Mine · Buchanan County, Virginia, United States
Buchanan Mine #1
Buchanan Mine #1 is a mine in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States, owned by Coronado Coal LLC.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Buchanan County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (active) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | coal (mainly coal) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Coronado Coal LLC (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Buchanan Minerals, LLC | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 3,909,275 t/year (in 2022) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 4,401,933 t/year (in 2021) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 3,555,176 t/year (in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 3,515,174 t/year (in 2024) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 3,593,606 t/year (in 2023) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 643 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Underground | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 37.1614, -81.9869 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow its owner compares
Coronado Coal LLC owns 2 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 200 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in United States | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 1st | 56 | 2.1% |
| Sev.en Global Investments a.s. | 2nd | 50 | 1.9% |
| Rosebud Mining Company | 3rd | 40 | 1.5% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Metinvest B V | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Coronado Coal LLC | 201st | 2 | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this mine from its sources, oldest first.
- Coronado Coal LLC on record as owner
- Production: 4,401,933 t/year
- Production: 3,909,275 t/year
- Production: 3,593,606 t/year
- Production: 3,515,174 t/year
- Production: 3,555,176 t/year
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 2 power plants (1,143 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinch River | Power plant | 475 MW | Operating | 32 km |
| Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center | Power plant | 668 MW | Operating | 41 km |
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.