Mines in Mercer County, West Virginia
41Total
9Active
Mercer County, West Virginia has 41 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 9 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is coal (bituminous), with 35 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Mercer County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godfrey Branch Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Highwall Park Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Ingleside Plant | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Mercer Stone Plant | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Mine No. 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Olan Processing Plant | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Saturn Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Johnston Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Mercer Crushed Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| 12-A Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Ares Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Auger No 3 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Beckley Deep Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Temporarily Idled | MSHA |
| Benafuels McComas Inc | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Crane Creek #11 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Crane Creek #6 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Crane Creek No 12 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Crane Creek No 9 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Erderly Farm | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Leatherhead #2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Lin-A-Quip No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| McComas Processing Facility | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Modoc Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Nancy Kay Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Auger | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 21 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Operation No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Piedmont Strip 11-80 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Prep Plant | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Princeton Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Rane Deep Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | NonProducing | MSHA |
| Strip Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Thomas No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Turkey Gap | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Turkey Gap Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |