How many abandoned mines are in Lee County, Virginia?

Abandoned mine inventory

Abandoned mines in Lee County, Virginia

Lee County, Virginia has 344 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1921–1991, including 158 mine openings (shafts, adits and air shafts). OSMRE's abandoned mine land inventory lists 202 problems in the county, 125 of them not yet reclaimed. MSHA's register carries 241 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.

Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering Lee 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): 344
Mine openings: 158
OSMRE problems unreclaimed: 125
MSHA mines marked abandoned: 241

0 features carry a name0 prospect pits21 quadrangle maps, published 1921–1991 202 OSMRE problems, 77 reclaimed 49 MSHA mines abandoned and sealed

What the features are

Mine openings

shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings

183 33.5%
Mines and surface workings

labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings

174 31.9%
Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction

4 0.7%
Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

what mining left above ground

30 5.5%
Mills, tipples and facilities

processing plants and hazardous structures

16 2.9%
Other reclamation problems

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

139 25.5%

OSMRE abandoned mine land problems202 on inventory

Problem area	Problem	Program	Status
Baileys Trace	P1 Clogged Streams	Federal Reclamation Program	Reclamation Completed
Baileys Trace	P1 Dangerous Slides	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Baileys Trace	P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Federal Reclamation Program	Reclamation Completed
Baileys Trace	P1 Portals	Federal Reclamation Program	Reclamation Completed
Baileys Trace	P1 Surface Burning	Federal Reclamation Program	Reclamation Completed
Baileys Trace	P1 Vertical Openings	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Baileys Trace	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Baileys Trace	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Baileys Trace	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Baileys Trace	P2 Underground Mine Fires	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Baileys Trace	P3 Gobs		Reclamation Pending
Baileys Trace	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Baileys Trace	P3 Gobs	Remining	Reclamation Pending
Baileys Trace	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Burkhart Chapel	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Burkhart Chapel	P2 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Burkhart Chapel	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Burkhart Chapel	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Burkhart Chapel	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Burkhart Chapel	P3 Equipment Facility	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Burkhart Chapel	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Burkhart Chapel	P3 Haul Road	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Burkhart Chapel	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Calvin	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Completed
Calvin	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Remining	Reclamation Completed
Calvin	P2 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Calvin	P2 Clogged Streams	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Completed
Calvin	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Calvin	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Calvin	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Remining	Reclamation Completed
Calvin	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Calvin	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Calvin	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Calvin	P3 Equipment Facility	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Calvin	P3 High Wall	Remining	In Reclamation
Calvin	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Calvin	P3 Industrial/Residential Waste	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Calvin	P3 Mine Opening	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Calvin	P3 Mine Opening	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Calvin	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Calvin	P3 Water Problems	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Gin Creek	P1 Clogged Stream Lands	Federal Reclamation Program	Reclamation Completed
Gin Creek	P1 Clogged Streams	Federal Reclamation Program	Reclamation Completed
Gin Creek	P1 Portals	Federal Reclamation Program	Reclamation Completed
Gin Creek	P1 Surface Burning	Federal Reclamation Program	Reclamation Completed
Gin Creek	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Gin Creek	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Gin Creek	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Gin Creek	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Gin Creek	P3 Haul Road	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Gin Creek	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Gin Creek	P3 Industrial/Residential Waste	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Jones Creek	P1 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Jones Creek	P1 Dangerous Slides	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Jones Creek	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Jones Creek	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Jones Creek	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Jones Creek	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Jones Creek	P3 Equipment Facility	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Jones Creek	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Jones Creek	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Jones Creek	P3 Mine Opening	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Jones Creek	P3 Slump	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Jones Creek	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Jordan Branch	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Jordan Branch	P2 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Jordan Branch	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Jordan Branch	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Jordan Branch	P2 Portals	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Jordan Branch	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Jordan Branch	P3 Haul Road	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Jordan Branch	P3 Water Problems	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lower Straight Creek	P1 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lower Straight Creek	P1 Clogged Streams	Federal Reclamation Program	Reclamation Completed
Lower Straight Creek	P1 Clogged Streams	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Lower Straight Creek	P1 Dangerous Impoundments	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Lower Straight Creek	P1 Dangerous Slides	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Lower Straight Creek	P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Federal Reclamation Program	Reclamation Completed
Lower Straight Creek	P1 Portals	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Lower Straight Creek	P1 Portals	Federal Reclamation Program	Reclamation Completed
Lower Straight Creek	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Lower Straight Creek	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lower Straight Creek	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lower Straight Creek	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lower Straight Creek	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Lower Straight Creek	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Lower Straight Creek	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lower Straight Creek	P3 Equipment Facility	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lower Straight Creek	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Lower Straight Creek	P3 Haul Road	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lower Straight Creek	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lower Straight Creek	P3 Water Problems	Watershed Cooperative Agreement	Reclamation Pending
Lower Straight Creek	P3 Water Problems	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Lower Straight Creek	P3 Water Problems	State Acid Mine Drainage Set-Aside	Reclamation Completed
Maness	P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Maness	P1 Dangerous Slides	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Pending
Maness	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Maness	P1 Dangerous Slides	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Maness	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Maness	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Maness	P2 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Maness	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Maness	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Maness	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Maness	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Maness	P3 Haul Road	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Maness	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Maness	P3 Industrial/Residential Waste	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Meadow Branch	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Meadow Branch	P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Coal Interim Site Funding	Reclamation Completed
Meadow Branch	P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Meadow Branch	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Meadow Branch	P2 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Meadow Branch	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Meadow Branch	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Other	Reclamation Completed
Meadow Branch	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Meadow Branch	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Meadow Branch	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Meadow Branch	P3 Equipment Facility	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Meadow Branch	P3 Haul Road	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Meadow Branch	P3 High Wall	Remining	Reclamation Pending
Meadow Branch	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Meadow Branch	P3 Industrial/Residential Waste	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Meadow Branch	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Moore Branch	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Moore Branch	P2 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Moore Branch	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Moore Branch	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Moore Branch	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Moore Branch	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Moore Branch	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Moore Branch	P3 Equipment Facility	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Moore Branch	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Moore Branch	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Moore Branch	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Moore Branch	P3 Water Problems	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Puckett Creek	P1 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Puckett Creek	P1 Dangerous Slides	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Puckett Creek	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Puckett Creek	P1 Dangerous Slides	Federal Reclamation Program	Reclamation Completed
Puckett Creek	P2 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Puckett Creek	P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Puckett Creek	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Puckett Creek	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Puckett Creek	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Puckett Creek	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Puckett Creek	P3 Water Problems	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Puckett Creek	P3 Water Problems	State Acid Mine Drainage Set-Aside	Reclamation Completed
Reeds Creek	P1 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Reeds Creek	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed

…and 52 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.

MSHA-registered mines with status Abandoned241 on register

#1
Underground coal · Easeco Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4403711

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-02-11
#1
Underground coal · Lee Scott Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404763

Abandoned and Sealed 1982-03-30
#1
Underground coal · Trinity Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4405668

Abandoned and Sealed 1994-03-08
#1 Auger
Surface coal · Kenwood Mining Company · MSHA ID 4406543

Abandoned 1990-07-09
#1 Mine
Underground coal · Tenn Va Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405864

Abandoned 1982-08-09
#1 Mine
Underground coal · Ashley Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406667

Abandoned and Sealed 1995-05-30
#1 Preparation Plant
Facility coal · J A D Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406085

Abandoned 1988-06-01
#1 Strip
Surface coal · Allen Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405924

Abandoned 1982-07-01
#1 Strip & Auger
Surface coal · Va Energy & Land Company · MSHA ID 4404178

Abandoned 1981-04-10
#1 Strip And Auger
Surface coal · Millers Cove Energy Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405682

Abandoned 1982-09-02
#2
Underground coal · Trinity Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4406122

Abandoned and Sealed 1994-06-07
#4 Strip Job
Surface coal · Wolfpen Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405965

Abandoned 1982-11-01
#4 Surface
Surface coal · Trosper Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4406875

Abandoned 1998-03-06
#46 Auger
Surface coal · Marion Energy LLC · MSHA ID 4407101

Abandoned 2007-01-17
#8 Mine
Underground coal · Sigmon Coal Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 4406917

Abandoned and Sealed 2009-12-23
B & W Enterprises Inc Tipple
Facility coal · B & W Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4405142

Abandoned 1987-03-31
Benedict Tipple
Facility coal · Saint Charles Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4402711

Abandoned 1978-03-13
Big Dog Coal Co #2
Underground coal · Big Dog Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405884

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-08-22
Big Dog Coal Co #4
Underground coal · Big Dog Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406638

Abandoned and Sealed 1995-09-13
Black Diamond Mine No 3
Underground coal · Black Diamond Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4403165

Abandoned 1976-10-07
Black Mountain No 1
Underground coal · Lone Mountain Processing Inc · MSHA ID 4404543

Abandoned and Sealed 1994-02-28
Bonnie Blue Tipple
Facility coal · T & T Darby Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4403257

Abandoned 1978-03-14
C & C No 2 Surface
Surface coal · C & C Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404929

Abandoned 1978-08-17
C & C No 5 Surface
Surface coal · C & C Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404931

Abandoned 1978-09-11
Calvin Tipple
Facility coal · Yale Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4405750

Abandoned 1983-07-01
Crest Prep Plant
Facility coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4402278

Abandoned 1978-03-13
Darby #1
Underground coal · Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406505

Abandoned and Sealed 2006-07-31
GHM #35
Facility coal · Green Hill Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 4403253

Abandoned 2008-03-03
Harlan #6
Underground coal · Sigmon Coal Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 4406781

Abandoned and Sealed 2006-01-24
Hobcaw #1
Underground coal · Hobcaw Coal Incorporated · MSHA ID 4405431

Abandoned and Sealed 1992-03-20
Holton Loadout/Crest Tipple
Facility coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4406361

Abandoned 1995-09-19
J & J Dock
Facility coal · J & J Coal Sales · MSHA ID 4405138

Abandoned 1981-05-26
K S No 1
Surface coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4406255

Abandoned 1989-08-28
Loadout Facility
Facility coal · B J'S Coal Sales Inc · MSHA ID 4405151

Abandoned 1994-09-29
Low Splint Mine
Surface coal · Hyter'S Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4406512

Abandoned 1992-01-24
Mack Wallen'S Tipple
Facility coal · E & B Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4405134

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Mcec #2
Underground coal · Millers Cove Energy Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406067

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-05-16
Mine #1
Underground coal · Gregory Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4402274

Abandoned and Sealed 1982-06-17
Mine #1
Underground coal · Wassa Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4405669

Abandoned and Sealed 1986-02-03
Mine #1
Underground coal · Mac Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4405766

Abandoned 1993-11-29
Mine #1
Underground coal · Two M Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406537

Abandoned and Sealed 1996-08-23
Mine #2
Underground coal · Fox Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404130

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-10-04
Mine #3
Underground coal · Three H Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405930

Abandoned and Sealed 1983-09-08
Mine No 1
Underground coal · Jax Coal Company · MSHA ID 4401499

Abandoned 1971-06-10
Mine No 1
Underground coal · H & R Coal Company · MSHA ID 4401662

Abandoned 1976-07-13
Mine No 1
Underground coal · Everglade Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4403267

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-06-23
Mine No 1
Underground coal · Black Diamond Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4403908

Abandoned 1979-10-03
Mine No 1
Surface coal · Mc Pherson Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405655

Abandoned 1981-08-21
Mine No 1
Underground coal · D & R Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405675

Abandoned and Sealed 1987-08-21
Mine No 1
Surface coal · J & T Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4405733

Abandoned 1984-09-28
Mine No 1
Underground coal · Hard Rock Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405872

Abandoned 1982-04-23
Mine No 1
Underground coal · P & P Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405962

Abandoned 1985-07-01
Mine No 1
Underground coal · Easeco Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4406013

Abandoned and Sealed 1983-09-28
Mine No 1
Underground coal · L & D Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4406237

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-10-01
Mine No 1
Underground coal · T M Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4406609

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-08-22
Mine No 1
Surface coal · A & G Coal Corporation · MSHA ID 4407228

Abandoned 2017-05-24
Mine No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Horne Brothers Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406506

Abandoned 1991-01-31
Mine No 1 Ug
Underground coal · Well Coal Company · MSHA ID 4403239

Abandoned 1979-10-03
Mine No 2
Underground coal · A & M Mining & Trucking · MSHA ID 4405914

Abandoned 1983-05-02
Mine No 2
Underground coal · T M Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4406574

Abandoned 1994-03-15
Mine No 3
Underground coal · Osborne Brothers Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4405533

Abandoned 1981-03-06
Mine No 3
Underground coal · Rainbow Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4405905

Abandoned 1984-06-05
Mine No 6
Underground coal · Lanningham Coal Company · MSHA ID 4401901

Abandoned 1974-10-10
Miracle #1
Underground coal · Miracle Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405989

Abandoned 1983-04-01
No 1
Underground coal · Southwest Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4402137

Abandoned 1971-08-06
No 1
Underground coal · Quality Fuels Limited · MSHA ID 4403789

Abandoned 1982-12-28
No 1
Underground coal · D & C Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405132

Abandoned 1983-04-18
No 1
Underground coal · Osborne Brothers Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4405390

Abandoned 1980-05-21
No 1
Underground coal · W & V Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405412

Abandoned and Sealed 1983-10-07
No 1
Underground coal · Fox Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405462

Abandoned 1981-09-30
No 1
Underground coal · Mc Murphy Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4405484

Abandoned 1991-02-19
No 1
Underground coal · K Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405768

Abandoned 1985-07-01
No 1
Underground coal · Va-Ky Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4405921

Abandoned 1989-06-23
No 1
Underground coal · Cranks Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4405937

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-04-11
No 1
Underground coal · G & L Mining Company · MSHA ID 4406009

Abandoned 1984-02-06
No 1
Underground coal · C Y A Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406071

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-07-22
No 1
Underground coal · Buck Creek Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4406369

Abandoned 1987-10-26
No 1 Auger
Surface coal · Dean Trucking Company Inc · MSHA ID 4403164

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Auger
Surface coal · J B Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404699

Abandoned 1980-09-24
No 1 Auger
Surface coal · T & T Darby Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406302

Abandoned 1986-10-28
No 1 Auger
Surface coal · Tri County Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 4406429

Abandoned 1988-06-14
No 1 Auger Mine
Surface coal · E R Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4402262

Abandoned 1972-05-12
No 1 Bluebird Surface
Surface coal · Moses Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4405078

Abandoned 1983-05-26
No 1 Loading Facility
Facility coal · Geisler Coal Sales · MSHA ID 4405135

Abandoned 1980-06-30
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Jones Coal Company · MSHA ID 4401137

Abandoned 1979-10-03
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Bee Coals Ltd · MSHA ID 4401194

Abandoned 1977-07-12
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Orbin Shoemaker Coal Company · MSHA ID 4402128

Abandoned 1972-09-27
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Webb Coal Company · MSHA ID 4402743

Abandoned 1979-10-03
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · H & R Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4403153

Abandoned 1979-10-03
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · D & R Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4403612

Abandoned 1976-09-16
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · L & M Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4403642

Abandoned 1975-03-10
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Mays Brothers Coal Company · MSHA ID 4403665

Abandoned 1979-10-03
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · P & R Coal Company · MSHA ID 4403668

Abandoned 1979-10-03
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Stacy Mining Company · MSHA ID 4403715

Abandoned 1982-04-27
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · W M C Coal Company · MSHA ID 4403815

Abandoned 1976-04-15
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Penn Lee Corp · MSHA ID 4404122

Abandoned 1976-05-04
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Big Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404550

Abandoned 1977-10-31
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Calvin Energy Corp · MSHA ID 4404633

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · M & M Coal & Land Development · MSHA ID 4404859

Abandoned 1979-10-03
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · K Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405022

Abandoned and Sealed 1983-08-15
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · L & B Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405129

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Penn-Hook Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405213

Abandoned 1979-10-10
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Tracy Gap Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405408

Abandoned 1981-06-02
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Christine Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405542

Abandoned and Sealed 1984-02-11
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Hard Rock Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405778

Abandoned 1982-06-07
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Maw B Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405939

Abandoned and Sealed 1984-03-26
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Barbara Ann Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405945

Abandoned 1982-11-10
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Shirl Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4406003

Abandoned 1990-04-09
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Genesis Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406053

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-04-06
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Galyn Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4406191

Abandoned 1985-09-09
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Graceco Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4406291

Abandoned and Sealed 1989-03-13
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · P & B Coal Company · MSHA ID 4406384

Abandoned 1987-06-23
No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Little Black Mountain Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4406492

Abandoned and Sealed 1990-04-30
No 1 Prep Plant
Facility coal · E B Blanton Coal Company · MSHA ID 4402761

Abandoned 1979-10-03
No 1 Preparation Plant
Facility coal · C & S Darby Coal Company · MSHA ID 4402729

Abandoned 1979-10-03
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · T M Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4402261

Abandoned 1977-01-18
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · M & T Coal Company · MSHA ID 4403104

Abandoned 1978-05-22
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · American Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4403692

Abandoned 1981-02-19
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · North Fork Coal Company · MSHA ID 4403819

Abandoned 1976-02-17
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · C & C Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4403930

Abandoned 1978-09-11
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Wright Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404206

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Williams Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404262

Abandoned 1977-09-20
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Bailey Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404276

Abandoned 1976-11-29
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Quail Hollow Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4404613

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · North Fork Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404836

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Meadow Fork Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405121

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Bowen-Pope Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405143

Abandoned 1980-07-25
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Bailey Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405190

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · B & R Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405194

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · P & M Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405295

Abandoned 1981-04-15
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Christine Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405358

Abandoned 1980-02-08
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Star Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405361

Abandoned 1980-04-23
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Virginia Partners Ltd · MSHA ID 4405375

Abandoned 1981-04-01
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Osborne Brothers Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4405381

Abandoned 1980-04-29
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · J & M Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 4405441

Abandoned 1980-06-01
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Big M Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4405528

Abandoned 1981-09-16
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Tarheel Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4405555

Abandoned 1982-07-13
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Gilbert Creek Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4405662

Abandoned 1982-09-02
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · R S S Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4405667

Abandoned 1982-08-25
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · North Star Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405944

Abandoned 1982-09-01
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Moses Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4405999

Abandoned 1983-10-17
No 1 Strip
Surface coal · Bill Carter Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 4406024

Abandoned 1987-03-25
No 1 Strip & Auger
Surface coal · T & T Darby Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4402284

Abandoned 1982-07-13
No 1 Strip And Auger
Surface coal · G & T Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404014

Abandoned 1979-10-17
No 1 Strip And Auger
Surface coal · Dean Brothers Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404682

Abandoned 1977-12-08
No 1 Strip Mine
Surface coal · Triple R Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4403830

Abandoned 1981-07-07
No 1 Strip Mine
Surface coal · Pennington Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404128

Abandoned 1975-10-20
No 1 Strip Mine
Surface coal · J & D Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404131

Abandoned 1976-08-11
No 1 Surface
Surface coal · Justus Trucking & Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1511187

Abandoned 1979-10-01
No 1 Tipple
Facility coal · Osborne Coal Yard Inc · MSHA ID 4402739

Abandoned 1994-03-25

…and 91 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.

By source vocabularythe publishers' own terms

Feature type	Class	Source	Features
Adit	Mine openings	USGS topo symbol (point)	158
Strip Mine	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	97
Open Pit Mine or Quarry	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (point)	75
P2 Portals	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	16
P3 High Wall	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	15
P3 Gobs	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	14
P3 Water Problems	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	14
P1 Dangerous Slides	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	13
P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	12
P2 Clogged Streams	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	10
P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	10
P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Mills, tipples and facilities	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	10
P1 Clogged Streams	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	10
P1 Portals	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	8
P3 Haul Road	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	8
Mine Dump	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	USGS topo symbol (area)	7
P3 Bench	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	7
P3 Spoil Area	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	6
P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	6
P3 Equipment Facility	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	6
P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Mills, tipples and facilities	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	5
P2 Dangerous Slides	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	4
P3 Industrial/Residential Waste	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	4
P1 Clogged Stream Lands	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
P3 Mine Opening	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (point)	2
P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
Quarry	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (area)	2
P3 Slump	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
P1 Surface Burning	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
P3 Other	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
Open Pit Mine or Quarry	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	1
P2 Underground Mine Fires	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P1 Subsidence	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
Tipple	Mills, tipples and facilities	USGS topo symbol (point)	1
P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P1 Dangerous Highwalls	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P1 Vertical Openings	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
Disturbed Surface	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	1
P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1

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How to read these numbers

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.

Sources

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.