Mines in Russell County, Virginia
226Total
13Active
Russell County, Virginia has 226 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 13 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is coal (bituminous), with 138 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Russell County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlewood Plant | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Castlewood | Lime | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Dickensonville Plant | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| E. Dillon Mine #2 | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Rcr #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Russell County Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Swords Creek Plant | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Clinch River Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Dickensonville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Quality Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| South Clinchfield | Bloating Material | Producer | MRDS | |
| Swords Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| White Excavating Company | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Flat Rock Plant | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | NonProducing | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1-A | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #10 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #13 Strip | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #15 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Alpha No 2 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Appalachin Stone Corp. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Auger No. 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | NonProducing | MSHA |
| Beehive | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Black Bear #3 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Black Bear #4 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Black Bear Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Blumer Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Blumer Mine | Barium-Barite, Sulfur | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Buckles Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Buckles Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| C A Smith Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Carrie Ridge Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Central Laboratory | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Central Shop | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Chaney Creek | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Clifton Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Clifton Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Clifton Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Clifton Mines | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Clinch River Dock | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Clinch River Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Coal Tipple | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Compton Farm Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Counts Barite Mine | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Counts Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cowan Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cowan Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dante Dock | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Deep Mine #35 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Dickensonville Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Face-Up No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Fletcher Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Fletcher Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Fortner Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Gobco #11 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gobco #8 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gobco Dante Bearwallow A Pile | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gardner Dock #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Givens School Playground Project | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gobco #13 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hall Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Harman Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Harman Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hart Creek Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hatfield | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Helbert Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Helbert Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hess Creek Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hess Creek Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Honaker Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Honaker Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hubbard Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hubbard Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hughes Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hughes Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hurrican Fork Gobco #10 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hurricane Creek | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Kennedy #3 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Temporarily Idled | MSHA |
| Kennedy #3 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Temporarily Idled | MSHA |
| Kiser Gap Strip | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Laurel Branch #10 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Laurel Mountain | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Leonard Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Leonard Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Little River Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Louis Lowe Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Maple Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Masons Store Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| McGraw Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| McGraw Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mead Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mead Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Meade Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Mine #2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Mine #2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Mine A | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Mine B | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Mine C | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Mine D | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Mine No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Mine No 11 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Mine No. 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Mine No. 11 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Mine No1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Monarch No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Monarch No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Moss No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Moss No 2 Prep Plt | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | NonProducing | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Gob Pile | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 Strip | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Strip | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Strip | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Strip | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Tipple | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 12 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 16 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 2 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 2 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 2 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 2 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 2 Strip | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 2 Strip | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 2 Strip | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 2a | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 3 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 3 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 3 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 4 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 4 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 4 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 8 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 9 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No. 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No. 7 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Osborn Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Osborn Mine | Zinc | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| P-11 Gardner | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | NonProducing | MSHA |
| Pat Keith Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Pat Keith Prospect | Zinc | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| R251 (flat Rock Surface) | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Rabbitt Ridge #14 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Raging Bull Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Raven No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Rocklick Mine No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Rocklick Mine No 3 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| S-32 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Smith Gap Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Southern Crescent Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Spring Fork Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Strip No 5 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Stump Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Stump Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Stump Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Surface Mine #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Surface Mine 126 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Surface Mine No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Surface Mine No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Surface Mine No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Surface Mine No 4 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Swords Creek Prep Plant | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Swords Creek Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| The Banner Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Thomas Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Thomas Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Thomas Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Tip Top Materials Llc | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Tipple No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Valley No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| W R Davis Farm Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Ward Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Ward Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| West Dante #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| White Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| White Stallion Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Whitt Prospect | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Wilder Dock | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Wilder Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |