Mine · Mcdowell County, West Virginia, United States
Dry Branch Surface Mine
Dry Branch Surface Mine is a mine in Mcdowell County, West Virginia, United States, owned by Cleveland-Cliffs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Mcdowell 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 | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Extra Energy, Inc. | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 385,599 t/year (in 2023) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 249,685 t/year (in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 253,753 t/year (in 2024) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 518,407 t/year (in 2022) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 431,316 t/year (in 2021) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 82 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 | 37.3561, -81.4300 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow its owner compares
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc owns 15 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 18 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% |
| Cleveland-Cliffs Inc | 19th | 15 | 0.56% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this mine from its sources, oldest first.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc on record as owner
- Production: 431,316 t/year
- Production: 518,407 t/year
- Production: 385,599 t/year
- Production: 253,753 t/year
- Production: 249,685 t/year
Owner, operator and place
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Data on this page
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.