Mineral Mining and the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA) sponsor the annual Virginia Mineral Mine Safety Awards, a very successful program that recognizes companies and mineral miners for outstanding safety achievements in Virginia's mineral mining industry.
Mine company employees reaching 15-, 20-, 25-, 30-, 35-, 40-, and 45-years without a lost time injury milestones, as well as mine sites in two categories: Quarry and Open Pit with 0 to 25,000 employee hours; 25,000 to 50,000 employee hours; 50,000 to 75,000 employee hours; and, 75,000 and above employee hours, are recognized for their achievement thorough the end of the last calendar year .
Virginia Energy and the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA) recognized 8 mineral mine operations for notable safety achievements as part of the annual Virginia Mineral Mine Safety Awards program. The company awards were presented by Rob Lanham of the VTCA on June 20, 2026, at The Homestead Resort in Hot Springs.
Quarry award recipients
Four quarry operations earned awards based on employee hour categories without accidents:
- 0–25,000 employee hours:
Holston River Quarry – Dublin Quarry 3 (23,273 hours; 117,333 tons) - 25,000–50,000 employee hours:
Luck Stone – Greene Plant (49,521 hours; 996,000 tons) - 50,000–75,000 employee hours:
Luck Stone – Leesburg Plant (71,317 hours; 2,162,000 tons) - 75,000+ employee hours:
Kyanite Mining Corp. – Willis Mountain (182,943 hours; 89,469 tons)
Open Pit award recipients
Four open pit operations earned awards based on employee hour categories without accidents:
- 0–5,000 employee hours:
Triple B Stone – Mine No. 1 (9,760 hours; 42,766 tons) - 5,000–10,000 employee hours:
Triple B Stone – Mine No. 1 (9,760 hours; 42,766 tons) - 10,000–30,000 employee hours:
Titan Mid Atlantic Aggregates LLC – Castle Sands (27,246 hours; 213,048 tons) - 30,000+ employee hours:
Virginia Vermiculite LLC – R.E. Sansom Mine (48,286 hours; 53,229 tons)
These operations collectively worked 416,948 production hours in 2025 with no occupational injuries and produced 1,760,734 tons of material. They were selected from 422 permitted mines that together produced 68,927,297 tons and logged 7,296,665 total hours worked across operators, office staff, and contractors.
Please join us in congratulating 0ur 2026 individuals and company award winners for their hard work in keeping our mineral mine industry safe in the Commonwealth!
