Abandoned mine inventory
Abandoned mines in Wise County, Virginia
Wise County, Virginia has 899 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1912–1992, including 301 mine openings (shafts, adits and air shafts); 4 of the features carry a name on the map. OSMRE's abandoned mine land inventory lists 821 problems in the county, 532 of them not yet reclaimed. MSHA's register carries 1,043 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.
Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering Wise 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)
- 899
- Mine openings
- 301
- OSMRE problems unreclaimed
- 532
- MSHA mines marked abandoned
- 1,043
4 features carry a name0 prospect pits25 quadrangle maps, published 1912–1992
821 OSMRE problems, 289 reclaimed
226 MSHA mines abandoned and sealed
What the features are
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389 22.6%Mine openingsshafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
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565 32.8%Mines and surface workingslabelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
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4 0.2%Quarries, gravel and borrow pitsconstruction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
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111 6.5%Dumps, tailings, spoil and gobwhat mining left above ground
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35 2.0%Mills, tipples and facilitiesprocessing plants and hazardous structures
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616 35.8%Other reclamation problemshighwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
Named features on the maps4 named · from the USGS compilation
| Name on map | Feature |
|---|---|
| Exeter Mine | Adit |
| Exeter Mine | Open Pit Mine |
| Pardee Mine | Mine Dump area |
| Pardee Mines | Open Pit Mine |
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.
OSMRE abandoned mine land problems821 on inventory
| Problem area | Problem | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Addington | P2 Clogged Stream Lands | Reclamation Completed |
| Addington | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| Amos Ridge | P1 Clogged Stream Lands | Reclamation Completed |
| Amos Ridge | P2 Clogged Stream Lands | Reclamation Pending |
| Amos Ridge | P2 Clogged Streams | In Reclamation |
| Amos Ridge | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Pending |
| Amos Ridge | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Amos Ridge | P2 Hazardous Water Bodies | Reclamation Pending |
| Amos Ridge | P2 Portals | Reclamation Pending |
| Amos Ridge | P3 Bench | In Reclamation |
| Amos Ridge | P3 Bench | Reclamation Pending |
| Amos Ridge | P3 Equipment Facility | Reclamation Pending |
| Amos Ridge | P3 Gobs | In Reclamation |
| Amos Ridge | P3 Gobs | In Reclamation |
| Amos Ridge | P3 High Wall | In Reclamation |
| Amos Ridge | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Amos Ridge | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Pending |
| Amos Ridge | P3 Water Problems | Reclamation Completed |
| Andover | P1 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Completed |
| Andover | P1 Dangerous Slides | In Reclamation |
| Andover | P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Pending |
| Andover | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Andover | P2 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Pending |
| Andover | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | In Reclamation |
| Andover | P2 Portals | In Reclamation |
| Andover | P3 Bench | Reclamation Pending |
| Andover | P3 Equipment Facility | In Reclamation |
| Andover | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Pending |
| Andover | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Pending |
| Andover | P3 Haul Road | Reclamation Pending |
| Andover | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Andover | P3 Industrial/Residential Waste | Reclamation Pending |
| Andover | P3 Mine Opening | Reclamation Pending |
| Andover | P3 Mine Opening | Reclamation Completed |
| Andover | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Pending |
| Backbone Ridge | P1 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| Backbone Ridge | P1 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Backbone Ridge | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| Backbone Ridge | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| Backbone Ridge | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Backbone Ridge | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Pending |
| Baker Hollow | P1 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Completed |
| Baker Hollow | P1 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Completed |
| Baker Hollow | P2 Clogged Stream Lands | In Reclamation |
| Baker Hollow | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| Baker Hollow | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Baker Hollow | P3 Bench | In Reclamation |
| Baker Hollow | P3 Gobs | In Reclamation |
| Baker Hollow | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Completed |
| Baker Hollow | P3 Haul Road | In Reclamation |
| Baker Hollow | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Baker Hollow | P3 Mine Opening | Reclamation Pending |
| Baker Hollow | P3 Spoil Area | In Reclamation |
| Banner | P1 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| Banner | P1 Portals | Reclamation Pending |
| Banner | P2 Clogged Stream Lands | In Reclamation |
| Banner | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | In Reclamation |
| Banner | P2 Dangerous Impoundments | Reclamation Pending |
| Banner | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Pending |
| Banner | P2 Portals | Reclamation Pending |
| Banner | P3 Equipment Facility | Reclamation Pending |
| Banner | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Pending |
| Banner | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Pending |
| Banner | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Completed |
| Banner | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Completed |
| Banner | P3 Haul Road | Reclamation Pending |
| Banner | P3 High Wall | In Reclamation |
| Banner | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Completed |
| Banner | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Banner | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Completed |
| Banner | P3 Industrial/Residential Waste | Reclamation Pending |
| Banner | P3 Mine Opening | Reclamation Pending |
| Barn Branch | P2 Clogged Stream Lands | In Reclamation |
| Barn Branch | P2 Clogged Streams | In Reclamation |
| Barn Branch | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Barn Branch | P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Completed |
| Barn Branch | P2 Portals | Reclamation Pending |
| Barn Branch | P3 Equipment Facility | Reclamation Completed |
| Barn Branch | P3 Haul Road | Reclamation Pending |
| Barn Branch | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Barn Branch | P3 Industrial/Residential Waste | In Reclamation |
| Barn Branch | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Pending |
| Barn Branch | P3 Water Problems | In Reclamation |
| Bean Gap | P1 Dangerous Impoundments | Reclamation Completed |
| Bean Gap | P2 Clogged Stream Lands | Reclamation Completed |
| Bean Gap | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| Bean Gap | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Completed |
| Bean Gap | P2 Portals | In Reclamation |
| Bean Gap | P3 Equipment Facility | Reclamation Pending |
| Bean Gap | P3 Equipment Facility | Reclamation Completed |
| Bean Gap | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Pending |
| Bean Gap | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Bean Gap | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Bean Gap | P3 Mine Opening | Reclamation Pending |
| Bean Gap | P3 Water Problems | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Branch | P1 Clogged Stream Lands | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Branch | P1 Clogged Streams | In Reclamation |
| Bear Branch | P1 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Branch | P1 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Branch | P1 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Branch | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Branch | P2 Clogged Stream Lands | In Reclamation |
| Bear Branch | P2 Clogged Streams | In Reclamation |
| Bear Branch | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Branch | P2 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Branch | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Branch | P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Branch | P2 Portals | In Reclamation |
| Bear Branch | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Branch | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Branch | P3 Industrial/Residential Waste | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Creek | P1 Clogged Stream Lands | In Reclamation |
| Bear Creek | P1 Clogged Streams | In Reclamation |
| Bear Creek | P1 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Creek | P1 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Creek | P1 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Creek | P1 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Creek | P1 Dangerous Impoundments | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Creek | P1 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Creek | P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Creek | P1 Hazardous Water Bodies | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Creek | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Creek | P2 Clogged Stream Lands | In Reclamation |
| Bear Creek | P2 Clogged Stream Lands | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Creek | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Creek | P2 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Creek | P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Creek | P2 Portals | In Reclamation |
| Bear Creek | P3 Equipment Facility | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Creek | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Creek | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Creek | P3 Pits | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Creek | P3 Water Problems | In Reclamation |
| Bear Creek | P3 Water Problems | Reclamation Completed |
| Bear Fork | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Fork | P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Completed |
| Bee Branch | P2 Clogged Stream Lands | In Reclamation |
| Bee Branch | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Pending |
| Bee Branch | P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | In Reclamation |
| Bee Branch | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Big Branch | P2 Clogged Stream Lands | Reclamation Completed |
| Big Branch | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| Big Branch | P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Completed |
| Big Branch | P3 Bench | Reclamation Pending |
| Big Branch | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Big Branch | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Pending |
| Big Laurel | P1 Clogged Stream Lands | In Reclamation |
| Big Laurel | P1 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| Big Laurel | P2 Clogged Stream Lands | Reclamation Pending |
| Big Laurel | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Pending |
…and 671 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 Abandoned1,043 on register
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#1Abandoned and Sealed 1987-06-17Underground coal · R B J Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405594
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#1Abandoned and Sealed 1989-02-10Underground coal · J B & J Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406136
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#1 AugerAbandoned 1988-12-06Surface coal · J C Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405966
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#1 AugerAbandoned 2007-08-23Surface coal · Tri-State Energy, LLC. · MSHA ID 4406904
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#1 Deep MineAbandoned and Sealed 1986-12-30Underground coal · Ison Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406244
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#1 DockAbandoned 1984-07-01Facility coal · Mullins Coal Sales Inc · MSHA ID 4405915
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#1 Loading DockAbandoned 1986-03-28Facility coal · Mountain Top Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4406253
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#1 MineAbandoned 1975-12-31Underground coal · Bailey Brothers Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404074
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#1 MineAbandoned and Sealed 1997-12-07Underground coal · Beardog Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406700
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#1 MineAbandoned and Sealed 2008-12-17Underground coal · Bella Coal Co LLC · MSHA ID 4407049
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#1 Prep PlantAbandoned 1986-09-11Facility coal · Ison Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406061
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#1 StripAbandoned 1986-09-17Surface coal · Wilder Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4402860
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#1 StripAbandoned 1983-09-12Surface coal · Marco Inc · MSHA ID 4403105
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#1 StripAbandoned 1982-06-29Surface coal · Tridale Coal Company · MSHA ID 4403786
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#1 StripAbandoned 1981-03-30Surface coal · Bluston Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4403913
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#1 StripAbandoned 1981-04-10Surface coal · Barnette Contractors · MSHA ID 4404022
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#1 StripAbandoned 1995-03-16Surface coal · H & G Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4404072
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#1 StripAbandoned 1980-09-12Surface coal · Little Y Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405322
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#1 StripAbandoned 1982-05-03Surface coal · Imboden Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405342
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#1 StripAbandoned 1982-03-15Surface coal · Janice Marie Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405485
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#1 StripAbandoned 1982-07-07Surface coal · Dee & Dan Contractors · MSHA ID 4405588
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#1 StripAbandoned 1982-10-18Surface coal · Big Mountain Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4405741
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#1 StripAbandoned 1982-12-14Surface coal · Ola Contrell Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405797
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#1 StripAbandoned 1984-11-28Surface coal · B B C Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4405807
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#1 StripAbandoned 1986-05-01Surface coal · Matt Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405866
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#1 StripAbandoned 1985-03-26Surface coal · Derby Surface Inc · MSHA ID 4405867
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#1 StripAbandoned 1982-11-04Surface coal · S & Y Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405880
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#1 StripAbandoned 1985-09-24Surface coal · Interwise Coal Sales · MSHA ID 4406033
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#1 StripAbandoned 1984-09-21coal · Tripple M Production Corp · MSHA ID 4406140
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#1 StripAbandoned 1988-03-30Surface coal · Silver Buckle Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4406299
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#1 StripAbandoned 1986-08-01coal · Bushanan Constractor · MSHA ID 4406313
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#1 StripAbandoned 1993-06-21Surface coal · Cane Patch Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406321
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#1 StripAbandoned 1994-06-06Surface coal · Kodiak Mining Company · MSHA ID 4406331
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#1 StripAbandoned 1989-09-15Surface coal · C B S Land Company · MSHA ID 4406489
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#1 StripAbandoned 1990-12-03Surface coal · Banner Strip · MSHA ID 4406566
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#1 StripAbandoned 1991-08-08Surface coal · Dotson & Mullins Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406572
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#1 StripAbandoned 2000-10-30Surface coal · A & G Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4406603
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#1 Strip & AugerAbandoned 1985-08-29Surface coal · Ii-M Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4406019
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#1 Strip & AugerAbandoned 1989-08-10Surface coal · Pick & Shovel Inc · MSHA ID 4406433
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#1 Strip & AugerAbandoned 1988-06-14Surface coal · South Pole Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4406441
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#1 TippleAbandoned 1986-09-19Facility coal · Greater Wise Inc · MSHA ID 4403259
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#1 TippleAbandoned 1990-09-20Facility coal · Midnight Processing Inc · MSHA ID 4404614
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#1 TippleAbandoned 1998-11-23Facility coal · Tosh Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404776
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#1 TippleAbandoned 2026-03-19Facility coal · Oliver Coal Sales · MSHA ID 4405226
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#1 TippleAbandoned 2006-05-25Facility coal · Commonwealth Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 4406970
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#1 TruckAbandoned and Sealed 1990-12-10Underground coal · Coeburn Land Development Inc · MSHA ID 4406586
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#1 UgAbandoned 1971-06-10Underground coal · Rose & Brroks Coal Company · MSHA ID 4401431
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#10 StripAbandoned 1990-07-20Surface coal · Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 4406564
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#11 StripAbandoned 1994-09-19Surface coal · Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 4406589
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#12Abandoned 1999-05-21Underground coal · Betty B Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406423
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#14Abandoned and Sealed 1997-12-05Underground coal · Betty B Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405253
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#1a StripAbandoned 1998-01-08Surface coal · Cane Patch Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406833
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#2Abandoned 1982-12-13Surface coal · Atlantic Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4405900
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#2Abandoned 2004-10-01Surface coal · Allied Coal Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 4406820
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#2Abandoned and Sealed 2012-04-25Underground coal · Nine Mile Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 4407188
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#2 AugerAbandoned 2007-08-23Surface coal · Tri-State Energy, LLC. · MSHA ID 4406750
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#2 Auger MineAbandoned 1972-05-12Surface coal · Wilder Coal Company · MSHA ID 4402300
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#2 StripAbandoned 1983-03-17coal · Matt Mining Co Inc · MSHA ID 4405984
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#2 StripAbandoned 2000-03-14Surface coal · Matt Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406160
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#2 StripAbandoned 1990-02-22Surface coal · Triple B Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4406504
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#2 StripAbandoned 1998-03-06Surface coal · A & G Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4406661
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#2 Strip MineAbandoned 1972-06-02Surface coal · Wilder Coal Company · MSHA ID 4402299
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#2 WasherAbandoned 2009-07-31Facility coal · Commonwealth Mining Corporation No. 2 · MSHA ID 4407095
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#22Abandoned and Sealed 1992-09-03Underground coal · Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4405097
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#3Abandoned and Sealed 1996-05-14Underground coal · Parts Corp Of America · MSHA ID 4406788
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#3Abandoned 2004-09-03Surface coal · Allied Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406930
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#3 StripAbandoned 1987-11-24Surface coal · C & K Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406254
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#3 StripAbandoned 1992-08-27Surface coal · Three Forks Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4406604
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#3 StripAbandoned 1999-05-14Surface coal · Matt Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406822
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#4 MineAbandoned 1973-03-08Underground coal · Hard Rock Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4402244
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#5 StripAbandoned 1993-09-27Surface coal · Kodiak Mining Company · MSHA ID 4406579
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#6 MineAbandoned and Sealed 1996-04-29Underground coal · Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406797
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#6 Strip & AugerAbandoned 1988-04-21Surface coal · General Trucking Corp · MSHA ID 4406296
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#7Abandoned 2003-09-30Surface coal · J & T Augering, Inc. · MSHA ID 4407031
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#8 StripAbandoned 1985-03-19Surface coal · Barnette Contractors · MSHA ID 4406038
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#8 Strip MineAbandoned 1972-06-02Surface coal · Carter Brothers Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4402297
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#9 Stallard BranchAbandoned 1998-10-30Surface coal · Kodiak Mining Company · MSHA ID 4406789
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#9 StripAbandoned 1987-03-19Surface coal · Barnette Contractors · MSHA ID 4406165
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#9 StripAbandoned 1990-12-06Surface coal · Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 4406546
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Airport Mine 1Abandoned 2023-08-18Surface coal · J.W. Construction Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 4407384
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Ajax StripAbandoned 1978-05-08Surface coal · North State Mining Company · MSHA ID 4404047
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Allied Mine #14Abandoned 1981-12-14coal · Allied Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4405814
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Allied Mine #PAbandoned 1982-01-27Surface coal · Allied Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4405806
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Ambrose Branch #14Abandoned 1991-06-13Surface coal · Paramont Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4406390
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Amos Ridge TippleAbandoned 1987-07-31Facility coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404839
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Andover QuarryAbandoned 1986-09-10Surface metal/non-metal · Andover Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4406289
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Appalachia Remining #2Abandoned 2006-12-15Surface coal · Energy Technologies, Inc. · MSHA ID 4407151
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Appalachia Remining #3Abandoned 2006-06-09Surface coal · Energy Technologies Inc. · MSHA ID 4407174
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Appalachia Remining #4Abandoned 2015-10-01Surface coal · Energy Technologies Inc · MSHA ID 4407195
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Appalachia Remining #7Abandoned 2017-03-24Surface coal · Energy Technologies Inc. · MSHA ID 4407292
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ArnoAbandoned and Sealed 1985-09-04Underground coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404099
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Auger #1Abandoned 1992-01-10Surface coal · Wilder Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4406665
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Auger Mine #1Abandoned 1994-03-31Surface coal · B & H Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406459
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Auger Mine #3Abandoned 1993-04-19Surface coal · B & H Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406477
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Auger Mine #4Abandoned 1994-09-15Surface coal · B & H Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406576
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Auger Mine #5Abandoned 1994-03-31Surface coal · B & H Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406581
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Auger No 1Abandoned 1984-09-28Surface coal · Owens Coal Company · MSHA ID 4406035
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Baker Hollow #23Abandoned 1991-12-20Surface coal · Paramont Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4406554
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Bbc #3Abandoned 1994-12-23Surface coal · Bbc Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4404956
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Bean Gap North #20Abandoned 1990-02-12Surface coal · Paramont Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4406379
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Bearpen Surface MineAbandoned 2001-07-27Surface coal · Airway Resources Llc · MSHA ID 4406997
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Beechwood Mine #Abandoned 1991-04-15Underground coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4406637
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Benchmark MineAbandoned 1985-12-30Surface coal · Benchmark Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406072
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Beverly Hills MineAbandoned and Sealed 2000-09-25Underground coal · Glamorgan Coal Company · MSHA ID 4406240
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Big BranchAbandoned 2007-06-13Surface coal · Twin Ridge Development, Inc. · MSHA ID 4407103
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Big Branch #1Abandoned 2010-09-29Surface coal · Robert Clear Coal Corporation · MSHA ID 4407185
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Big Branch Mine No 1 StripAbandoned 1979-10-01Surface coal · Sally Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405214
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BirchfieldAbandoned 1980-02-05Underground coal · Clinchfield Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404764
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Birchfield No 1Abandoned 1988-09-26Surface coal · Birchfield Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405642
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Birchfield No 1 MineAbandoned 1979-10-01Underground coal · Clinchfield Coal Company · MSHA ID 4401884
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Birchfield No 2 MineAbandoned 1977-04-14Underground coal · Clinchfield Coal Company · MSHA ID 4402236
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Birchfield No5 Surface MineAbandoned 2001-08-31Surface coal · Paramont Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4406986
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Black Creek #11Abandoned 1987-05-28Surface coal · Paramont Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4406359
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Black Creek #15 StripAbandoned 2004-11-02Surface coal · Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 4406851
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Blackwood No 2Abandoned 2009-06-11Facility coal · Elite Tipples Inc · MSHA ID 4404723
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Bluff Spur MineAbandoned and Sealed 2015-12-10Underground coal · Mill Branch Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4405559
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Bluston IiAbandoned 1981-02-18Surface coal · Bluston Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4405414
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Bold Camp StripAbandoned 2002-09-30Surface coal · A & G Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4406808
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Bold Camp SurfaceAbandoned 2023-12-15Surface coal · Paramont Contura LLC · MSHA ID 4407274
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Bopar DockAbandoned 1990-05-15Facility coal · Bopar Dock Company Corp · MSHA ID 4404279
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Bossco No 3 Strip Or No 3 StripAbandoned 1981-07-09Surface coal · Bossco Inc · MSHA ID 4402002
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Bowser Branch MineAbandoned 1979-11-16Underground coal · Clinchfield Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404647
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Bowser Strip & AugerAbandoned 1975-07-28Surface coal · Contracting Enterprises · MSHA ID 4403397
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Bruton SidingAbandoned 1982-07-26Facility coal · Virginia Iron Coal & Coke Company · MSHA ID 4402712
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Bull Hill #1Abandoned and Sealed 1989-04-27Underground coal · Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405763
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Bull Hill #3Abandoned 1999-02-17Surface coal · Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 4406863
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Bull Run StripAbandoned 2006-03-23Surface coal · A & G Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4407030
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Bull Run Surface MineAbandoned 2011-02-10Surface coal · Big Bear Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4407215
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Bullitt MineAbandoned and Sealed 1997-08-08Underground coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4400304
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Bullitt QuarryAbandoned 1981-08-13Surface metal/non-metal · Jefferson Services Inc · MSHA ID 4405369
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Bullitt TransloaderAbandoned 2006-06-30Facility coal · A & G Coal Corporation · MSHA ID 4402696
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C & M No 1Abandoned 1994-02-11Surface coal · C & M Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4406752
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Cane Patch TippleAbandoned 1979-01-12Facility coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4400301
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Canepatch #41Abandoned 1995-06-30Surface coal · Paramont Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4406739
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Caney #1 StripAbandoned 2000-10-17Surface coal · Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 4406928
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Caney No 1 MineAbandoned 1999-05-04Surface coal · Caney Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4406952
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Cantrell Hollow #30Abandoned 1991-11-08Surface coal · Paramont Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4406560
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Cantrell No 2Abandoned and Sealed 1984-08-23Underground coal · Cantrell Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4406092
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Central Machine ShopAbandoned 1996-11-19Facility coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4403108
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CenturionAbandoned 2006-06-30Underground coal · Pound River Properties, LLC. · MSHA ID 4407155
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Cheyenne #1Abandoned 2017-05-10Facility coal · Cheyenne Processing Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405726
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Clinchfield Coal CompanyAbandoned and Sealed 1980-02-01Underground coal · Clinchfield Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405257
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Construction DepartmentAbandoned 1995-09-15Facility coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4405174
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Construction/ReclamationAbandoned 2005-03-17Surface coal · Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · MSHA ID 4406601
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Crockett Coal #5Abandoned and Sealed 1982-09-02Underground coal · Crockett Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4405697
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Crossbrook AAbandoned and Sealed 1984-11-01Underground coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4400295
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Crossbrook LindenAbandoned 1978-09-11Surface coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4404576
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Dale Ridge ComplexAbandoned 1983-02-01Facility coal · Virginia Iron Coal & Coke Company · MSHA ID 4401463
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Dale Ridge Hollow #4Abandoned 1999-01-29Surface coal · Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · MSHA ID 4406908
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Deep Mine # 10Abandoned and Sealed 2006-12-18Underground coal · Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC · MSHA ID 4407055
…and 893 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 | Features |
|---|---|
| Strip Mine | 459 |
| Adit | 301 |
| P3 High Wall | 100 |
| Open Pit Mine or Quarry | 99 |
| P2 Clogged Stream Lands | 65 |
| P2 Clogged Streams | 54 |
| P2 Portals | 54 |
| P3 Gobs | 49 |
| P1 Clogged Streams | 40 |
| P1 Dangerous Slides | 37 |
| P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | 34 |
| P3 Equipment Facility | 30 |
| P2 Dangerous Highwalls | 30 |
| P3 Spoil Area | 29 |
| P1 Dangerous Highwalls | 28 |
| Mine Dump | 26 |
| P1 Portals | 26 |
| P1 Dangerous Impoundments | 26 |
| P3 Mine Opening | 25 |
| P1 Clogged Stream Lands | 25 |
| P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | 23 |
| P3 Bench | 19 |
| P2 Dangerous Slides | 19 |
| P1 Subsidence | 16 |
| P3 Water Problems | 14 |
| P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | 12 |
| P3 Haul Road | 10 |
| P3 Industrial/Residential Waste | 9 |
| P3 Other | 6 |
| P2 Dangerous Impoundments | 5 |
| P2 Hazardous Water Bodies | 5 |
| P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | 4 |
| P2 Vertical Openings | 4 |
| P1 Vertical Openings | 4 |
| P2 Subsidence | 3 |
| P3 Slump | 3 |
| P5 Public Utilities | 3 |
| Disturbed Surface | 3 |
| Tailings - Pond | 3 |
| P1 Hazardous Water Bodies | 3 |
| Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated | 3 |
| P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial | 2 |
| Open Pit Mine or Quarry | 2 |
| P2 Surface Burning | 2 |
| Open Pit Mine | 2 |
| Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated | 1 |
| P2 Gases: Hazardous/Explosive | 1 |
| P1 Surface Burning | 1 |
| P3 Pits | 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
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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.