Mine · Buckingham County, Virginia, United States
East Ridge Plant & Gieseke Plant
East Ridge Plant & Gieseke Plant is a mine in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States, owned by The Disthene Group Inc.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | EAST RIDGE PLANT & GIESEKE PLANT | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Buckingham 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 | kyanite (mainly kyanite) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | The Disthene Group Inc (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Kyanite Mining Corp | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 90 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 37.4806, -78.4669 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow its owner compares
The Disthene Group Inc 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% |
| The Disthene Group Inc | 201st | 2 | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 5 power plants (2 operating, 1,570 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverstone Solar | Power plant | 150 MW | Permitted | 28 km |
| Bear Garden | Power plant | 559 MW | Operating | 29 km |
| CPV County Line Solar, LLC | Power plant | 150 MW | Planned | 37 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.