Abandoned mines in Claiborne County, Tennessee

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   24 12.9%
2. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   102 54.8%
3. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   2 1.1%
4. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   14 7.5%
5. Mills, tipples and facilities

   processing plants and hazardous structures
   5 2.7%
6. Other reclamation problems

   highwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
   38 20.4%
7. Other

   symbols outside the classes above
   1 0.5%

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 types carry OSMRE's priority prefix: P1 and P2 are threats to health, safety and property, P3 is environmental. A problem area is a cluster of problems reclaimed as one project; several rows can share one location.

1. #1 Auger

   Surface coal · Triple C Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4003036
   Abandoned 1993-12-01
2. #1 Surface

   Surface coal · Hamblin Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002555
   Abandoned 1982-05-11
3. #1 Surface

   Surface coal · Jim-I Coal Company · MSHA ID 4002874
   Abandoned 1985-04-20
4. #1 Surface

   Surface coal · Fonde Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002891
   Abandoned 1986-06-26
5. #1 Surface

   Surface coal · Twin Star Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002941
   Abandoned 1993-10-07
6. #1 Tenn Strip

   Surface coal · White Oak Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4001148
   Abandoned 1988-02-24
7. 36

   Surface coal · C.T.L. Coal Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003229
   Abandoned 2005-03-15
8. Abc Mine #1a

   Underground coal · Abc Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003032
   Abandoned and Sealed 1991-06-11
9. Abc No 1

   Underground coal · Abc Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002982
   Abandoned and Sealed 1990-10-10
10. Auger #1

    Surface coal · Dixie Carbon, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003239
    Abandoned 2010-01-25
11. Ben's Branch Deep Mine

    Underground coal · Kopper Glo Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4003364
    Abandoned 2014-05-06
12. Bennetts Fork TN Mine

    Surface coal · Robert Clear Coal Corporation · MSHA ID 4003026
    Abandoned 2008-12-01
13. Big S Mining Corporation

    Surface coal · Big S Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4002359
    Abandoned 1980-09-15
14. Brown Strip Mine

    Surface coal · Brown Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4001091
    Abandoned 1974-02-26
15. Buckeye Springs No. 2

    Surface coal · Appolo Fuels, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003293
    Abandoned 2009-05-29
16. Buffalo Creek Mine

    Underground coal · Premco Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4001581
    Abandoned and Sealed 1980-08-25
17. Buffalo Creek Mine

    Underground coal · Buffalo Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 4002021
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
18. Cabin Hollow

    Underground coal · Bell County Coal Corporation · MSHA ID 4003208
    Abandoned 2009-12-30
19. Claiborne #1

    Surface coal · Addington Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4003098
    Abandoned 1997-04-09
20. Claiborne Co #1

    Surface coal · Goldens Creek Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4003096
    Abandoned 2001-10-23
21. Claiborne County Mine #1

    Surface coal · Energy Producers Associates Inc · MSHA ID 4003022
    Abandoned and Sealed 1991-05-06
22. Claiborne County Quarry

    Surface metal/non-metal · Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P · MSHA ID 4003095
    Abandoned 2009-02-23
23. Claiborne No 1 Surface Coal Mine

    Surface coal · Debra Lynn Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4003115
    Abandoned 1998-09-11
24. CLAIRBORNE CO. ROCK

    Surface metal/non-metal · Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 4003149
    Abandoned 2001-10-09
25. Clear Fork Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4003443
    Abandoned 2016-03-17
26. Cooper Ridge Deep Mine

    Underground coal · Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4003441
    Abandoned and Sealed 2023-11-06
27. Cooper Ridge Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003164
    Abandoned 2007-03-30
28. Copperhead

    Underground coal · Straight Creek Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4002542
    Abandoned and Sealed 1999-08-17
29. Cvc No 3

    Underground coal · Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 4002951
    Abandoned and Sealed 1990-03-15
30. Dixie Pine Coal Co Inc 1 & 2

    Surface coal · Dixie Pine Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4000519
    Abandoned 1988-07-27
31. Double Mountain Mine

    Underground coal · Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4003365
    Abandoned 2023-11-02
32. Eagan/King Mountain Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003196
    Abandoned 2009-07-22
33. Fork Ridge Gob Pile

    Surface coal · Blue Chip Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002727
    Abandoned 1983-02-02
34. Fork Ridge No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4001149
    Abandoned 1980-12-24
35. Gatliff #4

    Facility coal · Gatliff Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4001093
    Abandoned 1992-01-13
36. Gatliff Tipple #5

    Facility coal · Gatliff Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003056
    Abandoned 1992-05-01
37. Hard Rock Mine

    Surface coal · Hard Rock Coal Company · MSHA ID 4001833
    Abandoned 1976-07-29
38. Harris Branch/Tackett Creek Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003217
    Abandoned 2009-07-16
39. HM #2

    Surface coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4003330
    Abandoned 2010-06-01
40. Horseshoe #1

    Surface coal · Horseshoe Mountain Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003140
    Abandoned 2000-03-07
41. Kentecon Strip #1

    Surface coal · Kentecon Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4002438
    Abandoned 1980-07-02
42. Kidwell Tipple

    Surface coal · Waters Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4001092
    Abandoned 1980-04-30
43. Kopper Glo Preparation Plant

    Facility coal · Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4001038
    Abandoned 2023-11-08
44. Leach Mountain

    Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003122
    Abandoned 2007-03-30
45. Matthews Mine

    Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4000520
    Abandoned and Sealed 2001-02-28
46. Mine # 1

    Underground coal · Heat-X-Change, LLC. · MSHA ID 4003512
    Abandoned and Sealed 2023-11-06
47. Mine No 1

    Underground coal · Tennco Inc · MSHA ID 4003121
    Abandoned and Sealed 2002-02-05
48. Mine No 5

    Underground coal · Arjay Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4003135
    Abandoned and Sealed 2002-02-05
49. Mountainside Wash Plant

    Facility coal · Mountainside Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003181
    Abandoned 2009-02-23
50. MSD Mining #1

    Surface coal · MSD Mining Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003162
    Abandoned and Sealed 2002-10-01
51. No 1

    Underground coal · Straight Creek Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4002353
    Abandoned and Sealed 2002-05-31
52. No 1

    Facility coal · Kajun Inc · MSHA ID 4002851
    Abandoned 1985-10-24
53. No 1

    Underground coal · Sanders Enterprises Coal Company · MSHA ID 4003028
    Abandoned and Sealed 1992-06-18
54. No 1

    Underground coal · Big Lee Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4003060
    Abandoned and Sealed 2004-09-30
55. No 1 Auger

    Surface coal · Charles King Coal Company · MSHA ID 4001377
    Abandoned 1980-06-11
56. No 1 Auger

    Surface coal · Partin Auger Mining · MSHA ID 4002990
    Abandoned and Sealed 1990-12-06
57. No 1 Auger

    Surface coal · Trosper Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4003116
    Abandoned 2000-01-31
58. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Anderson Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4000564
    Abandoned 1980-06-11
59. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Parker & Henderson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002156
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
60. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Hobart Rose Coal Company · MSHA ID 4002276
    Abandoned 1977-07-01
61. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Hobart Rose Coal Company · MSHA ID 4002304
    Abandoned 1978-05-16
62. No 1 Preparation Plant

    Facility coal · Valley Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4002824
    Abandoned 1988-09-01
63. No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Charles King Coal Company · MSHA ID 4001326
    Abandoned 1974-04-04
64. No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4001481
    Abandoned 1975-08-21
65. No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Black Coal Company · MSHA ID 4002669
    Abandoned 1980-01-01
66. No 1 Strip Mine

    Surface coal · Bear Creek Coal Co · MSHA ID 4000643
    Abandoned 1976-02-19
67. No 1 Strip Mine

    Surface coal · Collins Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002784
    Abandoned 1983-12-15
68. No 1 Surface

    Surface coal · Thacker Coal Company · MSHA ID 4001217
    Abandoned 1980-06-11
69. No 1 Surface

    Surface coal · Tyce Hamblin Coal Company · MSHA ID 4001990
    Abandoned 1976-06-23
70. No 1 Surface

    Surface coal · R & S Coal Company · MSHA ID 4002087
    Abandoned 1977-03-17
71. No 1 Surface

    Surface coal · Ru-El Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002416
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
72. No 1 Surface

    Surface coal · B & J Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 4002624
    Abandoned 1986-05-08
73. No 1 Surface

    Surface coal · M & W Construction Company · MSHA ID 4002629
    Abandoned 1980-10-15
74. No 1 Surface

    Surface coal · William & Willard Coal Company · MSHA ID 4002642
    Abandoned 1982-07-10
75. No 1 Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Waters Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4001094
    Abandoned 1980-06-11
76. No 1 Tennessee Tipple

    Facility coal · White Oak Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4002111
    Abandoned 1990-06-21
77. No 1 Tipple

    Facility coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4001989
    Abandoned 1977-12-13
78. No 2 Strip

    Surface coal · Mountain Movers Inc · MSHA ID 4002480
    Abandoned 1980-12-29
79. No 2 Surface

    Surface coal · Four Leaf Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4000521
    Abandoned 1997-07-15
80. No 4 Strip

    Surface coal · Tackett Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4000333
    Abandoned 1980-06-11
81. No. 1

    Underground coal · Solid Fuel Inc. · MSHA ID 4003333
    Abandoned and Sealed 2012-04-25
82. No. 2

    Underground coal · Straight Creek Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003179
    Abandoned and Sealed 2002-12-19
83. No. 3

    Underground coal · Straight Creek Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003192
    Abandoned and Sealed 2003-07-18
84. No. 4

    Underground coal · Straight Creek Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003199
    Abandoned and Sealed 2003-10-02
85. No1 Tipple

    Facility coal · Black Gold Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4002107
    Abandoned 1984-06-18
86. Parker And Henderson Coal Company Incorp

    Underground coal · Parker & Henderson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4002474
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
87. Peg Strip

    Surface coal · White Winter Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4002360
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
88. Prosperity Mine No. 1

    Underground coal · Prosperity Coal, LLC · MSHA ID 4003177
    Abandoned 2018-11-05
89. Rich Mountain Mine No. 1

    Underground coal · Tennco, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003256
    Abandoned and Sealed 2006-02-06
90. Ridgetop Development Surface Mine 4

    Surface coal · Ridgetop Development, LLC · MSHA ID 4003515
    Abandoned 2023-04-04
91. Royal Gem #1 Surface

    Surface coal · Royal Gem Coal Company · MSHA ID 4001103
    Abandoned 1983-07-13
92. Stimulas 1

    Surface coal · C & L Highwall Mining · MSHA ID 4003422
    Abandoned and Sealed 2014-03-05
93. Straight Creek Mine

    Underground coal · Tennco, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003213
    Abandoned and Sealed 2006-05-17
94. Straight Creek Surface Mine #1

    Surface coal · Tackett Creek Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4003351
    Abandoned 2017-06-05
95. Strip #1

    Surface coal · Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4003366
    Abandoned 2015-05-08
96. Sunshine

    Underground coal · Straight Creek Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4000328
    Abandoned and Sealed 2003-07-18
97. Surface #2

    Surface coal · Carl Clear Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4002838
    Abandoned 1986-06-24
98. Surface Mine #1

    Surface coal · Double Mountain Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4003027
    Abandoned 2020-10-01
99. Surface Mine #2

    Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003147
    Abandoned 2004-03-17
100. Surface/HM-2

     Surface coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4003180
     Abandoned 2011-04-01
101. Tackett Creek #1

     Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003285
     Abandoned 2006-10-18
102. Tackett Creek Mine

     Underground coal · Kopper Glo Fuel, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003230
     Abandoned and Sealed 2005-12-06
103. Tackett Mine # 2

     Surface coal · Mountainside Coal Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003327
     Abandoned 2010-03-15
104. Valley Creek #1

     Underground coal · Gatliff Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4003055
     Abandoned and Sealed 1992-05-01
105. Valley Creek Mine #1

     Surface coal · Tackett Creek Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003467
     Abandoned 2018-04-24
106. Valley Creek Mine No. 2

     Underground coal · Tennco Inc · MSHA ID 4003231
     Abandoned and Sealed 2005-07-06
107. Valley Creek Mine No. 3

     Underground coal · Tennco, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003218
     Abandoned and Sealed 2006-04-26
108. Valley Creek Permit #3112

     Surface coal · CSB II, INC. · MSHA ID 4003228
     Abandoned 2004-10-08
109. Valley Creek-Rich Mtn #1

     Surface coal · Debra Lynn Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4003215
     Abandoned 2004-04-27
110. Watson Branch

     Underground coal · Solid Fuel, Inc. · MSHA ID 4003273
     Abandoned and Sealed 2023-11-06

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

• Campbell County 626
• Scott County 471
• Marion County 409
• Maury County 382
• Anderson County 360
• Cumberland County 349
• Morgan County 348
• Hamilton County 277
• Sequatchie County 168
• Shelby County 160
• Grundy County 149
• Hardin County 142

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.