Mines in Braxton County, West Virginia

23Total
2Active

Braxton County, West Virginia has 23 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 2 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is coal (bituminous), with 19 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Braxton County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Laurel Fork QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Rock Camp-Holly QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Atter Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Dennison StripCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Freeport Mine No 1aCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Jackson Bridge ExtensionCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Laurel Fork QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Mine No 11 SouthCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Mine No 3aCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Mine No 3bCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Mine No 4aCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Mine No 8aCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Mine Number 5bCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
No 1 SurfaceCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Oneida Little Birch No 1 MineCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Oneida Little Birch No 2Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Oneida Mine No 11Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Oneida Mine No 12Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Plant No 2Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Preparation Plant #2 & #3Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Prestonia No 14Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandonedMSHA
Shannon Mine No 1Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Spruce Fork Mine No 1Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA