Abandoned mines in Emery County, Utah

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   340 63.2%
2. Prospect pits and trenches

   shallow exploration diggings that never became a mine
   101 18.8%
3. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   22 4.1%
4. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   31 5.8%
5. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   19 3.5%
6. Mills, tipples and facilities

   processing plants and hazardous structures
   8 1.5%
7. Other reclamation problems

   highwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
   16 3.0%
8. Other

   symbols outside the classes above
   1 0.2%

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. Bear Canyon #1

   Underground coal · C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · MSHA ID 4201697
   Abandoned and Sealed 2004-12-16
2. Beaver Gravel Pit

   Surface metal/non-metal · Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 4201958
   Abandoned 1989-11-06
3. Beehive

   Underground coal · Horizon Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4200082
   Abandoned and Sealed 1987-03-27
4. Big Bend

   Surface metal/non-metal · Zion Holding Corp · MSHA ID 4201856
   Abandoned 1984-01-07
5. BLACKHAWK

   Underground metal/non-metal · T J Clark · MSHA ID 4202124
   Abandoned 1998-05-28
6. BRC Deer Creek

   Surface coal · BRC Wellington, LLC · MSHA ID 4202649
   Abandoned 2019-03-21
7. Brown Rose

   Surface metal/non-metal · Brown Rose Mining · MSHA ID 4202014
   Abandoned 1988-08-29
8. C & W No 1 Mine

   Underground coal · Blazon Company · MSHA ID 4201581
   Abandoned 1980-04-01
9. Carnotite West

   Underground metal/non-metal · Carnotite LLC · MSHA ID 4202493
   Abandoned 2009-01-26
10. Castle Mine Waste Rock Site

    Surface coal · Castle Valley Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4202693
    Abandoned 2025-01-30
11. Cleveland Coal

    Facility coal · Cleveland Coal · MSHA ID 4201904
    Abandoned 1988-01-01
12. Co-Op Mine

    Underground coal · Co-Op Mining Company · MSHA ID 4200081
    Abandoned and Sealed 1982-11-16
13. Cottonwood Mine

    Facility coal · Interwest Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201944
    Abandoned 2016-08-10
14. Crandall Canyon Mine

    Underground coal · Genwal Resources Inc · MSHA ID 4201715
    Abandoned and Sealed 2008-03-19
15. Crandall Canyon No 2 Mine

    Underground coal · Genwal Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4201809
    Abandoned 1982-12-01
16. Crusher #1

    Surface metal/non-metal · Nielson Construction Corp · MSHA ID 4201795
    Abandoned 2014-01-02
17. Crusher #3

    Surface metal/non-metal · Staker & Parson Companies · MSHA ID 4202151
    Abandoned 2026-08-04
18. Crusher #4 Track Impactor

    Surface metal/non-metal · Staker & Parson Companies · MSHA ID 4202158
    Abandoned 2026-07-14
19. Crusher #6

    Surface metal/non-metal · Staker & Parson Companies · MSHA ID 4202534
    Abandoned 2018-02-14
20. Deer Creek Mine

    Underground coal · East Mountain Energy LLC · MSHA ID 4200121
    Abandoned and Sealed 2018-02-21
21. Delta Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Utah West Mining & Development Inc · MSHA ID 4201339
    Abandoned 1982-12-09
22. Deseret

    Underground coal · Horizon Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4200988
    Abandoned and Sealed 1987-03-27
23. Desert Sienna

    Surface metal/non-metal · Bown Stone Products Inc · MSHA ID 4202499
    Abandoned 2014-05-08
24. Dexter

    Underground metal/non-metal · Doran Hunt Mining Company · MSHA ID 4200610
    Abandoned 1980-01-05
25. Drill Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Watterson Mining · MSHA ID 4201274
    Abandoned 1977-06-30
26. Dry Wash

    Surface metal/non-metal · Miracle Rock Mining & Research · MSHA ID 4202259
    Abandoned 2017-01-13
27. Dry Wash #1

    Underground metal/non-metal · Natural Solution · MSHA ID 4202076
    Abandoned 1992-10-26
28. El Jay #778

    Surface metal/non-metal · Rees'S Enterprise · MSHA ID 4202023
    Abandoned 1991-02-22
29. Emery Preparatiom Plant

    Surface coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4201779
    Abandoned 2003-06-15
30. Emery Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4201778
    Abandoned 2011-09-09
31. Emery Test Pit

    Surface coal · W W Clyde & Company · MSHA ID 4201277
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
32. Emeryide

    Underground metal/non-metal · Bob Clark Company · MSHA ID 4201969
    Abandoned 1989-09-08
33. Flattop Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Decade Minex Corp · MSHA ID 4201497
    Abandoned 1979-08-30
34. Fossil Rock Waste Rock Site

    Facility coal · Fossil Rock Resources, LLC · MSHA ID 4202662
    Abandoned 2018-07-25
35. Gary #1

    Underground metal/non-metal · Thompson Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4201575
    Abandoned 1979-08-24
36. Gentry Mountain #4

    Underground coal · Gentry Mountain Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4202335
    Abandoned 2023-02-23
37. Gentry Mountain Mine Surface

    Facility coal · Gentry Mountain Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4202395
    Abandoned 2023-04-26
38. Green River #9

    Underground metal/non-metal · Kimmerle Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4202585
    Abandoned 2012-05-08
39. Gypsum Resource Development Incorporated

    Surface metal/non-metal · Gypsum Resource Development Inc · MSHA ID 4202066
    Abandoned 1992-08-17
40. Hanni No 1

    Underground metal/non-metal · Colt Mesa Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201353
    Abandoned 1980-09-03
41. Hidden Valley

    Underground coal · Soldier Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 4201407
    Abandoned and Sealed 1979-10-01
42. Horse Canyon Mine

    Underground coal · Utah American Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4200100
    Abandoned and Sealed 1993-06-15
43. Humbug #6

    Underground metal/non-metal · Atlas Minerals · MSHA ID 4201258
    Abandoned 1979-09-05
44. Humbug No 2

    Underground metal/non-metal · Atlas Minerals · MSHA ID 4201237
    Abandoned 1979-09-05
45. Huntington Canyon No 4 Mine

    Underground coal · Beaver Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 4201270
    Abandoned and Sealed 1984-11-13
46. J & M Claims

    Underground metal/non-metal · I R W Partnership · MSHA ID 4201529
    Abandoned 1980-09-09
47. J B King Mine

    Underground coal · Western States Minerals Corp · MSHA ID 4200085
    Abandoned and Sealed 1985-06-05
48. Jack #1

    Underground metal/non-metal · Watterson Mining · MSHA ID 4201467
    Abandoned 1980-06-16
49. Jack No 1

    Underground metal/non-metal · Watterson Mining · MSHA ID 4201507
    Abandoned 1980-06-16
50. Lila Canyon

    Underground coal · Emery County Coal Resources, Inc. · MSHA ID 4202241
    Abandoned and Sealed 2024-12-02
51. Little Dove

    Underground coal · Horizon Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4201393
    Abandoned and Sealed 1987-03-27
52. Little Joe Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Creole Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4201708
    Abandoned 1984-08-21
53. Lucky 7

    Underground metal/non-metal · General Minerals Of America Inc · MSHA ID 4201480
    Abandoned 1979-07-13
54. Lucky Strike Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · MSHA ID 4201259
    Abandoned 1980-08-04
55. Marshbank Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Larry Perkins Company · MSHA ID 4201549
    Abandoned 1980-09-09
56. MILLER ROCK

    Underground metal/non-metal · Hub Research & Development Company · MSHA ID 4201954
    Abandoned 1998-08-04
57. MINCHEY GRAVEL PIT

    Surface metal/non-metal · Minchey Digging · MSHA ID 4202211
    Abandoned 2002-06-09
58. Minchey Pit #2

    Surface metal/non-metal · Eddy Shaw Construcion Company · MSHA ID 4201762
    Abandoned 1983-04-22
59. Mine No 9

    Underground metal/non-metal · Birch Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201222
    Abandoned 1978-06-06
60. Mohrland Loudout Facility

    Facility coal · Genwal Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4202039
    Abandoned 1990-03-12
61. North Mesa Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Butt Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201551
    Abandoned 1981-11-23
62. North Mesa No 9

    Underground metal/non-metal · Larry Perkins Company · MSHA ID 4201560
    Abandoned 1980-05-20
63. Portable #1C

    Surface metal/non-metal · High Desert Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 4202574
    Abandoned 2016-08-16
64. Portable #2S

    Surface metal/non-metal · High Desert Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 4202573
    Abandoned 2016-08-16
65. PORTABLE CRUSHER #2

    Surface metal/non-metal · EMERY COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT · MSHA ID 4202717
    Abandoned 2022-08-16
66. PORTABLE PLANT 3

    Surface metal/non-metal · Bannock Paving Company Inc · MSHA ID 4202125
    Abandoned 1997-11-03
67. Princess Mine

    Facility coal · Utah Land Resources, Inc. · MSHA ID 4202356
    Abandoned and Sealed 2024-02-12
68. Probe Shaft Or Probe Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Atlas Minerals · MSHA ID 4201422
    Abandoned 1982-11-22
69. Red Chip Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Adams Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201503
    Abandoned 1980-01-07
70. Reef Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · Southwest Stone, Inc. · MSHA ID 4202434
    Abandoned 2015-07-16
71. Sahara Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Energy Fuels Nuclear Inc · MSHA ID 4201249
    Abandoned 2026-05-27
72. Sinbad Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Roedel Mining · MSHA ID 4201676
    Abandoned 1987-06-11
73. Smith Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Colt Mesa Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201394
    Abandoned 1978-12-06
74. Snow Shaft

    Underground metal/non-metal · Atlas Minerals · MSHA ID 4200503
    Abandoned 1982-11-22
75. SOUTH KIMBALL DRAW QUARRY

    Surface metal/non-metal · United States Gypsum Company · MSHA ID 4202244
    Abandoned 2001-09-12
76. South Temple Mine

    Surface metal/non-metal · K D & R Mining · MSHA ID 4201606
    Abandoned 1980-05-23
77. Spanish Trail Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Cimarron Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201447
    Abandoned 1978-06-06
78. Strike No 1

    Underground metal/non-metal · Colt Mesa Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201413
    Abandoned 1978-03-10
79. Trail Mountain Coal Yard

    Facility coal · Trail Mountain Coal Company · MSHA ID 4201808
    Abandoned 1985-10-07
80. TRC Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Red Cliff Mining Inc. · MSHA ID 4202340
    Abandoned 2026-05-27
81. Unit Train Loading Facility

    Facility coal · Atlas-Dirty Devil Mining · MSHA ID 4201449
    Abandoned 1981-03-10
82. Vanadium King No 2

    Underground metal/non-metal · Black Rock Mining · MSHA ID 4201561
    Abandoned 1982-05-17
83. Vanadium King No 6 Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Hill Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201433
    Abandoned 1983-01-05
84. White Jack Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · M E Mining Company · MSHA ID 4201556
    Abandoned 1980-05-12
85. Wilberg

    Underground coal · Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · MSHA ID 4200080
    Abandoned 1990-02-05
86. Wildcat Mine

    Underground metal/non-metal · Wildcat Excavation · MSHA ID 4201953
    Abandoned 1987-01-12
87. Woodside Pit

    Surface metal/non-metal · Corn Construction Company · MSHA ID 4201919
    Abandoned 1985-07-16
88. WP#1

    Surface metal/non-metal · MONUMENT RESOURCES · MSHA ID 4202447
    Abandoned 2014-05-08

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

• Juab County 2,946
• Utah County 2,096
• Tooele County 2,037
• Beaver County 1,811
• San Juan County 1,219
• Salt Lake County 974
• Box Elder County 846
• Piute County 788
• Millard County 730
• Grand County 583
• Uintah County 465
• Iron County 420

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.