Abandoned mines in Spencer County, Indiana

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   8 6.1%
2. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   67 50.8%
3. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   5 3.8%
4. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   21 15.9%
5. Other reclamation problems

   highwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
   31 23.5%

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. 3 States Strip Mine

   Surface coal · Three States Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 1201276
   Abandoned 1975-12-23
2. 3-Mar Inc

   Facility coal · 3-Mar Inc · MSHA ID 1201870
   Abandoned 1983-12-01
3. B & M Strip

   Surface coal · B & M Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1201076
   Abandoned 1977-09-08
4. B And L S No 2 Strip

   Surface coal · B & L S Contracting Company · MSHA ID 1201662
   Abandoned 1980-12-02
5. B B & R Construction

   Facility coal · B B & R Construction · MSHA ID 1201671
   Abandoned 1985-05-14
6. Blackhawk

   Surface coal · B B Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1202094
   Abandoned 1996-06-17
7. Blue Creek No 1 Strip

   Surface coal · Blue Creek Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201552
   Abandoned 1977-11-28
8. Brown Pit

   Surface coal · New Genesis Of Kentucky Inc · MSHA ID 1202004
   Abandoned 1987-07-10
9. Buckhorn Processing Inc

   Facility coal · Buckhorn Processing Inc · MSHA ID 1201883
   Abandoned 2002-09-16
10. Busse Mine

    Surface coal · Foertsch Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201263
    Abandoned 2002-10-14
11. Catfish Valley Mine

    Surface coal · J L S Inc · MSHA ID 1202132
    Abandoned 1994-09-19
12. Chaney Land Clearing (Strip)

    Surface coal · Chaney Land Clearing Inc · MSHA ID 1201738
    Abandoned 1980-09-23
13. Chrisney No 1 Mine-Strip

    Surface coal · Walker & Son Coal Company · MSHA ID 1201078
    Abandoned 1975-12-23
14. Coal Cat Auger And Mining Inc

    Surface coal · Coal Cat Auger & Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1201852
    Abandoned 1982-01-12
15. Coal Inland Inc

    Facility coal · Coal Inland Inc · MSHA ID 1202190
    Abandoned 1999-07-02
16. Crooks No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Crooks Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201597
    Abandoned 1980-03-19
17. Dale Processing Facility

    Surface coal · Engineered Fuels Distribution Inc · MSHA ID 1201772
    Abandoned 1981-04-02
18. Dauby No 1

    Surface coal · Eagle Rock Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1201880
    Abandoned 1983-01-28
19. Deller Pit

    Surface coal · Bituminous Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1201654
    Abandoned 1980-05-20
20. Deller Pit

    Surface coal · Saltzman & Sons & M Cain · MSHA ID 1201789
    Abandoned 1980-10-17
21. Destin No 1

    Surface coal · Destin Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1201933
    Abandoned 1985-04-02
22. Dilger No 1

    Surface coal · C & G Coal Company · MSHA ID 1201921
    Abandoned 1984-09-19
23. Energy Supply Inc Pit #1

    Surface coal · Energy Supply Inc · MSHA ID 1201544
    Abandoned 1987-09-30
24. Eureka Mine

    Surface coal · 3 States Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 1201783
    Abandoned 1980-12-15
25. Ferguson Mine

    Surface coal · Holland Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 1201773
    Abandoned 1981-05-11
26. Fernidand Mine

    Surface coal · Otto Rone · MSHA ID 1201919
    Abandoned 1985-04-04
27. Fisher Holding Co Inc Dock

    Facility coal · Fisher Holding Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201077
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
28. Five Star Terminal

    Facility coal · Five Star Terminal Inc · MSHA ID 1201742
    Abandoned 2002-09-16
29. Flint Hill Mine

    Surface coal · Triad Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1202220
    Abandoned 2006-12-19
30. Glory Pit

    Surface coal · Spencer Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1201981
    Abandoned 1987-06-29
31. Grandview Dock Corp

    Facility coal · Grandview Dock Corp · MSHA ID 1201729
    Abandoned 1992-11-19
32. Green Ridge

    Surface coal · Green Ridge Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1200312
    Abandoned 1995-01-03
33. Grundhoeffer No 1

    Surface coal · J D Kulbeth · MSHA ID 1201894
    Abandoned 1982-10-19
34. Halo Run

    Surface coal · United Minerals Company Llc · MSHA ID 1202140
    Abandoned 1994-10-14
35. Heritage Hills Coal Sales Co Inc (Hannin

    Surface coal · Heritage Hills Coal Sales Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201620
    Abandoned 1980-07-31
36. Hunley Creek Strip

    Surface coal · Bar Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1201847
    Abandoned 1985-04-11
37. Imperial Strip

    Surface coal · Heritage Hills Coal Sales Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201443
    Abandoned 1978-02-02
38. Jerry F Embry

    Surface coal · Jerry F Embry Inc · MSHA ID 1201775
    Abandoned 1981-03-11
39. K-C Pit No 1

    Surface coal · T & D Coal & Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1201879
    Abandoned 1983-01-28
40. Kelco No 10 Surface

    Surface coal · Bright Star Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1201666
    Abandoned 1980-03-19
41. Kelco No 2 Strip

    Surface coal · Bright Star Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1201588
    Abandoned 1980-02-11
42. Kelco No 8 Surface

    Surface coal · Bright Star Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1201644
    Abandoned 1980-02-27
43. Liberal Mine

    Surface coal · Eureka Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1201818
    Abandoned 1985-04-29
44. Liberal Mine

    Surface coal · Jasper & Jasper Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1202059
    Abandoned 1991-10-14
45. Lincoln City Pit

    Surface coal · D & S Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1201646
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
46. Lincoln Land Surface

    Surface coal · Lincoln Land Mining Company · MSHA ID 1201658
    Abandoned 1978-07-01
47. Mullen No 1

    Surface coal · Lincoln Hills Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201759
    Abandoned 1980-11-04
48. Mullen No 1

    Surface coal · Evans Contracting Service · MSHA ID 1201888
    Abandoned 1983-02-17
49. Mullen Pit No 3

    Surface coal · Marigold Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1201809
    Abandoned 1981-12-01
50. Ohio River Dock

    Facility coal · New Hope Dock Corp · MSHA ID 1202050
    Abandoned 2001-11-14
51. Ohio River Dock Inc

    Facility coal · Ohio River Dock Inc · MSHA ID 1201850
    Abandoned 1988-02-16
52. Quadstar No 2 Strip

    Surface coal · Quadstar Mining Corp Inc · MSHA ID 1201641
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
53. Raven Bros Coal Strip

    Surface coal · Raven Brothers Coal · MSHA ID 1201595
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
54. Rockport River Terminal

    Facility coal · United Minerals Company Llc · MSHA ID 1201896
    Abandoned 1996-07-29
55. S & S No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · S & S Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201566
    Abandoned 1980-02-19
56. Scheidler No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Scheidler Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 1201619
    Abandoned 1980-03-28
57. Sexton Mine

    Surface coal · Marigold Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1201857
    Abandoned 1988-04-08
58. Spencer #9

    Surface coal · K & K Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 1201787
    Abandoned 1981-03-13
59. Spencer Coal Pit

    Surface coal · Spencer Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1201596
    Abandoned 1986-01-14
60. Stevenson Mine Strip

    Surface coal · 3 States Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 1201740
    Abandoned 1980-10-24
61. Tennyson Mine

    Surface coal · Russell Tennyson Coal Company · MSHA ID 1201607
    Abandoned 1980-09-12
62. Theba #1

    Surface coal · Theba Corp · MSHA ID 1201812
    Abandoned 1984-05-03
63. Warrick No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Ohio Valley Company Construction Division Inc · MSHA ID 1201378
    Abandoned 1979-10-01

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

• Clay County 323
• Sullivan County 260
• Vigo County 217
• Greene County 194
• Lawrence County 132
• Pike County 122
• Elkhart County 92
• Warrick County 88
• Steuben County 79
• Knox County 78
• Kosciusko County 73
• St. Joseph County 72

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.