How many abandoned mines are in Whitley County, Kentucky?

Abandoned mine inventory

Abandoned mines in Whitley County, Kentucky

Whitley County, Kentucky has 726 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1952–1982, including 370 mine openings (shafts, adits and air shafts) and 5 prospect pits. OSMRE's abandoned mine land inventory lists 131 problems in the county, 106 of them not yet reclaimed. MSHA's register carries 530 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.

Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering Whitley 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): 726
Mine openings: 370
OSMRE problems unreclaimed: 106
MSHA mines marked abandoned: 530

0 features carry a name5 prospect pits17 quadrangle maps, published 1952–1982 131 OSMRE problems, 25 reclaimed 192 MSHA mines abandoned and sealed

What the features are

Mine openings

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

381 44.5%
Prospect pits and trenches

shallow exploration diggings that never became a mine

5 0.6%
Mines and surface workings

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

347 40.5%
Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction

1 0.1%
Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

what mining left above ground

32 3.7%
Mills, tipples and facilities

processing plants and hazardous structures

5 0.6%
Other reclamation problems

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

86 10.0%

OSMRE abandoned mine land problems131 on inventory

Problem area	Problem	Program	Status
Anderson	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Ayers Mines	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Ayers Mines	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Ayers Mines	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Ayers Mines	P3 Pits	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Ayers Mines	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
B. Rowe Ramp	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
B. Rowe Ramp	P2 Industrial/Residential Waste	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
B. Rowe Ramp	P3 Spoil Area	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Barton Hollow Water Supply Project	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Black Oak Ramp	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	In Reclamation
Black Oak Ramp	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	In Reclamation
Black Oak Ramp	P3 Spoil Area	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	In Reclamation
Brush Arbor Pit	P1 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Buck Creek Ramp	P2 Dangerous Slides	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Buck Creek Ramp	P3 Spoil Area	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Bunch	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Bunch	P2 Portals	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Cane Creek - (cooper)	P2 Clogged Streams	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Cane Creek - (cooper)	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Cane Creek - (cooper)	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Charles Estes Drainage	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Charles Estes Drainage	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Charles Lambdin Slides	P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Charles Lambdin Slides	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Community Church Mine	P3 Pits	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Community Church Mine	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Cooper Ramp	P2 Dangerous Slides	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Cooper Ramp	P3 Spoil Area	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
David Lawson Slide	P1 Dangerous Highwalls	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
David Lawson Slide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
David Lawson Slide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
David Lawson Slide	P1 Hazardous Water Bodies	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
David Lawson Slide	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Dead Man Hollow	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Dead Man Hollow	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Delmer Nantz Slide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Don Bryant Vertical Shaft	P1 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Duckrun Mine	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Dwayne Lee Slide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Dwayne Lee Slide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Elk Creek Strip	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Emlyn Pond	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Faber Refuse Fire	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Faber Refuse Fire	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Goldens Creek Bench	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Goldens Creek Bench	P3 Pits	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Harpes Creek Slides	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Harpes Creek Slides	P3 Pits	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Harpes Creek Slides	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Hill Ramp	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Hill Ramp	P2 Portals	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Horseshoe Bend Slide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Kensee	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	In Reclamation
Kensee	P2 Underground Mine Fires	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	In Reclamation
Ky 92 Slides	P1 Dangerous Slides	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Completed
Ky 92 Slides	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Lawson Cemetery Slides	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lawson Cemetery Slides	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lay Ramp	P2 Dangerous Slides	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Liberty	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	In Reclamation
Liberty	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	In Reclamation
Liberty	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	In Reclamation
Little Cane Cr. Impoundments	P1 Hazardous Water Bodies	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Little Cane Cr. Impoundments	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Meadow Cr-tackett Cr W.s.	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Moses	P2 Dangerous Slides	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	In Reclamation
Mountain Ash Tipple	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Mountain Ash Tipple	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
N And S Fks Of Indian Cr Mines	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
N And S Fks Of Indian Cr Mines	P3 Pits	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
N And S Fks Of Indian Cr Mines	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Nevisdale Water Supply	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Pleasant Hill Church Mines	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Pleasant Hill Church Mines	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Pleasant Hill Church Mines	P3 Pits	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Pleasant Hill Church Mines	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Pleasant Hill Ramp	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Pleasant Hill Ramp	P3 Spoil Area	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Pleasant Run Mines	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Pleasant Run Mines	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Pleasant Run Mines	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Pleasant Run Mines	P3 Haul Road	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Pleasant Run Mines	P3 Mine Opening	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Pleasant Run Mines	P3 Pits	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Pleasant Run Mines	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Pleasant Run Mines	P3 Water Problems	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Poplar Creek Slide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Poplar Creek Slides	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Poplar Creek Slides	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Pre 87	P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Completed
Pre 87	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Completed
Prewitt Bend Ramp	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Prewitt Bend Ramp	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Prewitt Bend Ramp	P3 Spoil Area	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Rains Refuse	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Rains Refuse	P3 Mine Opening	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Rains Refuse	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Red Bird Road Ramp	P2 Dangerous Slides	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Red Bird Road Ramp	P3 Spoil Area	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Rice Ramp	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Rice Ramp	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Rice Ramp	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Rice Ramp	P3 Spoil Area	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Rock Spring Drifts	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Rough Shoals Crk. Spoil	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Rough Shoals Crk. Spoil	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Route 92 Landslide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Route 92 Mines	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Sawmill Hollow Slides	P2 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Sawmill Hollow Slides	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Siler Slides	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Siler Slides	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Siler Slides	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
T Rose Ramp	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
T Rose Ramp	P2 Industrial/Residential Waste	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
T Rose Ramp	P3 Spoil Area	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Tackett Road Slide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Trace Branch Mine A	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Trace Branch Mine A	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Wendall Ball Portal	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Wendall Ball Portal	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
West Ramp	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
West Ramp	P2 Industrial/Residential Waste	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
West Ramp	P3 Spoil Area	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Williamsburg Armory Slde	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Wolf Creek Ramp	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Wolf Creek Ramp	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Wolf Creek Ramp	P3 Spoil Area	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Yaden Ramp	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Yaden Ramp	P3 Spoil Area	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending

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 Abandoned530 on register

# 1
Surface coal · D & M Land Works, LLC · MSHA ID 1518537

Abandoned 2002-09-13
#1
Underground coal · Double D Coal Company · MSHA ID 1513970

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-09-24
#1
Underground coal · G & G Mining · MSHA ID 1514305

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-09-06
#1
Underground coal · F H & S Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514512

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-11-21
#1
Underground coal · Fox Mining Company · MSHA ID 1515043

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-12-11
#1
Surface coal · Gem Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515072

Abandoned 1985-10-24
#1
Underground coal · Christie Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515117

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-11-19
#1
Surface coal · B & B Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515170

Abandoned 1985-11-20
#1
Underground coal · Mance Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515216

Abandoned and Sealed 1987-01-06
#1
Underground coal · Deer Path Corp · MSHA ID 1515335

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-01-30
#1
Surface coal · Clayton Bowling Assoc · MSHA ID 1515795

Abandoned 1986-10-28
#1
Underground coal · Steel Hollow Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1515853

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-11-30
#1
Underground coal · T & H Construction · MSHA ID 1516444

Abandoned and Sealed 1992-10-04
#1
Underground coal · S & T Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516551

Abandoned and Sealed 1990-06-11
#1
Surface coal · Dark Ridge Coal Company · MSHA ID 1517051

Abandoned 1994-10-26
#1
Underground coal · Three Bells, LLC · MSHA ID 1517074

Abandoned 2007-06-27
#1
Underground coal · Riggs Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1517126

Abandoned and Sealed 1997-12-04
#1
Underground coal · Yellow Creek Corp · MSHA ID 1517301

Abandoned and Sealed 1996-02-18
#1 Auger
Surface coal · Southeastern Auger · MSHA ID 1515050

Abandoned 1985-03-13
#1 Buck Branch Coal Co Inc
Surface coal · Buck Branch Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514118

Abandoned 1984-04-24
#1 E
Surface coal · Hard Rock Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516877

Abandoned and Sealed 1990-05-11
#1 Mine
Underground coal · C & H Coal Company · MSHA ID 1504003

Abandoned 1976-05-20
#1 Mine
Underground coal · L & A Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514178

Abandoned 2012-02-10
#1 Mine
Surface coal · J L White Coal · MSHA ID 1514207

Abandoned 1984-12-21
#1 Mine
Underground coal · Bo Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514295

Abandoned and Sealed 1990-02-05
#1 Mine
Underground coal · Little Jim Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514542

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-09-13
#1 Mine
Underground coal · Scarlett Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1514830

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-05-17
#1 Mine
Underground coal · Rough Hill Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515328

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-08-01
#1 Mine
Underground coal · M & F Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515349

Abandoned and Sealed 1986-01-13
#1 Mine
Surface coal · Lawson Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515360

Abandoned and Sealed 1986-12-15
#1 Mine
Underground coal · J & R Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515932

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-03-21
#1 Mine
Underground coal · H I C O Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516155

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-08-26
#1 Mine
Underground coal · Alex Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516226

Abandoned 2008-11-06
#1 Strip
Surface coal · Romcoal Inc · MSHA ID 1514387

Abandoned 1985-08-03
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Black Hole Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512654

Abandoned and Sealed 1989-10-23
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513336

Abandoned 2003-01-31
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Little Rock Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1513463

Abandoned and Sealed 1990-12-11
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Leach & Sons Construction · MSHA ID 1514298

Abandoned 1985-10-14
#1 Surface
Surface coal · R & W Equipment Company · MSHA ID 1514407

Abandoned 1984-11-02
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Bromley Coal · MSHA ID 1514513

Abandoned 1985-10-24
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Mountain Reclamation Services Inc · MSHA ID 1514707

Abandoned 1984-12-30
#1 Surface
Surface coal · 92 Mining Company · MSHA ID 1514755

Abandoned 1985-08-05
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Georgia Coal Company-Partnership · MSHA ID 1514772

Abandoned 1985-02-20
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Wood Heat Products · MSHA ID 1514840

Abandoned 1985-03-19
#1 Surface
Surface coal · R M Realty Inc · MSHA ID 1514999

Abandoned 1987-02-20
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Jim-I Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515044

Abandoned 1985-03-04
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Whitley Drilling Company · MSHA ID 1515049

Abandoned 1986-06-26
#1 Surface
Surface coal · David Metcalf & Sons · MSHA ID 1515187

Abandoned 1987-04-01
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Charles Wilson Coal · MSHA ID 1515211

Abandoned 1985-08-25
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Starbrite Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1515321

Abandoned and Sealed 1987-01-08
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Gilbert Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1515381

Abandoned 1985-12-02
#1 Surface
Surface coal · K R Smith Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515485

Abandoned 1986-04-01
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Strata Samplers Inc · MSHA ID 1515757

Abandoned 1988-11-15
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Concord Coal Processing Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516742

Abandoned 1989-11-06
#1 Tipple
Facility coal · Black Sunshine Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1514420

Abandoned 1984-11-30
#1 Tipple
Facility coal · Indian Fork Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1517262

Abandoned 2002-03-19
#1-2 Surface
Surface coal · Trosper Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1516737

Abandoned 2000-01-27
#2
Underground coal · Bowling Mountain Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1514701

Abandoned and Sealed 1987-09-29
#2
Underground coal · M & F Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515574

Abandoned and Sealed 1987-11-30
#2
Underground coal · Daily Contracting Inc · MSHA ID 1515786

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-07-10
#2
Underground coal · S & D Coal · MSHA ID 1515980

Abandoned and Sealed 1989-08-07
#2
Underground coal · Steel Hollow Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1516108

Abandoned and Sealed 1990-02-20
#2
Underground coal · Megan Inc · MSHA ID 1517568

Abandoned and Sealed 1995-11-20
#2 Surface
Surface coal · Wash Ridge Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516878

Abandoned 2001-04-30
#3
Underground coal · Lady Blue Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514694

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-06-28
#3
Underground coal · Rough Hill Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516453

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-03-20
#3 Mine
Underground coal · Tyes Ferry Coal Company · MSHA ID 1504014

Abandoned 1971-08-04
#3 Mine
Underground coal · Mullis Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514529

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-04-04
#4
Underground coal · Jenson Straight Creek Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514892

Abandoned and Sealed 1986-04-28
#4
Surface coal · Emlyn Coal Processing LLC · MSHA ID 1519369

Abandoned 2012-07-09
#5 Mine
Underground coal · Collins Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1501922

Abandoned 1980-06-09
#6 Mine
Underground coal · Jenson Straight Creek #6 · MSHA ID 1515371

Abandoned and Sealed 1986-03-10
#6 Surface
Surface coal · Mountain Clay Inc · MSHA ID 1510203

Abandoned 1979-10-01
#7 Mine
Underground coal · Summar Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516227

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-03-10
1
Underground coal · Vance Splint Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516191

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-01-07
2
Underground coal · Yellow Creek Corp · MSHA ID 1516510

Abandoned and Sealed 1997-02-15
21a-Mine
Underground coal · Cal-Glo Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508189

Abandoned 1977-03-15
3147
Surface coal · Black Hawk Mining Inc · MSHA ID 3609205

Abandoned 2015-10-06
3169
Surface coal · Black Hawk Mining Inc · MSHA ID 3609202

Abandoned 2014-07-08
3c
Surface coal · Stansbury & Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514304

Abandoned 1988-10-21
Anbros No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Anbros Inc · MSHA ID 1510836

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Andy Frost No 1
Surface coal · Andy Frost Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512822

Abandoned and Sealed 1987-06-11
Area No 1
Surface coal · Blue Blaze Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512820

Abandoned and Sealed 1981-11-02
B C No 3 Mine
Facility coal · B & C Mc Cullah Brothers · MSHA ID 1513458

Abandoned 1996-03-21
Birdeye #1
Underground coal · Birdeye Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1517614

Abandoned and Sealed 1994-12-19
Black Oak Mine
Surface coal · Building & Grounds Concepts 83 Inc · MSHA ID 1514678

Abandoned 1985-03-19
Bledsoe No 19 Surface
Surface coal · G & G Coal & Energy Company · MSHA ID 1511088

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Blue Gem #2
Underground coal · Marie Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1515972

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-06-30
Blue Gem #6
Underground coal · Gatliff Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512475

Abandoned and Sealed 1997-02-27
Blue-Jel #4
Surface coal · Blu-Jel Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1515358

Abandoned 1985-09-26
Bowling Mountain #3
Underground coal · Bowling Mountain Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1515792

Abandoned and Sealed 1987-09-30
Bowling Mountain Coal Co Inc
Underground coal · Bowling Mountain Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1514182

Abandoned and Sealed 1986-11-21
Candy #1 Mine
Underground coal · Lakeshore Equipment Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516072

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-10-06
Chacko Coal Company Mine No 1
Surface coal · Chacko Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514920

Abandoned 1985-01-03
Charley Alsip No 1
Surface coal · Sally Mountain Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1513660

Abandoned 1983-11-16
Christian No2
Underground coal · Christian Energies Inc · MSHA ID 1516448

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-08-05
Coal Stone Branch Mine #1
Underground coal · Jellico Enterprises, LLC · MSHA ID 1519079

Abandoned 2012-01-31
Colonel Hollow
Surface coal · Goldens Creek Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1514950

Abandoned 2006-03-16
Colonel Hollow Mine
Surface coal · Alden Resources LLC · MSHA ID 1519508

Abandoned 2017-06-22
Copperhead #1
Surface coal · Black Magic Mining · MSHA ID 1515567

Abandoned and Sealed 1987-08-13
Cotton Creek Auger Mine
Surface coal · King David Ii Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1516295

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-12-14
Cox Hollow No 2
Underground coal · Albian Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514725

Abandoned and Sealed 1986-11-17
Cox Mining No 1
Surface coal · Cox Construction & Mining · MSHA ID 1513584

Abandoned 1985-10-24
Crown No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Blair Fork Coal Company · MSHA ID 1504332

Abandoned 1980-06-09
D & H Coal Company of Laurel County Inc
Surface coal · D & H Coal Company of Laurel County Inc · MSHA ID 1518153

Abandoned 2010-11-16
Darby C Strip
Surface coal · Darby C Coal Company · MSHA ID 1509666

Abandoned 1976-12-13
Davenport Coal Co, LLC.
Surface coal · C & T Excavators, LLC. · MSHA ID 1519403

Abandoned 2011-05-16
Deerpath #2
Underground coal · Deer Path Corp · MSHA ID 1516956

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-03-28
Dingus Mine No 1
Underground coal · K & E Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514063

Abandoned and Sealed 1984-11-15
Double D Mine #2
Surface coal · Double D Energy Corp · MSHA ID 1511810

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Dowis Chapel Job
Surface coal · Mountainside Coal · MSHA ID 1519348

Abandoned 2012-03-13
Eaton Fork
coal · Long Hole Augering, Inc · MSHA ID 1519830

Abandoned 2020-04-15
Emlyn Tipple
Facility coal · ARL Resources, LLC · MSHA ID 1508019

Abandoned 2015-06-05
F & B Equipment Co Inc
Surface coal · Mid South Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512984

Abandoned 1985-09-09
Faber Tipple
Facility coal · Savoy Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1504323

Abandoned 1982-06-18
Flag Ridge
Surface coal · SMT Operating Company, LLC · MSHA ID 1519661

Abandoned 2012-07-13
Flat Creek
Surface coal · Rimco, LLC · MSHA ID 1518512

Abandoned 2004-01-05
Gaden Tipple
Facility coal · Energy Construction Corp · MSHA ID 1511740

Abandoned 1978-09-01
Gatliff # 1
Surface coal · Alden Resources LLC · MSHA ID 1504322

Abandoned 2003-01-31
Gatliff Auger
Surface coal · Gatliff Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515516

Abandoned and Sealed 1986-10-01
Gem No 1
Surface coal · Engle Hollow Mining LLC · MSHA ID 1519443

Abandoned 2010-09-16
GHM #51
Surface coal · Green Hill Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4407079

Abandoned 2017-07-13
GHM-WHI
Surface coal · Green Hill Mining Inc. · MSHA ID 1518579

Abandoned 2003-03-20
Gill Dill No 1
Underground coal · Gill Dill Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515768

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-06-28
Goldens Creek Ent #1
Surface coal · Goldens Creek Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1515647

Abandoned and Sealed 1987-03-13
Graystone Coal Co
Underground coal · Graystone Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516488

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-10-26
Harness Coal No 1
Underground coal · Harness Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1513255

Abandoned and Sealed 1984-01-04
Hatfield Gap Surface Mine
Surface coal · TackettCreek Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 1518716

Abandoned 2019-10-09
Homer Cobb
Surface coal · Homer Cobb · MSHA ID 1515067

Abandoned 1985-03-19
Hubbs Holllow
Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company · MSHA ID 1519792

Abandoned 2022-04-12
Hunt #003
Underground coal · Hunt Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514654

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-01-14
Imperial Hollow Mine
Surface coal · Alden Resources · MSHA ID 1519818

Abandoned 2020-04-14
J & C Mine
Underground coal · J & C Mining Company · MSHA ID 1513586

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-11-22
Jellico Ck #1
Surface coal · Ruby Coal Company · MSHA ID 1517469

Abandoned 1993-10-28
Jellico Creek Job
Surface coal · Mountainside Coal · MSHA ID 1519668

Abandoned 2014-07-09
Jo E Bryant
Surface coal · Jo E Bryant · MSHA ID 1514858

Abandoned 1984-11-16
Job #2
Surface coal · Fraziernantz LLC · MSHA ID 1519594

Abandoned 2014-11-12
Josie Mine #2
Surface coal · American Highwall Mining LLC · MSHA ID 1519002

Abandoned 2023-04-03
Josie No. 3
Surface coal · American Highwall Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1519856

Abandoned 2024-01-29
K & G
Surface coal · K & G Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512779

Abandoned 1981-09-15
K-Teen Coal Company
Facility coal · K-Tenn Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514341

Abandoned 1984-02-10
Kensee Hollow
Surface coal · Chandler Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1512768

Abandoned 1981-06-01
Kickapoo #5
Underground coal · Kickapoo Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511658

Abandoned and Sealed 1981-12-07
Kids Coal Co
Underground coal · Kids Coal Company · MSHA ID 1513996

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-02-04
King Mountain Mine
Surface coal · Alden Resources LLC · MSHA ID 1519854

Abandoned 2021-04-26
Krystal #3
Underground coal · Krystal Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514639

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-08-08
Lawson Bend #1
Underground coal · Lawson Bend Coal · MSHA ID 1515708

Abandoned and Sealed 1987-12-22
Lawson Bend #2
Underground coal · Lawson Bend Coal · MSHA ID 1515068

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-07-05
Lick Fork Mine #1
Surface coal · Alden Resources LLC · MSHA ID 1519596

Abandoned 2015-04-28
Little Round
Surface coal · Clay Laurel Mining Inc. · MSHA ID 1519817

Abandoned 2019-12-30

…and 380 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)	370
Strip Mine	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	296
Strip Mine	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (point)	49
P3 Spoil Area	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	22
P1 Dangerous Slides	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	15
P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	15
P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	10
P2 Dangerous Slides	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	8
P3 Pits	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	7
P2 Portals	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	7
P3 Bench	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	7
Prospect Pit	Prospect pits and trenches	USGS topo symbol (point)	5
P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	4
P3 Gobs	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	4
P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	4
P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Mills, tipples and facilities	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
P1 Portals	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
P2 Industrial/Residential Waste	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
P1 Dangerous Highwalls	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
Tipple	Mills, tipples and facilities	USGS topo symbol (point)	2
P3 Mine Opening	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
Disturbed Surface	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	2
P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
P2 Clogged Streams	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
P1 Hazardous Water Bodies	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
P3 Water Problems	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P3 Haul Road	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P1 Vertical Openings	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
Clay Pit	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (point)	1
P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
Tailings - Undifferentiated	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	USGS topo symbol (area)	1
P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P2 Underground Mine Fires	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	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.