Mine · Mcdowell County, West Virginia, United States
Tea Branch Surface Mine
Tea Branch Surface Mine is an idle mine in Mcdowell County, West Virginia, United States, operated by Little Seam Mining Company, Inc.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Mcdowell County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Idle (nonproducing) | 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 | Little Seam Mining Company, Inc. | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Production | 21,136 t/year (in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 6 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 | 37.3317, -81.4547 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Little Seam Mining 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% |
| Little Seam Mining Company, Inc. | 201st | 2 | <0.1% |
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- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.