Mine · Boone County, West Virginia, United States

Fork Creek Mine #4

Fork Creek Mine #4 is a closed mine in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.

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	Boone County	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Status	Closed (abandoned)	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Commodities	coal (mainly coal)	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Mine type	Surface	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates	38.2819, -81.8417	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026

Research on this mine and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the owner.

Within 50 km of this mine: 2 power plants (1 operating, 2,933 MW) and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

Name	Kind	Size	Status	Distance
Alpha Federal	Data center	—	—	15 km
John E Amos	Power plant	2,933 MW	Operating	21 km
Kanawha River	Power plant	439 MW	Closed	38 km

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.