1Kentucky Fuel CorporationBoone County, WVCoal (bituminous)00

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
2022751297$833,25421
2023668185$814,45724
2024989299$847,84128
2025701145$872,41220
2026484103$340,71417

Standards cited most at mines in Boone County, West 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 77.205Surface coal mines, safety180
30 CFR 75.400Underground coal mines, safety179
30 CFR 75.370Underground coal mines, safety143
30 CFR 75.1731Underground coal mines, safety130
30 CFR 77.1606Surface coal mines, safety124
30 CFR 75.512Underground coal mines, safety118
30 CFR 77.404Surface coal mines, safety109
30 CFR 75.1403Underground coal mines, safety107
30 CFR 75.1725Underground coal mines, safety102
30 CFR 75.220Underground coal mines, safety93
30 CFR 77.1605Surface coal mines, safety89
30 CFR 75.503Underground coal mines, safety88
30 CFR 75.202Underground coal mines, safety82
30 CFR 75.517Underground coal mines, safety80
30 CFR 77.400Surface coal mines, safety71

Injury and illness cases at mines in Boone County, West Virginia

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

DegreeCases
Fatality1
Permanent disability1
Days away from work or restricted activity53
No lost time, or an occupational illness55

What the accident reports at mines in Boone County, West Virginia describe

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

ClassificationReports
Fall of roof or back33
Handling of materials29
Slip or fall of person17
Powered haulage15
Handtools (nonpowered)13
Machinery12
Dust disease of lungs6
Hoisting5
Falling/sliding/rolling materials3
Fire2

Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Boone County, West Virginia

EquipmentReports
Hand tools (not powered)13
Rock or roof bolting machine13
Front-end loader5
Elevator5
Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks4
Mancar4
Load-haul-dump4
Auger machine2
Shovel2
Bulldozer2

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.