kˈʌmpəniz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə nˈuː ɹˈɪvɚ kˈʌmpəni,  nˈuː ɹˈɪvɚ ænd pˈɑːkɐhˌɔntəz kənsˈɑːlᵻdˌeɪɾᵻd kˈoʊl kˈoʊ., ænd mˈɛɹi fɹˈænsɪs kˈoʊl kˈoʊ. wɜː ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚz ɪnðə nˈuː ɹˈɪvɚ kˈoʊlfiːld, bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌɜː mˈɛni smˈɔːlɚ wˈʌnz æz wˈɛl.
Companies such as the New River Company,  New River & Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co., and Mary Frances Coal Co. were the largest operators in the New River Coalfield, but there were many smaller ones as well.