Abandoned mines in Jackson County, Ohio

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   48 8.4%
2. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   325 56.9%
3. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   45 7.9%
4. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   26 4.6%
5. Mills, tipples and facilities

   processing plants and hazardous structures
   7 1.2%
6. Other reclamation problems

   highwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
   120 21.0%

…and 42 more problems not listed here.

Problem types carry OSMRE's priority prefix: P1 and P2 are threats to health, safety and property, P3 is environmental. A problem area is a cluster of problems reclaimed as one project; several rows can share one location.

1. A P Green Refractories Co Plant

   Facility metal/non-metal · A P Green Refractories Inc · MSHA ID 3300441
   Abandoned 1982-05-21
2. Adams Pit

   Surface coal · Paul Adams Coal Company · MSHA ID 3303665
   Abandoned 1987-05-27
3. Addington - Jackson Co Strip

   Surface coal · Addington Inc · MSHA ID 3301304
   Abandoned 1994-08-08
4. Adena No 4 Mine

   Underground coal · Adena Minerals Company · MSHA ID 3303614
   Abandoned 1980-09-26
5. Auger

   Surface coal · Goeglein Coal Company · MSHA ID 3300779
   Abandoned 1971-04-20
6. B & D Coal #2

   Surface coal · B & D Coal Inc · MSHA ID 3303903
   Abandoned 1992-03-03
7. Bear Creek #1

   Surface coal · Bear Creek Coal LLC · MSHA ID 3304613
   Abandoned 2012-01-23
8. Belville

   Surface coal · Bellville Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 3300970
   Abandoned 1983-06-03
9. Benchmark Pit And Mill

   Surface metal/non-metal · Benchmark Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 3303871
   Abandoned 1983-07-22
10. Big W Mine

    Surface coal · Curtis Jenkins Coal Company · MSHA ID 3303623
    Abandoned 1984-10-18
11. Blue Star Strip

    Surface coal · Blue Star Mining · MSHA ID 3303290
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
12. Bowling Strip

    Surface coal · Elk Coal Inc · MSHA ID 3303955
    Abandoned 1992-08-03
13. Broken ARO

    Facility metal/non-metal · Elko Aggregate, LLC · MSHA ID 3304735
    Abandoned 2023-08-21
14. Broken Arrow Strip

    Surface coal · Goeglein Coal Company · MSHA ID 3301833
    Abandoned 1971-11-18
15. Brooks No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · O-Tra Industries · MSHA ID 3303502
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
16. Canter

    Surface metal/non-metal · HWI · MSHA ID 3304729
    Abandoned 2025-06-12
17. Coleman Strip

    Surface coal · Coleman Coal Sales · MSHA ID 3303301
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
18. Comer Quarry & Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Minerals Research & Recovery Of Ohio Inc · MSHA ID 3300351
    Abandoned 1983-07-22
19. D & J Strip

    Surface coal · D & J Energy Inc · MSHA ID 3304080
    Abandoned 1987-05-27
20. Daft Strip

    Surface coal · Daft Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3303536
    Abandoned 1977-12-29
21. Dark Hollow I

    Surface coal · R A Eberts Company Inc · MSHA ID 3303747
    Abandoned 1999-08-18
22. Davis Plant #2

    Facility metal/non-metal · Davis Firebrick Company · MSHA ID 3301215
    Abandoned 1982-05-21
23. Durex Mill

    Facility metal/non-metal · A P Green Refractories Inc · MSHA ID 3302687
    Abandoned 1982-05-21
24. Empire

    Surface coal · Empire Minerals Corp · MSHA ID 3303685
    Abandoned 1979-12-14
25. Gilmore

    Surface coal · La May Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3303332
    Abandoned 1986-05-14
26. Gilmore Pit

    Surface coal · La May Industries Inc · MSHA ID 3304047
    Abandoned 1990-02-27
27. Global #1

    Surface coal · Global Mining Inc · MSHA ID 3303888
    Abandoned 1984-06-07
28. Greasy #1

    Underground coal · Milton Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 3303759
    Abandoned and Sealed 1989-10-31
29. Jackson Pit

    Surface coal · Kruger Coal Company · MSHA ID 3303757
    Abandoned 1984-06-07
30. Jackson Pit #2

    Surface coal · Goeglein Coal Company · MSHA ID 3301363
    Abandoned 1972-11-06
31. Jackson Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Tow Path Ready Mix · MSHA ID 3304720
    Abandoned 2016-05-09
32. Jackson Strip

    Surface coal · E & Z Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3303641
    Abandoned 1980-04-16
33. Jackson Strip No 1 Mine

    Surface coal · Peaker Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3303374
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
34. Johnson Mine

    Underground coal · Johnson Mining Company · MSHA ID 3301076
    Abandoned 1980-09-26
35. Johnson Mine

    Underground coal · C & L Mining Company · MSHA ID 3301253
    Abandoned and Sealed 1985-02-08
36. Jones Pit Strip

    Surface coal · J R Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3303372
    Abandoned 1980-02-29
37. Jordan Pit

    Surface coal · Burke & Mc Guire Coal Corp · MSHA ID 3303664
    Abandoned 1980-02-29
38. Juniper Jackson No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Progressive Energy Inc · MSHA ID 3303624
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
39. Liberty Mine

    Surface coal · Royal Oak Industries Inc · MSHA ID 3303952
    Abandoned 1990-07-09
40. Low Sulfur Strip

    Surface coal · Low Sulfur Coal Of Ohio Inc · MSHA ID 3303539
    Abandoned 1983-04-18
41. Merco Strip #3

    Surface coal · Merco Mining Inc · MSHA ID 3302999
    Abandoned 1981-10-09
42. Mine No 1

    Surface coal · H C Hale & Associates · MSHA ID 3303767
    Abandoned 1980-08-28
43. Napoleon

    Underground coal · Waterloo Coal Company · MSHA ID 3301252
    Abandoned 1980-09-26
44. Newt Mine 1

    Underground coal · Davis Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3304070
    Abandoned and Sealed 1986-12-31
45. No 4 Strip

    Surface coal · Goeglein Coal Company · MSHA ID 3300780
    Abandoned 1971-04-08
46. Oak Grove No 1

    Surface coal · Oak Grove Coal Company · MSHA ID 3303297
    Abandoned 1998-07-14
47. Oak Hill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Melvin Stone Company LLC · MSHA ID 3300178
    Abandoned 2021-04-30
48. Oak Hill Strip

    Surface coal · Harley E Calvin & Company · MSHA ID 3303302
    Abandoned 1984-08-09
49. Oak Hill Tipple

    Surface coal · Waterloo Coal Co. Inc. · MSHA ID 3304774
    Abandoned 2024-05-23
50. Ohio Fire Brick Plant

    Facility metal/non-metal · Ohio Fire Brick Co · MSHA ID 3300513
    Abandoned 1982-05-21
51. Perkins Mine

    Underground coal · R & R Coal Company · MSHA ID 3302309
    Abandoned 1980-09-26
52. Poetker

    Surface metal/non-metal · A P Green Refractories · MSHA ID 3304663
    Abandoned 2015-09-03
53. Pyro Strip

    Surface coal · Southeastern Fuel Inc · MSHA ID 3303649
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
54. RockCamp Underground Mine # 1

    Facility coal · Carbon River Coal Corp · MSHA ID 3304702
    Abandoned 2024-03-12
55. Rogers Pit

    Surface coal · Rogers Coal · MSHA ID 3303648
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
56. Rose Ug #1

    Underground coal · Rose Coal Company · MSHA ID 3300786
    Abandoned 1971-03-06
57. S & S Auger Mining #3

    Surface coal · S & S Auger Mining · MSHA ID 3304291
    Abandoned 1996-10-30
58. Sands Hill

    Facility metal/non-metal · Melvin Stone Company · MSHA ID 3304041
    Abandoned 2024-02-29
59. Skinner Strip

    Surface coal · Joe Skinner Inc · MSHA ID 3303379
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
60. Stewart & Zinn Strip

    Surface coal · Stewart & Zinn Inc · MSHA ID 3302570
    Abandoned 1975-09-04
61. Stewart Tipple

    Facility coal · Bramhi Inc · MSHA ID 3304365
    Abandoned 2002-06-12
62. Titan Fuel Strip

    Surface coal · Titan Fuel Company Inc · MSHA ID 3303605
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
63. Toelkes Strip No 1

    Surface coal · International Midwest Mng Co · MSHA ID 3303327
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
64. Tunnel Coal Co Inc Mine

    Underground coal · Tunnel Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3303629
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
65. Walton Tipple

    Facility coal · Walton Coal Company · MSHA ID 3300788
    Abandoned 1986-09-23
66. Waterloo Stone Plant

    Facility metal/non-metal · Hot Rocks Stone Company Inc · MSHA ID 3303960
    Abandoned 1985-07-18
67. West Job 82 Strip

    Facility coal · Cardinal Coal Company · MSHA ID 3303412
    Abandoned 1983-06-28
68. Williams Creek Strip

    Surface coal · Ohio Valley Energy Corp Inc · MSHA ID 3303694
    Abandoned 1979-10-01

Status and date are as reported to MSHA by the operator. Each mine's own page carries its accident, citation and inspection record.

• Tuscarawas County 627
• Columbiana County 442
• Jefferson County 440
• Stark County 418
• Belmont County 406
• Perry County 375
• Muskingum County 361
• Hocking County 336
• Gallia County 335
• Coshocton County 288
• Noble County 283
• Vinton County 259

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.