Abandoned mines in Magoffin County, Kentucky

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   114 38.8%
2. Prospect pits and trenches

   shallow exploration diggings that never became a mine
   60 20.4%
3. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   75 25.5%
4. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   11 3.7%
5. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   5 1.7%
6. Other reclamation problems

   highwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
   29 9.9%

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. #1

   Underground coal · Amie Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516157
   Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-26
2. #1 Auger

   Surface coal · W C A Inc · MSHA ID 1514947
   Abandoned 1985-08-26
3. #1 Auger

   Surface coal · R V Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516456
   Abandoned 1990-04-27
4. #1 Mine

   Underground coal · Kentucky Mountain Reserve Inc · MSHA ID 1516154
   Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-26
5. #1 Surface

   Surface coal · D & M Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509371
   Abandoned 1976-03-08
6. #1 Surface

   Surface coal · Royalton Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1510116
   Abandoned 1987-01-15
7. #1 Surface Mine

   Surface coal · Kentucky May Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516340
   Abandoned 1992-03-31
8. #2 Mine

   Underground coal · Blue River Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511578
   Abandoned 1979-10-01
9. #2 Surface

   Surface coal · Wolverine Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1506285
   Abandoned 1993-06-01
10. A-12

    Surface coal · Dataem Industries · MSHA ID 1518722
    Abandoned 2005-05-10
11. A-24

    Surface coal · DATAEM Industries · MSHA ID 1518745
    Abandoned 2005-02-23
12. A23

    Surface coal · Hendrickson Equipment, Inc. · MSHA ID 1519658
    Abandoned 2025-07-02
13. Action Energies

    Underground coal · Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511969
    Abandoned and Sealed 1989-01-17
14. Auger #1

    Surface coal · Allen & Marshall Augering Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515989
    Abandoned 1992-04-16
15. Auger #2

    Surface coal · M B & S Coal Augering Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516278
    Abandoned 1992-04-16
16. Auger No 2

    Surface coal · Allen & Marshall Augering Company Inc · MSHA ID 1507383
    Abandoned 1995-06-12
17. Auger No 4

    Surface coal · B & H Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516196
    Abandoned 1989-10-31
18. B & W Trucking Inc

    Surface coal · B & W Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 1517753
    Abandoned 1996-06-03
19. B-5 Surface

    Surface coal · Bizwil Inc · MSHA ID 1508782
    Abandoned 1987-04-09
20. Bailey Mine

    Surface coal · Joyce Western Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1507080
    Abandoned 1979-12-03
21. Battle Ridge 001a Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Battle Ridge Companies · MSHA ID 1513387
    Abandoned 1984-12-10
22. Be-1 Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Bull Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1513311
    Abandoned 1984-03-29
23. Bee Tree Surface

    Surface coal · Licking River Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1519109
    Abandoned 2012-01-10
24. Beetree 2

    Surface coal · Foothills Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1519820
    Abandoned and Sealed 2026-06-15
25. Brown Mountain Surface

    Surface coal · Montrie Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1509997
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
26. Bull Creek Operation

    Surface coal · Francis Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1516849
    Abandoned 1992-09-21
27. Bull Creek Surface Mine #1

    Surface coal · FR Performance LLC · MSHA ID 1518947
    Abandoned 2023-10-06
28. Carbonex No 2 Surface

    Surface coal · Carbonex Fuel Corp · MSHA ID 1511524
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
29. Carver Job 38 Surface

    Surface coal · Addington Brothers Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1512895
    Abandoned 1982-06-28
30. Central No 4 Prep Plant

    Facility coal · Central Kentucky Fuel Inc · MSHA ID 1510584
    Abandoned 1980-09-11
31. Chellis Coal

    Underground coal · Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511993
    Abandoned and Sealed 1989-01-17
32. Cranes Nest Mine

    Surface coal · Bizzack Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 1514365
    Abandoned 1987-01-13
33. Diablo 2A

    Underground coal · Licking River Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1519256
    Abandoned and Sealed 2014-07-11
34. Diablo West Surface

    Surface coal · Ember Energy, LLC · MSHA ID 1519146
    Abandoned 2018-08-30
35. Diablo West Surface

    Surface coal · Licking River Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1519420
    Abandoned 2011-04-18
36. Equal Fork Surface

    Surface coal · Associated Contracting LLC · MSHA ID 1518926
    Abandoned 2010-10-20
37. Evon No 1 Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Evon Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512911
    Abandoned 1982-01-18
38. F-11 Clear River Resources

    Surface coal · Frasure Creek Mining, LLC. · MSHA ID 1519288
    Abandoned 2015-09-22
39. F-9 Prater Branch

    Surface coal · Frasure Creek Mining LLC · MSHA ID 1517834
    Abandoned 2013-12-16
40. Grape Creek No. 1

    Surface coal · Xcell Energy & Coal Co; LLC · MSHA ID 1519218
    Abandoned 2014-08-25
41. Hickory Tipple

    Facility coal · Wolverine Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1505086
    Abandoned 1995-06-22
42. HWM MS0002

    Surface coal · Kentucky Fuel Corporation · MSHA ID 1519586
    Abandoned 2023-10-06
43. Ivyton #1 Tipple

    Facility coal · Ivyton Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509394
    Abandoned 1985-08-25
44. Job #2 Surface

    Surface coal · Rifle Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512053
    Abandoned 1980-04-10
45. Job 25 Surface

    Surface coal · Addington Brothers Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1510579
    Abandoned 1985-10-19
46. Job 41 Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Addington Brothers Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1513273
    Abandoned 1982-06-28
47. Johnson No 1 Surface

    Surface coal · Middle States Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1505647
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
48. Licking River Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Associated Contracting, LLC · MSHA ID 1518702
    Abandoned 2006-12-19
49. Long Fork #1

    Surface coal · Miller Brothers Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1517512
    Abandoned 1996-03-30
50. M F No 3 Mine

    Underground coal · Mari Fuel & Processing Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508572
    Abandoned and Sealed 1979-10-24
51. M1 And M2 Surface

    Surface coal · Straight Line Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1510790
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
52. Magoffin Co No 2 Surface

    Surface coal · Howard & Russell Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1507382
    Abandoned 1975-10-20
53. Magoffin County Augers

    Surface coal · Goldens Creek Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1518053
    Abandoned 2004-11-10
54. Magoffin No 1 Surface

    Surface coal · L T Ruth Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513314
    Abandoned 1986-12-22
55. Magoffin Surface

    Surface coal · Kentucky May Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512113
    Abandoned and Sealed 1997-01-27
56. Michael Shane Tipple

    Facility coal · Chukker Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514065
    Abandoned 1995-06-12
57. Mile Branch

    Surface coal · Bizwil Inc · MSHA ID 1514456
    Abandoned 1985-10-02
58. Miller Bros #2 Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Miller Brothers Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1513021
    Abandoned 1982-06-16
59. Mine No 1

    Surface coal · C & L Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514785
    Abandoned 1985-04-02
60. Mine No 1

    Surface coal · Shaker Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1515982
    Abandoned 1988-12-12
61. Mine No 3

    Surface coal · Ho-Jo Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1517542
    Abandoned 1996-08-07
62. Montgomery No 1 Surface

    Surface coal · E Nickell Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 1507124
    Abandoned 1980-02-23
63. Montrie No 1 Tipple

    Facility coal · Montrie Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1510363
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
64. Mri Ltd Mine No 2

    Underground coal · M R I Mining Ltd · MSHA ID 1511822
    Abandoned and Sealed 1981-11-27
65. N A P No 1 Surface

    Surface coal · N A P Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1510477
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
66. No 1

    Underground coal · Melody Mountain Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1509507
    Abandoned and Sealed 1980-11-02
67. No 1

    Underground coal · Mason Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512455
    Abandoned and Sealed 1988-01-21
68. No 1

    Underground coal · Bee Tree Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1514165
    Abandoned and Sealed 1988-01-21
69. No 1

    Underground coal · Sandy River Mining Company · MSHA ID 1514287
    Abandoned and Sealed 1988-01-21
70. No 1

    Surface coal · Wildfire Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1514769
    Abandoned 1985-08-07
71. No 1

    Underground coal · Larkk Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515054
    Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-26
72. No 1

    Underground coal · V W Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1515369
    Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-26
73. No 1

    Surface coal · Mine Rite Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516092
    Abandoned 1989-06-13
74. No 1

    Underground coal · Miller Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516149
    Abandoned and Sealed 1996-09-12
75. No 1

    Underground coal · R B M Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1516316
    Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-26
76. No 1

    Underground coal · Wildfire Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1516403
    Abandoned and Sealed 1993-04-08
77. No 1

    Surface coal · Ivy Coal Company · MSHA ID 1517209
    Abandoned 1999-01-12
78. No 1 Auger

    Surface coal · Salyersville Drilling · MSHA ID 1512147
    Abandoned 1982-07-07
79. No 1 Auger

    Surface coal · Kreutzer Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1513356
    Abandoned 1982-06-28
80. No 1 Auger

    Surface coal · K-Jac Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1516338
    Abandoned 1990-09-27
81. No 1 Auger

    Surface coal · D F M Inc · MSHA ID 1517764
    Abandoned 1996-06-04
82. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · L & T Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508784
    Abandoned 1981-04-30
83. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · G & B Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510458
    Abandoned and Sealed 1980-01-30
84. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Bren-Conn Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510914
    Abandoned and Sealed 1979-10-01
85. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Bourbon Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1510938
    Abandoned and Sealed 1984-01-04
86. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Wade Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510985
    Abandoned and Sealed 1979-10-01
87. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Blue River Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511207
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
88. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · M I Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511364
    Abandoned and Sealed 1984-11-05
89. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Bill G Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511672
    Abandoned and Sealed 1983-12-09
90. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Deep River Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512104
    Abandoned and Sealed 1985-05-07
91. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Old Time Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1512329
    Abandoned and Sealed 1985-02-04
92. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Howes Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512467
    Abandoned and Sealed 1983-03-09
93. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Renata Mining Company · MSHA ID 1512743
    Abandoned and Sealed 1981-05-15
94. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · R & T Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512848
    Abandoned and Sealed 1981-09-30
95. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Smith Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512899
    Abandoned and Sealed 1982-11-15
96. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Poot Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513123
    Abandoned and Sealed 1985-01-14
97. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Coastline Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1513243
    Abandoned and Sealed 1985-01-18
98. No 1 Phipps Fork Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Franklin Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1508318
    Abandoned 1975-08-25
99. No 1 Strip And Auger

    Surface coal · Red Ridge Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1514734
    Abandoned 1988-05-20
100. No 1 Strip Mine

     Surface coal · Tip Top Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1501228
     Abandoned 1972-11-06
101. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Montrie Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1507064
     Abandoned 1979-11-21
102. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Royalton Coal Corp Inc · MSHA ID 1507675
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
103. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Weiser Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1507732
     Abandoned 1979-10-29
104. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · D D & H Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508025
     Abandoned 1980-01-02
105. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Spruce Pine Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508224
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
106. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Rocky Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1508432
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
107. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Elkins Construction & Engineers Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509599
     Abandoned 1976-06-10
108. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Spruce Pine Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509847
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
109. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Hough & Pough Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509886
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
110. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · H & H Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510587
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
111. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Terry-Ran Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510598
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
112. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Comanche Coal Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512052
     Abandoned 1980-12-02
113. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Ad-Tac Energy · MSHA ID 1512131
     Abandoned 1980-04-10
114. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Dyna-Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1512174
     Abandoned 1981-08-17
115. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Supreme Elkhorn Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512522
     Abandoned 1985-10-10
116. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Mighty B Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514170
     Abandoned 1984-06-22
117. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Marlee Equipment Corp · MSHA ID 1514751
     Abandoned 1985-03-25
118. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Magnet Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1514916
     Abandoned 1986-02-14
119. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Hard Tac Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1514978
     Abandoned 1986-09-18
120. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · D F M Inc · MSHA ID 1516845
     Abandoned 1990-04-23
121. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Steco Energy Corp · MSHA ID 1517803
     Abandoned 1998-09-14
122. No 1 Surface Mine

     Surface coal · Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1503207
     Abandoned 1975-12-30
123. No 1 Surface Mine

     Surface coal · Ken-Lick Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1504337
     Abandoned 1975-09-04
124. No 1 Surface Mine

     Surface coal · Benco Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1507228
     Abandoned 1980-01-10
125. No 1 Surface Mine

     Surface coal · Salyers Coal Company · MSHA ID 1507326
     Abandoned 1979-10-15
126. No 1 Surface Mine

     Surface coal · Reed Melton Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1507965
     Abandoned 1979-10-29
127. No 1 Surface Mine

     Surface coal · Abco Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508267
     Abandoned 1983-10-03
128. No 1 Surface Mine

     Surface coal · Meta Elkhorn Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1508338
     Abandoned 1980-02-18
129. No 1 Surface Mine

     Surface coal · Miller Robinson & Morlang Mining & Reclam Corp · MSHA ID 1508441
     Abandoned 1979-11-20
130. No 1 Surface Mine

     Surface coal · Theta Corp · MSHA ID 1510515
     Abandoned 1982-07-21
131. No 1 Surface Mine

     Surface coal · W-2 Inc · MSHA ID 1511230
     Abandoned 1982-07-21
132. No 1 Surface Mine

     Surface coal · N A P Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1511856
     Abandoned 1982-07-21
133. No 1 Surface Mine

     Surface coal · Leatherwood Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1513929
     Abandoned 1984-04-13
134. No 1 Surface Mine

     Surface coal · Best Elkhorn Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514413
     Abandoned 1984-04-03
135. No 1 Tipple

     Facility coal · Bizwil Inc · MSHA ID 1510259
     Abandoned 1987-02-11
136. No 1 Tipple

     Facility coal · Supreme Elkhorn Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510376
     Abandoned 1983-07-05
137. No 1-Surface

     Surface coal · Barnett Coal Company · MSHA ID 1506247
     Abandoned 1980-05-02
138. No 11 Mine

     Underground coal · Wolf Pen Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1509621
     Abandoned 1980-01-28
139. No 13 Mine

     Underground coal · Wolf Pen Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1510167
     Abandoned and Sealed 1985-02-04
140. No 15

     Surface coal · Bruin Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 1515846
     Abandoned 1988-03-30
141. No 17 Mine

     Underground coal · L H Hall Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512354
     Abandoned and Sealed 1980-12-09
142. No 2

     Underground coal · Salt Lick Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515096
     Abandoned and Sealed 1990-10-10
143. No 2

     Underground coal · Miller Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516602
     Abandoned and Sealed 1992-03-31
144. No 2

     Underground coal · R B M Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1516735
     Abandoned and Sealed 1990-10-11
145. No 2

     Underground coal · C B M Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1516930
     Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-26
146. No 2 Auger

     Surface coal · Joseph & Marshall Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514462
     Abandoned 1985-04-28
147. No 2 Mine

     Underground coal · R V & W Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1508677
     Abandoned and Sealed 1981-04-30
148. No 2 Mine

     Underground coal · Floyd Eastern Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510142
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
149. No 2 Mine

     Underground coal · Cobra Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1510773
     Abandoned and Sealed 1984-03-08
150. No 2 Mine

     Underground coal · M & M Extraction Inc · MSHA ID 1512305
     Abandoned and Sealed 1985-03-27

…and 69 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.