Mine · Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States
Belcher Branch
Belcher Branch is a mine in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, operated by Frontier Coal Company, 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 | BELCHER BRANCH | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Wyoming 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 |
| Operator | Frontier Coal Company, Inc. | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 126,985 t/year (in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 79,040 t/year (in 2024) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 276,138 t/year (in 2023) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 187,883 t/year (in 2022) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 54 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 | 37.5464, -81.5044 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow its operator compares
Frontier Coal Company, Inc. operates 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.
| Operator 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% |
| Frontier Coal Company, Inc. | 201st | 2 | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this mine from its sources, oldest first.
- Production: 187,883 t/year
- Production: 276,138 t/year
- Production: 79,040 t/year
- Production: 126,985 t/year
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Data on this page
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.