Abandoned mines in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Cambria County, Pennsylvania has 753 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1902–1998, including 164 mine openings (shafts, adits and air shafts); 4 of the features carry a name on the map. OSMRE's abandoned mine land inventory lists 414 problems in the county, 158 of them not yet reclaimed. MSHA's register carries 159 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.
Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering Cambria 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)
- 753
- Mine openings
- 164
- OSMRE problems unreclaimed
- 158
- MSHA mines marked abandoned
- 159
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239 20.5%Mine openingsshafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
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475 40.7%Mines and surface workingslabelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
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11 0.9%Quarries, gravel and borrow pitsconstruction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
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155 13.3%Dumps, tailings, spoil and gobwhat mining left above ground
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61 5.2%Mills, tipples and facilitiesprocessing plants and hazardous structures
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226 19.4%Other reclamation problemshighwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
| Name on map | Feature |
|---|---|
| F Portal | Mine Shaft |
| Slag Dump | Slag Pile area |
| Slag Dump | Slag Pile area |
| Y Portal | Mine Shaft |
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.
| Problem area | Problem | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| 1998 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| 1998 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Completed |
| 1998 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Completed |
| 1998 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial | Reclamation Completed |
| 1998 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| 1998 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| 1998 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Underground Mine Fires | Reclamation Completed |
| 1998 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| 1999 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| 1999 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| 1999 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Impoundments | Reclamation Completed |
| 1999 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Completed |
| 1999 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Completed |
| 1999 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| 1999 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Surface Burning | Reclamation Completed |
| 1999 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| 2000 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| 2000 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Completed |
| 2000 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Completed |
| 2000 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| 2000 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Surface Burning | Reclamation Completed |
| 2000 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| 2005 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| 2005 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| 2005 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Completed |
| 2005 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Completed |
| 2005 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Completed |
| 2005 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| 2005 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Underground Mine Fires | Reclamation Completed |
| 2005 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| 2006 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| 2006 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| 2006 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Completed |
| 2006 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Completed |
| 2006 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Completed |
| 2006 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| 2006 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| 2006 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Surface Burning | Reclamation Completed |
| 2006 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Underground Mine Fires | Reclamation Completed |
| 2006 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| 2007 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| 2007 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| 2007 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Completed |
| 2007 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Completed |
| 2007 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Hazardous Water Bodies | Reclamation Completed |
| 2007 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial | Reclamation Completed |
| 2007 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| 2007 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| 2007 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Underground Mine Fires | Reclamation Completed |
| 2007 Statewide Ad/bd Project | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| 623 Portage St. | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Allendale | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | In Reclamation |
| Allendale | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Completed |
| Allendale | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Completed |
| Allendale | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Allendale | P3 Gobs | In Reclamation |
| Allendale | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Pending |
| Allendale | P3 Water Problems | Reclamation Pending |
| Allport Northwest | P1 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Allport Northwest | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Allport Northwest | P3 High Wall | In Reclamation |
| Allport Northwest | P3 High Wall | In Reclamation |
| Ashville | P2 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Completed |
| Bakerton # 1 | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Bakerton # 1 | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Bakerton # 3 | P2 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Pending |
| Bakerton # 3 | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Completed |
| Bakerton # 3 | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Bakerton # 3 | P3 Mine Opening | Reclamation Completed |
| Bakerton # 3 | P3 Water Problems | In Reclamation |
| Barnes/bakerton | P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Completed |
| Barnes/bakerton | P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Completed |
| Barnes/bakerton | P1 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Barnesboro | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Barnesboro | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Barnesboro | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Barnesboro | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Pending |
| Barnesboro | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | In Reclamation |
| Barnesboro | P2 Surface Burning | Reclamation Pending |
| Barnesboro | P3 Equipment Facility | In Reclamation |
| Barr Township | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| Barr Township | P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Completed |
| Barr Township | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Beaver Street Hastings | P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Completed |
| Beaver Street Hastings | P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Completed |
| Beaver Street Hastings | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Pending |
| Beaver Street Hastings | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Pending |
| Beaver Street Hastings | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Pending |
| Beaver Valley West | P1 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Beaver Valley West | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | In Reclamation |
| Beaver Valley West | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Completed |
| Beaverdale | P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | In Reclamation |
| Beaverdale | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Beaverdale | P1 Surface Burning | In Reclamation |
| Beaverdale | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Pending |
| Beaverdale | P2 Industrial/Residential Waste | Reclamation Pending |
| Becks Run Road | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Becks Run Road | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Bellwood Reservoir North | P3 Water Problems | In Reclamation |
| Bellwood Reservoir North | P3 Water Problems | Reclamation Completed |
| Belsano Crossing | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Ben's Creek | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | In Reclamation |
| Ben's Creek | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Completed |
| Ben's Creek | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Ben's Creek | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Ben's Creek | P3 Gobs | In Reclamation |
| Beulah Road | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Pending |
| Beulah Road | P2 Vertical Openings | In Reclamation |
| Beulah Road | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Completed |
| Beulah Road | P3 Gobs | In Reclamation |
| Beulah Road | P3 Other | In Reclamation |
| Big Bend | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Completed |
| Big Bend | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Big Bend | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Big Bend | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Big Bend | P3 Mine Opening | Reclamation Pending |
| Blue Goose South | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Brubaker Run | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Brubaker Run | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| Brubaker Run | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Completed |
| Buckhorn North | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Carrolltown Road #1 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| Carrolltown Road #1 | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Completed |
| Carrolltown Road #1 | P3 Water Problems | In Reclamation |
| Clapboard Run | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Pending |
| Clapboard Run | P2 Portals | Reclamation Pending |
| Clearfield Creek East | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Coal Pit Phase Ii | P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Completed |
| Coal Pit Run | P3 Water Problems | In Reclamation |
| Cochran Jr. High School | P1 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| Cochran Jr. High School | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Cochran Jr. High School | P3 Other | Reclamation Completed |
| Cochran Jr. High School | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Completed |
| Cochran Jr. High School | P3 Water Problems | Reclamation Pending |
| Coopersdale North | P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Completed |
| Coopersdale North | P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Completed |
| Coopersdale North | P1 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Cymbria | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| Cymbria | P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Pending |
| Cymbria | P3 Equipment Facility | Reclamation Completed |
| Cymbria | P3 Gobs | In Reclamation |
| Cymbria | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Completed |
| Cymbria | P3 Water Problems | In Reclamation |
| Cymbria East | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | In Reclamation |
| Cymbria East | P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Pending |
| Cymbria East | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Cymbria East | P3 Mine Opening | Reclamation Pending |
| Cymbria East | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Completed |
| Downey Run | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | In Reclamation |
…and 264 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.
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#1 UgAbandoned 1980-04-29Underground coal · A E Holtz Coal Company · MSHA ID 3601097
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#1 UgAbandoned 1971-12-20Underground coal · Lonely Coal Company · MSHA ID 3601143
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#70 #80 #90Abandoned 1984-06-05Facility coal · Universal Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 3605546
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3139Abandoned 2023-12-22Surface coal · E.E. & S. AUGER MINING INC · MSHA ID 3609956
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A/C Power-Colver OperationsAbandoned 1995-05-17Facility coal · A/C Power-Colver Operations · MSHA ID 3608469
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AirportAbandoned 1995-04-13Surface coal · Ratay Coal Inc · MSHA ID 3607191
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Airway #1 UgAbandoned 1971-06-28Underground coal · New Hope Coal Company · MSHA ID 3601149
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Auger #2Abandoned 2012-09-13Surface coal · Brocious Coal Augering LLC · MSHA ID 3609196
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Auger No 3132Abandoned 2019-04-17Surface coal · E E & S Auger Mining Inc · MSHA ID 3609187
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B & B #1 MineAbandoned 1984-08-22Surface coal · M E Berzonsky Coal Company · MSHA ID 3607597
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B & F Coal CompanyAbandoned 1989-09-29Facility coal · B & F Coal Company · MSHA ID 3607633
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B & Y SAND & GRAVEL INC.Abandoned 1999-06-01Surface metal/non-metal · B & Y Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 3607713
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Bakerton PileAbandoned 2003-12-12Facility coal · Ridge Energy Company Inc · MSHA ID 3608523
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Balzano MineAbandoned 1971-06-15Underground coal · Balzano Coal Company · MSHA ID 3601098
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Barnhart No 3 MineAbandoned 1978-06-19Underground coal · Super Coal Company · MSHA ID 3602376
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Beaver Valley Strip 2Abandoned 1984-01-04Surface coal · Petrof Contracting Company · MSHA ID 3606436
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Beaverdale MineAbandoned 2003-03-13Surface coal · AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC · MSHA ID 3608549
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Becker/BenderAbandoned 2009-07-31Surface coal · Paul F Becker Coal Company · MSHA ID 3606928
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Beltz StripAbandoned 1991-08-09Surface coal · B & K Coal Company · MSHA ID 3607902
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Benscreek No 2 UgAbandoned 1971-06-28Underground coal · H W Z Coal Company · MSHA ID 3601131
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Bethmar No 1Abandoned 1988-05-19Surface coal · Bethmar Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 3607830
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Bird #3Abandoned 1991-10-30Underground coal · Island Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 3600846
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Black Oak Pit #002Abandoned 1994-12-16Surface coal · Black Oak Development Corp · MSHA ID 3607947
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Bopp Coal CoAbandoned 1984-08-21Facility coal · Bopp Coal Company · MSHA ID 3607213
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Broad TopAbandoned 2016-01-08Surface coal · Robindale Energy Services, Inc. · MSHA ID 3609717
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Brookdale Land DevelopingAbandoned 1981-10-30Surface coal · S A Yurasek & Son Inc · MSHA ID 3607042
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Brookdale Mine No 77Abandoned and Sealed 1982-01-11Underground coal · Bethlehem Mines Corp · MSHA ID 3600843
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Brown MineAbandoned 2021-08-17Surface coal · Amerikohl Mining · MSHA ID 3610294
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Buckhorn StripAbandoned 1977-12-29Surface coal · Monarf Inc · MSHA ID 3606426
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CambriaAbandoned 1996-02-15Facility coal · Senate Coal Mines Inc · MSHA ID 3608312
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Cambria Coal Strips & TipplesAbandoned 1993-05-18Surface coal · Cambria Coal Company · MSHA ID 3602738
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Cambria Cogen FacilityAbandoned 2019-11-08Facility coal · Cambria CoGen Company · MSHA ID 3608276
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Cambria CountyAbandoned 1989-09-29Surface coal · Swistock Associates Coal Corp · MSHA ID 3606991
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Cambria Minerals Proc CoAbandoned 1987-07-28Surface coal · Laurel Land Development Inc · MSHA ID 3607385
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Cambria MinesAbandoned 1988-02-05Surface coal · Mustang Coal & Contracting Corp · MSHA ID 3606995
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CAMBRIA PITT 001Abandoned 2026-03-30Surface coal · ROSEBUD MINING COMPANY · MSHA ID 3608848
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Cambria Slope Preparation PlantAbandoned 1992-10-01Facility coal · Beth Energy Mines Inc · MSHA ID 3600845
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Cardiff ReclamationAbandoned 1981-08-17Surface coal · S & K Enterprises · MSHA ID 3606386
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Chickaree Mt Strip No 2Abandoned 1984-09-07Surface coal · Ace Drilling Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3603044
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Cloe #1Abandoned 2002-06-20Surface coal · Cloe Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 3608566
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Coal Utilities CorpAbandoned 1986-09-29Surface coal · Coal Utilities Corp · MSHA ID 3602794
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Colver UgAbandoned and Sealed 1979-10-01Underground coal · Eastern Associated Coal Corp · MSHA ID 3600848
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Commercial #4 UgAbandoned 1972-09-27Underground coal · Commercial Coal Company Of Twin Rocks · MSHA ID 3601108
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Conemaugh Division Repair ShopAbandoned 1986-01-09Facility coal · Beth Energy Mines Inc · MSHA ID 3607259
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Cramer Pike MineAbandoned 1985-07-19Surface metal/non-metal · C B S Mining Inc · MSHA ID 3600200
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Dean #3 StripAbandoned 1978-02-06Surface coal · Cooney Brothers Coal Company · MSHA ID 3601112
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Dean No 1 Mine-StripAbandoned 1974-01-08Surface coal · Ridge Mining Company · MSHA ID 3604748
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Driscoll Hollow Strip MineAbandoned 2000-01-01Surface coal · North Cambria Fuel Company Inc · MSHA ID 3606190
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E P Bender StripAbandoned 1995-03-16Surface coal · E P Bender Coal Company · MSHA ID 3603555
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East Run Coal KeilmanAbandoned 2018-07-30Surface coal · East Run Coal Co. · MSHA ID 3609907
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Ehrenfeld Mine 38Abandoned and Sealed 1987-09-03Underground coal · Beth Energy Mines Inc · MSHA ID 3600852
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EPB StripAbandoned 2025-02-21Surface coal · E P Bender Coal Company · MSHA ID 3608398
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Eureka 37 Upper MineAbandoned 1976-09-16Underground coal · Berwind Corp - Willmore Division · MSHA ID 3601113
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Exact #1Abandoned 1984-06-05Surface coal · Pine Creek Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3607322
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Feller #2 StripAbandoned 2009-09-01Surface coal · Cooney Bros Coal Co · MSHA ID 3601110
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Feller No 3 Strip MineAbandoned 1972-11-06Surface coal · Cooney Brothers Coal Company · MSHA ID 3603041
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Fisanick StripAbandoned 1986-01-07Surface coal · Howard Neal Coal Corp · MSHA ID 3607740
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Fisanick StripAbandoned 1987-09-02Surface coal · Ladon Coal Corp · MSHA ID 3607774
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Fisanick StripAbandoned and Sealed 2000-01-01Surface coal · Howard Neal Coal Corp · MSHA ID 3608426
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Freedom CoalAbandoned 2009-10-09Surface coal · Herb Oshall Trucking · MSHA ID 3609565
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Gallitzin JobAbandoned 1997-04-07Facility coal · M & Y Services Inc · MSHA ID 3608569
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Garmantown #8Abandoned 2018-07-20Surface coal · Gator Coal LP · MSHA ID 3609398
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Garmantown MineAbandoned 2006-09-22Surface coal · L & J Energy Co., Inc. · MSHA ID 3607270
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Garmantown MineAbandoned 2011-09-13Underground coal · L & J Energy Company Inc · MSHA ID 3608483
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Gates #1 Strip MineAbandoned 1988-08-01Surface coal · Sky Haven Coal Inc · MSHA ID 3607739
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Glasgow OperationAbandoned 1980-08-01Surface coal · Robert T Noel Coal Inc · MSHA ID 3607016
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Glasgow StripAbandoned 1990-04-25Surface coal · Robert T Noel Coal Inc · MSHA ID 3605622
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Glass OperationAbandoned 1989-09-29Surface coal · Minor Contracting Inc · MSHA ID 3607656
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GLR #1Abandoned 2017-10-10Surface coal · GLR Mining Inc · MSHA ID 3610069
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Greenwich Collieries No 2 MineAbandoned and Sealed 1993-03-19Underground coal · Greenwich Collieries-Div/Pa Mines Corp · MSHA ID 3602404
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Hastings #8 MineAbandoned 1975-04-28Underground coal · North Cambria Fuel Company · MSHA ID 3605090
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Hastings No 7 MineAbandoned 1974-09-26Underground coal · North Cambria Fuel Company · MSHA ID 3602383
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Hastings No 9 MineAbandoned 1976-08-19Underground coal · North Cambria Fuel Company · MSHA ID 3605498
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Heilwood #1Abandoned 1985-06-26Surface coal · Devon Coal Company · MSHA ID 3607543
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Hillsdale #1Abandoned and Sealed 1993-06-15Underground coal · Hillsdale Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 3601107
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Hilltop MineAbandoned 1974-04-08Underground coal · Hill Top Coal Company · MSHA ID 3601130
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Hite Slate PitAbandoned 2019-08-28Surface metal/non-metal · Hite Coal & Stone Supply · MSHA ID 3609890
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Holtz D Vein MineAbandoned 1980-08-06Underground coal · C B Holtz Coal Company · MSHA ID 3601104
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Horse Hill MineAbandoned 1989-09-29Surface coal · Pennsylvania Energy Corp · MSHA ID 3603042
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Johnson OperationAbandoned 2018-07-24Surface coal · C M T Energy Inc · MSHA ID 3609362
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Johnstown MillAbandoned 1982-05-21Facility metal/non-metal · Swank Refractories Company · MSHA ID 3605720
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Jplmj StripAbandoned and Sealed 1996-06-10Surface coal · Westrick Coal Company · MSHA ID 3607571
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Kolak Strip MineAbandoned 1984-06-05Surface coal · Kolak Coal Company · MSHA ID 3605733
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Kuzemchak #1 MineAbandoned 1987-06-30Surface coal · George J Kuzemchak · MSHA ID 3607008
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Lamkie No 2 StripAbandoned 1980-01-22Surface coal · Lamkie Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3602737
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Lancashire Central ServicesAbandoned 1988-01-05Facility coal · Barnes & Tucker Company · MSHA ID 3606787
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Lancashire Coal Company Prep PlantAbandoned 1995-08-07Facility coal · Lancashire Coal Company · MSHA ID 3600838
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Lancashire Mine No 20Abandoned and Sealed 1988-09-09Underground coal · Barnes & Tucker Company · MSHA ID 3600836
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Landfill StripAbandoned 1988-09-20Surface coal · Lasky Landfill Inc · MSHA ID 3607906
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Lasky StripAbandoned 1971-11-18Surface coal · Cooney Brothers Coal Company · MSHA ID 3601109
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Lawrence Mine No 1 StripAbandoned 1984-01-23Surface coal · Lawrence Resources Inc · MSHA ID 3606302
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Lechene Coal Company IncAbandoned 1984-01-23Surface coal · Lechene Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3604308
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Lovell #1 StripAbandoned 1979-10-01Surface coal · Allan E Lovell · MSHA ID 3605596
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M H Bigan StripAbandoned 1980-07-28Surface coal · M H Bigan Coal Company · MSHA ID 3604273
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Magic MineAbandoned 1983-12-04Facility coal · Exact Mining Inc · MSHA ID 3607325
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Main ComplexAbandoned 1996-04-05Facility coal · Greenwich Collieries-Div/Pa Mines Corp · MSHA ID 3605031
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Marian OperationAbandoned and Sealed 1990-04-12Surface coal · Rich Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3607816
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Marstellar #1Abandoned 1991-02-27Facility coal · Skyco Engineering Inc · MSHA ID 3608231
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Martindale No 2 Strip Mine Mp 238-8Abandoned 1972-11-06Surface coal · Cooney Brothers Coal Company · MSHA ID 3602688
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McdermottAbandoned 2004-02-03Surface coal · Laurel Land Development Inc · MSHA ID 3607814
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Meadows & Leonard #1 MineAbandoned and Sealed 2004-04-16Underground coal · Meadows & Leonard Mining Inc · MSHA ID 3602603
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Migyanka StripAbandoned 1981-01-27Surface coal · Mazzarella Coal Company · MSHA ID 3605521
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Mine #37Abandoned 1984-08-28Facility coal · G M K Company · MSHA ID 3605547
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Mine #5Abandoned 1981-10-29Surface coal · East Ridge Mining Inc · MSHA ID 3607046
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Mine 40Abandoned 1984-04-30Underground coal · Colfax Inc · MSHA ID 3600849
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Mine 40 Greenley Ener Hldngs Of PaAbandoned 1998-07-23Facility coal · Greenley Energy Holdings Of Pa Inc · MSHA ID 3605553
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MINE 78 - ST. MICHAEL TREATMENT PLANTAbandoned 2026-03-20Facility coal · ROSEBUD MINING COMPANY · MSHA ID 3610083
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Mine No 31Abandoned 1991-07-24Facility coal · Beth Energy Mines Inc · MSHA ID 3600841
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Mine No 9Abandoned 1980-07-14Surface coal · Bentley Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3605531
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MorningstarAbandoned 2016-04-05Underground coal · Tjs Mining Inc · MSHA ID 3608987
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Moss Creek No 3Abandoned 1971-12-08Underground coal · Barr Coal Corp · MSHA ID 3600839
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N G #2Abandoned 1990-01-04Surface coal · Laurel Land Development Inc · MSHA ID 3608137
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Nanty GloAbandoned 1984-06-05Surface coal · Ken-Lin Coal Inc · MSHA ID 3606246
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Nanty Glo EastAbandoned 2021-08-17Surface coal · Ebensburg Power Company · MSHA ID 3608032
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Nanty Glo Refuse SiteAbandoned 2004-01-22Facility coal · Smith Energy Inc · MSHA ID 3608589
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No 1 StripAbandoned 1978-01-23Surface coal · Paul F Becker Coal Company · MSHA ID 3605896
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No 59 MineAbandoned 1981-09-04Surface coal · Anderson Creek Coal & Clay Co · MSHA ID 3606758
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No 9 MineAbandoned and Sealed 1979-10-01Underground coal · Laney Coal Company · MSHA ID 3601137
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No 9 UgAbandoned 1980-08-06Underground coal · Garay Coal Co · MSHA ID 3601119
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Northern MineAbandoned 2009-07-24Underground coal · St Lawrence Coal Company · MSHA ID 3607809
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Pat-Dol IncAbandoned 1989-09-29Surface coal · Pat-Dol Inc · MSHA ID 3606016
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Peles No 5 StripAbandoned 1985-07-01Surface coal · Joseph Peles Coal Company · MSHA ID 3606429
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Pierce No IiAbandoned 1981-11-17Facility coal · Pierce Bros Inc · MSHA ID 3606675
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Ponderosa Coal CoAbandoned and Sealed 2000-09-13Underground coal · Ponderosa Coal Company · MSHA ID 3607411
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R J C Kohl #1Abandoned 2003-01-20Surface coal · R J C Kohl Inc · MSHA ID 3608396
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Rampside #1Abandoned 2006-02-24Surface coal · Rampside Collieries, Inc. · MSHA ID 3600844
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Reade No 1 MineAbandoned 1978-05-01Underground coal · Reade Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 3604351
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Reed MineAbandoned 1994-08-08Surface coal · Cloe Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 3608455
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Reed OperationAbandoned 1994-07-28Surface coal · Macro Coal Company · MSHA ID 3608283
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Resources Land StripAbandoned 1977-10-06Surface coal · Large Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3605609
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Revloc Mine 32Abandoned and Sealed 1985-09-17Underground coal · Beth Energy Mines Inc · MSHA ID 3600842
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Rice No 2Abandoned and Sealed 2000-10-16Underground coal · Trent Coal Inc · MSHA ID 3603636
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Richland #1 StripAbandoned 1983-03-29Surface coal · Interstate Fuels Company Inc · MSHA ID 3606214
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Richland MineAbandoned 1983-01-13Surface coal · Richland Resources Inc · MSHA ID 3607085
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Rock RunAbandoned 1999-05-05Surface coal · Hepburnia Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3606757
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Roudabush StripAbandoned 1992-03-02Surface coal · Mazzarella Coal Company · MSHA ID 3607365
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Sheehan No 1 StripAbandoned 1977-01-27Surface coal · Sheehan Coal Company · MSHA ID 3605585
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Shero StripAbandoned 1990-06-25Surface coal · Gard Mining Inc · MSHA ID 3606969
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Shuster No 2 MineAbandoned 1974-05-14Underground coal · Shuster Coal Company · MSHA ID 3601160
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Solomon Run MineAbandoned 2020-10-23Surface coal · RJC Kohl Inc · MSHA ID 3609886
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South ForkAbandoned 2006-02-23Surface coal · East Run Coal Co. · MSHA ID 3608592
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South MineAbandoned 1996-04-09Underground coal · Red Oak Mining Company · MSHA ID 3607810
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Sponsky No 1 MineAbandoned 1980-08-06Underground coal · Sponsky Coal Company · MSHA ID 3601161
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Spruce Hill No 2 StripAbandoned 1977-12-29Surface coal · Spruce Hill Coal Company · MSHA ID 3606243
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St Clair StripAbandoned 1995-05-08Surface coal · Marquise Mining Corp · MSHA ID 3608387
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Standard #2 UgAbandoned 1971-05-12Underground coal · G W S Coal Co · MSHA ID 3601122
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Starford #1 StripAbandoned 1981-11-27Surface coal · Starford Coal Corp · MSHA ID 3603045
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Starford No 1-MineAbandoned 1976-09-23Underground coal · Starford Coal Corp · MSHA ID 3604164
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Stella Maris UgAbandoned 1976-01-27Underground coal · Stella Maris Coal Company · MSHA ID 3601163
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Storm GFCCAbandoned 2018-07-20Surface coal · K B Coal Inc · MSHA ID 3609582
…and 9 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.
| Feature type | Features |
|---|---|
| Strip Mine | 449 |
| Adit | 151 |
| Mine Dump | 52 |
| P2 Dangerous Highwalls | 47 |
| Tipple | 38 |
| P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | 37 |
| P3 Water Problems | 31 |
| P2 Vertical Openings | 29 |
| P3 Spoil Area | 27 |
| P2 Clogged Streams | 23 |
| P2 Portals | 22 |
| P3 Gobs | 19 |
| Open Pit Mine or Quarry | 18 |
| P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | 17 |
| P2 Dangerous Slides | 16 |
| P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | 16 |
| P2 Subsidence | 16 |
| P1 Vertical Openings | 12 |
| P1 Portals | 12 |
| P1 Subsidence | 11 |
| P3 Mine Opening | 9 |
| P2 Surface Burning | 8 |
| Disturbed Surface | 8 |
| P1 Dangerous Highwalls | 8 |
| P3 Other | 8 |
| Quarry | 7 |
| Air Shaft | 7 |
| P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | 7 |
| P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | 7 |
| Mine Dump | 6 |
| Mine Shaft | 6 |
| P3 High Wall | 6 |
| P2 Clogged Stream Lands | 5 |
| Tailings - Undifferentiated | 5 |
| P2 Underground Mine Fires | 4 |
| P2 Hazardous Water Bodies | 4 |
| P3 Equipment Facility | 4 |
| P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial | 2 |
| Slag Pile | 2 |
| P2 Dangerous Impoundments | 2 |
| Gravel Pit | 1 |
| P1 Dangerous Slides | 1 |
| Clay Pit | 1 |
| Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated | 1 |
| P2 Industrial/Residential Waste | 1 |
| P3 Haul Road | 1 |
| P1 Hazardous Water Bodies | 1 |
| P1 Surface Burning | 1 |
| Borrow Pit | 1 |
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.