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Abandoned mine inventory

Abandoned mines in Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Bedford County, Pennsylvania has 168 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1923–1994, including 8 mine openings (shafts, adits and air shafts); 2 of the features carry a name on the map. OSMRE's abandoned mine land inventory lists 85 problems in the county, 28 of them not yet reclaimed. MSHA's register carries 21 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.

Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering Bedford 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)
168
Mine openings
8
OSMRE problems unreclaimed
28
MSHA mines marked abandoned
21
2 features carry a name0 prospect pits17 quadrangle maps, published 1923–1994 85 OSMRE problems, 57 reclaimed 0 MSHA mines abandoned and sealed
What the features are
  1. Mine openings
    shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
    27 10.7%
  2. Mines and surface workings
    labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
    104 41.1%
  3. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits
    construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
    56 22.1%
  4. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob
    what mining left above ground
    16 6.3%
  5. Mills, tipples and facilities
    processing plants and hazardous structures
    6 2.4%
  6. Other reclamation problems
    highwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
    44 17.4%
Named features on the maps2 named · from the USGS compilation
Name on map Feature
Garlick Mine Adit
Garlick Mine Open Pit Mine

A name is the label printed beside the symbol on the map. "First mapped" is the earliest topographic edition that shows the symbol, which bounds the feature's age from above; it is not the date it was worked. Unnamed features (most prospect pits, adits and shafts carry no label) are in the counts above but not this list.

OSMRE abandoned mine land problems85 on inventory
Problem area Problem Status
Church P1 Portals Reclamation Completed
Coaldale Broadtop P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed
Coalmont South P1 Portals Reclamation Completed
Defiance North P1 Dangerous Highwalls Reclamation Pending
Defiance North P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments Reclamation Completed
Defiance North P2 Dangerous Highwalls Reclamation Completed
Defiance North P3 Mine Opening Reclamation Completed
Defiance North P3 Spoil Area Reclamation Completed
Defiance West P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities Reclamation Completed
Defiance West P2 Portals Reclamation Completed
Defiance West P2 Vertical Openings Reclamation Completed
Duvalls Cemetery P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed
Finleyville-shreves Run P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption Reclamation Completed
Finleyville-shreves Run P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption Reclamation Completed
Finleyville-shreves Run P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed
Fire Hall P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments Reclamation Completed
Hickory Hill S.w. P2 Vertical Openings Reclamation Completed
Hickory Hill S.w. P3 High Wall In Reclamation
Hickory Hill S.w. P3 Pits Reclamation Pending
Hickory Hill S.w. P3 Spoil Area In Reclamation
Kearney East P1 Portals Reclamation Completed
Kearney East P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed
Kearny P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities Reclamation Completed
Kearny P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities Reclamation Completed
Kearny P2 Portals Reclamation Completed
Kearny P2 Vertical Openings Reclamation Completed
Kearny South P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed
Kimber Mountain P2 Portals Reclamation Completed
Kimber Mountain P2 Subsidence Reclamation Completed
Kimber Mountain P2 Vertical Openings Reclamation Completed
Kimber Mountain P3 High Wall In Reclamation
Kimber Mountain P3 Pits Reclamation Pending
Kimber Mountain P3 Spoil Area In Reclamation
Kimber Mountain P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed
Kimber Mountain N.w. P2 Dangerous Highwalls Reclamation Completed
Kimber Mountain N.w. P2 Dangerous Highwalls In Reclamation
Kimber Mountain N.w. P2 Hazardous Water Bodies Reclamation Completed
Kimber Mountain N.w. P3 Gobs Reclamation Pending
Kimber Mountain N.w. P3 Spoil Area In Reclamation
Kimber Mountain North P1 Portals Reclamation Completed
Kimber Mountain North P1 Subsidence Reclamation Completed
Kimber Mountain North P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities Reclamation Completed
Kimber Mountain North P2 Vertical Openings Reclamation Completed
Kimber Mountain North P3 Spoil Area Reclamation Pending
Kimber Mountain North P3 Water Problems Reclamation Pending
Kimber Mountain North P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed
Kimber Mountain West P2 Dangerous Highwalls In Reclamation
Kimber Mountain West P3 Spoil Area In Reclamation
Langdondale P2 Vertical Openings Reclamation Completed
Langdondale P3 Gobs Reclamation Pending
Langdondale P3 Water Problems In Reclamation
New Enterprise P1 Portals Reclamation Completed
North Langdondale P2 Dangerous Highwalls Reclamation Completed
North Langdondale P3 Spoil Area Reclamation Completed
North Point P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments In Reclamation
North Point P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities Reclamation Completed
North Point P1 Portals In Reclamation
North Point P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed
Rieldlesburg P1 Dangerous Highwalls Reclamation Pending
Rieldlesburg P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities Reclamation Pending
Round Knob Southeast P1 Surface Burning Reclamation Completed
Round Knob Southeast P2 Portals Reclamation Completed
Round Knob Southeast P2 Surface Burning Reclamation Completed
Round Knob Southeast P3 Equipment Facility Reclamation Pending
Round Knob Southeast P3 High Wall Reclamation Pending
Round Knob Southeast P3 Mine Opening Reclamation Pending
Round Knob Southeast P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed
Sandy Run P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed
Sandy Run P3 Water Problems In Reclamation
Scrub Coal Bank P3 Gobs Reclamation Completed
Scrub Coal Bank P3 Gobs Reclamation Completed
Scrub Coal Bank P3 Mine Opening In Reclamation
Scrub Coal Bank P3 Spoil Area In Reclamation
Six Mile Run P1 Portals Reclamation Completed
Sixmile Seep P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed
South Kearney P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed
South Round Knob P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed
Southeast North Point P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed
Southeast Roundknob P1 Dangerous Highwalls Reclamation Completed
Southeast Roundknob P1 Portals Reclamation Completed
Southeast Roundknob P1 Vertical Openings Reclamation Completed
Southeast Roundknob P2 Dangerous Highwalls In Reclamation
Southeast Roundknob P3 Spoil Area In Reclamation
Southeast Roundknob P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed
Southwest Defiance P3 Water Problems Reclamation Completed

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 Abandoned21 on register
  1. B B And B Strip
    Surface coal · B B & B Strip · MSHA ID 3606272
    Abandoned
  2. Bacon No 9 Mine
    Underground coal · R Richard & Coolidge Eichelberger · MSHA ID 3601066
    Abandoned
  3. Bedford County Strips
    Surface coal · Forcey Coal Inc. · MSHA ID 3609650
    Abandoned
  4. Broad Top No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · K G R Mining Inc · MSHA ID 3605101
    Abandoned
  5. Broadtop Tipple
    Facility coal · Avery Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3606323
    Abandoned
  6. DODSON #1
    Surface coal · BLACK DOG INC · MSHA ID 3609300
    Abandoned
  7. Figard #3 Ug
    Underground coal · Barton Coal Co · MSHA ID 3601059
    Abandoned
  8. Judy Hollow Mine
    Surface coal · New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company Inc · MSHA ID 3605102
    Abandoned
  9. K & B Coal Co Inc
    Facility coal · K & B Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3607393
    Abandoned
  10. Keely Mine
    Surface coal · L M M Inc · MSHA ID 3606036
    Abandoned
  11. Kerney Mine
    Facility coal · R W P Mining · MSHA ID 3607164
    Abandoned
  12. Krieger Coal Inc
    Surface coal · Krieger Coal Inc · MSHA ID 3602735
    Abandoned
  13. L&B Strip (Mp-270-6)
    Surface coal · L & B Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3601065
    Abandoned
  14. New Paris Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company Inc · MSHA ID 3600011
    Abandoned
  15. Pmm-1
    Surface coal · Penn Mahoning Mining Inc · MSHA ID 3606739
    Abandoned
  16. Reed Mine
    Surface coal · Glade Mill Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3606157
    Abandoned
  17. Spruce Hill Mine
    Underground coal · Spruce Hill Coal Company · MSHA ID 3606271
    Abandoned
  18. Towers Mine
    Underground coal · Mountain Mining Inc · MSHA ID 3607618
    Abandoned
  19. Trent Enterprises Inc
    Facility coal · Trent Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 3606949
    Abandoned
  20. Trent Enterprises Inc
    Facility coal · Cambria Processing Company Inc · MSHA ID 3607115
    Abandoned
  21. Weyant Quarry And Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company Inc · MSHA ID 3604647
    Abandoned

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 Features
Strip Mine 74
Open Pit Mine or Quarry 22
P3 Water Problems 19
Gravel Pit 12
Quarry 10
Sand Pit 10
P3 Spoil Area 9
P1 Portals 8
Adit 7
Disturbed Surface 7
Quarry 7
P2 Dangerous Highwalls 6
Gravel Pit 6
P2 Vertical Openings 6
Sand Pit 6
P2 Portals 4
P3 Gobs 4
Shale Pit 3
P1 Dangerous Highwalls 3
P3 Mine Opening 3
P3 High Wall 3
P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments 3
P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities 3
P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities 3
P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption 2
P3 Pits 2
P2 Subsidence 1
Mine Shaft 1
P3 Equipment Facility 1
P1 Vertical Openings 1
Shale Pit 1
P2 Hazardous Water Bodies 1
P1 Subsidence 1
Open Pit Mine 1
Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated 1
P1 Surface Burning 1
P2 Surface Burning 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
  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.