How many abandoned mines are in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama?

Abandoned mine inventory

Abandoned mines in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama has 229 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1927–1983; 4 of the features carry a name on the map. OSMRE's abandoned mine land inventory lists 286 problems in the county, 197 of them not yet reclaimed. MSHA's register carries 217 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.

Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering Tuscaloosa County, every OSMRE abandoned mine land problem in the county, and every MSHA-registered mine here with status Abandoned. Named features are listed below; unnamed ones are counted by type. Locations are deliberately not shown: this page says what abandoned workings are in the county, not where to find them. They are dangerous and should not be entered.

Mapped mine features (USGS): 229
Mine openings: 0
OSMRE problems unreclaimed: 197
MSHA mines marked abandoned: 217

4 features carry a name0 prospect pits28 quadrangle maps, published 1927–1983 286 OSMRE problems, 89 reclaimed 5 MSHA mines abandoned and sealed

What the features are

Mine openings

shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings

26 5.0%
Mines and surface workings

labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings

180 35.0%
Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction

49 9.5%
Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

what mining left above ground

91 17.7%
Mills, tipples and facilities

processing plants and hazardous structures

4 0.8%
Other reclamation problems

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

165 32.0%

Named features on the maps4 named · from the USGS compilation

Name on map	Feature	Quadrangle	First mapped
Aetna Mine	Mine	Searles	1929
Bowers Mine	Mine	Searles	1929
Gilmore Mine	Open Pit Mine	Searles	1929
Glendora Mine	Strip Mine area	Brookwood, Searles	1929

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.

OSMRE abandoned mine land problems286 on inventory

Problem area	Problem	Program	Status
Abernant	P2 Surface Burning	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Abernant	P3 Equipment Facility	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Abernant	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Alco	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Completed
Antioch Church, N.w.	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Completed
Antioch Church, North	P1 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Antioch Church, S.w.	P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Antioch Church, S.w.	P3 Industrial/Residential Waste	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Antioch Church, S.w.	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Antioch Church, West	P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Antioch Church, West	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Beaver Pond Creek	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Completed
Big Hurricane Church	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Big Hurricane Church	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Black Creek	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Black Creek	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Black Warrior	P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Pending
Black Warrior	P3 Equipment Facility	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Pending
Black Warrior	P3 Gobs	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Pending
Black Warrior	P3 Other	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Pending
Black Warrior	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Completed
Blair Mine	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Blair Mine	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Blair Mine	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Bluff Creek	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Brookwood, S.E.	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Brush Creek	P1 Vertical Openings	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Brush Creek	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Brush Creek	P3 Industrial/Residential Waste	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Brush Creek	P3 Other	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Brush Creek	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Camp Cherry Austin	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Camp Cherry Austin	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Camp Cherry Austin	P2 Industrial/Residential Waste	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Camp Cherry Austin	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Clean Streams Initiative	In Reclamation
Camp Cherry Austin	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Camp Cherry Austin	P3 Other	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Camp Cherry Austin	P3 Slurry	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Camp Cherry Austin	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Cedar Cove	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Cedar Cove	P1 Subsidence	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Cedar Cove	P1 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Cedar Cove	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Cedar Cove	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Cedar Cove	P2 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Cedar Cove	P3 Mine Opening	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Cedar Cove	P3 Water Problems	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Cedar Cove, North	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Cedar Cove, North	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Cedar Cove, West	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Cedar Cove, West	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Cedar Cove, West	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Cedar Cove, West	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Cheatham	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Cheatham	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Coaling	P1 Vertical Openings	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Coaling	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Coaling	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Coaling	P2 Industrial/Residential Waste	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Coaling	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Coaling, South	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Completed
Coaling, South	P3 Water Problems	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Completed
Concord Church, South	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Concord Church, South	P3 Other	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Concord Church, South	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Cripple Creek	P3 Mine Opening	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Cypress Creek	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Cypress Creek	P2 Dangerous Highwalls		Reclamation Completed
Cypress Creek	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Dudley	P1 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Dudley	P3 Other	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Dudley	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Dudley, West	P1 Vertical Openings	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Dudley, West	P1 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
East Fork	P1 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
East Fork	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
East Fork	P3 Other	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
East Fork	P3 Pits	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
East Fork	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Etteca School	P1 Dangerous Highwalls	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Completed
Etteca School	P1 Hazardous Water Bodies	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Completed
Etteca School	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Other	Reclamation Completed
Etteca School	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Other	Reclamation Completed
Etteca School	P3 Spoil Area	Other	Reclamation Completed
Flatrock Branch	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Flatrock Branch	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Fleetwood	P1 Dangerous Highwalls	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Completed
Fleetwood	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Remining	In Reclamation
Fleetwood	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Fleetwood	P2 Portals	Remining	In Reclamation
Fleetwood	P2 Vertical Openings	Remining	In Reclamation
Fleetwood	P2 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Fleetwood	P3 Equipment Facility	Remining	In Reclamation
Fleetwood	P3 High Wall	Remining	In Reclamation
Fleetwood	P3 Industrial/Residential Waste	Remining	In Reclamation
Fleetwood	P3 Other	Remining	In Reclamation
Fleetwood	P3 Slump	Coal Interim Site Funding	In Reclamation
Fleetwood	P3 Slump	Remining	In Reclamation
Fleetwood	P3 Spoil Area	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Completed
Fleetwood	P3 Spoil Area	Remining	In Reclamation
Fleetwood, North	P1 Dangerous Highwalls	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Fleetwood, North	P1 Hazardous Water Bodies	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Fleetwood, North	P2 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Fleetwood, North	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Fleetwood, North	P3 Spoil Area	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Fleetwood, North	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Gallant Branch	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Completed
Gallant Branch	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Coal Interim Site Funding	In Reclamation
Hanna Mill Creek	P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hanna Mill Creek	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hanna Mill Creek	P3 Industrial/Residential Waste	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hanna Mill Creek	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Holt	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Holt	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Holt	P3 Other	AMLER	In Reclamation
Holt	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Holt, South	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Holt, South	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Howton, East	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Howton, East	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Howton, East	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Howton, East	P2 Industrial/Residential Waste	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Howton, N.W.	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Howton, N.W.	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Howton, N.W.	P2 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Howton, N.W.	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Howton, N.W.	P3 Industrial/Residential Waste	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Howton, N.W.	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Howton, North	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Howton, North	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Howton, North	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Howton, North	P2 Industrial/Residential Waste	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Howton, North	P2 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Howton, North	P3 Industrial/Residential Waste	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Howton, North	P3 Other	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Howton, North	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Howton, South	P1 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Howton, South	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Howton, South	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Howton, South	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Kellerman	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Kellerman	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Klondike, East	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Klondike, East	P3 Haul Road	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Klondike, East	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Klondike, East	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Klondike, North	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Klondike, North	P3 Industrial/Residential Waste	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Klondike, West	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Klondike, West	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Remining	Reclamation Completed

…and 136 more problems not listed here.

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.

MSHA-registered mines with status Abandoned217 on register

2400 Pit
Surface coal · Roland Pugh Mining Inc · MSHA ID 0102084

Abandoned 1981-03-25
Abernant Pit #1
Surface coal · Jefferson Energy Corp · MSHA ID 0102211

Abandoned 1981-10-05
Abernant Pit No 3
Surface coal · B & B Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 0101399

Abandoned 1978-05-30
Aland Strip
Surface coal · Warrior River Coal Company · MSHA ID 0100979

Abandoned 1978-05-30
Alco Pit
Surface coal · Peterson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101344

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Alston Mine
Surface coal · Allied Products Company · MSHA ID 0102679

Abandoned 1986-05-01
Alston Mine
Surface coal · Abston Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102781

Abandoned 1992-01-22
American Mine
Surface metal/non-metal · American Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 0100577

Abandoned 1979-04-09
Antioch Mine
Surface coal · P B Coal Inc · MSHA ID 0102978

Abandoned 1995-05-30
Antioch Mines
Surface coal · Abston Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101434

Abandoned 1981-01-06
Area #6 Mine
Surface coal · Alabama Land & Mineral Corp · MSHA ID 0102880

Abandoned 2000-10-04
Averytown Pit
Surface coal · Abston Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102729

Abandoned 1988-10-26
B & R Strip
Surface coal · B & R Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101990

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Belcher Property
Surface metal/non-metal · Crimson Stone, Inc. · MSHA ID 0103261

Abandoned 2006-03-06
Big Hurricane Pit
Surface coal · Tuscaloosa Coal Augering Company · MSHA ID 0102453

Abandoned 1982-03-17
BIG SANDY PIT
Surface metal/non-metal · Akron Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 0103148

Abandoned 2003-04-25
Black Widow Resources
Surface metal/non-metal · Black Widow Resources Inc · MSHA ID 0102754

Abandoned 1988-06-30
Blue Creek
Surface coal · Pickens Coal Inc · MSHA ID 0102551

Abandoned 1984-07-30
Blue Creek Mine
Surface coal · Pickens Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102462

Abandoned 1983-11-22
Blue Creek Strip
Surface coal · Blackjack Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101786

Abandoned 1979-12-28
BRC Alabama No. 4 LLC
Facility coal · BRC Alabama No. 4 LLC · MSHA ID 0103362

Abandoned 2015-06-04
BRC Alabama No. 5 LLC
Surface coal · BRC Alabama No. 5 LLC · MSHA ID 0103365

Abandoned 2015-06-04
BRC Alabama No. 7 LLC
Surface coal · BRC Alabama No. 7 LLC · MSHA ID 0103364

Abandoned 2026-05-21
Brookwood
Facility coal · PacificCorp Syn Fuel, LLC · MSHA ID 0103144

Abandoned 2002-09-06
Brookwood Mine
Surface coal · Dove Coal Corp · MSHA ID 0102841

Abandoned 1993-02-10
Brookwood No 1
Surface coal · Jefferson Energy Corp Inc · MSHA ID 0102369

Abandoned 1982-01-22
Brookwood Pit
Surface coal · Abston Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101671

Abandoned 1978-05-30
Brookwood Pit No 1
Surface coal · Tuscaloosa Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 0102799

Abandoned 1990-03-19
Bull City
Surface coal · C & H Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102650

Abandoned 1994-06-07
Bull City Mine
Surface coal · Mc Clarty Construction & Equipment Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102645

Abandoned 1988-10-18
Bunn Plant Or Plant Operation
Surface metal/non-metal · S T Bunn Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102366

Abandoned 1985-06-03
Buttermilk #1
Surface metal/non-metal · Southern Fabrications LLC · MSHA ID 0103616

Abandoned 2025-03-03
Carter Mine
Surface coal · Seminole Contracting Company Inc · MSHA ID 0103163

Abandoned and Sealed 2005-09-19
Carter Mine
Surface coal · Cahaba Resources, LLC · MSHA ID 0103487

Abandoned 2021-01-13
Carter Mineral Strip
Surface coal · Carter Mineral Coal Company · MSHA ID 0100735

Abandoned 1974-01-10
Cassidy Strip
Surface coal · Warrior River Coal Company · MSHA ID 0101814

Abandoned 1978-05-30
Central Shop
Facility coal · Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 0102515

Abandoned 2017-03-31
Central Supply
Facility coal · Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 0103193

Abandoned 2017-03-31
Champion
Surface coal · Pickens Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101363

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Cherry Austin Pit
Surface coal · Abston Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102487

Abandoned 1982-05-25
Christian Mine
Surface coal · Blackjack Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101768

Abandoned 1981-01-06
Coaling Mine
Surface coal · Mineral Land & Mining Consultants Inc · MSHA ID 0102123

Abandoned 1982-04-08
Coaling Mine No 2
Surface coal · Basin Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101924

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Coaling Pit No 1
Surface coal · Basin Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101778

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Coaling Strip Mine
Surface coal · J F Crimm Coal Company · MSHA ID 0101295

Abandoned 1975-07-22
Collins Pit
Surface metal/non-metal · Curtis Sand & Gravel Co · MSHA ID 0100718

Abandoned 1979-01-30
Couch Pit
Surface metal/non-metal · Apac Alabama Inc · MSHA ID 0102367

Abandoned 1982-08-31
Crawford No 2 Strip
Surface coal · Crawford Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101507

Abandoned 1981-03-03
Crawford No 3 Strip
Surface coal · Crawford Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101693

Abandoned 1978-05-09
Creek Pit #3
Surface coal · Abston Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102488

Abandoned 1984-08-01
Creek Pit 5
Surface coal · Abston Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0100336

Abandoned 1990-10-04
Cripple Creek Mine No 1
Surface coal · Blackjack Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101736

Abandoned 1981-01-06
Davis Creek
Surface coal · Adchris Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102693

Abandoned 1987-09-28
Davis Creek Mine
Surface coal · Bessemer Mining Company · MSHA ID 0102088

Abandoned 1984-01-30
Davis Creek Mine
Surface coal · Ats Inc · MSHA ID 0102764

Abandoned 1996-05-29
Davis Creek Mine
Surface coal · Cahaba Resources LLC · MSHA ID 0103320

Abandoned 2018-11-28
Day Mine
Surface coal · Prospect Mining Company · MSHA ID 0102443

Abandoned 1986-03-20
Day Mine No 2
Surface coal · Allied Products Company · MSHA ID 0102640

Abandoned 1986-03-20
Deerlick Mine
Surface coal · Cahaba Resources, LLC · MSHA ID 0103323

Abandoned 2016-05-05
Deerlick West Mine
Surface coal · Cahaba Resources, LLC · MSHA ID 0103535

Abandoned 2026-03-24
Dogwood Mine
Underground coal · Cox Company · MSHA ID 0102480

Abandoned and Sealed 1983-07-21
Eagle Mine
Underground coal · Mining Services Inc · MSHA ID 0102479

Abandoned and Sealed 1982-05-19
East Brookwood It
Surface coal · Abston Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102684

Abandoned 1986-05-19
East Brookwood Loading Facility
Facility coal · Oak Grove Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102746

Abandoned 1988-01-25
East Brookwood Pit
Surface coal · Abston Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0100557

Abandoned 1981-09-29
Emily No 3 Mine
Surface coal · North River Energy Company · MSHA ID 0102183

Abandoned 1981-01-07
Epco Mine No 1
Surface coal · Epco Mining Inc · MSHA ID 0101429

Abandoned 1977-12-05
Falliston #3a
Surface coal · Falliston Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101432

Abandoned 1976-02-09
Flatwoods Surface
Surface coal · Bessemer Mining Company · MSHA ID 0101951

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Fleetwood Mine No 1
Surface coal · Black Warrior Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 0103179

Abandoned 2015-06-19
Fleetwood No 2 Strip
Surface coal · Big Sandy Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 0101365

Abandoned 1976-08-09
Gallant Branch No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Hendrix & Lee Inc · MSHA ID 0101918

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Gallion Branch #1 Strip
Surface coal · B & R Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101861

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Ground Hog Mine
Surface coal · Mc Clarty Construction & Equipment Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102772

Abandoned 1993-11-01
H And H Antioch Strip
Surface coal · H & H Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101811

Abandoned 1978-06-15
H And H Strip No 1
Surface coal · H & H Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101690

Abandoned 1978-05-30
Hanna Mill Mine
Surface coal · M E C Inc · MSHA ID 0102847

Abandoned 1991-07-11
Hogsick Mine
Surface coal · Tuscaloosa Resources Inc · MSHA ID 0103053

Abandoned 1997-07-21
Holly Or Holley Pit
Surface metal/non-metal · Warrior Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101751

Abandoned 1984-08-27
Holt Mine
Surface coal · Southland Resources Inc · MSHA ID 0102998

Abandoned 1994-03-16
Holt Pit
Surface metal/non-metal · C H & W Gravel Company · MSHA ID 0102917

Abandoned 1993-03-04
Howton
Surface metal/non-metal · Brookwood Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 0102669

Abandoned 1996-04-19
Howton Mine
Surface coal · Brookwood Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 0102753

Abandoned 1992-08-31
Howton Mine
Surface coal · Brookwood Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 0102895

Abandoned 1991-02-13
Howton Mine
Surface coal · Homestead Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102962

Abandoned 1993-07-27
Howton Mine
Surface coal · Warrior Met Coal Land, LLC · MSHA ID 0103260

Abandoned 2010-09-27
Huff Mine No 1
Surface coal · Huff Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102248

Abandoned 1981-03-04
Hurricane Creek Pit
Surface coal · Basin Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102428

Abandoned 1985-09-09
Hurricane Creek Strip
Surface coal · Warrior River Coal Company · MSHA ID 0101815

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Hyche Town Mine
Surface coal · W & W Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102001

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Hychetown
Surface coal · W & W Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102378

Abandoned 1982-01-07
Johnnie Wyatt Strip Mine
Surface coal · Renfroe Grading Inc · MSHA ID 0101357

Abandoned 1976-01-26
Keenes Mill Pit
Surface coal · Brookwood Equipment Co Inc · MSHA ID 0100963

Abandoned 1977-04-11
Kellerman 650 Mine
Surface coal · Drummond Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 0101267

Abandoned 1983-09-20
Kellerman 726 Pit
Surface coal · Drummond Coal Company · MSHA ID 0100412

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Kellerman Mine 1570-1
Surface coal · Drummond Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 0100560

Abandoned 1995-09-01
Kellerman Mine 1570-2
Surface coal · Drummond Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 0101086

Abandoned 1997-01-08
Kellerman Modular
Facility coal · Drummond Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 0100558

Abandoned 1986-02-07
Kellerman No 6 Strip Mine
Surface coal · Drummond Coal Company · MSHA ID 0101320

Abandoned 1976-10-28
Kellerman Prep Plant
Surface coal · Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 0100563

Abandoned 2015-06-04
Kellerman Rock Quarry
Surface metal/non-metal · Twin Pines Coal Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 0103378

Abandoned 2008-06-16
Kellerman-Peterson Mine
Surface coal · Drummond Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 0103013

Abandoned 1996-12-10
Kepple Creek Mine
Surface coal · Mining Corp Of The South · MSHA ID 0102294

Abandoned 1979-01-02
Kepple Creek Mine
Surface coal · Dove Coal Corp · MSHA ID 0102775

Abandoned 1988-09-12
Kepple Creek Mine
Underground coal · Mining Corp Of The South · MSHA ID 0199989

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Kepple Creek Strip
Surface coal · Mining Corp Of The South · MSHA ID 0101973

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Lanco
Surface coal · Mitchell & Neely Inc · MSHA ID 0100339

Abandoned 1990-11-13
Liberty Mine
Surface coal · Energy Supply Inc · MSHA ID 0102765

Abandoned 1996-02-06
Livingston Aggregate Mine
Surface metal/non-metal · Livingston Aggregate LLC · MSHA ID 0103359

Abandoned 2021-02-23
Mine #1
Surface coal · Seminole Contracting Company Inc · MSHA ID 0103110

Abandoned 2000-01-31
Mine #8
Surface coal · Crawford Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102411

Abandoned 1985-05-09
Mine No 1
Surface coal · Best Mining Corp · MSHA ID 0101367

Abandoned 1977-07-21
Mine No 1
Surface coal · Lowery Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102242

Abandoned 1983-02-10
Mine No 1
Surface coal · L & Y Mining Company · MSHA ID 0102290

Abandoned 1981-11-18
Mine No 3
Surface coal · Crawford Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102166

Abandoned 1982-01-25
Mine No 4
Surface coal · Stanley Excavating Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102118

Abandoned 1986-02-05
Mine No 5
Surface coal · Crawford Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102298

Abandoned 1982-01-25
Mine No 7
Surface coal · Crawford Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102324

Abandoned 1982-01-25
Moody Swamp Plant
Facility metal/non-metal · S T Bunn Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102949

Abandoned 1994-12-31
MOSELY PIT
Surface metal/non-metal · Akron Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 0102964

Abandoned 1999-05-24
New Lexington Strip
Surface coal · Southern States Coal Inc · MSHA ID 0100990

Abandoned 1977-04-11
Nickel Plate No 23
Surface coal · Nickel Plate Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102375

Abandoned 1982-05-21
No 1 Mine
Surface coal · Big Bend Mining Corp · MSHA ID 0101427

Abandoned 1980-10-27
No 1 Mine
Surface coal · Lucky Coal Company · MSHA ID 0101544

Abandoned 1978-01-09
No 1 Pit
Surface coal · Big Ridge Coal Company · MSHA ID 0100838

Abandoned 1974-09-12
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Brookwood Equipment Co Inc · MSHA ID 0100269

Abandoned 1974-11-25
No 2 Pit
Surface coal · Mitchell & Neely Inc · MSHA ID 0100835

Abandoned 1974-04-11
No 2 Strip
Surface coal · Shamrock Construcion Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101666

Abandoned 1978-01-09
No 5 Mine
Underground coal · Jim Walter Resources Inc · MSHA ID 0101322

Abandoned and Sealed 2007-04-26
No 618 Strip
Surface coal · Abston Construction Company · MSHA ID 0100556

Abandoned 1974-04-11
North River Emily #3r Mine
Surface coal · Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company · MSHA ID 0102558

Abandoned 1992-10-27
North River Surface
Surface coal · Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company · MSHA ID 0102182

Abandoned 1984-11-08
Number 2 Pit
Surface metal/non-metal · Southern Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 0102018

Abandoned 1980-02-25
Old Conner Pit
Surface coal · Brookwood Equipment Co Inc · MSHA ID 0101286

Abandoned 1976-05-03
Panther Mine
Surface coal · Warrior Met Coal Land, LLC · MSHA ID 0103104

Abandoned 2002-04-09
Panther Mine No. 3
Surface coal · Tuscaloosa Resources, Inc. · MSHA ID 0103240

Abandoned 2003-07-22
Patterson Town
Surface coal · Anice H Nason · MSHA ID 0102990

Abandoned 1995-08-23
Peterson
Surface coal · Bar Coal Inc · MSHA ID 0102997

Abandoned 1994-10-31
Peterson Kar-Bon Mining Company
Surface coal · Kar-Bon Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102774

Abandoned 1992-01-21
Peterson Pit
Surface coal · Abston Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0101465

Abandoned 1986-02-04
Peterson Pit #1
Surface coal · Abston Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102388

Abandoned 1985-07-23
Pinegar Mine
Surface coal · Big Sandy Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 0102716

Abandoned 1989-01-06
Pinegar Mine
Surface coal · Big Sandy Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 0102786

Abandoned 1989-10-30
Piney Grove Pit
Surface coal · Brookwood Equipment Co Inc · MSHA ID 0100982

Abandoned 1977-04-11
Piney Woods
Surface coal · Mitchell & Neely Inc · MSHA ID 0101660

Abandoned 1988-08-08
Pit #1
Surface coal · C & H Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102384

Abandoned 1986-01-31
Pit #3
Surface coal · W & W Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102414

Abandoned 1982-02-05
Pit #4
Surface coal · W & W Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102451

Abandoned 1983-07-05
Pit #5
Surface coal · Stanley Excavating Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102407

Abandoned 1986-02-05
Pit #6
Surface coal · Stanley Excavating Company Inc · MSHA ID 0102486

Abandoned 1986-02-05

…and 67 more mines not listed here.

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

By source vocabularythe publishers' own terms

Feature type	Class	Source	Features
Strip Mine	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	134
P3 Spoil Area	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	71
P3 High Wall	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	33
P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	30
Disturbed Surface	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	30
Gravel Pit	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (point)	29
P3 Other	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	16
P3 Industrial/Residential Waste	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	11
P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	10
Open Pit Mine or Quarry	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (point)	10
P1 Dangerous Highwalls	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	10
P3 Mine Opening	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	9
P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	9
P2 Vertical Openings	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	8
Gravel Pit	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (area)	7
P2 Portals	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	7
P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	6
P3 Equipment Facility	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	6
P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	6
P1 Vertical Openings	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	6
Chert Pit	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (point)	6
P2 Industrial/Residential Waste	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	6
P3 Gobs	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	5
P1 Hazardous Water Bodies	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	5
P1 Portals	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	5
P3 Water Problems	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	4
P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Mills, tipples and facilities	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
P3 Haul Road	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
P3 Pits	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
Iron Pit	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (point)	2
Disturbed Surface - Pit	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	2
P3 Slump	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
Mine	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (point)	2
Chert Pit	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (area)	2
Quarry	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (point)	2
Open Pit Mine	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (point)	2
P2 Subsidence	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P3 Slurry	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P3 Bench	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P1 Subsidence	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P1 Clogged Stream Lands	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
Sand Pit	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (point)	1
P2 Surface Burning	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P1 Clogged Streams	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P2 Clogged Streams	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P2 Dangerous Slides	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Mills, tipples and facilities	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1

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How to read these numbers

A USGS feature is a symbol on a historical topographic map, there when the map was surveyed; it may since have been sealed, reclaimed, built over or reopened as a working mine, and the map does not say which. An OSMRE row is a problem the abandoned mine land program tracks, not a mine. An MSHA mine is a registered operation whose operator reported abandonment, a record that starts in the 1970s. The three overlap and are never added together. The county is assigned from each feature's coordinates against the Census 2023 county boundaries. The full method is on the national page.

Sources

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.