Abandoned mines in Tulsa County, Oklahoma

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   1 0.8%
2. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   28 22.4%
3. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   34 27.2%
4. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   14 11.2%
5. Mills, tipples and facilities

   processing plants and hazardous structures
   1 0.8%
6. Other reclamation problems

   highwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
   47 37.6%

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 Sand Pit

   Surface metal/non-metal · Cannon-Cesco Sand · MSHA ID 3401543
   Abandoned 1986-07-23
2. 209 Sand Pit

   Surface metal/non-metal · D & K Trucking · MSHA ID 3401697
   Abandoned 1993-07-01
3. 36th Street Quarry

   Surface metal/non-metal · Anchor Stone Company · MSHA ID 3401278
   Abandoned 2006-04-12
4. 46th Street Quarry-Tulsa

   Surface metal/non-metal · Anchor Stone Company · MSHA ID 3400002
   Abandoned 1987-08-31
5. 65th W Pit

   Surface metal/non-metal · Carter & Son Inc · MSHA ID 3400847
   Abandoned 1991-10-17
6. 81ST STREET SAND PLANT

   Surface metal/non-metal · Anchor Stone Co · MSHA ID 3401872
   Abandoned 2007-10-10
7. A B C

   Surface metal/non-metal · Watkins Sand Company Inc · MSHA ID 3400861
   Abandoned 2007-10-10
8. American Materials

   Surface metal/non-metal · American Materials LLC · MSHA ID 3401921
   Abandoned 2006-06-02
9. Arkansas Dredge & Plant

   Surface metal/non-metal · Tulsa Sand Company Inc · MSHA ID 3400388
   Abandoned 1980-02-20
10. B & B Sand Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · B & B Sand & Topsoil Company · MSHA ID 3401084
    Abandoned 1991-10-08
11. Bag Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mohawk Rock & Sand Company Inc · MSHA ID 3401018
    Abandoned 1983-04-25
12. BIXBY FOUR STAR SAND & GRAVEL CO

    Surface metal/non-metal · Bixby Four Star Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 3400369
    Abandoned 1997-08-21
13. BIXBY SAND PLANT

    Surface metal/non-metal · ANCHOR STONE COMPANY · MSHA ID 3402133
    Abandoned 2021-07-27
14. C C Sand & Gravel

    Surface metal/non-metal · C C Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 3401670
    Abandoned 1996-01-18
15. Cambridge #1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Cambridge Dirt Sand and Gravel LLC · MSHA ID 3401929
    Abandoned 2009-01-06
16. Coleman Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Earthbanc Inc · MSHA ID 3401295
    Abandoned 1981-08-12
17. Coweta Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Carter & Son Inc · MSHA ID 3400862
    Abandoned 1991-08-09
18. Cummins Dredge And Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Cummins Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 3400547
    Abandoned 1994-01-15
19. Cummins Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Cummins Trucking · MSHA ID 3401572
    Abandoned 1987-08-31
20. Dredge & Plant No 32

    Surface metal/non-metal · Anchor Concrete Company · MSHA ID 3400549
    Abandoned 1980-02-27
21. Dryer #2

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mohawk Rock & Sand Company Inc · MSHA ID 3401017
    Abandoned 1993-02-01
22. Empire Dredge And Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Empire Construction Inc · MSHA ID 3400458
    Abandoned 1979-04-04
23. Garnett Limestone

    Surface metal/non-metal · Chandler Materials Company · MSHA ID 3400007
    Abandoned 1986-05-23
24. Garnett Plant #15

    Surface metal/non-metal · Holliday Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 3400554
    Abandoned 2014-03-11
25. GRACE SAND & PIT

    Surface metal/non-metal · Grace Sand Company Inc · MSHA ID 3400555
    Abandoned 1997-01-28
26. Hamilton Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · J V Hamilton Trucking Company · MSHA ID 3401008
    Abandoned 1979-03-29
27. Independent Soil Bank

    Surface metal/non-metal · Independent Soil Bank · MSHA ID 3401628
    Abandoned 1991-07-01
28. INFINITE

    Surface metal/non-metal · Sahara Sand Company · MSHA ID 3401190
    Abandoned 1998-10-22
29. Jenks Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Michael Concrete Company · MSHA ID 3400374
    Abandoned 1988-11-16
30. Joe'S Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Warbonnet Sand Company · MSHA ID 3401738
    Abandoned 1992-12-15
31. Jones Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · J & J Sand Company · MSHA ID 3401565
    Abandoned 1991-10-08
32. Kingery Mine

    Surface coal · Empire Construction Inc · MSHA ID 3401025
    Abandoned 1980-12-02
33. Land Fill No 1

    Surface metal/non-metal · North Tulsa Sanitary Land Fill · MSHA ID 3401260
    Abandoned 1983-11-04
34. Metro Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Metro Tulsa Sand Company · MSHA ID 3400985
    Abandoned 1979-09-18
35. MINE #1 TULSA

    Surface metal/non-metal · International American Ceramics · MSHA ID 3401671
    Abandoned 2005-08-01
36. Mingo Plant #12

    Surface metal/non-metal · Holliday Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 3402091
    Abandoned 2015-09-22
37. MOUNTAIN CREEK SAND & GRAVEL

    Surface metal/non-metal · Braly Construction LLC · MSHA ID 3401784
    Abandoned 2002-10-28
38. NO 2 PLANT

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mohawk Rock & Sand Company Inc · MSHA ID 3401177
    Abandoned 1998-08-13
39. Oveutt Shale Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Orcutt Farm · MSHA ID 3401705
    Abandoned 1991-10-15
40. Pit #1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Dirt Company · MSHA ID 3401266
    Abandoned 1980-08-20
41. Plant #33

    Surface metal/non-metal · Anchor Concrete Company · MSHA ID 3400548
    Abandoned 1983-06-22
42. PORTABLE PLANT #1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Anchor Stone Company · MSHA ID 3401785
    Abandoned 1997-07-31
43. Rickner Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Watkins Sand Co. Inc. · MSHA ID 3401882
    Abandoned 2002-09-03
44. Rickner Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Watkins Sand Co. Inc. · MSHA ID 3401884
    Abandoned 2005-10-17
45. River Parks Authority

    Surface metal/non-metal · River Parks Authority · MSHA ID 3401562
    Abandoned 1986-08-29
46. Sand Plant No 2

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Michael Concrete Company · MSHA ID 3400552
    Abandoned 1978-06-27
47. Sand Springs Home Pit #2

    Surface metal/non-metal · Cummins Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 3401627
    Abandoned 1991-10-08
48. Sand Springs S&G Co. Leonard Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Sand Springs Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. · MSHA ID 3401895
    Abandoned 2006-01-03
49. SAND SPRINGS SAND

    Surface metal/non-metal · Anchor Stone Company · MSHA ID 3401690
    Abandoned 1997-03-24
50. Tulsa Dredge And Plant No 1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Tulsa Sand Company Inc · MSHA ID 3400389
    Abandoned 1986-02-11
51. Tulsa Litewate Plant

    Facility metal/non-metal · Chandler Materials Company · MSHA ID 3400557
    Abandoned 2013-08-21
52. Tulsa Rock No 1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Tulsa Rock Company · MSHA ID 3400057
    Abandoned 1983-12-09
53. Tulsa Sand

    Surface metal/non-metal · Lafarge North America · MSHA ID 3402032
    Abandoned 2009-09-30
54. Vaughan Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Vaughan Brothers Sand · MSHA ID 3401040
    Abandoned 1979-04-03
55. Vest Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · East Tulsa Sand Company · MSHA ID 3401041
    Abandoned 1981-08-12
56. Warbonnet Dredge

    Surface metal/non-metal · Warbonnet Sand Company · MSHA ID 3400800
    Abandoned 1992-12-15
57. Watts Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · W & W Trucking Company · MSHA ID 3401007
    Abandoned 1991-07-16
58. West Tulsa Sand Plant

    Surface metal/non-metal · Chandler Materials Company · MSHA ID 3400546
    Abandoned 1985-03-01

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

• Ottawa County 605
• Le Flore County 219
• Rogers County 164
• Johnston County 160
• Haskell County 151
• Carter County 134
• McCurtain County 128
• Bryan County 126
• Seminole County 121
• Texas County 115
• Okfuskee County 114
• Cleveland County 112

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.