Mines in Mineral County, West Virginia

22Total
4Active

Mineral County, West Virginia has 22 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 4 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is coal (bituminous), with 12 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Mineral County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Short Gap QuarryCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Cumberland QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
New Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Short Gap QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Albert Bosley Iron ProspectIronSurfaceProspectMRDS
Alkire MineIronPast ProducerMRDS
Alkire MineIronSurface-UndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Beryl TippleCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Cumberland QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerMRDS
Hampshire Hill StripCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Hampshire Preparation FacilitiesCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Hanlin Mine-SurfaceCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Jt #4Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandonedMSHA
Jt#2Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Nally StrippCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
New Creek QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerMRDS
No 1 StripCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
No 1 StripCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Piedmont MineCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Short Gap QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerMRDS
Tanglewood No 2Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Yukon No 1Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA