Mine · Mcdowell County, West Virginia, United States
SHM System-81
SHM System-81 is a mine in Mcdowell County, West Virginia, United States, operated by Mega Highwall Mining LLC.
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 |
| Operator | Mega Highwall Mining LLC | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 103,202 t/year (in 2022) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 104,703 t/year (in 2024) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 260,504 t/year (in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 172,924 t/year (in 2023) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 11 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 | 37.0819, -81.9767 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Mega Highwall Mining LLC operates 5 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 70 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% |
| Mega Highwall Mining LLC | 71st | 5 | 0.19% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this mine from its sources, oldest first.
- Production: 103,202 t/year
- Production: 172,924 t/year
- Production: 104,703 t/year
- Production: 260,504 t/year
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 2 power plants (1,143 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinch River | Power plant | 475 MW | Operating | 26 km |
| Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center | Power plant | 668 MW | Operating | 37 km |
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.