How many abandoned mines are in Johnson County, Kentucky?

Abandoned mine inventory

Abandoned mines in Johnson County, Kentucky

Johnson County, Kentucky has 802 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1914–1992, including 581 mine openings (shafts, adits and air shafts) and 58 prospect pits. OSMRE's abandoned mine land inventory lists 256 problems in the county, 141 of them not yet reclaimed. MSHA's register carries 341 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.

Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering Johnson 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): 802
Mine openings: 581
OSMRE problems unreclaimed: 141
MSHA mines marked abandoned: 341

0 features carry a name58 prospect pits10 quadrangle maps, published 1914–1992 256 OSMRE problems, 115 reclaimed 63 MSHA mines abandoned and sealed

What the features are

Mine openings

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

663 62.7%
Prospect pits and trenches

shallow exploration diggings that never became a mine

58 5.5%
Mines and surface workings

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

159 15.0%
Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction

2 0.2%
Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

what mining left above ground

21 2.0%
Mills, tipples and facilities

processing plants and hazardous structures

5 0.5%
Other reclamation problems

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

150 14.2%

OSMRE abandoned mine land problems256 on inventory

Problem area	Problem	Program	Status
Baker Branch Road	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Barnetts Cr.-terra Minng	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Barnetts Cr.-terra Minng	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Barnetts Creek Road	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Barnetts Creek Road	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Barnetts Creek Road	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bart Branch & Burton Lane WS	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Beverly Blanton Drainage	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Bill Whitten Adit	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Billy Gene Lewis Sr. Adit	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Billy Howard Drainage	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Billy Howard Drainage	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Bob Blackburn Drainage	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bobby Reid Drainage	P1 Dangerous Slides	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Completed
Bobby Reid Drainage	P1 Portals	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Completed
Bradley Cantrell Silt Pond	P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Completed
Bradley Cantrell Silt Pond	P1 Dangerous Slides	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Completed
Brenda Pack Portal	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Brushy Fk. Of Daniels Cr	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Brushy Fk. Of Daniels Cr	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Brushy Fk. Of Daniels Cr	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Buffalo Crk. Drifts	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Buffalo Crk. Drifts	P1 Dangerous Slides	Federal Emergency	In Reclamation
Buffalo Crk. Drifts	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Buffalo Crk. Drifts	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Buffalo Crk. Drifts	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Butcher Hollow Water	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Butcher Portals	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Charlotte Hall Subsidence	P1 Subsidence	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Chris Taylor Drainage	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Chris Taylor Drainage	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Coal Miner's Daughter Complex	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Coal Miner's Daughter Complex	P1 Dangerous Slides	Federal Emergency	Reclamation Completed
Coal Miner's Daughter Complex	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Coal Miner's Daughter Complex	P1 Portals	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Coal Miner's Daughter Complex	P1 Subsidence	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Coal Miner's Daughter Complex	P1 Vertical Openings	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Coal Miner's Daughter Complex	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Coal Miner's Daughter Complex	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Coal Miner's Daughter Complex	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Coal Miner's Daughter Complex	P2 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Coal Miner's Daughter Complex	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Conley Br.-drakes	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Conley Br.-drakes	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Conn Maynard Slide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Conn Maynard Slide	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
County Line Slides	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Curtis Kitchen Pond	P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Darrell Kilgore Drainage	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Darrell Kilgore Drainage	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
David Baldwin Adits	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
David Daniel Adits	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
David Holbrook Drainage	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
David Holbrook Drainage	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
David Holbrook Drainage	P1 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Dean Harless Ponds	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Pending
Debra Cox Subsidence	P1 Subsidence	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Doug Dennison Slide	P2 Dangerous Slides	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Pending
Douglas Meade Adits	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
e-KAMI Drainage	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
e-KAMI Drainage	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
e-Kentucky Advanced Manufacturing I	P3 Other	AMLER	Reclamation Completed
Fannin Adit	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Garfield Burchett Jr. Portals	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Gerald Hitchcock Landslide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Completed
Gerald Hitchcock Landslide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Gerald Hitchcock Landslide	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Glen Beverly Slide & Portals	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Glen Beverly Slide & Portals	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Golden Portal	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Goose Fork Seepage	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Greasy Cr-offutt Water Supply	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Hammond Creek Slides	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Hammond Creek Slides	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Hammond Creek Slides	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Hammond Creek Slides	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Hazel Rice Drainage	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Hazel Rice Drainage	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Head Of Chestnut Ck.slde	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Head Of Chestnut Ck.slde	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Henrietta Slides & Cd Sm	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Henrietta Slides & Cd Sm	P2 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Herman Webb Pond	P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Completed
Herman Webb Pond	P1 Dangerous Slides	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Completed
Hobert Fitch Portals	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hurston Hall Adits	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
James Fitch Adit	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Janace Castle Slide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Jennys Creek Blowout	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Jennys Creek Blowout	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Jennys Creek Water Supply	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Jim Gambill Adits	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Jocelyn George Portals	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
John Henry Adits	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
John Henry Adits	P3 Water Problems	State Acid Mine Drainage Set-Aside	Reclamation Completed
Keith Hill Adit	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Keith Woody Adits	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Kenneth Ray Lewis Slide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Ky 201 Impoundment	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Ky 201 Impoundment	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Larry Mckinny Portals	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Larry Robinson Portals	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Larry Robinson Portals	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Laurel Fork Slopes	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Laurel Fork Slopes	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Left Fk. Of Georges Cr.	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Left Fk. Of Georges Cr.	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Left Fk. Of Georges Cr.	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Left Fork-horne Creek Mines	P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Left Fork-horne Creek Mines	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Left Fork-horne Creek Mines	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Left Fork-horne Creek Mines	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Left Fork-horne Creek Mines	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Left Fork-horne Creek Mines	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lemaster Ramp	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Lemaster Ramp	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Lemaster Ramp	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Les Combs Drainage	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Les Combs Drainage	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Lick Creek Shafts	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Lick Creek Shafts	P2 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Lick Creek Shafts	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lifes Vanhoose Portals	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lifes Vanhoose Portals	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lifes Vanhoose Portals	P1 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lindy Branch Slides	P1 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Lindy Branch Slides	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Lindy Branch Slides	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Lindy Branch Slides	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Line Branch Drifts	P1 Dangerous Slides	Federal Emergency	Reclamation Completed
Line Branch Drifts	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Line Branch Drifts	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Little Paint Cr.	P2 Surface Burning	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lowes Castle Road & Stapleton Branc	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Marvin Hannah Slide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Marvin Hannah Slide	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Mary James Slide	P2 Dangerous Slides	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Pending
Merle Little Portals	P1 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Merle Little Portals	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Michael Childers Portals	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Michael Childers Site 2 Adit	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Michael Rollins Adit	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Middle Fork Strip	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Middle Fork Strip	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Middle Fork Strip	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Middle Fork-collista Drifts	P1 Dangerous Slides	Federal Emergency	Reclamation Completed
Middle Fork-collista Drifts	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Mike Delong Drainage	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Mike Wheeler Slide	P2 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Mike Wheeler Slide	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending

…and 106 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 Abandoned341 on register

#1
Underground coal · Midnight Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1515670

Abandoned and Sealed 1997-11-07
#1
Underground coal · High Sulfur Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516117

Abandoned and Sealed 1993-04-08
#1
Underground coal · D J & M Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516380

Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-26
#1
Surface coal · Green Tree Reclamation · MSHA ID 1518708

Abandoned 2004-03-03
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Cyclone Mining Company · MSHA ID 1513564

Abandoned 1987-12-15
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Ravencliff Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514171

Abandoned 1985-10-01
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Springfield Mining Company · MSHA ID 1515843

Abandoned 1987-04-29
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Rush Fork Inc · MSHA ID 1516224

Abandoned 1991-08-13
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Tackett & Edmonds Mng. Co., Inc. · MSHA ID 1518468

Abandoned 2002-06-05
#1 Surface
Surface coal · D & D Processing LLC · MSHA ID 1518719

Abandoned 2006-08-31
#1 Surface
Surface coal · R & T Coal Company Inc. · MSHA ID 1518930

Abandoned 2010-09-20
#1 Tipple
Facility coal · Homer Short Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515679

Abandoned 1996-09-25
#2 Surface
Surface coal · D F M Inc · MSHA ID 1515960

Abandoned 1988-06-27
#3 Strip
Surface coal · Pennington Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1514851

Abandoned 1985-06-17
#4
Underground coal · T R & H Development Inc · MSHA ID 1516544

Abandoned and Sealed 1993-04-08
#4 Hollow Surface
Surface coal · Kentucky Diamond Energies Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509377

Abandoned 1979-11-26
#9
Underground coal · Jeffco Mining · MSHA ID 1515905

Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-26
Advance Mining No 1
Surface coal · Advance Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1517290

Abandoned 1993-08-09
Age No 7 Surface
Surface coal · Age Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1509909

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Alene Scarberry
Surface coal · J & P Construction Company · MSHA ID 1514519

Abandoned 1985-10-02
Auger #1
Surface coal · Bonico Fuel Inc · MSHA ID 1517367

Abandoned 1996-06-25
Auger #1
Surface coal · Kelly Branch Enterprises · MSHA ID 1517520

Abandoned 1999-04-02
Auger Mine
Surface coal · W C A Inc · MSHA ID 1514144

Abandoned 1983-09-23
Auger Mine No 17
Surface coal · B & H Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 1517627

Abandoned 2014-01-08
Auger No 1
Surface coal · Alpha Auger Group · MSHA ID 1514237

Abandoned 1984-08-13
B & P No 1 Mine
Underground coal · B & P Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512130

Abandoned and Sealed 1980-03-13
B-70
Surface coal · Bizwil Inc · MSHA ID 1517405

Abandoned 1994-08-15
Bark Camp Surface Mine
Surface coal · Addington Brothers Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1513121

Abandoned 1983-08-15
Barkwood Mining
Surface coal · Barkwood Mining · MSHA ID 1518328

Abandoned 2001-05-03
Belfry No 4
Facility coal · Belfry Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1511844

Abandoned 1985-02-21
Blue Hawk No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Blue Hawk Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1512045

Abandoned and Sealed 1980-08-04
Br Surface #1
Surface coal · Br Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516946

Abandoned 2010-09-20
Bruin Trucking Inc
Surface coal · Bruin Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 1514315

Abandoned 1988-10-27
Brushy Fork Surface
Surface coal · Blackheart Inc · MSHA ID 1517214

Abandoned 1992-10-29
Burnt Cabin #1
Surface coal · Johnson Floyd Coal Company LLC · MSHA ID 1519284

Abandoned 2012-05-11
Coleman No 2 Surface
Surface coal · L S Coleman Company · MSHA ID 1507908

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Cumberland Witten No 9 Tipple
Facility coal · Cumberland Mining Company · MSHA ID 1510284

Abandoned 1978-07-25
Dancoal Mine #1
Surface coal · Dancoal, Inc. · MSHA ID 1518693

Abandoned 2008-07-30
Daniels Creek Job
Surface coal · Miller Brothers Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1517797

Abandoned 1997-08-02
East Kentucky Excavation Inc Mine #3
Surface coal · East Kentucky Excavation Inc · MSHA ID 1519278

Abandoned 2009-03-17
Flat Gap Surface
Surface coal · Addington Brothers Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1508921

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Freedom Fuels, LLC
Surface coal · Freedom Fuels, LLC · MSHA ID 1518937

Abandoned 2007-03-07
H & T Coal Co Auger #1
Surface coal · H & T Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515784

Abandoned 1987-09-16
Hager Hill Tipple
Facility coal · Witten Coal & Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510270

Abandoned 1984-10-30
Hi-Grade Tipple
Facility coal · Hi Grade Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1510377

Abandoned 1999-04-02
Hyden Branch Surface
Surface coal · Addington Brothers Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1512281

Abandoned 1981-06-17
J & M Mine No. 1
Surface coal · J & M Equipment & Const. Co., Inc. · MSHA ID 1518499

Abandoned 2010-02-23
JC-1
Surface coal · Ember Energy, LLC · MSHA ID 1519678

Abandoned 2021-04-05
JF AML Stabilization and Reclamation
Surface coal · Jigsaw Enterprises, LLC · MSHA ID 1519748

Abandoned 2022-09-27
Job #4
Surface coal · K-Jac Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1519439

Abandoned 2011-09-26
Job 34 Surface Mine
Surface coal · Addington Brothers Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1512314

Abandoned 1982-03-25
Job 42 Surface
Surface coal · Saarcar Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1514600

Abandoned 1986-04-30
Job 44
Surface coal · Saarcar Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1515325

Abandoned 1985-09-11
Joe's Creek No. 1
Surface coal · Burning Fork Energy, Inc. · MSHA ID 1518494

Abandoned 2003-07-15
Johnson #1 Surface
Surface coal · Four M Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514612

Abandoned 1985-10-02
Johnson No 4 Surface
Surface coal · L T Ruth Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509723

Abandoned 1976-12-28
Johnson-Floyd Coal Company LLC Job 1
Surface coal · Johnson-Floyd Coal Company LLC · MSHA ID 1518701

Abandoned 2012-05-23
Keaton No 20
Surface coal · W C A Inc · MSHA ID 1516904

Abandoned 1991-06-14
Khp Mines #2
Underground coal · K H P Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1518148

Abandoned 1999-06-23
Khp Mining Inc #3
Underground coal · K H P Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1518172

Abandoned and Sealed 2012-05-10
Lackey Branch Refuse Facility
Facility coal · Beech Fork Processing Inc · MSHA ID 1509618

Abandoned 1988-01-12
Martin No 2 Surface Mine
Surface coal · Central Kentucky Landscaping Company · MSHA ID 1508407

Abandoned 1976-10-18
Mine #1
Underground coal · Big Three Coal Co · MSHA ID 1504037

Abandoned 1976-06-10
Mine #1
Surface coal · KC Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1518785

Abandoned 2018-05-07
Mine #1
Surface coal · Blue Ridge Excavating LLC · MSHA ID 1519244

Abandoned 2015-12-21
Mine #1
Surface coal · Warrington Coal Group LLC · MSHA ID 1519495

Abandoned 2016-10-06
Mine #2
Underground coal · Big Three Coal Co · MSHA ID 1504038

Abandoned 1980-04-29
Mine No 1
Underground coal · Brushy Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502710

Abandoned 1973-01-26
Mine No 1
Underground coal · David Energies · MSHA ID 1515097

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-06-25
Mine No 1
Surface coal · Jordan Construction · MSHA ID 1515851

Abandoned 2023-10-06
Mine No 1
Surface coal · Trimar Inc · MSHA ID 1516471

Abandoned 1989-07-13
Mine No 1
Surface coal · B & B Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1517770

Abandoned 1997-04-04
Mine No 12
Underground coal · Mullins & Mullins Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1502751

Abandoned 1973-01-26
Mine No 2
Surface coal · Jordan Construction · MSHA ID 1519040

Abandoned 2018-07-24
Mine No 4
Underground coal · Blue Ribbon Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502672

Abandoned 1973-01-26
Mine No 5
Underground coal · Ratliff Coal Company · MSHA ID 1503091

Abandoned 1980-04-25
Mine No 7
Surface coal · Conn & Hayes Mining Company · MSHA ID 1514759

Abandoned 1984-10-01
Muddy Branch #1 Surface
Surface coal · Johnson Floyd Coal Company LLC · MSHA ID 1519320

Abandoned 2011-08-03
Nippa Crusher
Facility coal · Nippa Valley Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511225

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1
Underground coal · S & H Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502655

Abandoned 1980-04-17
No 1
Underground coal · Hall Branch Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510055

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-01-20
No 1
Underground coal · Old Mc Donald Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512167

Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-26
No 1
Underground coal · Misty Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512345

Abandoned 1980-06-13
No 1
Underground coal · Haddix Mining & Developing Corp-Ky · MSHA ID 1514535

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-01-20
No 1
Underground coal · Valley Enterprises Company · MSHA ID 1515142

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-01-21
No 1
Surface coal · Mullins & Baker Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515469

Abandoned 1987-01-13
No 1
Underground coal · Eagle Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516074

Abandoned and Sealed 1993-10-28
No 1
Underground coal · P B & C Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1516136

Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-26
No 1
Underground coal · Cougar Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516161

Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-26
No 1
Underground coal · Beech Fork Processing Inc · MSHA ID 1516162

Abandoned and Sealed 2000-03-01
No 1
Surface coal · M & M Springfield Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1516251

Abandoned 1992-04-02
No 1
Underground coal · Carbon Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1516390

Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-26
No 1
Underground coal · Lynx Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516597

Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-26
No 1
Underground coal · C B M Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1516762

Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-26
No 1
Underground coal · Carbon Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1516816

Abandoned and Sealed 1997-11-19
No 1
Surface coal · Thundercat Energy Corp · MSHA ID 1516824

Abandoned 1990-04-10
No 1
Underground coal · Thundercat Energy Corp · MSHA ID 1516860

Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-26
No 1
Surface coal · Sunshine Coal Company · MSHA ID 1517167

Abandoned 1994-06-07
No 1
Surface coal · Kenneth Burchett · MSHA ID 1517596

Abandoned 1994-09-30
No 1
Surface coal · Bico Inc · MSHA ID 1518062

Abandoned 2001-05-03
No 1
Surface coal · J Rogers Excavating LLC · MSHA ID 1519012

Abandoned 2009-01-28
No 1 Auger
Surface coal · Blue Sports Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1512290

Abandoned 1980-08-13
No 1 Auger
Surface coal · Highwall Augering Inc · MSHA ID 1512722

Abandoned 1981-03-04
No 1 Auger
Surface coal · Bradford Runyon Jr · MSHA ID 1513247

Abandoned 1985-06-17
No 1 Auger
Surface coal · Flat Top Drilling Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514033

Abandoned 1983-11-08
No 1 Auger Mine
Surface coal · Tygart Creek Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511959

Abandoned 1982-07-21
No 1 Auger Mine
Surface coal · Mule Deer Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512368

Abandoned 1982-10-06
No 1 Auger Mine
Surface coal · Pecco Partnership · MSHA ID 1514043

Abandoned 1984-02-08
No 1 Auger Mine
Surface coal · Kreutzer Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1514320

Abandoned 1984-01-23
No 1 Dredge
Facility coal · Mountain Dredging, Inc. · MSHA ID 1512545

Abandoned 2009-06-08
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · White Ash Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1502027

Abandoned 1978-08-15
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Carol Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502278

Abandoned 1980-09-25
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · F & R Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1502279

Abandoned 1980-09-24
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · W R Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502506

Abandoned 1973-01-26
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Ratliff Coal Company · MSHA ID 1506263

Abandoned and Sealed 1975-04-21
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Vincent Collieries Inc · MSHA ID 1507667

Abandoned 1978-09-11
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Red Bird Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508409

Abandoned 1978-09-11
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · R R & R Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510094

Abandoned 1977-07-11
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Shawn Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1510283

Abandoned 1977-10-20
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · B & F Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1510800

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Bluegrass Mining Company · MSHA ID 1510912

Abandoned 1978-05-09
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Samoyed Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511433

Abandoned 1979-10-11
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Tri-A Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512220

Abandoned and Sealed 1981-01-21
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Joline Inc · MSHA ID 1512815

Abandoned and Sealed 1983-03-17
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Presidential Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513281

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-02-04
No 1 Pit
Surface coal · Maverick Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1513229

Abandoned 1982-06-08
No 1 Shop
Facility coal · Sando Services Inc · MSHA ID 1512211

Abandoned 1983-08-01
No 1 Strip & Auger
Surface coal · Best Elkhorn Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514058

Abandoned 1984-08-13
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · C & D Coal Company · MSHA ID 1505440

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Marquis Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1505480

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Stewart Coal Enterprises · MSHA ID 1505924

Abandoned 1980-05-02
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Three D Coal Company · MSHA ID 1506262

Abandoned 1980-05-02
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · B & B Coal Co · MSHA ID 1507185

Abandoned 1976-04-12
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Springfield Mining Company · MSHA ID 1507981

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Straight Line Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1508014

Abandoned 1979-11-18
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Hilltop Energy Corp · MSHA ID 1508023

Abandoned 1979-12-13
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Bluegrass Mining · MSHA ID 1508057

Abandoned 1978-09-11
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Northern Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1508058

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Placid Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1508387

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Northern Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1508527

Abandoned 1976-08-12
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Century Inc · MSHA ID 1508679

Abandoned 1976-11-02
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Torklin Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508915

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · G & W Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508924

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Lee Davis Coal Company · MSHA ID 1509370

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Laura Land Coal Company · MSHA ID 1509408

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · William D Witten Coal Company · MSHA ID 1509418

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Blue Hawk Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1510095

Abandoned 1980-05-27
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · R & M Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1510596

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Mary Mounts Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511006

Abandoned 1980-01-30
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Black Roc International Inc · MSHA ID 1511015

Abandoned 1979-10-01

…and 191 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
Adit	Mine openings	USGS topo symbol (point)	581
Strip Mine	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	142
Prospect Pit	Prospect pits and trenches	USGS topo symbol (point)	58
P1 Portals	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	53
P1 Dangerous Slides	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	46
P2 Dangerous Slides	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	24
P2 Portals	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	19
P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	16
P3 Spoil Area	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	14
P3 Bench	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	14
P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	11
Open Pit Mine or Quarry	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (point)	9
P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	9
Disturbed Surface	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	8
P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	7
P1 Vertical Openings	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	5
P1 Subsidence	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	5
P2 Vertical Openings	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	5
P3 Gobs	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	5
P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Mills, tipples and facilities	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
P2 Surface Burning	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
P2 Clogged Streams	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
P1 Dangerous Highwalls	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
P3 Other	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
P3 Water Problems	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
Tipple	Mills, tipples and facilities	USGS topo symbol (point)	1
Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (point)	1
Sand and Gravel Pit	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (point)	1
P1 Clogged Streams	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P2 Industrial/Residential Waste	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Mills, tipples and facilities	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
Mine Dump	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	USGS topo symbol (area)	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.