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Lyburn, West Virginia

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Logan

GNIS feature ID
  
1555011

State
  
West Virginia

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Local time
  
Wednesday 7:45 AM

Lyburn, West Virginia

Weather
  
-7°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 57% Humidity

Lyburn is an unincorporated mining community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Lyburn is also the home of the Bearwallow trailhead for the Hatfield-Mccoy ATV trail.

Contents

Map of Lyburn, WV 25654, USA

Mining accident

In 2002, a slurry pond break in the head of a hollow past Lyburn Post Office Road flooded more than ten residences. The pond, called "Pond 8A" is part of the Tower Mountain Surface Mine, which is operated by Bandmill Coal Corporation, a subsidiary of Massey Energy. The mine was originally permitted by Elkay Mining Company, a Pittston subsidiary, but was recently taken over by Bandmill. There are more than ten ponds on the mine site.

References

Lyburn, West Virginia Wikipedia