Abandoned mines in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania has 600 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1943–1999. OSMRE's abandoned mine land inventory lists 8 problems in the county, 3 of them not yet reclaimed. MSHA's register carries 418 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.
Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering Susquehanna 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)
- 600
- Mine openings
- 0
- OSMRE problems unreclaimed
- 3
- MSHA mines marked abandoned
- 418
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3 0.5%Mine openingsshafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
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37 6.1%Mines and surface workingslabelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
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563 92.6%Quarries, gravel and borrow pitsconstruction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
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3 0.5%Dumps, tailings, spoil and gobwhat mining left above ground
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2 0.3%Other reclamation problemshighwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
| Problem area | Problem | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Forest City | P1 Dangerous Impoundments | Reclamation Pending |
| Forest City | P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Pending |
| Forest City Borough | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Completed |
| Forest City Borough | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Completed |
| Forest City West | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Jermyn Outfall | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Jermyn Outfall | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Rt 171. Forest City | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Pending |
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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#4 NorthAbandoned 2024-06-20Surface metal/non-metal · DH Manufacturing LLC · MSHA ID 3609174
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858 QUARRYAbandoned 2024-12-09Surface metal/non-metal · SALSMAN · MSHA ID 3609829
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A-K PortableAbandoned 2012-09-05Surface metal/non-metal · Wayne Knopick · MSHA ID 3609858
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Adams Stone CompanyAbandoned 2012-08-14Surface metal/non-metal · Adams Stone Company · MSHA ID 3609835
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Alford QuarryAbandoned 1992-09-24Surface metal/non-metal · Theodore S Kilmer · MSHA ID 3607951
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Alfrod QuarryAbandoned 2012-11-02Surface metal/non-metal · Sandy Kilmer Quarries · MSHA ID 3609452
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Allen QuarryAbandoned 2024-08-14Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Bennett & Sons · MSHA ID 3608742
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APPLE HILLAbandoned 2003-12-24Surface metal/non-metal · R & M Stone · MSHA ID 3608869
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Arnold Natural Stone ProductsAbandoned 2009-07-03Surface metal/non-metal · Arnold Natural Stone Products · MSHA ID 3609777
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Arnold QuarryAbandoned 2016-10-05Surface metal/non-metal · Nittany Nova Aggregates · MSHA ID 3610176
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ArrowheadAbandoned 2006-10-26Surface metal/non-metal · Arrowhead Quarries · MSHA ID 3609277
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Avilo PortableAbandoned 2014-10-06Surface metal/non-metal · Avilo Portable · MSHA ID 3609834
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AYERS #1Abandoned 2002-09-11Surface metal/non-metal · Ayers Quarries · MSHA ID 3609035
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B & B QuarryAbandoned 2011-08-08Surface metal/non-metal · Balmer Flagstone · MSHA ID 3609870
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B & S QuarryAbandoned 2014-04-23Surface metal/non-metal · Ely's Stone · MSHA ID 3609220
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B. Dale Kelley FlagstoneAbandoned 2011-07-27Surface metal/non-metal · B. Dale Kelley Flagstone · MSHA ID 3609851
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Barbour QuarryAbandoned 2008-06-18Surface metal/non-metal · Dennis Bevan · MSHA ID 3609552
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BEA MACK STONEAbandoned 2003-07-24Surface metal/non-metal · Bea Mack · MSHA ID 3609024
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Bear's Den QuarryAbandoned 2010-08-04Surface metal/non-metal · McGavin Stone · MSHA ID 3609008
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BENNETT MINEAbandoned 2005-08-03Surface metal/non-metal · Stanley Bennett · MSHA ID 3608976
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Bennett QuarryAbandoned 2010-07-09Surface metal/non-metal · Lindley Rood Flagstone Quarries · MSHA ID 3609643
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Betty's RockAbandoned 2005-05-05Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Van Dyke · MSHA ID 3609301
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BILL ALBERT EXCAVATINGAbandoned 2026-07-16Surface metal/non-metal · BILL ALBERT EXCAVATING · MSHA ID 3610119
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Bill's QuarryAbandoned 2005-11-08Surface metal/non-metal · Bradley Strickland · MSHA ID 3609034
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Birchard PortableAbandoned 2011-08-17Surface metal/non-metal · Birchard Flagstone · MSHA ID 3609537
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Birchardville QuarryAbandoned 2012-01-09Surface metal/non-metal · R. S. Services · MSHA ID 3609964
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Bishop PortableAbandoned 2011-09-06Surface metal/non-metal · Bishop Flage Stone · MSHA ID 3609714
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BL Quarries LLCAbandoned 2013-06-26Surface metal/non-metal · BL Quarries LLC · MSHA ID 3609712
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BLUEBECK QUARRYAbandoned 2002-07-23Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Kilmer · MSHA ID 3608947
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BLUEBERRY QUARRYAbandoned 2004-04-16Surface metal/non-metal · PAUL KILMER · MSHA ID 3609049
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Bluerock Natural Resources ContractorAbandoned 2010-07-26Surface metal/non-metal · Bluerock Natural Resources LLC · MSHA ID 3609776
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Bluerock Natural Resources on Irish HillAbandoned 2009-08-12Surface metal/non-metal · Bluerock Natural Resources LLC · MSHA ID 3609516
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Bluestone QuarriesAbandoned 2006-07-12Surface metal/non-metal · Bluestone Quarries · MSHA ID 3609118
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BOB'S MINEAbandoned 2003-07-17Surface metal/non-metal · Robert A Stankiewicz · MSHA ID 3609009
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Bonnice QuarryAbandoned 2018-08-30Surface metal/non-metal · Dave Bonnice Quarries · MSHA ID 3609079
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Bonnice R-1Abandoned 2002-08-28Surface metal/non-metal · Robert Bonnice Sole Proprietor · MSHA ID 3609078
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Braveheart QuarryAbandoned 2012-11-05Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Laud Flagstone · MSHA ID 3609538
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BROOKDALE #2Abandoned 2004-01-07Surface metal/non-metal · F & K Stone · MSHA ID 3608996
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Brown QuarryAbandoned 2024-08-22Surface metal/non-metal · Noldy Flagstone · MSHA ID 3610265
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Browndale BankAbandoned 1983-01-04Facility coal · Linsinbigler Coal Company · MSHA ID 3606830
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Brushville and Coleman QuarriesAbandoned 2023-06-27Surface metal/non-metal · Meshoppen Stone, Inc. · MSHA ID 3608553
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BSQ IIAbandoned 2014-05-20Surface metal/non-metal · B S Quarries Inc · MSHA ID 3609125
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BuckhornAbandoned 2011-08-09Surface metal/non-metal · Litts & Son Stone Company · MSHA ID 3609655
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BUFF QUARRYAbandoned 2003-05-19Surface metal/non-metal · D B Flagstone · MSHA ID 3608946
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BUTLER QUARRYAbandoned 2002-07-10Surface metal/non-metal · Harold L Piasecki Sr · MSHA ID 3608931
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Carpenter #1Abandoned 2003-03-13Surface metal/non-metal · Russell Carpenter · MSHA ID 3609070
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Carpenter Quarry #1Abandoned 2006-07-20Surface metal/non-metal · Carpenter Quarry · MSHA ID 3609397
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Carter QuarryAbandoned 2012-07-18Surface metal/non-metal · R & R Stone · MSHA ID 3609358
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Carter QuarryAbandoned 2012-09-07Surface metal/non-metal · John Martin · MSHA ID 3609844
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CASEY #1Abandoned 2003-07-10Surface metal/non-metal · Vaughn Howell · MSHA ID 3608964
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CASSELBURY NORTHAbandoned 2026-05-19Surface metal/non-metal · Ronald Opeil Flagstone Co., LLC · MSHA ID 3608953
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Casselbury PortableAbandoned 2020-05-26Surface metal/non-metal · Casselbury Flagstone · MSHA ID 3609784
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CASSELBURY QUARRY WESTAbandoned 2008-10-29Surface metal/non-metal · Snake Creek Stone · MSHA ID 3608954
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Castlemont #1Abandoned 2026-05-19Surface metal/non-metal · M M Quarries Inc · MSHA ID 3609453
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CBH Shagger QuarryAbandoned 2025-06-03Surface metal/non-metal · CBH Investments LLC · MSHA ID 3610348
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Chad Lewis StoneAbandoned 2019-05-28Surface metal/non-metal · Chad Lewis Stone · MSHA ID 3610269
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CHAPEL #1Abandoned 2003-02-11Surface metal/non-metal · B Groover & Rock · MSHA ID 3608927
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CHIDESTER QUARRYAbandoned 2006-10-25Surface metal/non-metal · MAURICE DIAZ STONE · MSHA ID 3609280
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Choconut QuarryAbandoned 2018-04-19Surface metal/non-metal · Amaya Stone · MSHA ID 3610090
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Clapper QuarryAbandoned 2010-10-27Surface metal/non-metal · Ryan Ruark · MSHA ID 3609738
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Clark QuarryAbandoned 2009-03-16Surface metal/non-metal · Dennis Bevan · MSHA ID 3609551
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CLYDE LARUE STONEAbandoned 2007-10-09Surface metal/non-metal · Clyde La Rue Flagstone · MSHA ID 3607916
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Cold Ridge MobileAbandoned 2022-08-18Surface metal/non-metal · Cold Ridge Stone · MSHA ID 3610328
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Coldwell QuarryAbandoned 2017-08-29Surface metal/non-metal · John E. Spickerman · MSHA ID 3609866
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Colwell PortableAbandoned 2011-08-24Surface metal/non-metal · Jesse Colwell · MSHA ID 3609838
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Colwell PortableAbandoned 2011-08-10Surface metal/non-metal · Glover Stone · MSHA ID 3609841
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CONOVER #1Abandoned 2003-04-07Surface metal/non-metal · David Williams · MSHA ID 3609007
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Conroy PortableAbandoned 2010-07-27Surface metal/non-metal · Conroy Flagstone · MSHA ID 3609725
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COOK #1Abandoned 2005-08-18Surface metal/non-metal · Daryl Jay Cook Quarry Company · MSHA ID 3608916
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COOK QUARRYAbandoned 2003-07-10Surface metal/non-metal · Cook Quarry · MSHA ID 3608993
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Corbin PortableAbandoned 2018-09-11Surface metal/non-metal · Eric Corbin · MSHA ID 3610191
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Cortes StoneAbandoned 2022-05-11Surface metal/non-metal · Cortes Stone · MSHA ID 3610181
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Cowell QuarryAbandoned 1988-04-29Surface metal/non-metal · Cecil Kilmer Bluestone Quarries · MSHA ID 3607931
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Cramer O'DellAbandoned 2013-04-18Surface metal/non-metal · H.L.Robinson Sand and Gravel, Inc. · MSHA ID 3609949
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Crestmont IAbandoned 2024-07-30Surface metal/non-metal · DH Manufacturing LLC · MSHA ID 3610081
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CROSLEY #1Abandoned 2000-08-31Surface metal/non-metal · Bruce Taylor Sr · MSHA ID 3608764
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Curley QuarryAbandoned 2016-09-20Surface metal/non-metal · Arrowhead Quarries · MSHA ID 3609480
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D & J QuarryAbandoned 2016-08-08Surface metal/non-metal · John Sholtiss · MSHA ID 3609720
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Daniel KnightAbandoned 2005-08-15Surface metal/non-metal · Daniel Knight · MSHA ID 3609323
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Darwin CoyagoAbandoned 2019-09-11Surface metal/non-metal · Luis Nugra Stones · MSHA ID 3610223
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DC QuarriesAbandoned 2012-09-05Surface metal/non-metal · DC Quarries · MSHA ID 3609930
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DENNIS BEVAN QUARRYAbandoned 2003-04-07Surface metal/non-metal · Dennis Bevan Quarry · MSHA ID 3608997
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Devil's HoleAbandoned 2005-08-15Surface metal/non-metal · Devil's Hole · MSHA ID 3609343
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DEVILS GARDENAbandoned 1998-04-09Surface metal/non-metal · B S Quarries · MSHA ID 3608600
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DFLP #1Abandoned 2010-09-09Surface metal/non-metal · Eric Diaz · MSHA ID 3609855
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DiBiase QuarriesAbandoned 2011-08-10Surface metal/non-metal · Shattuck Quarries · MSHA ID 3609836
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Dibiase QuarryAbandoned 2012-06-11Surface metal/non-metal · Mike Kovach · MSHA ID 3609837
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Don Stauton FlagstoneAbandoned 2026-06-25Surface metal/non-metal · Don Stauton Flagstone · MSHA ID 3610161
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Doolittle Stone LLCAbandoned 2017-05-02Surface metal/non-metal · Doolittle Stone LLC · MSHA ID 3610149
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DST QuarryAbandoned 2005-08-29Surface metal/non-metal · DST Quarry · MSHA ID 3609084
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DUBBLE QUARRYAbandoned 2003-08-05Surface metal/non-metal · Algerd Choplosky Jr · MSHA ID 3609017
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E K QuarryAbandoned 2011-08-22Surface metal/non-metal · E K Quarries · MSHA ID 3609018
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Eddies StoneAbandoned 2021-05-18Surface metal/non-metal · Edward Barber · MSHA ID 3610270
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Eddleston QuarryAbandoned 2005-06-23Surface metal/non-metal · Eddleston Quarry · MSHA ID 3609273
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EDDLESTON QUARRYAbandoned 2026-05-19Surface metal/non-metal · A. WILBER STONE INC. · MSHA ID 3610292
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Edwin SanchezAbandoned 2024-09-05Surface metal/non-metal · Edwin Sanchez · MSHA ID 3610428
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Elk Lake IIIAbandoned 2006-05-18Surface metal/non-metal · Meshoppen Stone Inc · MSHA ID 3609423
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Ellis Mock QuarryAbandoned 2008-03-20Surface metal/non-metal · Ellis Quarry LLC · MSHA ID 3609478
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Ellis QuarryAbandoned 2010-02-09Surface metal/non-metal · Ellis Quarry · MSHA ID 3608904
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Ellis Quarry LLCAbandoned 2010-07-07Surface metal/non-metal · Ellis Quarry LLC · MSHA ID 3609745
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Endless Mt. Stone PortableAbandoned 2023-08-31Surface metal/non-metal · Endless Mountain Stone Co. · MSHA ID 3609823
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English FlatsAbandoned 2020-08-13Surface metal/non-metal · M M Quarries Inc · MSHA ID 3610211
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Eric Scott Strohl QuarryAbandoned 2008-09-09Surface metal/non-metal · Eric Scott Strohl · MSHA ID 3609656
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Erie R R Bank OperationAbandoned 1984-03-01Facility coal · Popple Brothers · MSHA ID 3607278
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Evans Maher MineAbandoned 2009-06-23Surface metal/non-metal · Marty Evans · MSHA ID 3609659
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F S Lopke Cobra Track Jaw sn: 53989Abandoned 2014-05-27Surface metal/non-metal · F.S. Lopke Contracting, Inc. · MSHA ID 3610025
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F.S. Lopke: AMI 3042 Jaw sn 1084-1-D2360Abandoned 2024-09-05Surface metal/non-metal · F. S. Lopke Contracting, Inc. · MSHA ID 3610423
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F.S. Lopke: Chamberlain QuarryAbandoned 2016-08-23Surface metal/non-metal · F.S. Lopke Contracting, Inc. · MSHA ID 3609984
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F.S. Lopke: Fallon QuarryAbandoned 2023-09-20Surface metal/non-metal · F. S. Lopke Contracting, Inc. · MSHA ID 3610002
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F.S. Lopke: Svedala 1208 PlantAbandoned 2016-10-13Surface metal/non-metal · F.S. Lopke Contracting, Inc. · MSHA ID 3610003
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Fallon Stone QuarryAbandoned 2015-05-01Surface metal/non-metal · H.L. Robinson Sand and Gravel · MSHA ID 3609269
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Family Affair QuarriesAbandoned 2005-10-06Surface metal/non-metal · Brendan Connolly · MSHA ID 3609333
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Farm Quarry IIAbandoned 2015-09-02Surface metal/non-metal · Cold Ridge Stone LLC · MSHA ID 3609853
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Fields QuarryAbandoned 2011-08-29Surface metal/non-metal · Pat Kipar · MSHA ID 3609873
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Forest City BankAbandoned 1981-01-19Surface coal · Anthracite Processing Co Inc · MSHA ID 3605714
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Forest City BreakerAbandoned 1977-07-12Facility coal · Anthracite Processing Co Inc · MSHA ID 3601681
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FOREST LAKE QUARRYAbandoned 2005-06-01Surface metal/non-metal · Kevin & Grace Ives · MSHA ID 3608934
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Four Star QuarryAbandoned 2025-08-27Surface metal/non-metal · Butch Bluestone LLC · MSHA ID 3609587
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Fox Hill QuarryAbandoned 2004-01-15Surface metal/non-metal · K. Millard, Inc. · MSHA ID 3609106
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Frank LopezAbandoned 2014-04-03Surface metal/non-metal · Frank Lopez · MSHA ID 3610055
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Frank's QuarryAbandoned 2007-11-19Surface metal/non-metal · Tim Brewer & Son Flagstone · MSHA ID 3609340
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FRUDA #1Abandoned 2003-03-17Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Newhart · MSHA ID 3608920
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FRYSTAK #1Abandoned 2006-11-01Surface metal/non-metal · John P Frystak · MSHA ID 3609015
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G.D LokeAbandoned 2011-08-09Surface metal/non-metal · Gary Loke Jr Stone Inc. · MSHA ID 3609827
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Gage QuarryAbandoned 1992-08-10Surface metal/non-metal · Heeman Quarries · MSHA ID 3607913
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Gamble FlagstoneAbandoned 2021-06-10Surface metal/non-metal · Gamble Flagstone · MSHA ID 3608995
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GAMBLE QUARRY #2Abandoned 2003-04-01Surface metal/non-metal · Gregory Flagstone · MSHA ID 3608994
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Gary D WoodAbandoned 2009-06-22Surface metal/non-metal · Gary D Wood · MSHA ID 3609599
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GENERATIONS QUARRYAbandoned 2010-09-28Surface metal/non-metal · Dale G Webster · MSHA ID 3608971
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George QuarryAbandoned 2015-09-21Surface metal/non-metal · Scott George Bluestone · MSHA ID 3609672
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Gesford Quarry #1Abandoned 2006-09-11Surface metal/non-metal · Karl Gesford · MSHA ID 3609448
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Gilwal FarmsAbandoned 2018-08-14Surface metal/non-metal · Gilwal Farms (G & N) Inc · MSHA ID 3609530
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Glory MountainAbandoned 2023-08-22Surface metal/non-metal · Gacha Stone · MSHA ID 3610390
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Gold MineAbandoned 2009-11-24Surface metal/non-metal · Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. · MSHA ID 3609447
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Green And Conrad QuarryAbandoned 1992-06-03Surface metal/non-metal · Lee A Wilbur Flagstone Co · MSHA ID 3600272
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GROOVER #1Abandoned 2001-08-21Surface metal/non-metal · Todd Groover Flagstone · MSHA ID 3608929
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GROOVER FLAGSTONEAbandoned 2005-06-16Surface metal/non-metal · L L FLAGSTONE · MSHA ID 3609152
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Groover No. 2Abandoned 2011-07-19Surface metal/non-metal · Vangorder Stone · MSHA ID 3609871
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Gruver 1Abandoned 2018-12-07Surface metal/non-metal · Marty Evans · MSHA ID 3610073
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Guiton QuarryAbandoned 1989-09-01Surface metal/non-metal · Chancey Kelley · MSHA ID 3608026
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Guiton QuarryAbandoned 2010-09-22Surface metal/non-metal · David M Guiton · MSHA ID 3609676
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HALLOWICHAbandoned 2003-06-25Surface metal/non-metal · Barber Supply · MSHA ID 3609011
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HALLOWICHAbandoned 2004-01-05Surface metal/non-metal · A & B Flagstone Company · MSHA ID 3609013
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HALLSTEAD QUARRYAbandoned 2006-04-13Surface metal/non-metal · Jeffrey B O'Dell · MSHA ID 3608738
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Halstead QuarryAbandoned 1992-08-10Surface metal/non-metal · Kilmer Quarries · MSHA ID 3608108
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HandyAbandoned 2006-10-02Surface metal/non-metal · E K Quarries · MSHA ID 3609019
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Hanjaras QuarryAbandoned 2018-09-12Surface metal/non-metal · Jose Danilo Enriquez Quarry · MSHA ID 3609601
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Hanjaras QuarryAbandoned 2018-11-19Surface metal/non-metal · Josa Vasquez · MSHA ID 3610038
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Harold T. Phillips (Portable)Abandoned 2013-04-04Surface metal/non-metal · Harold T. Phillips · MSHA ID 3609946
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Hatfield & McCoy 1 and 2Abandoned 2006-05-08Surface metal/non-metal · Finch Flagstone · MSHA ID 3608973
…and 268 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 |
|---|---|
| Quarry | 410 |
| Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated | 117 |
| Gravel Pit | 21 |
| Disturbed Surface | 21 |
| Open Pit Mine or Quarry | 14 |
| Quarry | 11 |
| Gravel Pit | 3 |
| P2 Vertical Openings | 2 |
| Open Pit Mine | 2 |
| P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | 1 |
| P3 Gobs | 1 |
| P1 Vertical Openings | 1 |
| Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated | 1 |
| P2 Subsidence | 1 |
| P1 Dangerous Impoundments | 1 |
| P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | 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.