Abandoned mines in Butler County, Kentucky

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   9 7.9%
2. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   82 71.9%
3. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   6 5.3%
4. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   6 5.3%
5. Mills, tipples and facilities

   processing plants and hazardous structures
   3 2.6%
6. Other reclamation problems

   highwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
   8 7.0%

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. 016-0208

   Surface coal · Bluegrass Mining · MSHA ID 1513831
   Abandoned 1985-03-28
2. 016-0209

   Surface coal · Bluegrass Mining · MSHA ID 1513832
   Abandoned 1985-03-28
3. 231 Tipple

   Facility coal · Leitchfield Paving Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510651
   Abandoned 1986-02-03
4. Aberdeen Mine

   Surface coal · J H Williams Company · MSHA ID 1508931
   Abandoned 1976-01-26
5. Aberdeen Mine

   Surface coal · Zielinski Construction Corp · MSHA ID 1517780
   Abandoned 1998-05-07
6. Aberdeen Tipple

   Facility coal · Alley-Cassetty Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1517854
   Abandoned 1998-08-03
7. Allen Mine

   Surface coal · Jim-Bob Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508805
   Abandoned 1976-01-27
8. Arnold No 1 Strip

   Surface coal · Dixie Energy Producers Inc · MSHA ID 1510978
   Abandoned 1978-10-01
9. B & B Mine

   Surface coal · B & B Mining Company · MSHA ID 1510544
   Abandoned 1979-10-01
10. B & B Mining Strip

    Surface coal · B & B Mining Company · MSHA ID 1509360
    Abandoned 1977-08-23
11. B & J No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · B & J Inc · MSHA ID 1510161
    Abandoned 1977-12-05
12. B & J No 4 Strip

    Surface coal · B & J Inc · MSHA ID 1510849
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
13. B & W Coal Co

    Facility coal · B & W Coal Company · MSHA ID 1517341
    Abandoned 1992-12-10
14. B And B Green Valley Mine

    Surface coal · B & G Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1511791
    Abandoned 1983-02-01
15. Beverly Ann No 3 Strip

    Surface coal · Patrick D Price Petroleum Products Inc · MSHA ID 1511763
    Abandoned 1980-08-21
16. Big Delta Minerals No 1

    Surface coal · Big Delta Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1507245
    Abandoned 1976-07-15
17. Big Delta No 2 Strip

    Surface coal · Big Delta Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1509728
    Abandoned 1976-08-11
18. Big Delta No 3

    Surface coal · Big Delta Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1509826
    Abandoned 1977-02-24
19. Black Bullett

    Surface coal · Dunbar Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512609
    Abandoned 1990-09-07
20. Brooklyn Strip

    Surface coal · Charles Crabtree Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511180
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
21. Buckhorn No 1

    Surface coal · Buckhorn Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514045
    Abandoned 1985-01-30
22. Bulldog #3

    Surface coal · Bulldog Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511639
    Abandoned 1983-02-01
23. Butler County Mining Strip

    Surface coal · Butler County Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511406
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
24. Butler County No 1 Mine

    Surface coal · Jessup Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 1504595
    Abandoned 1983-02-01
25. Butler County Quarry

    Surface metal/non-metal · Scotty's Contracting & Stone, LLC · MSHA ID 1518156
    Abandoned 2023-10-31
26. Butler No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Charles Crabtree Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509562
    Abandoned 1978-06-27
27. C D G No 1 Strip Mine

    Surface coal · Coppage Davis & Glenn Inc · MSHA ID 1508259
    Abandoned 1975-08-04
28. C M C Tipple

    Facility coal · Coleman & Martin Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513429
    Abandoned 1988-06-01
29. Cage Mine

    Surface coal · Cage Coal Company · MSHA ID 1507934
    Abandoned 1976-04-20
30. Check 1

    Surface coal · Check Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513990
    Abandoned 1984-01-05
31. Circle A Strip Mine

    Surface coal · Circle A Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508480
    Abandoned 1976-08-31
32. Clark Mine

    Surface coal · Bremen Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1516941
    Abandoned 1991-02-25
33. Clay Pit # 1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Green River Materials Inc. · MSHA ID 1518790
    Abandoned 2005-05-20
34. Cope Mining Company Strip

    Surface coal · Cope Mining Company · MSHA ID 1511779
    Abandoned 1980-10-29
35. Crapshooter #3

    Surface coal · Middle Kentucky Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1511423
    Abandoned 1993-11-29
36. Crapshooter No 2 Strip

    Surface coal · Middle Kentucky Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1509827
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
37. Crown Energy Prep Plant

    Facility coal · Crown Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1509777
    Abandoned 1980-03-12
38. Dare Mine No 1

    Surface coal · Dare Mining Company · MSHA ID 1511212
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
39. Daugherty & Sons Coal Co Surface

    Surface coal · Daugherty & Sons Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511066
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
40. Dodge City No 1 Strip Mine

    Surface coal · Underground Recovery Inc · MSHA ID 1508305
    Abandoned 1976-02-10
41. Double 3 Mine

    Surface coal · S & S Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512320
    Abandoned 1980-05-01
42. Double G Mine

    Surface coal · Double G Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1509431
    Abandoned 1978-03-21
43. Drake No 1

    Surface coal · Drake Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513355
    Abandoned 1983-03-08
44. Dura Rose No 1

    Surface coal · R E Summers Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509433
    Abandoned 1976-12-21
45. Dutch Pepper Strip

    Surface coal · Dixie Engineering & Construction Co Inc · MSHA ID 1507929
    Abandoned 1977-03-07
46. E - C Mine

    Surface coal · Cheyenne Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514848
    Abandoned 1985-08-21
47. Earth Mine

    Surface coal · Earth Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512445
    Abandoned 1984-09-24
48. Embry Excavating

    Surface coal · Embry Excavating · MSHA ID 1514673
    Abandoned 1984-09-24
49. Embry Valley Strip Mine

    Surface coal · Oxbo Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508481
    Abandoned 1976-08-31
50. Eureka No 2

    Surface coal · Eureka Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1512737
    Abandoned 1984-07-27
51. Evans No 1

    Surface coal · Evans Mining · MSHA ID 1514780
    Abandoned 1985-03-28
52. Fern Valley

    Underground coal · H R Wood Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512153
    Abandoned and Sealed 1986-03-15
53. Freedom Mine No 1

    Surface coal · Rust Of Kentucky Inc · MSHA ID 1511014
    Abandoned 1994-08-08
54. Gary Brothers No 2 Quarry And Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Gary Brothers Crushed Stone Company · MSHA ID 1500024
    Abandoned 1979-06-20
55. Genessee

    Surface coal · Denton Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511971
    Abandoned 1983-02-01
56. Golden Eagle North

    Surface coal · Golden R Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511296
    Abandoned 1988-05-19
57. Golden Hawk

    Surface coal · C J Rust Construction Company · MSHA ID 1512287
    Abandoned 1983-02-01
58. Golden Oak

    Surface coal · C J Rust Construction Company · MSHA ID 1511571
    Abandoned 1985-08-21
59. Golden Oak Ii

    Surface coal · Golden R Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516091
    Abandoned 1987-06-18
60. Goldenday Strip

    Surface coal · Golden R Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510471
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
61. Goldenrod Strip

    Surface coal · Golden R Coal Company · MSHA ID 1509968
    Abandoned 1977-08-23
62. Goldenrose Surface

    Surface coal · C J Rust Construction Company · MSHA ID 1510949
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
63. H & G No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · H & G Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508918
    Abandoned 1979-10-02
64. H & T No 1 Mine

    Surface coal · H & T Strip Company · MSHA ID 1507186
    Abandoned 1975-06-02
65. Hampton No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Underground Recovery Inc · MSHA ID 1510238
    Abandoned 1978-07-31
66. Happy Dutches Strip

    Surface coal · Summers-Ruby Coal - J/V · MSHA ID 1507905
    Abandoned 1977-07-14
67. Hatcher Quarry

    Surface metal/non-metal · Green River Materials Inc · MSHA ID 1518786
    Abandoned 2016-09-23
68. Hayes Surface

    Surface coal · Western Energy Corp · MSHA ID 1510897
    Abandoned 1978-08-15
69. Honaker No 1 Surface

    Surface coal · Underground Recovery Inc · MSHA ID 1508712
    Abandoned 1977-11-01
70. Honaker No 2 Strip

    Surface coal · Underground Recovery Inc · MSHA ID 1509569
    Abandoned 1977-09-27
71. Huff Ridge Mine

    Surface coal · Patrick D Price Petroleum Products Inc · MSHA ID 1512214
    Abandoned 1981-07-31
72. Iben Mine No 1

    Surface coal · Iben Inc · MSHA ID 1509828
    Abandoned 1977-03-28
73. Iben Mine No 2

    Surface coal · Iben Inc · MSHA ID 1510160
    Abandoned 1978-05-09
74. Iben No 4 Surface

    Surface coal · Iben Inc · MSHA ID 1510896
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
75. Iben No 5 Strip

    Surface coal · Iben Inc · MSHA ID 1511424
    Abandoned 1979-12-12
76. Indian Camp Creek

    Surface coal · Southwind Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514756
    Abandoned 1989-04-24
77. Isabella Mine

    Surface coal · Denton Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512321
    Abandoned 1981-08-27
78. J & D Mining

    Surface coal · J & D Mining Company · MSHA ID 1516568
    Abandoned 1991-04-15
79. J & D Mining #1

    Surface coal · J & D Mining Company · MSHA ID 1517127
    Abandoned 1994-01-26
80. J B Mining No 1

    Surface coal · Kyab Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515345
    Abandoned 1986-01-01
81. J B No 1

    Surface coal · J B Mining · MSHA ID 1515188
    Abandoned 1985-09-12
82. J F L Mine

    Surface coal · James L Flener Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1514781
    Abandoned 1986-10-29
83. J R No 1

    Surface coal · J R Mining · MSHA ID 1512742
    Abandoned 1983-02-23
84. Jackson Mine

    Surface coal · Denton Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512336
    Abandoned 1981-04-23
85. Jag Coal Mine

    Surface coal · Jag Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508122
    Abandoned 1975-09-09
86. Jag Coal Mine

    Surface coal · Jag Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508136
    Abandoned 1976-08-31
87. Jet-Son Mine

    Surface coal · Patrick D Price Petroleum Products Inc · MSHA ID 1511044
    Abandoned 1981-04-20
88. Jetson Coal Processors

    Facility coal · Pike Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512294
    Abandoned 1980-04-01
89. Jetson Mine

    Surface coal · Charles Crabtree Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510745
    Abandoned 1989-10-20
90. Jetson Mine

    Surface coal · Addwest Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1517046
    Abandoned 1993-05-06
91. Jetson/Bull Creek Mine

    Surface coal · Eel River Resources Inc · MSHA ID 1517819
    Abandoned 1997-05-14
92. Johnson Mine

    Surface coal · J D Mining · MSHA ID 1516272
    Abandoned 1988-09-28
93. Justa Mine

    Surface coal · C & R Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512837
    Abandoned 1983-04-13
94. Justin Mine

    Surface coal · Green River Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1512582
    Abandoned 1983-05-13
95. K & S Mine

    Surface coal · K & S Mining · MSHA ID 1514782
    Abandoned 1985-01-30
96. Key Coal Surface

    Surface coal · Key Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1511591
    Abandoned 1980-10-24
97. Leonard Oak Mine

    Surface coal · Hoke Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511784
    Abandoned 1979-11-03
98. Little Ben Strip Mine

    Surface coal · Phelps Mining Company · MSHA ID 1506727
    Abandoned 1975-06-13
99. M & M Surface

    Surface coal · Patrick D Price Petroleum Products Inc · MSHA ID 1511011
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
100. M P Strip Mine

     Surface coal · M P Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508354
     Abandoned 1975-12-11
101. M-D No 2

     Surface coal · M-D Coal · MSHA ID 1515535
     Abandoned 1987-05-11
102. Marietta Mine Pit No 2

     Surface coal · Panscape Of Kentucky Inc · MSHA ID 1508291
     Abandoned 1976-12-21
103. Michael B Wallace Mine

     Surface coal · Michael B Wallace · MSHA ID 1517033
     Abandoned 1994-05-23
104. Min-Dora Energy No 2 Surface

     Surface coal · Panther Creek Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1511490
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
105. Mine No 1

     Surface coal · H & H Coal Company · MSHA ID 1507935
     Abandoned 1977-10-27
106. Mine No 1

     Surface coal · Rone & Mc Guyer · MSHA ID 1508353
     Abandoned 1980-10-24
107. Mine No 2

     Underground coal · Skoog & Stuart Coal Company · MSHA ID 1501978
     Abandoned 1974-01-21
108. Mine No 4

     Surface coal · Addwest Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1512042
     Abandoned 1991-02-18
109. Morcantown Mine

     Surface coal · R & M Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1506744
     Abandoned 1975-01-06
110. Morgantown Tipple

     Facility coal · Morgantown Tipple Inc · MSHA ID 1512255
     Abandoned 1983-02-01
111. Muddy Creek No 1 Mine

     Surface coal · Muddy Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512023
     Abandoned 1980-06-05
112. Nickel No 1

     Surface coal · Addwest Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1515134
     Abandoned 1994-12-05
113. No 1 Mine

     Surface coal · Little Bend Coal Mining Company · MSHA ID 1511130
     Abandoned 1984-09-12
114. No 1 Mine

     Surface coal · Cary-Watts Inc · MSHA ID 1512264
     Abandoned 1983-02-01
115. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Thoroughfare Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1510740
     Abandoned 1983-02-01
116. No 3 Mine

     Surface coal · Hatfield Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 1511849
     Abandoned 1980-08-27
117. No 6 Wood Mine

     Underground coal · Haynes R Wood Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502644
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
118. No 6 Wood Mine

     Underground coal · Haynes R Wood Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502647
     Abandoned 1972-07-18
119. North Butler Strip Mine

     Surface coal · North Butler Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1508614
     Abandoned 1976-03-16
120. Osco Bratcher

     Surface coal · Osco Bratcher · MSHA ID 1514831
     Abandoned 1985-01-30
121. Owensboro River Terminal

     Facility coal · Ndg Inc · MSHA ID 1510317
     Abandoned 1988-06-15
122. Ox-Bow Mine

     Surface coal · Vineyard Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512610
     Abandoned 1985-04-08
123. P&W Rock, Inc.

     Surface metal/non-metal · P&W Rock, Inc. · MSHA ID 1518789
     Abandoned 2006-04-26
124. Parkway Tipple

     Facility coal · Alley-Cassetty Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509969
     Abandoned 1996-02-26
125. Penny-Pincher No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Butler Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1510979
     Abandoned 1980-08-27
126. Phelps Mine

     Surface coal · J W Phelps Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515056
     Abandoned 1985-03-12
127. Pipe Springs Hollow Mine

     Surface coal · Jim-Bob Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508044
     Abandoned 1975-12-11
128. Pleasant Rock Mine

     Surface coal · Geary Brothers Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510650
     Abandoned 1979-12-27
129. Preparation Plant

     Facility coal · Golden R Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510364
     Abandoned 1996-04-18
130. Provo

     Surface coal · Eel River Resources Inc · MSHA ID 1517644
     Abandoned 1997-06-02
131. Rmr No 2

     Surface coal · R M R Investments Inc · MSHA ID 1513674
     Abandoned 1984-09-24
132. Rochester Strip

     Surface coal · Buck Knob Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509586
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
133. S S Mine

     Surface coal · Bradmar Inc · MSHA ID 1513468
     Abandoned 1987-02-17
134. Silver Bullet

     Surface coal · Dunbar Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510474
     Abandoned 1986-06-30
135. South Hill Mine

     Surface coal · Alley-Cassetty Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1517942
     Abandoned 2000-03-01
136. South Hill Strip

     Surface coal · Patrick D Price Petroleum Products Inc · MSHA ID 1508068
     Abandoned 1981-07-31
137. South Hill Surface

     Surface coal · Charles Crabtree Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511076
     Abandoned 1980-06-19
138. South Hill Tipple

     Facility coal · Alley-Cassetty Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1517735
     Abandoned 1997-05-07
139. Southhill Mine

     Surface coal · Williams Brothers Mining Company · MSHA ID 1503849
     Abandoned 1974-01-28
140. Squire Ridge

     Surface coal · Joshco Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1510627
     Abandoned 1980-05-09
141. Star No 1

     Surface coal · Star Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513114
     Abandoned 1985-04-12
142. Stephens Mine

     Surface coal · Underground Recovery Inc · MSHA ID 1509366
     Abandoned 1976-02-10
143. Tammey J No 1

     Surface coal · Robco Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1511956
     Abandoned 1980-10-29
144. Taylor Strip Mine

     Surface coal · Melton Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1503850
     Abandoned 1974-01-28
145. The Hacienda

     Surface coal · E & C Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510652
     Abandoned 1981-01-21
146. The Hacienda 2

     Surface coal · C M C Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513535
     Abandoned 1983-04-13
147. Tri Coal Energies Inc

     Facility coal · Tri-Coal Energies Inc · MSHA ID 1511243
     Abandoned 1987-05-01
148. Tri-Coal Energies Strip

     Surface coal · Tri-Coal Energies · MSHA ID 1508398
     Abandoned 1976-09-22
149. Twin Hills No 1

     Surface coal · Twin Hills Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514471
     Abandoned 1984-05-25
150. Valley Four No 1 Mine

     Surface coal · Valley Four Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508117
     Abandoned 1976-08-31

…and 6 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.

• Pike County 2,690
• Floyd County 2,006
• Letcher County 1,343
• Knott County 989
• Harlan County 911
• Johnson County 802
• Whitley County 726
• Perry County 695
• Knox County 639
• Bell County 627
• Leslie County 540
• Clay County 433

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.