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Lyburn, West Virginia
Lyburn, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Lyburn, West Virginia
Lyburn, West Virginia
Location in West Virginia
Lyburn, West Virginia is located in the United States
Lyburn, West Virginia
Lyburn, West Virginia
Location in the United States
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Logan
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1555011

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.

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.

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