Mine · Boone County, West Virginia, United States
Hobet Mine
Hobet Mine is a closed mine in Boone County, West Virginia, United States, owned by Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund (VCLF).
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 |
| Owner | Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund (VCLF) (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | ERP Environmental Fund Inc. | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 2 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 | 38.1111, -81.8547 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow its owner compares
Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund (VCLF) owns 6 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 54 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% |
| Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund (VCLF) | 55th | 6 | 0.22% |
Nearby
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 | — | — | 30 km |
| Kanawha River | Power plant | 439 MW | Closed | 39 km |
| John E Amos | Power plant | 2,933 MW | Operating | 40 km |
Owner, operator and place
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.