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Mines in Fayette County, West Virginia: 24 open mines
MSHA lists 24 open mines in Fayette County, West Virginia, run by 11 operators and employing 734 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 3,522 citations and orders there with $2,904,624 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 99 injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are Coal-Mac Met, LLC; Panther Creek Mining LLC; Kingston Mining Inc.. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 24
- Operators
- 11
- Employees
- 734
- Active
- 16
- Temporarily Idled
- 7
- NonProducing
- 1
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 3,522
- Significant and substantial
- 398 (11.3%)
- Closure orders
- 39
- High negligence or reckless
- 229
- Proposed penalties
- $2,904,624
- Amount paid so far
- $2,000,497
- Inspections
- 529
- Inspector hours on site
- 24,325
- Citations per inspection
- 6.66 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 115
- Injury and illness cases
- 99
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- November 4, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Fayette County, West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal-Mac Met, LLC | 7 | 194 | 303 | $80,636 | 24 |
| Panther Creek Mining LLC | 5 | 136 | 2,274 | $2,303,998 | 29 |
| Kingston Mining Inc. | 3 | 229 | 837 | $480,442 | 34 |
| Republic Energy LLC | 2 | 144 | 68 | $23,379 | 8 |
| Nicholas Contura LLC | 1 | 20 | 12 | $3,572 | 4 |
| Contract Highwall Mining LLC | 1 | 9 | 8 | $1,311 | 0 |
| Lone Wolfe Natural Resources Services, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 7 | $9,423 | 0 |
| MetCrest Mining LLC | 1 | 2 | 6 | $907 | 0 |
| Denali Energy Group LLC | 1 | 0 | 5 | $676 | 0 |
| Black Water, Inc | 1 | 0 | 2 | $280 | 0 |
| Civil, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Operators with the most citations in Fayette County, West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panther Creek Mining LLC | 5 | 136 | 2,274 | $2,303,998 | 29 |
| Kingston Mining Inc. | 3 | 229 | 837 | $480,442 | 34 |
| Coal-Mac Met, LLC | 7 | 194 | 303 | $80,636 | 24 |
| Republic Energy LLC | 2 | 144 | 68 | $23,379 | 8 |
| Nicholas Contura LLC | 1 | 20 | 12 | $3,572 | 4 |
| Contract Highwall Mining LLC | 1 | 9 | 8 | $1,311 | 0 |
| Lone Wolfe Natural Resources Services, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 7 | $9,423 | 0 |
| MetCrest Mining LLC | 1 | 2 | 6 | $907 | 0 |
| Denali Energy Group LLC | 1 | 0 | 5 | $676 | 0 |
| Black Water, Inc | 1 | 0 | 2 | $280 | 0 |
| Civil, LLC | 1 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Eagle No. 1 Mine | Panther Creek Mining LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 56 | 2,062 |
| Kingston No. 2 | Kingston Mining Inc. | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 128 | 736 |
| Deepwater Surface Mine | Coal-Mac Met, LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 100 | 105 |
| Sycamore Surface Mine | Panther Creek Mining LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 10 | 96 |
| Eagle Energy Mine No.1 | Coal-Mac Met, LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 54 | 82 |
| Maple Eagle Preparation Plant | Panther Creek Mining LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 17 | 69 |
| Deep Water Prep Plant P-2 | Coal-Mac Met, LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 29 | 66 |
| Republic Energy | Republic Energy LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 130 | 62 |
| Kingston Sewell | Kingston Mining Inc. | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 64 | 51 |
| Kingston Processing | Kingston Mining Inc. | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 37 | 50 |
| Maple Eagle East Deep Mine | Panther Creek Mining LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 43 | 41 |
| SHM-14 | Coal-Mac Met, LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 1 | 20 |
| SHM-45 | Coal-Mac Met, LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 4 | 15 |
| Glenco Load-Out | Coal-Mac Met, LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 4 | 14 |
| Bishop Surface | Nicholas Contura LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 20 | 12 |
| CHM 23, Unit 4, & Unit 21 | Contract Highwall Mining LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 9 | 8 |
| Turniphole Auger #1 | Lone Wolfe Natural Resources Services, Inc. | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 7 |
| Pax Load Out | Republic Energy LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 14 | 6 |
| SHM-75 | Panther Creek Mining LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 10 | 6 |
| Spring Dale Surface Mine | MetCrest Mining LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 2 | 6 |
| 39MC | Denali Energy Group LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 5 |
| Black Water Auger #3 | Black Water, Inc | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 2 |
| CV56 | Coal-Mac Met, LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 2 | 1 |
| CV#25 Auger Miner | Civil, LLC | Fayette County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 0 |
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 | 783 | 112 | $660,313 | 17 |
| 2023 | 585 | 74 | $507,619 | 20 |
| 2024 | 935 | 78 | $695,947 | 19 |
| 2025 | 641 | 52 | $558,640 | 22 |
| 2026 | 578 | 82 | $482,105 | 21 |
Standards cited most at mines in Fayette County, West 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 75.370 | Underground coal mines, safety | 318 |
| 30 CFR 75.400 | Underground coal mines, safety | 290 |
| 30 CFR 75.1403 | Underground coal mines, safety | 225 |
| 30 CFR 77.1606 | Surface coal mines, safety | 165 |
| 30 CFR 75.202 | Underground coal mines, safety | 151 |
| 30 CFR 75.512 | Underground coal mines, safety | 144 |
| 30 CFR 75.1731 | Underground coal mines, safety | 140 |
| 30 CFR 75.503 | Underground coal mines, safety | 129 |
| 30 CFR 75.380 | Underground coal mines, safety | 122 |
| 30 CFR 75.220 | Underground coal mines, safety | 113 |
| 30 CFR 75.517 | Underground coal mines, safety | 102 |
| 30 CFR 75.333 | Underground coal mines, safety | 97 |
| 30 CFR 75.360 | Underground coal mines, safety | 59 |
| 30 CFR 75.604 | Underground coal mines, safety | 57 |
| 30 CFR 77.205 | Surface coal mines, safety | 55 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Fayette County, West Virginia
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 47 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 52 |
What the accident reports at mines in Fayette County, West Virginia describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 29 |
| Slip or fall of person | 18 |
| Fall of roof or back | 18 |
| Machinery | 15 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 11 |
| Dust disease of lungs | 9 |
| Powered haulage | 6 |
| Fall of face/rib/pillar/side/highwall | 3 |
| Electrical | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Fayette County, West Virginia
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 9 |
| Rock or roof bolting machine | 7 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 4 |
| Mancar | 3 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 3 |
| Shovel | 3 |
| Track equipment | 2 |
| Trucks | 2 |
| Bulldozer | 2 |
| Shuttle car | 2 |
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.