HISTORICAL SITES / RESEARCH DIRECTORY
Find the public record behind a former mining site. Explore reported locations, mined materials and operating history as a starting point for acquisition, reuse or reclamation research.
History means records exist in the imported sources, including older periods. Missing history is not evidence of a clean safety record. Operator and controller names are the last relationships reported in the Mines snapshot; they are not verified current property owners.
| Mine / reported location | Material / type | Reported status | Reported relationships | Available history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Magnetite LLCMingo, WVNear MatewanMSHA 4606416 | Iron OreFacility | AbandonedStatus date: 08/31/2009 | Ouality Magnetite LLCReported operatorQMAG Investors LPReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Quality Magnetite LLCPutnam, WVNear PocaMSHA 4608672 | MagnetiteSurface | AbandonedStatus date: 05/12/2017 | Quality Magnetite LLCReported operatorQMAG Investors LPReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Queen #14 MineBarbour, WVNear BuckaannonMSHA 4606010 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 07/28/2005 | Dexcar Queen Coal Company IncReported operatorHarris LynnReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Queen MineBoone, WVNear SylvesterMSHA 4606324 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 11/01/1995 | Elk Run Coal Company IncReported operatorAlpha Metallurgical Resources IncReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Queen No 10 UgBarbour, WVMSHA 4601259 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | AbandonedStatus date: 06/28/1971 | Dexcar Queen Coal Company IncReported operatorHarris LynnReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Queen No 13Barbour, WVNear Peel TreeMSHA 4604367 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 07/28/2005 | Dexcar Queen Coal Company IncReported operatorHarris LynnReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Queen Shoals Mine #1Kanawha, WVNear CortonMSHA 4606653 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | AbandonedStatus date: 09/05/1985 | Path Coal Company IncReported operatorAlperin NormanReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Queen Shoals Mine No. 1Clay, WVNear BomontMSHA 4609422 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | AbandonedStatus date: 02/20/2025 | Operator not reportedReported operatorController not reportedReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Queen TippleUpshur, WVMSHA 4603238 | Coal (Bituminous)Facility | AbandonedStatus date: 03/13/1978 | Dexcar Queen Coal Company IncReported operatorHarris LynnReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Quincy Manufactured Home ParkKanawha, WVNear Cabin CreekMSHA 4608869 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 07/15/2021 | Development Services IncReported operatorJohn H WellfordReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Quinland No 1Boone, WVNear UneedaMSHA 4602493 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 09/01/1987 | Quinland Coals IncReported operatorHenry Paul KizerReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Quinwood No. 1 Deep MineNicholas, WVNear LeivasyMSHA 4609599 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | AbandonedStatus date: 06/20/2024 | Quinwood Coal Company, LLCReported operatorCorbin Robertson IIIReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Quinwood No 1 SurfaceGreenbrier, WVMSHA 4605233 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 12/20/1976 | Hawthorne Mining CorpReported operatorDunleavy John PReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Quinwood No 2Nicholas, WVNear CarlMSHA 4601472 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 10/15/1982 | Westmoreland Coal CompanyReported operatorWestmoreland Coal CompanyReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Quinwood No 2c MineNicholas, WVMSHA 4604277 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | AbandonedStatus date: 09/20/1977 | Westmoreland Coal CompanyReported operatorWestmoreland Coal CompanyReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Rabbit RunNicholas, WVMSHA 4601732 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | AbandonedStatus date: 12/28/1971 | Leivasy Coal CompanyReported operatorSeabolt G W JrReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Rader Run Mine No 1Greenbrier, WVNear RupertMSHA 4608120 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 11/17/2000 | Raders Run Mining LlcReported operatorJeffery A HoopsReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Rader Run Mine No 2Greenbrier, WVNear RupertMSHA 4608814 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 06/27/2002 | Midland Trail Resources LLCReported operatorMatt Evans; Donald DrabantReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Rader Run Surface Mine #2 and #3Greenbrier, WVNear RupertMSHA 4608380 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 09/14/2003 | Resource Fuels, LLCReported operatorNext Generation Ventures IncReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Rager Surface MineTaylor, WVNear FlemingtonMSHA 4609290 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 10/23/2012 | Operator not reportedReported operatorController not reportedReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Rager Surface MineTaylor, WVNear FlemingtonMSHA 4609407 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 12/30/2014 | Rebekah Coal Company, Inc.Reported operatorBlaine JenningsReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Ragland SurfaceRaleigh, WVNear StanafordMSHA 4606968 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 06/17/1987 | Willhaven IncReported operatorPack BillReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Raider MineBoone, WVNear Bald KnobMSHA 4606391 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 02/01/1983 | Banner Coal & Land CompanyReported operatorWhite Mountain Mining Co., LLCReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Raider Run Clifftop StripFayette, WVNear ClifftopMSHA 4607377 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 10/02/1989 | Anna B Mining IncReported operatorBays DavidReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Raleigh No 1Wyoming, WVMSHA 4601970 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | AbandonedStatus date: 02/17/1971 | Perry & Hylton IncReported operatorHylton Tracy WReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Raleigh No 3 Preparation PlantRaleigh, WVNear RaleighMSHA 4603243 | Coal (Bituminous)Facility | AbandonedStatus date: 02/22/1985 | Stirling Energies IncReported operatorHarold T StirlingReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Raleigh QuarryRaleigh, WVMSHA 4600044 | Crushed, Broken SandstoneSurface | AbandonedStatus date: 05/22/2002 | Boxley Aggregates of WV LLCReported operatorCRH PLCReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Raleigh Six LoadoutRaleigh, WVNear RaleighMSHA 4605377 | Coal (Bituminous)Facility | AbandonedStatus date: 02/26/1982 | Raleigh Six Coal CompanyReported operatorMassey Energy CompanyReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Ralph Six- Mine 11Monongalia, WVNear MorgantownMSHA 3610021 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 09/30/2020 | McCullough Enterprises, LLCReported operatorJacob W McCullough; Nicole L McCulloughReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Ramo Surface MineBoone, WVNear UneedaMSHA 4608868 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 05/08/2003 | Elk Run Coal Company, Inc.Reported operatorAlpha Metallurgical Resources IncReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
Use the mine name and reported location to investigate county parcel and title records, mineral rights, access and planning constraints. MSHA mailing addresses are addresses of record and may not locate the mine. Confirm the parcel and current ownership separately.
EPA mine-site redevelopment primer ↗Check official reclamation inventories and state or tribal programmes for documented hazards, project status and programme criteria. A matching name or an MSHA abandoned status alone does not confirm a programme match.
OSMRE abandoned mine land programme ↗Source: MSHA public datasets. Production history checks quarterly and annual mine production/employment records. Safety history checks violations, inspections and accident reports; other source coverage is available on each mine profile.