Abandoned mines in Jackson County, Alabama

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   34 16.5%
2. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   101 49.0%
3. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   29 14.1%
4. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   17 8.3%
5. Mills, tipples and facilities

   processing plants and hazardous structures
   2 1.0%
6. Other reclamation problems

   highwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
   23 11.2%

A name is the label printed beside the symbol on the map. "First mapped" is the earliest topographic edition that shows the symbol, which bounds the feature's age from above; it is not the date it was worked. Unnamed features (most prospect pits, adits and shafts carry no label) are in the counts above but not this list.

Problem types carry OSMRE's priority prefix: P1 and P2 are threats to health, safety and property, P3 is environmental. A problem area is a cluster of problems reclaimed as one project; several rows can share one location.

1. #1 Strip

   Surface coal · Ramsey Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0100505
   Abandoned 1981-01-06
2. Alpha-Bama No 1

   Surface coal · Alpha-Bama Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101933
   Abandoned 1981-03-25
3. Area #2 Pit

   Surface coal · Mountain Top Development Corp · MSHA ID 0102174
   Abandoned 1980-12-02
4. Austin

   Surface coal · Rainsville Energy Inc · MSHA ID 0102394
   Abandoned 1982-11-24
5. Austin Mine

   Surface coal · Invesco International Corp Of Alabama · MSHA ID 0102072
   Abandoned 1980-08-25
6. Berry

   Surface coal · Sand Mountain Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 0102472
   Abandoned 1983-09-12
7. Beuoy Mining Co Mine No 1

   Surface coal · Beuoy Mining Company · MSHA ID 0102312
   Abandoned 1981-09-01
8. Bledsoe #1

   Underground coal · A L Select Inc · MSHA ID 0103006
   Abandoned 2007-01-10
9. Bledsoe Mine No 2

   Underground coal · AL Select, Incorporated · MSHA ID 0102610
   Abandoned 2002-04-02
10. Bledsoe Mine No 3

    Underground coal · Al Select Inc · MSHA ID 0101289
    Abandoned and Sealed 2003-05-21
11. Brown Pit No 1

    Surface coal · Yancey & Yancey Inc · MSHA ID 0102038
    Abandoned 1985-10-09
12. Bryant No 1

    Surface coal · Mineral Extractors Inc · MSHA ID 0102309
    Abandoned 1982-02-05
13. Burton Bend

    Surface coal · Wallace Coal Augering · MSHA ID 1518923
    Abandoned 2012-08-03
14. Crane Central Mine

    Surface coal · EMCOAL INC. · MSHA ID 0103433
    Abandoned 2025-03-27
15. Dogwood Hills Mine

    Surface coal · Rainsville Energy Inc · MSHA ID 0102322
    Abandoned 1982-05-10
16. Doran Ridge No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Doran Ridge Coal Company · MSHA ID 0101888
    Abandoned 1981-03-25
17. East Texas Mine No 5

    Surface coal · East Texas Energy Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102334
    Abandoned 1983-01-26
18. Fabius Slurry Recovery Project

    Facility coal · Soniclean Coal Of Alabama Inc · MSHA ID 0102756
    Abandoned 1991-09-06
19. Fabius Strip Mine

    Surface coal · Robertson & Assoc (Al) Inc · MSHA ID 0100405
    Abandoned 1983-12-01
20. Fabius Washer Facility

    Facility coal · Midlothian Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102724
    Abandoned 1991-01-24
21. Farris Strip

    Surface coal · Invesco International Corp Of Alabama · MSHA ID 0101805
    Abandoned 1978-05-09
22. Flat Rock No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Fell Energy Coal Corp · MSHA ID 0101845
    Abandoned 1978-08-08
23. Fort Norman Development No 3 Strip

    Surface coal · Fort Norman Development Inc · MSHA ID 0101774
    Abandoned 1980-06-27
24. Fred & B Stone

    Surface metal/non-metal · Fred & B Stone · MSHA ID 0103521
    Abandoned 2025-07-18
25. Gibbs No 2

    Surface coal · Sand Mountain Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 0101702
    Abandoned 1982-04-01
26. Gilbert Strip

    Surface coal · Invesco International Corp Of Alabama · MSHA ID 0101806
    Abandoned 1978-02-21
27. Grove Oak No I

    Surface coal · Cherokee Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102181
    Abandoned 1984-03-26
28. Henager

    Surface coal · Alabama Carbon, LLC · MSHA ID 0103183
    Abandoned 2006-06-30
29. Higdon Mine

    Surface coal · Bar Coal Inc · MSHA ID 0102813
    Abandoned 1991-01-04
30. Higdon Pit

    Surface coal · Rainsville Energy Inc · MSHA ID 0102361
    Abandoned 1982-04-19
31. Hollywood Quarry & Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Hoover Inc · MSHA ID 0101034
    Abandoned 1993-03-24
32. Hytop

    Surface metal/non-metal · David Martinez Hytop Stone · MSHA ID 0103570
    Abandoned 2023-09-20
33. Jackson Pit

    Surface coal · Brown Brothers Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102220
    Abandoned 1981-07-27
34. Langston Gap Mine

    Surface coal · Cherokee Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102288
    Abandoned 1981-08-17
35. Langston Mine

    Surface coal · Dixie Land & Mining Company · MSHA ID 0102598
    Abandoned 1986-10-23
36. Lively Branch Mine

    Surface coal · Sand Mountain Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 0102600
    Abandoned 1985-11-26
37. Lowman Wood Mine

    Surface coal · Invesco International Corp Of Alabama · MSHA ID 0101804
    Abandoned 1980-04-01
38. M E No 11

    Surface coal · Mineral Extractors Inc · MSHA ID 0102345
    Abandoned 1982-06-16
39. M E No 5 Strip

    Surface coal · Mineral Extractors Inc · MSHA ID 0101818
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
40. Macedonia

    Surface coal · Sand Mountain Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 0102517
    Abandoned 1985-11-26
41. Mann'S Head Mine

    Surface coal · Mountainbrook Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0103208
    Abandoned 2004-09-27
42. Mc Kenzie Mine

    Surface coal · Cougar Mining Inc · MSHA ID 0102323
    Abandoned 1981-09-10
43. Mcbryar Pit

    Surface coal · Rainsville Energy Inc · MSHA ID 0102339
    Abandoned 1981-11-25
44. Mckenzie

    Surface coal · Luma Inc · MSHA ID 0102533
    Abandoned 1984-07-18
45. Mine #2

    Surface coal · Mountainbrook Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102955
    Abandoned 1994-10-14
46. Mine No 1

    Underground coal · North Alabama Coal Mining Company Limited · MSHA ID 0101827
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
47. Mine No 1

    Surface coal · Alabama Carbon LLC · MSHA ID 0103206
    Abandoned 2012-07-31
48. Mine No 2

    Surface coal · EMCOAL INC. · MSHA ID 0102933
    Abandoned 2026-05-21
49. Mine No 3

    Surface coal · Mountainbrook Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0103021
    Abandoned 1998-08-31
50. Mine No 4

    Surface coal · East Texas Energy Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102279
    Abandoned 1981-04-15
51. Mine No. 3

    Surface coal · Alabama Carbon, LLC · MSHA ID 0103384
    Abandoned 2011-04-15
52. Montague Strip

    Surface coal · Tele Corp Inc · MSHA ID 0101989
    Abandoned 1979-12-18
53. N & G No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · N & G Mining Company · MSHA ID 0101488
    Abandoned 1976-08-09
54. Nickajack Quarry

    Surface metal/non-metal · Kinsey Construction Co LLC · MSHA ID 0103622
    Abandoned 2025-06-23
55. No 1

    Underground coal · Alabama Mineral Inc · MSHA ID 0102310
    Abandoned and Sealed 1996-05-23
56. No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Clinton Coal Company · MSHA ID 0101471
    Abandoned 1976-07-13
57. No 2

    Underground coal · Alabama Mineral Inc · MSHA ID 0102188
    Abandoned and Sealed 1996-05-23
58. No 2 Mine

    Surface coal · Black Construction Co · MSHA ID 0100971
    Abandoned 1976-05-03
59. No 3

    Underground coal · Alabama Mineral Inc · MSHA ID 0102317
    Abandoned and Sealed 1996-05-23
60. Norwood Mine

    Surface coal · Chisenall Enterprises · MSHA ID 0102429
    Abandoned 1983-02-09
61. Phillips Pit

    Surface coal · Rainsville Energy Inc · MSHA ID 0102338
    Abandoned 1981-11-09
62. Pisgah No 2

    Surface coal · Sand Mountain Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 0102474
    Abandoned 1983-09-12
63. Pit #4

    Surface coal · Sand Mountain Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102055
    Abandoned 1979-12-05
64. Pit 992

    Surface coal · Contract Mining Inc · MSHA ID 0101729
    Abandoned 1977-11-01
65. Pit No 1

    Surface coal · Jackson County Mining Corp · MSHA ID 0101956
    Abandoned 1982-07-19
66. Pit No 1

    Surface coal · Forest Hill Farms Inc · MSHA ID 0102121
    Abandoned 1981-02-24
67. Pit No 2

    Surface coal · Dugout Valley Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102021
    Abandoned 1979-06-13
68. Pit No 2

    Surface coal · Rainsville Energy Inc · MSHA ID 0102313
    Abandoned 1981-10-08
69. Pit No 3

    Surface coal · Jackson County Mining Corp · MSHA ID 0102089
    Abandoned 1980-12-09
70. Pit Number 2

    Surface coal · D & E Mining LLC · MSHA ID 0103301
    Abandoned 2026-05-21
71. Powell-Wade Pit No 1

    Surface coal · Jackson County Mining Corp · MSHA ID 0102260
    Abandoned 1982-03-22
72. Preparation Plant

    Facility coal · EMCOAL INC. · MSHA ID 0103231
    Abandoned 2025-03-27
73. Rainsville Energy No 1

    Surface coal · Rainsville Energy Inc · MSHA ID 0102280
    Abandoned 1981-11-09
74. Reed Pit No 1

    Surface coal · T & L Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102063
    Abandoned 1980-11-24
75. Rexx Coals Pit No 1

    Surface coal · Rexx Coals Inc · MSHA ID 0102081
    Abandoned 1980-12-02
76. Ringer #1

    Surface coal · T-Square Inc · MSHA ID 0102682
    Abandoned 1986-11-24
77. Riverview Mine 40-Acre Tract

    Surface coal · Riverview Development, LLC. · MSHA ID 0103439
    Abandoned 2023-10-03
78. Rosalie Strip Mine No 1

    Surface coal · Kenala Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101366
    Abandoned 1976-03-23
79. Sand Mountain Coal Co

    Surface coal · Sand Mountain Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101821
    Abandoned 1979-12-05
80. Sharp Ag Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Red Sharp Inc · MSHA ID 0102960
    Abandoned 1992-08-24
81. Slimp No 1

    Surface coal · Slimp Construction Company · MSHA ID 0102066
    Abandoned 1981-02-26
82. STEVENSON

    Surface metal/non-metal · Madison Materials Inc · MSHA ID 0102977
    Abandoned 2000-05-31
83. Stevenson #1

    Surface coal · Black Panther Coal Company · MSHA ID 0102564
    Abandoned 1985-05-28
84. Stevenson No 1

    Underground coal · Ten-Al Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0100167
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
85. Sylvania Mine

    Surface coal · Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102471
    Abandoned 1986-01-06
86. Taylor #1

    Surface coal · J D G Clay & Shale Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102699
    Abandoned 1986-10-23
87. Ten-Al No 5

    Underground coal · Ten-Al Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101952
    Abandoned 1981-07-10
88. Tri State Mine No 2

    Surface coal · Tri State Energy Inc · MSHA ID 0102333
    Abandoned 1985-09-26
89. Wade No 1

    Surface coal · Sand Mountain Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 0102135
    Abandoned 1982-04-01
90. Wade Pit

    Surface coal · Jackson County Mining Corp · MSHA ID 0102473
    Abandoned 1983-02-09
91. Wade Strip

    Surface coal · Invesco International Corp Of Alabama · MSHA ID 0101828
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
92. Watkins

    Surface coal · Sand Mountain Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 0102513
    Abandoned 1983-09-12
93. Whitaker Pit 1

    Surface coal · Jackson County Mining Corp · MSHA ID 0102212
    Abandoned 1983-02-09
94. Whitley Pit No 1

    Surface coal · Yancey & Yancey Inc · MSHA ID 0102162
    Abandoned 1980-10-31
95. Williams Pit

    Surface coal · International Resources Inc · MSHA ID 0102068
    Abandoned 1979-09-12
96. Williams Pit

    Surface coal · Northeast Alabama Coal Company · MSHA ID 0102424
    Abandoned 1986-01-07
97. Williams Pit #1 & 2

    Surface coal · Atlas Resources Inc · MSHA ID 0102227
    Abandoned 1981-01-21
98. Wiregrass Construction Skyline Quarry

    Surface metal/non-metal · Wiregrass Construction Co., Inc. · MSHA ID 0103158
    Abandoned 2026-04-07
99. Wooten mine

    Surface coal · Holywell Exploration Corporation · MSHA ID 0103470
    Abandoned 2024-01-26
100. Wright Pit

     Surface coal · International Resources Inc · MSHA ID 0102067
     Abandoned 1979-10-02
101. York Pit

     Surface coal · Northeast Alabama Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102036
     Abandoned 1980-01-22
102. York Pit #5

     Surface coal · Jackson County Mining Corp · MSHA ID 0102218
     Abandoned 1981-08-17

Status and date are as reported to MSHA by the operator. Each mine's own page carries its accident, citation and inspection record.

• Walker County 763
• Jefferson County 653
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• Escambia County 216
• Mobile County 191
• Franklin County 174
• Baldwin County 159
• St. Clair County 155
• Blount County 154
• Montgomery County 144
• Lamar County 133

1. USGS, Consolidated Prospect- and Mine-Related Features from 7.5- and 15-Minute Topographic Quadrangle Maps of the United States (USMIN)
   597,612 point and area features digitized from about 106,350 historical topographic maps published 1886–2006; public domain (CC0). A feature is a map symbol, not a field-verified site, and the map does not say whether it was still worked.
2. USGS Fact Sheet 2025–3003, The Abandoned Mine Inventory of the United States
   States that as of 2025 there is no comprehensive national inventory of abandoned mine features, and that the detailed national database now being built will not be published.
3. OSMRE, Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (e-AMLIS), public Problems layer
   One row per abandoned mine land problem in a problem area, with its type, funding program and reclamation status; mostly coal mined before the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. Coordinates are the problem area's.
4. MSHA, Mines dataset (Mine Data Retrieval System)
   Every mine registered with MSHA since the 1970s; a mine reads Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed when its operator reported that status. Refreshed weekly.
5. US Census Bureau, 2023 cartographic county boundaries (1:500,000)
   Each feature's county is assigned by its coordinates against these boundaries, not copied from the source file.
6. GAO-20-238, Abandoned Hardrock Mines (March 2020)
   Federal agencies had identified at least 140,000 abandoned hardrock mine features on federal land and estimated more than 390,000 more not yet captured in their databases.
7. Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) Program, US Department of the Interior
   The program the USGS inventory is compiled for. Its appropriations and the 674,000 field-confirmed feature count on this page were provided by the program manager, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, and are cited with permission (2026-09-08).
8. IMCC-NAAMLP Hardrock AML Report
   Page 48 carries the two figures this page leans on: USGS estimates 633,181 of the 725,690 mine features it recorded from historic topographic maps, 87 percent, are hardrock; and state and federal agencies have submitted more than 724,000 AML features to the national database being built, already more than the historic maps hold. Year-by-year AHMR funding is on page 35.