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| Year |
Spill Volume |
Company |
Town |
County |
State |
River System |
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| 1972 |
132,000,000 |
Pittston Coal Company |
Lorado |
Logan |
WV |
Guyandotte River |
Spill Details |
| 1977 |
2,200,000 |
Island Creek Coal Company |
Bob White |
Boone |
WV |
Lttle Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 1980 |
168,000 |
Philpot Coal Corp. |
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Raleigh |
WV |
|
Spill Details |
| 1980 |
|
Unknown |
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Mercer |
WV |
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Spill Details |
| 1981 |
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Belva Coal Co. |
Earling |
Logan |
WV |
Guyandotte |
Spill Details |
| 1981 |
25,000,000 |
Eastover Mining Company |
Ages |
Harlan |
KY |
Cumberland River |
Spill Details |
| 1987 |
7,500,000 |
Unknown |
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Floyd |
KY |
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Spill Details |
| 1987 |
23,000,000 |
Peabody Coal Company |
Montcoal |
Raleigh |
WV |
Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 1988 |
6,500,000 |
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co. |
Whitwell |
Marion |
TN |
Tennessee River |
Spill Details |
| 1991 |
10,000,000 |
Great Western Coal, Inc. |
Coalgood |
Harlan |
KY |
Cumberland River |
Spill Details |
| 1994 |
375,000 |
Consolidation Coal Company |
Granville |
Monongalia |
WV |
Monongahela River |
Spill Details |
| 1994 |
112,000,000 |
Massey Energy Company |
Inez |
Martin |
KY |
Big Sandy River |
Spill Details |
| 1994 |
14,000,000 |
Cumberland Coal Company |
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Harlan |
KY |
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Spill Details |
| 1995 |
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Lady H Coal Co. |
Green Valley |
Nicholas |
WV |
Gauley River |
Spill Details |
| 1995 |
1,200,000 |
Consolidation Coal Company |
Oakwood |
Buchanan |
VA |
Big Sandy River |
Spill Details |
| 1996 |
1,000,000 |
Arch Coal, Inc. |
St. Charles |
Lee |
VA |
Powell River |
Spill Details |
| 1996 |
6,000,000 |
Arch Coal, Inc. |
St. Charles |
Lee |
VA |
Powell River |
Spill Details |
| 1996 |
4,000,000 |
Consolidation Coal Company |
Oakwood |
Buchanan |
VA |
Big Sandy River |
Spill Details |
| 1997 |
1,000 |
Ashland Coal |
Julian |
Boone |
WV |
Little Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 1997 |
1,000,000 |
Ashland Coal |
Julian |
Boone |
WV |
Little Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 1999 |
|
Massey Energy Company |
Sundial |
Raleigh |
WV |
Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 1999 |
2,200 |
Massey Energy Company |
Sylvester |
Boone |
WV |
Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 1999 |
1,500 |
Massey Energy Company |
Sylvester |
Boone |
WV |
Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 2000 |
309,000,000 |
Massey Energy Company |
Inez |
Martin |
KY |
Big Sandy River |
Spill Details |
| 2001 |
1,000,000 |
Premier Elkhorn Coal Co. |
Jenkins |
Letcher |
KY |
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Spill Details |
| 2001 |
30,000 |
Massey Energy Company |
Uneeda |
Boone |
WV |
Little Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 2001 |
50,000 |
Massey Energy Company |
Dehue |
Logan |
WV |
Guyandotte River |
Spill Details |
| 2001 |
|
Massey Energy Company |
Quinland |
Boone |
WV |
Little Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 2001 |
4,000 |
Massey Energy Company |
Sidney |
Pike |
KY |
Big Sandy River |
Spill Details |
| 2001 |
|
Massey Energy Company |
South Williamson |
Pike |
KY |
Big Sandy River |
Spill Details |
| 2001 |
15,000 |
Massey Energy Company |
Madison |
Boone |
WV |
Little Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 2001 |
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Massey Energy Company |
Quinland |
Boone |
WV |
Little Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 2002 |
10,000,000 |
Abandoned Mine Land |
Wilcoe |
McDowell |
WV |
Big Sandy River |
Spill Details |
| 2002 |
25,000 |
Arch Coal |
Julian |
Boone |
WV |
Little Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 2002 |
20,000 |
Massey Energy Company |
Delbarton |
Mingo |
WV |
Big Sandy River |
Spill Details |
| 2002 |
100,000 |
Massey Energy Company |
Dehue |
Logan |
WV |
Guyandotte River |
Spill Details |
| 2002 |
|
James River Coal Company |
Slemp |
Perry |
KY |
Kentucky River |
Spill Details |
| 2002 |
135,000 |
Massey Energy Company |
Sidney |
Pike |
KY |
Big Sandy River |
Spill Details |
| 2003 |
1,000 |
Massey Energy Company |
Summersville |
Nicholas |
WV |
Gauley River |
Spill Details |
| 2003 |
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Massey Energy Company |
Uneeda |
Boone |
WV |
Little Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 2003 |
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Abandoned Mine Land |
Sprattsville |
Mingo |
WV |
Guyandotte River |
Spill Details |
| 2003 |
20,000 |
Massey Energy Company |
Sidney |
Pike |
KY |
Big Sandy River |
Spill Details |
| 2003 |
27,000 |
Massey Energy Company |
Dehue |
Logan |
WV |
Guyandotte River |
Spill Details |
| 2003 |
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Falcon Land Co. |
Omar |
Logan |
WV |
Guyandotte River |
Spill Details |
| 2003 |
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Falcon Land Co. |
Omar |
Logan |
WV |
Guyandotte River |
Spill Details |
| 2003 |
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James River Coal Company |
Slemp |
Perry |
KY |
Kentucky River |
Spill Details |
| 2003 |
250,000 |
Massey Energy Company |
Prenter |
Boone |
WV |
Big Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 2003 |
250,000 |
Massey Energy Company |
Uneeda |
Boone |
WV |
Little Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 2003 |
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White Mountain Mining Co., L.L.C. |
Rhodell |
Raleigh |
WV |
Guyandotte River |
Spill Details |
| 2003 |
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Rapoca Group |
Big Rock |
Buchanan |
VA |
Big Sandy River |
Spill Details |
| 2003 |
1,000 |
Island Creek Coal Co. |
Oakwood |
Buchanan |
VA |
Big Sandy River |
Spill Details |
| 2004 |
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Massey |
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LOGAN |
WV |
Guyandotte |
Spill Details |
| 2005 |
40,000 |
White Mountain Mining |
Joseph |
RALEIGH |
WV |
Stone Coal Creek |
Spill Details |
| 2005 |
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Sydney Coal |
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PIKE |
KY |
Big Creek |
Spill Details |
| 2005 |
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Chas Coal |
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CLAY |
KY |
Red Bird River |
Spill Details |
| 2005 |
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Bluestone Coal Corporation |
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MCDOWELL |
WV |
Elkhorn Creek |
Spill Details |
| 2005 |
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Massey |
McConnell |
LOGAN |
WV |
Guyandotte River |
Spill Details |
| 2005 |
|
Massey |
McConnell |
LOGAN |
WV |
Rum Creek |
Spill Details |
| 2005 |
65,000 |
American Energy Corporation |
Powhatan Point |
BELMONT |
OH |
Captina Creek |
Spill Details |
| 2005 |
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Massey |
McConnell |
LOGAN |
WV |
Rum Creek |
Spill Details |
| 2005 |
10,000 |
Massey |
Pettus |
RALEIGH |
WV |
Coal River |
Spill Details |
| 2006 |
|
Massey |
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MINGO |
WV |
Pigeon Creek |
Spill Details |
| 2007 |
1,000 |
Van Lear Coal Company |
Meat House |
MARTIN |
KY |
Wolf Creek |
Spill Details |
| 2007 |
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Peachtree Mining |
Naoma |
RALEIGH |
WV |
Marsh Fork |
Spill Details |
| 2008 |
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American Energy Corporation |
Alledonia |
BELMONT |
OH |
Captian Creek |
Spill Details |
| 2008 |
1,000 |
Patriot Coal |
Waverly |
UNION |
KY |
Casey Creek |
Spill Details |
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