Abandoned mines in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   21 4.8%
2. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   286 65.0%
3. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   30 6.8%
4. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   40 9.1%
5. Mills, tipples and facilities

   processing plants and hazardous structures
   6 1.4%
6. Other reclamation problems

   highwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
   57 13.0%

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. Ambrosia Strips

   Surface coal · Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · MSHA ID 3600938
   Abandoned 2002-10-28
2. Ambrosia Tipple

   Facility coal · The Ambrosia Coal & Construction Co. · MSHA ID 3604109
   Abandoned 2006-01-09
3. Andrews Strip #1

   Surface coal · Andrew'S Coal Company · MSHA ID 3606711
   Abandoned 1979-10-01
4. Bessemer Cement Company & No 8 Quarry

   Facility metal/non-metal · Bessemer Cement Company · MSHA ID 3600014
   Abandoned 1982-11-05
5. Bessemer Strip

   Surface coal · Bessemer Cement Company · MSHA ID 3606290
   Abandoned 1976-12-01
6. Blum Strip

   Surface coal · Blum Coal Company · MSHA ID 3606909
   Abandoned 1989-07-01
7. Carlson Strip Mine No 6

   Surface coal · Carlson Mining Company · MSHA ID 3601423
   Abandoned 1993-10-15
8. Cedar Rapis Crushing Plant (SN 12040)

   Surface metal/non-metal · Heritage Excavating and Stone · MSHA ID 3609288
   Abandoned 2007-07-09
9. Clark Mine

   Surface coal · East Fairfield Coal Co · MSHA ID 3608334
   Abandoned 2012-05-21
10. COOPER PTI

    Surface metal/non-metal · Rose Point Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 3605598
    Abandoned 2003-03-13
11. Curatola Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Ralph A Veon Inc · MSHA ID 3606566
    Abandoned 1978-08-04
12. Darlington

    Surface metal/non-metal · Three Rivers Aggregates · MSHA ID 3603164
    Abandoned 2008-03-24
13. Dripps Mine

    Surface coal · Liperote Coal Sales Inc · MSHA ID 3608171
    Abandoned 1990-05-03
14. Eastbrook Sand & Supply

    Surface metal/non-metal · Eastbrook Sand & Supply · MSHA ID 3603224
    Abandoned 1991-09-09
15. Eckenrode Strip

    Surface coal · Eckenrode Coal Co · MSHA ID 3606847
    Abandoned 1982-09-30
16. Enon Valley

    Surface coal · Ferris Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3603532
    Abandoned 1992-02-18
17. Erskine Quarry And Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · New Castle Lime & Stone Company · MSHA ID 3600192
    Abandoned 1985-05-03
18. ESSROC AGGREGATES

    Surface metal/non-metal · Essroc Materials Inc · MSHA ID 3607532
    Abandoned 1998-02-27
19. ESSROC CEMENT COPR.

    Surface metal/non-metal · Essroc Cement · MSHA ID 3606211
    Abandoned 2002-11-26
20. Essroc Cement Corp - Bessemer PA

    Facility metal/non-metal · Essroc Cement Corp · MSHA ID 3607463
    Abandoned 2009-11-03
21. EXTEC Screen (SN7085-6993)

    Surface metal/non-metal · Heritage Excavating and Stone · MSHA ID 3609534
    Abandoned 2007-07-09
22. Fullerton

    Surface coal · Commercial Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 3608000
    Abandoned 1992-01-13
23. Glen W Duff

    Surface coal · Glen W Duff · MSHA ID 3607372
    Abandoned 1986-11-08
24. GRANT R. WRIGHT

    Surface metal/non-metal · Grant R Wright Inc · MSHA ID 3608350
    Abandoned 2001-06-18
25. H & W Strip

    Surface coal · Hawley & White Construction Company · MSHA ID 3606635
    Abandoned 1980-08-01
26. Hamilton Gravel Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · James F Hamilton · MSHA ID 3606064
    Abandoned 1981-07-15
27. Herbert Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Ralph A Veon Inc · MSHA ID 3605400
    Abandoned 1978-05-09
28. Huston Strip

    Surface coal · Ralph A Veon Inc · MSHA ID 3604363
    Abandoned 1975-02-20
29. Jim Houk Mine #1

    Underground metal/non-metal · Cemex Incorporated · MSHA ID 3609592
    Abandoned 2010-03-31
30. Kerry Coal Strips

    Surface coal · Kerry Coal Company · MSHA ID 3600830
    Abandoned 2014-07-24
31. Lipp Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Ralph A Veon Inc · MSHA ID 3606317
    Abandoned 1978-08-04
32. LT116-005

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mellott Company · MSHA ID 3610334
    Abandoned 2021-01-25
33. LT3054-02

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mellott Company · MSHA ID 3610032
    Abandoned 2019-10-03
34. Marco Strip Mine-103-12

    Surface coal · Ambrosia Coal & Construction Company · MSHA ID 3603537
    Abandoned 1972-04-19
35. Mayberry Pit And Mill

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mayberry Supply · MSHA ID 3605988
    Abandoned 1986-11-19
36. McMillin

    Surface metal/non-metal · Amerikohl Aggregates · MSHA ID 3609887
    Abandoned 2020-12-31
37. Mcquiston Coal Company Midland Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Quiston Coal Company · MSHA ID 3600652
    Abandoned 1979-04-24
38. Medusa Aggregates Company - Edinburg

    Surface metal/non-metal · Medusa Aggregates Company · MSHA ID 3603227
    Abandoned 1996-03-25
39. Neshannock Falls Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · G R Biddle Paving Company · MSHA ID 3606209
    Abandoned 1983-03-16
40. Neshannock Sand & Gravel, Inc.

    Surface metal/non-metal · Neshannock Sand & Gravel, Inc · MSHA ID 3606961
    Abandoned 2007-07-09
41. Nicol Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Ralph A Veon Inc · MSHA ID 3605399
    Abandoned 1978-08-04
42. Norton Strip

    Surface coal · Norton Mining Company · MSHA ID 3606365
    Abandoned 1984-09-10
43. Perry - Ross Strip

    Surface coal · Perry-Ross Coal Co · MSHA ID 3601429
    Abandoned 1972-04-19
44. PLAIN GROVE SAND & GRAVEL

    Surface metal/non-metal · I A Construction Corp · MSHA ID 3605699
    Abandoned 2006-03-09
45. Plaingrove Bog

    Surface metal/non-metal · D M Boyd Company · MSHA ID 3602824
    Abandoned 1982-05-21
46. Ro-Med Strip

    Surface coal · Ro-Med Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 3605715
    Abandoned 1978-03-13
47. Rose Point

    Surface metal/non-metal · Allegheny Mineral Corp. · MSHA ID 3610156
    Abandoned 2017-10-23
48. Shamrock Minerals Corp

    Facility coal · Shamrock Minerals Corp · MSHA ID 3607425
    Abandoned 1983-08-17
49. Southern Region Mahoning

    Surface metal/non-metal · Atlantic States Materials of PA Inc · MSHA ID 3603200
    Abandoned 2004-06-04
50. Taylor Run

    Surface metal/non-metal · Three Rivers Aggregates LLC · MSHA ID 3605128
    Abandoned 2010-10-02
51. Thompson Brothers Crusher

    Facility coal · Thompson Brothers Coal Company · MSHA ID 3606376
    Abandoned 1977-07-05
52. Troy Sand & Gravel, Inc.

    Surface metal/non-metal · Troy Sand & Gravel, Inc · MSHA ID 3608633
    Abandoned 2012-06-18
53. Veon Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Ralph A Veon Inc · MSHA ID 3604499
    Abandoned 1979-07-02
54. VETICA CONSTRUCTION CO. MEDUSA S

    Surface metal/non-metal · Vetica Construction Company · MSHA ID 3604286
    Abandoned 2000-11-06
55. Wampum Plant Cemex Inc

    Facility metal/non-metal · CEMEX Const Materials Atlantic, LLC · MSHA ID 3600165
    Abandoned 2010-03-31
56. WAYNE TOWNSHIP MINE

    Surface metal/non-metal · C & M Aggregates Company Inc · MSHA ID 3608235
    Abandoned 2005-08-19
57. WAYNE TOWNSHIP QUARRY

    Surface metal/non-metal · I A Construction Corp · MSHA ID 3608849
    Abandoned 2005-08-18
58. Werner Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Mayberry Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 3609071
    Abandoned 2015-06-05
59. West Pittsburgh Quarry

    Surface metal/non-metal · Newgate Devel. Corp. · MSHA ID 3603441
    Abandoned 2008-03-14
60. Western Hickory Strip

    Surface coal · Western Hickory Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3603375
    Abandoned 1992-02-12
61. Whippo No 26 Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Ralph A Veon Inc · MSHA ID 3603010
    Abandoned 1978-08-04
62. Yerian Strip

    Surface coal · Yerian Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 3606231
    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.

• Clearfield County 1,769
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• Clarion County 943
• Butler County 920
• Westmoreland County 906
• Indiana County 897
• Somerset County 868
• Fayette County 861
• Schuylkill County 836
• Allegheny County 763
• Cambria County 753

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.