Abandoned mines in Russell County, Virginia

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   191 29.3%
2. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   179 27.5%
3. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   7 1.1%
4. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   66 10.1%
5. Mills, tipples and facilities

   processing plants and hazardous structures
   30 4.6%
6. Other reclamation problems

   highwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
   179 27.5%

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.

…and 168 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.

1. #1 Strip

   Surface coal · Mulbell Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406706
   Abandoned 1997-03-28
2. #1 Strip

   Surface coal · H & H Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406852
   Abandoned 1996-11-30
3. #1-A

   Underground coal · Chestnut Ridge Fuel Corp · MSHA ID 4406080
   Abandoned and Sealed 1984-09-10
4. #10 Mine

   Underground coal · Bob'S Branch Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405539
   Abandoned and Sealed 1982-05-19
5. #13 Strip

   Surface coal · H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4402015
   Abandoned 1999-12-28
6. #15

   Underground coal · Ivy Branch Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405683
   Abandoned and Sealed 1985-08-01
7. Acco Stone Company-Mine #5

   Surface metal/non-metal · Acco Stone Company · MSHA ID 4400094
   Abandoned 1982-12-07
8. Alpha No 2 Mine

   Underground coal · Alpha Mining Company · MSHA ID 4406675
   Abandoned 1991-11-01
9. Appalachin Stone Corporation

   Surface metal/non-metal · English Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405148
   Abandoned 1979-07-09
10. Beehive

    Underground coal · Omega Mining - Beehive Coal Co., LLC · MSHA ID 4405411
    Abandoned and Sealed 2014-09-12
11. Black Bear #3

    Surface coal · Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · MSHA ID 4407009
    Abandoned 2003-04-04
12. Black Bear #4

    Surface coal · Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · MSHA ID 4407059
    Abandoned 2004-09-27
13. Black Bear Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Motivation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4406886
    Abandoned 2001-02-01
14. Burton Ford No 3 Mine

    Underground coal · Kimberland Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4404972
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
15. Carrie Ridge Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · MSHA ID 4407100
    Abandoned 2008-02-07
16. Central Laboratory

    Facility coal · Clinchfield Coal Company · MSHA ID 4403493
    Abandoned 2003-02-20
17. Central Shop

    Facility coal · Clinchfield Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405857
    Abandoned 2003-02-20
18. Chaney Creek

    Underground coal · Clinchfield Coal Company · MSHA ID 4400279
    Abandoned and Sealed 1983-03-08
19. Clinch River Dock

    Facility coal · Clinch River Processing Inc · MSHA ID 4405008
    Abandoned 1982-12-16
20. Clinch River Stone Company Incorporated

    Surface metal/non-metal · Clinch River Stone Company Inc · MSHA ID 4400027
    Abandoned 1981-08-14
21. Coal Tipple

    Facility coal · Ball Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406159
    Abandoned 1992-04-02
22. Dante Dock

    Facility coal · Clinchfield Coal Company · MSHA ID 4403282
    Abandoned 2004-05-04
23. Deep Mine #35

    Underground coal · Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · MSHA ID 4407123
    Abandoned and Sealed 2015-09-18
24. Face-up No 1

    Underground coal · Harold Keene Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4407067
    Abandoned 2018-09-26
25. G And O Coal No 3 Surface

    Surface coal · G & O Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404737
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
26. Gardner Dock #1

    Facility coal · Big Fork Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404283
    Abandoned 1987-09-15
27. Givens School Playground Project

    Surface coal · H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406100
    Abandoned 1985-07-12
28. GOBCO #11

    Surface coal · Mountain Fuels Inc. · MSHA ID 4407354
    Abandoned 2017-01-12
29. Gobco #13

    Surface coal · Mountain Fuels Inc. · MSHA ID 4407377
    Abandoned 2017-12-27
30. GOBCO #8

    Surface coal · Mountain Fules Inc · MSHA ID 4407233
    Abandoned 2015-01-21
31. GOBCO Dante Bearwallow A Pile

    Surface coal · Mountain Fuels Inc. · MSHA ID 4407325
    Abandoned 2015-12-07
32. Hart Creek Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Clinchfield Coal Company · MSHA ID 4406824
    Abandoned 1997-10-28
33. Hatfield

    Underground coal · Harold Keene Coal Co., Inc. · MSHA ID 4407104
    Abandoned 2018-09-26
34. Hess Creek Surface

    Underground coal · Nufac Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4406814
    Abandoned 1999-03-23
35. Hess Creek Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Knox Creek Coal Corporation · MSHA ID 4407244
    Abandoned 2010-09-27
36. Hurrican Fork GOBCO #10

    Surface coal · Mountain Fuels Inc. · MSHA ID 4407329
    Abandoned 2016-10-04
37. Hurricane Creek

    Underground coal · Clinchfield Coal Company · MSHA ID 4401773
    Abandoned 1987-06-29
38. Kiser Gap Strip

    Surface coal · Clinchfield Coal Company · MSHA ID 4406559
    Abandoned 1992-05-07
39. Laurel Branch #10

    Surface coal · Motivation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4406656
    Abandoned 1994-09-23
40. Laurel Mountain

    Underground coal · Dickenson-Russell Coal Company, LLC · MSHA ID 4406444
    Abandoned and Sealed 2016-12-09
41. Louis Lowe Surface Mine

    Surface coal · Omega Surface Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4407326
    Abandoned and Sealed 2023-08-17
42. Maple Surface

    Surface coal · Omega Surface Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4407314
    Abandoned 2018-10-26
43. Mine #2

    Underground coal · Nicky Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406737
    Abandoned 1993-09-14
44. Mine #2

    Underground coal · Teddy Bear Inc · MSHA ID 4406745
    Abandoned and Sealed 1997-12-10
45. Mine A

    Underground coal · Casey Mining · MSHA ID 4406130
    Abandoned and Sealed 1985-11-07
46. Mine B

    Underground coal · Miller Mining · MSHA ID 4406129
    Abandoned and Sealed 1985-11-07
47. Mine C

    Underground coal · Miller Mining · MSHA ID 4406128
    Abandoned and Sealed 1985-11-07
48. Mine D

    Underground coal · Robinette Mining · MSHA ID 4406127
    Abandoned and Sealed 1985-11-07
49. Mine No 1

    Underground coal · Donna Coal Company · MSHA ID 4401244
    Abandoned 1975-03-03
50. Mine No 1

    Underground coal · J & J Coal Company · MSHA ID 4403880
    Abandoned 1975-10-28
51. Mine No 1

    Underground coal · Triple M Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404104
    Abandoned 1989-01-16
52. Mine No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Stanley Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404321
    Abandoned 1977-08-01
53. Mine No 11

    Underground coal · Bob'S Branch Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405840
    Abandoned and Sealed 1984-08-13
54. Mine No. 1

    Underground coal · Harvest-Time Coal, Inc. · MSHA ID 4405510
    Abandoned and Sealed 2004-03-24
55. Mine No. 11

    Surface coal · South East Coal Company, LLC · MSHA ID 4407080
    Abandoned 2018-05-30
56. Mine No1

    Surface coal · Drill Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406118
    Abandoned 1985-01-01
57. Monarch No 1

    Underground coal · Monarch Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4401216
    Abandoned and Sealed 1986-04-30
58. Monarch No 2

    Underground coal · Monarch Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404715
    Abandoned and Sealed 1985-04-29
59. Moss No 2

    Underground coal · Clinchfield Coal Company · MSHA ID 4400281
    Abandoned and Sealed 1983-07-15
60. No 1

    Underground coal · Jabro Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4401213
    Abandoned and Sealed 2011-05-25
61. No 1

    Underground coal · Chestnut Ridge Fuel Corp · MSHA ID 4404739
    Abandoned and Sealed 1984-05-07
62. No 1

    Underground coal · Winner Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404898
    Abandoned 1978-03-15
63. No 1

    Underground coal · Skeens Fork Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405251
    Abandoned and Sealed 1991-08-19
64. No 1

    Underground coal · Little Eagle Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405695
    Abandoned 1982-02-17
65. No 1

    Surface coal · Warrior Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405790
    Abandoned 1984-09-06
66. No 1

    Underground coal · Valley Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405812
    Abandoned and Sealed 1989-07-06
67. No 1

    Underground coal · Omega Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405935
    Abandoned 1983-08-16
68. No 1

    Underground coal · Chic-Ha-Dee Coal Company · MSHA ID 4406095
    Abandoned 1984-12-05
69. No 1

    Underground coal · Tammy Sue Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406157
    Abandoned 1985-01-03
70. No 1

    Underground coal · Y H & H Coal Company · MSHA ID 4406163
    Abandoned and Sealed 1984-12-05
71. No 1

    Underground coal · Maggie Mae Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406196
    Abandoned 1986-01-02
72. No 1

    Underground coal · Big Lump Coal · MSHA ID 4406249
    Abandoned and Sealed 1985-09-16
73. No 1

    Underground coal · Cove Coal Co., Inc. · MSHA ID 4406629
    Abandoned and Sealed 2001-04-09
74. No 1

    Underground coal · Dacoal Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4407016
    Abandoned 2004-09-22
75. No 1 Auger

    Surface coal · Big Fork Coal Co · MSHA ID 4402366
    Abandoned 1972-05-12
76. No 1 Gob Pile

    Facility coal · Robco Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406457
    Abandoned 1990-02-08
77. No 1 Loading Dock

    Facility coal · Mitchell Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405000
    Abandoned 1978-04-01
78. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · B & V Coal Company · MSHA ID 4401215
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
79. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Virginia Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4401674
    Abandoned 1971-06-10
80. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Roger Brown Coal Company · MSHA ID 4403486
    Abandoned 1983-10-17
81. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Stone Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 4403508
    Abandoned 1980-04-27
82. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · C B C Coal Company · MSHA ID 4403721
    Abandoned 1977-10-31
83. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · C & S Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404291
    Abandoned 1976-10-04
84. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Steele Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404478
    Abandoned 1977-11-15
85. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Triple L Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404539
    Abandoned 1978-04-24
86. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Bell Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404762
    Abandoned 1977-11-15
87. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Fadco Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404780
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
88. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Saint Paul Associates · MSHA ID 4404899
    Abandoned 1977-12-01
89. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Lawson & Son Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404905
    Abandoned 1978-04-24
90. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Cedar B Inc · MSHA ID 4405056
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
91. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Strouth & Horton Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405076
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
92. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Moore & Moore Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405140
    Abandoned 1979-10-03
93. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Jill Ann Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405203
    Abandoned and Sealed 1982-03-18
94. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · R B J Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 4405538
    Abandoned and Sealed 2011-05-25
95. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Chestnut Ridge Mining Company · MSHA ID 4405546
    Abandoned and Sealed 1984-04-30
96. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Circle Diamond Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405563
    Abandoned 1981-03-19
97. No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Bear Branch Fuel Corp · MSHA ID 4406108
    Abandoned and Sealed 1984-10-22
98. No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · W P Corp · MSHA ID 4403925
    Abandoned 1976-11-11
99. No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · H B Rowe & Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404016
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
100. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Johnson & Pendry Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404254
     Abandoned 1977-01-17
101. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Micky Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404493
     Abandoned 1978-07-25
102. No 1 Strip

     Underground coal · H W Bolling Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404814
     Abandoned 1980-04-07
103. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Modern Coal Processing Company · MSHA ID 4404852
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
104. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Coal Diggers Inc · MSHA ID 4405164
     Abandoned 1980-10-21
105. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · C & F Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405495
     Abandoned 1980-12-02
106. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · C & G Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405540
     Abandoned 1980-12-12
107. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Campbell Mining Company · MSHA ID 4405561
     Abandoned 1981-08-17
108. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Gordon & Kiser Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405634
     Abandoned 1981-12-31
109. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Miracle Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4405653
     Abandoned 1981-08-20
110. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Hansonville Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4405826
     Abandoned 1983-08-11
111. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · H & L Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405853
     Abandoned 1982-07-02
112. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Hokie Mining Company · MSHA ID 4406439
     Abandoned 1992-01-31
113. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · B & H Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404071
     Abandoned 1975-12-23
114. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · A R Coffey & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 4404515
     Abandoned 1977-04-14
115. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Chamberlain Grading & Excavating Corp · MSHA ID 4404826
     Abandoned 1978-09-11
116. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · Tenth State Mining & Excavating Company · MSHA ID 4404855
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
117. No 1 Surface Mine

     Surface coal · Habco Inc · MSHA ID 4403783
     Abandoned 1976-05-24
118. No 1 Surface Mine

     Surface coal · Helmar Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405389
     Abandoned 1981-01-05
119. No 1 Tipple

     Facility coal · Hargreaves Mitchell Inc · MSHA ID 4404999
     Abandoned 1982-04-29
120. No 12

     Underground coal · D O & W Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406587
     Abandoned and Sealed 1995-04-24
121. No 12 Auger

     Surface coal · H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4402490
     Abandoned 1972-05-12
122. No 12 Mine

     Underground coal · Lewis Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404811
     Abandoned 1980-04-15
123. No 16

     Underground coal · Ivy Branch Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406252
     Abandoned and Sealed 1990-07-13
124. No 2

     Underground coal · Dry Knob Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404548
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
125. No 2

     Underground coal · Oreo Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4405029
     Abandoned 1981-04-13
126. No 2

     Underground coal · Rocklick Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4405215
     Abandoned 1982-07-15
127. No 2

     Underground coal · D & J Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405725
     Abandoned 1981-11-17
128. No 2

     Underground coal · Bea-Jay Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405783
     Abandoned 1982-01-22
129. No 2

     Underground coal · R & R Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4406031
     Abandoned and Sealed 1985-05-29
130. No 2

     Underground coal · Bear Branch Fuel Corp · MSHA ID 4406113
     Abandoned and Sealed 1985-08-23
131. No 2 Mine

     Underground coal · Black Banaza Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 4404710
     Abandoned 1977-12-22
132. No 2 Mine

     Underground coal · S M A Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404793
     Abandoned 1977-11-14
133. No 2 Mine

     Underground coal · Saint Paul Associates · MSHA ID 4404917
     Abandoned 1977-12-01
134. No 2 Mine

     Underground coal · Cedar B Inc · MSHA ID 4405126
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
135. No 2 Mine

     Underground coal · Strouth & Horton Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405294
     Abandoned 1980-09-09
136. No 2 Mine

     Underground coal · Lick Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405624
     Abandoned 1981-09-21
137. No 2 Mine

     Underground coal · Westwood Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405803
     Abandoned 1982-08-23
138. No 2 Mine

     Underground coal · Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406158
     Abandoned and Sealed 1986-08-11
139. No 2 Strip

     Surface coal · Campbell Mining Company · MSHA ID 4405678
     Abandoned 1982-06-30
140. No 2 Strip

     Surface coal · Jon Ron Inc · MSHA ID 4405822
     Abandoned 1982-08-20
141. No 2 Strip

     Surface coal · Tenth State Inc · MSHA ID 4405967
     Abandoned 1983-03-01
142. No 2 Surface

     Surface coal · Mac-Pat Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4404832
     Abandoned 1978-05-08
143. No 2 Surface

     Surface coal · Triple Hhh Inc · MSHA ID 4404958
     Abandoned 1978-08-08
144. No 20 Mine

     Underground coal · H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4401767
     Abandoned 1972-08-30
145. No 2a

     Underground coal · Westwood Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405887
     Abandoned 1984-01-26
146. No 3

     Underground coal · Chestnut Ridge Fuel Corp · MSHA ID 4405083
     Abandoned and Sealed 1984-09-04
147. No 3

     Underground coal · Long Fork Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405354
     Abandoned 1980-09-09
148. No 3 Mine

     Underground coal · Ball Coal Co · MSHA ID 4401672
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
149. No 3 Mine

     Underground coal · Virginia Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4401768
     Abandoned 1971-03-09
150. No 3 Mine

     Underground coal · Fair Day Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405155
     Abandoned 1979-10-01

…and 61 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.

• Buchanan County 2,836
• Wise County 899
• Dickenson County 588
• Lee County 344
• Tazewell County 305
• Henrico County 91
• Fairfax County 87
• Smyth County 84
• Caroline County 81
• Alleghany County 80
• Augusta County 79
• Chesterfield County 63

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.