Abandoned mines in Warrick County, Indiana

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   209 41.6%
2. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   76 15.1%
3. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   6 1.2%
4. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   66 13.1%
5. Mills, tipples and facilities

   processing plants and hazardous structures
   2 0.4%
6. Other reclamation problems

   highwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
   143 28.5%

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.

…and 264 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.

1. ADDCAR System 11 HWM Serial No 23011

   Surface coal · ICG ADDCAR Systems LLC · MSHA ID 4608799
   Abandoned 2013-05-08
2. ADDCAR Systems 13 HWM Serial No 23013

   Surface coal · ICG ADDCAR Systems LLC · MSHA ID 1202351
   Abandoned 2012-09-05
3. Auger #1

   Surface coal · Auger Associates Inc · MSHA ID 1201778
   Abandoned 1980-10-24
4. Ayrshire Mine

   Surface coal · Warrick Holding Company · MSHA ID 1201031
   Abandoned 1998-02-23
5. Big Foot

   Surface coal · Amax Coal Company · MSHA ID 1201937
   Abandoned 1984-06-01
6. Blue Creek No 3 Strip

   Surface coal · Blue Creek Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201591
   Abandoned 1979-10-01
7. Boonville #1

   Surface coal · Warrick County Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1202014
   Abandoned 1992-12-01
8. Bowen Augering Company Inc

   Surface coal · Bowen Augering Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201877
   Abandoned 1982-09-29
9. Boyd Pit

   Surface coal · J & J Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201866
   Abandoned 1988-04-08
10. Brown Strip

    Surface coal · Winslow Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201634
    Abandoned 1980-10-24
11. Carbon #2

    Facility coal · Carbon Operations of Indiana, LLC · MSHA ID 1202233
    Abandoned 2006-08-14
12. Chandler Strip

    Surface coal · Ohio Valley Company Construction Division Inc · MSHA ID 1201638
    Abandoned 1981-09-28
13. Chili Pepper Mine

    Surface coal · Vigo Coal Operating Co., Inc. · MSHA ID 1202413
    Abandoned 2012-04-10
14. Cobra No 1 (Strip)

    Surface coal · K & K Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 1201731
    Abandoned 1980-07-31
15. Cornell Strips

    Surface coal · Cornell Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 1200318
    Abandoned 1974-06-10
16. Cypress Creek Auger

    Surface coal · Black Hawk Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1202278
    Abandoned 2003-09-02
17. Cypress Creek Mine

    Surface coal · Vigo - Cypress Mine LLC · MSHA ID 1202178
    Abandoned 2010-12-28
18. Cypress Creek Synfuel Facility

    Facility coal · TTI Tech LLC · MSHA ID 1202401
    Abandoned 2008-03-27
19. Deer Ridge

    Surface coal · United Minerals Company Llc · MSHA ID 1202060
    Abandoned 2002-09-16
20. Deer Ridge

    Surface coal · Danny Jasper Inc · MSHA ID 1202173
    Abandoned 1997-01-21
21. Elberfeld

    Surface coal · Warrick Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1202111
    Abandoned 1993-07-19
22. Elberfeld Contracting Company Strip

    Surface coal · Elberfeld Contracting Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201533
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
23. Feuerbach No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Feuerbach Mining Company · MSHA ID 1201621
    Abandoned 1980-02-19
24. Five Star #1

    Surface coal · B B Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1202182
    Abandoned and Sealed 2011-10-06
25. Flat Rock

    Surface coal · Danny Jasper Inc · MSHA ID 1202135
    Abandoned 1995-03-22
26. Happel Mine

    Surface coal · Super Block Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1201834
    Abandoned 1981-09-28
27. Harter Pit

    Surface coal · Vigo Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201776
    Abandoned 1982-11-19
28. High Point Mine

    Surface coal · United Minerals Company LLC · MSHA ID 1202469
    Abandoned 2018-10-01
29. Hwm #3

    Surface coal · Mining Technologies Inc · MSHA ID 1202118
    Abandoned 1992-06-11
30. HWM JOB #27

    Surface coal · Mining Technologies Inc · MSHA ID 1202309
    Abandoned 2002-09-16
31. HWM Job #27-B

    Surface coal · Mining Technologies, Inc. · MSHA ID 1202323
    Abandoned 2002-08-28
32. Krantz Mine

    Surface coal · Regional Equipment Rental Inc · MSHA ID 1202204
    Abandoned 2003-08-21
33. Lady Anne No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Crag Corp · MSHA ID 1201594
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
34. Little Pigeon #1

    Surface coal · Bar Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1201913
    Abandoned 1983-07-01
35. Lynnville

    Surface coal · Peabody Coal Company · MSHA ID 1200337
    Abandoned 2001-03-08
36. Lynville West

    Surface coal · Warrick County Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1201957
    Abandoned 1987-02-25
37. Miller Pit Strip

    Surface coal · Coal Power Limited · MSHA ID 1201586
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
38. Newburgh Yard

    Facility metal/non-metal · Mulzer Crushed Stone · MSHA ID 1202380
    Abandoned 2011-12-05
39. Range Line Mine

    Facility coal · Vigo Coal OperatingCompany, Inc · MSHA ID 1202305
    Abandoned 2006-03-28
40. Red Brush Auger

    Surface coal · Black Hawk Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 1202334
    Abandoned 2004-08-19
41. Red Brush Mine

    Surface coal · Vigo Coal Operating Co., Inc · MSHA ID 1202259
    Abandoned 2015-02-19
42. Roberts Lease

    Surface coal · Christian Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1201622
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
43. S & S No 2 Mine (Strip)

    Surface coal · S & S Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201676
    Abandoned 1980-10-24
44. Schultz No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Schultz Brothers Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 1201266
    Abandoned 1977-11-03
45. Selvin Mine

    Surface coal · Will Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1201706
    Abandoned 1983-07-22
46. Series Iv Inc Black Pit No 1

    Surface coal · Series Iv Inc · MSHA ID 1201878
    Abandoned 1983-01-21
47. Skelton Mine

    Surface coal · Foertsch Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1202145
    Abandoned 1996-09-24
48. Solar #1 Warrick

    Surface coal · Solar Sources Inc · MSHA ID 1201395
    Abandoned 1999-12-28
49. South Pit Strip

    Surface coal · Mifflin Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1200432
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
50. Southern Indiana Terminal Corp

    Surface coal · Southern Indiana Terminal Corp · MSHA ID 1201889
    Abandoned 1982-09-29
51. Spur Underground

    Underground coal · Peabody Coal Company · MSHA ID 1201396
    Abandoned and Sealed 1981-09-30
52. Squaw Creek

    Surface coal · Peabody Coal Company · MSHA ID 1200336
    Abandoned 2003-08-21
53. Vigo No 6

    Surface coal · Vigo Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201886
    Abandoned 1985-10-28
54. Warrick No 1

    Surface coal · Superior Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1201860
    Abandoned 1981-09-01
55. Warrick No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Lincoln Hills Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201758
    Abandoned 1980-04-29
56. West 61

    Surface coal · United Minerals Company LLC · MSHA ID 1202407
    Abandoned 2018-10-01
57. Weyerbacher Pit #1

    Surface coal · Daviess County Resources · MSHA ID 1201824
    Abandoned 1981-10-08
58. Wilkinson & Associates

    Surface coal · Olinger Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1201459
    Abandoned 1977-01-21
59. Will Coal Mine No 1 (Millersburg Pit)

    Surface coal · Will Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1200942
    Abandoned 1980-01-18
60. Wright

    Surface coal · Amax Coal Company · MSHA ID 1200335
    Abandoned 1984-11-07
61. Yankeetown #1

    Surface coal · Warrick County Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1201990
    Abandoned 1992-04-27
62. Yankeetown #2

    Surface coal · Warrick Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1202110
    Abandoned 1992-12-01
63. Yankeetown Dock

    Facility coal · Yankeetown Dock Corp · MSHA ID 1200894
    Abandoned 1995-12-20
64. Zimmer Mine

    Surface coal · Danny Jasper Inc · MSHA ID 1202152
    Abandoned 1997-06-05

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
• Steuben County 79
• Knox County 78
• Spencer County 74
• 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.