How many abandoned mines are in Boone County, West Virginia?

Abandoned mine inventory

Abandoned mines in Boone County, West Virginia

Boone County, West Virginia has 586 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1909–2000, including 182 mine openings (shafts, adits and air shafts); 1 of the features carry a name on the map. OSMRE's abandoned mine land inventory lists 289 problems in the county, 160 of them not yet reclaimed. MSHA's register carries 491 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.

Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering Boone 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): 586
Mine openings: 182
OSMRE problems unreclaimed: 160
MSHA mines marked abandoned: 491

1 features carry a name0 prospect pits22 quadrangle maps, published 1909–2000 289 OSMRE problems, 129 reclaimed 240 MSHA mines abandoned and sealed

What the features are

Mine openings

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

251 28.7%
Mines and surface workings

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

350 40.0%
Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction

9 1.0%
Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

what mining left above ground

63 7.2%
Mills, tipples and facilities

processing plants and hazardous structures

38 4.3%
Other reclamation problems

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

164 18.7%

Named features on the maps1 named · from the USGS compilation

Name on map	Feature	Quadrangle	First mapped
Slag Dump	Slag Pile area	Sylvester	1965

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 problems289 on inventory

Problem area	Problem	Program	Status
Adkins Drainage	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Ashford (estep) Portals	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Ashford (javines) Portals	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Ashford (woodrum) Burning Refuse	P1 Surface Burning	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Ashford Highwall	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Bald Knob (brooks) Drainage	P1 Clogged Streams	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Bald Knob (Hager) Burning Refuse	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bald Knob (Hager) Burning Refuse	P1 Surface Burning	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Bald Knob (Hager) Burning Refuse II	P1 Surface Burning	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Bald Knob (killian) Landslide	P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bald Knob (killian) Landslide	P1 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bald Knob (killian) Landslide	P1 Dangerous Slides	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Bandytown (jarrell) Refuse	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bandytown (jarrell) Refuse	P3 Mine Opening	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bandytown Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Barrett Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bean Hollow Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bearcamp Br. (mitchell) Burning Ref	P1 Portals	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Bearcamp Br. (mitchell) Burning Ref	P1 Surface Burning	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Bee Gum Branch (backus) Burning Sea	P2 Underground Mine Fires	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Big Abe Fork Highwal	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Big Ugly (O'Neal) Drainage	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Big Ugly (O'Neal) Drainage	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bim Open Portals	P1 Portals	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Bloomingraose	P2 Dangerous Impoundments		Reclamation Pending
Bloomingraose	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bloomingraose	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bloomingrose (Miller) Drainage	P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Bloomingrose (Tincher) Refuse Fire	P1 Surface Burning	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Blue Pennant Complex	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Blue Pennant Complex	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Blue Pennant Complex	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Blue Pennant Complex	P2 Surface Burning	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Bob White (collins) Portal	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Browns Branch Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Browns Branch Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Browns Branch Highwall	P2 Underground Mine Fires	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Cabot Portals	P2 Clogged Streams	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Cabot Portals	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Cabot Portals	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Cabot Portals	P2 Portals	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Camp Branch Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Camp Creek (kirk) Portals	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Carrow Fork Island Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Clinton Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Clothier Legg Portal	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Cold Fork Higwall	P3 Bench	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Cold Fork Higwall	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Coopertown Highwall	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Courtney Co.	P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Completed
Courtney Co.	P1 Portals	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Completed
Courtney Co.	P1 Surface Burning	Rural Abandoned Mine Program	Reclamation Completed
Cox Fork (miller) Burning Refuse	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Cox Fork (miller) Burning Refuse	P2 Surface Burning	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Dartmont Highwall #2	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Dog Hollow (hill) Burning Refuse	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Dog Hollow (hill) Burning Refuse	P2 Surface Burning	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Dog Hollow (hughes) D.i.	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Dog Hollow (hughes) D.i.	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Dog Hollow (hughes) Landslide	P1 Dangerous Slides	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Drawdy (circle) Portals	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Drawdy Cemetery Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Drawdy Creek	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Drawdy Creek	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Drawdy Creek Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Easly Refuse Pile	P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Easly Refuse Pile	P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Easly Refuse Pile	P1 Portals	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Emmons (graley) Portals	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Emmons (holstine) Portals	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Farley Branch "B" Highwall-Boone	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Farley Branch A Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Foster (vickers) Open Portals	P1 Portals	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Garrison	P2 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Garrison	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Garrison	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Garrison	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Garrison	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Garrison	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Garrison Complex	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Garrison Complex	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Gas Well Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Gordon (Tracks) Portals	P1 Portals	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Gordon (yeager) Mine Fire	P1 Gases: Hazardous/Explosive	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Gordon A & B Refuse	P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Gordon A & B Refuse	P1 Dangerous Slides	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Gordon A & B Refuse	P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Gordon A & B Refuse	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Gordon A & B Refuse	P1 Surface Burning	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Gordon C Refuse Pile	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Gordon C Refuse Pile	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Grapevine Ridge High	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Hampton #4 Maintenance	P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Hampton #4 Maintenance	P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Hampton #4 Maintenance	P1 Surface Burning	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Hampton #4 Maintenance	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Hampton #4 Maintenance	P2 Dangerous Slides	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hewett (spencer) Refuse	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hewett Refuse Pile	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hewett Refuse Pile	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hewitt Creek Highwal	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Hewitt(elkins) Mine Blowout	P1 Portals	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
High Coal Tipples	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
High Coal Tipples	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Honeycamp Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hopkins Fork Complex	P2 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hopkins Fork Complex	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hopkins Fork Complex	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hopkins Fork Highwal	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hunters Branch (Hatfield) Portals	P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hunters Branch (Hatfield) Portals	P1 Dangerous Impoundments	AMLER	In Reclamation
Hunters Branch (Hatfield) Portals	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hunters Branch (Hatfield) Portals	P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Hunters Branch (Hatfield) Portals	P3 Other	AMLER	In Reclamation
Hunters Branch UMF	P1 Underground Mine Fires	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Indian Creek (dillion) Portals	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Indian Creek (dillion) Portals	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Indian Creek (dillion) Portals	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Indian Creek (dillion) Portals	P2 Portals	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Indian Creek Highwal	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Janie Refuse Pile & Fire	P1 Underground Mine Fires	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Janie Refuse Pile & Fire	P3 Other	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	In Reclamation
Jarrell Branch/James Creek UMF	P1 Underground Mine Fires	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Jarrells Branch Refuse	P2 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Jarrells Branch Refuse	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Jeffrey Mine Complex	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Jeffrey Mine Complex	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Jeffrey Mine Complex	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Jeffrey Refuse Fire	P1 Surface Burning	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Jefrey (sparks) Burning Refuse	P1 Surface Burning	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Joe's Creek "a" Hgh	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Joes Creek North Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Julian Highwall #1	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Keith (darby-yearling)	P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Federal Reclamation Program	Reclamation Completed
Keith (darby-yearling)	P1 Surface Burning	Federal Reclamation Program	Reclamation Completed
Kuhn Hollow Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lacey Branch "c"	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lacey Branch "c"	P3 Spoil Area	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Lacey Branch A Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lacey Branch B Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lacey Branch Highwal	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Laurel Branch (weaver) Portals	P1 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Laurel Branch (weaver) Portals	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Laurel Branch (weaver) Portals	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Left Fork Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Left Fork of Joe's Creek Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Lick Fork Refuse Pile	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Long Hollow (No Cost)	P3 High Wall	Enhanced AML Rule Project	In Reclamation
Longs Hollow Refuse	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Enhanced AML Rule Project	In Reclamation
Lower Grapevine Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending

…and 139 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 Abandoned491 on register

#1
Underground coal · Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604525

Abandoned and Sealed 1987-09-24
#1
Underground coal · Har-Mat Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607048

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-02-15
#1 Prep Plant
Facility coal · Carbon Processing Of West Virginia Ltd · MSHA ID 4605956

Abandoned 1982-12-06
#1 Strip
Surface coal · Gold Star Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4607054

Abandoned 1987-04-01
#4 Mine
Underground coal · Cline'S Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4606524

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-10-21
#46 Mine
Underground coal · Bethlehem Mines Corp · MSHA ID 4602068

Abandoned 1976-07-01
1-A
Underground coal · Toney'S Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606885

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-04-08
1-A Mine
Underground coal · Banner Coal & Land Company · MSHA ID 4606412

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-11-13
13-A Mine
Underground coal · Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606491

Abandoned and Sealed 1992-09-14
3-A Surface Mine
Surface coal · Kessler Coal Inc. · MSHA ID 4606872

Abandoned 2023-09-21
4-A
Underground coal · Cannelton Industries Inc · MSHA ID 4606920

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-05-07
5 Block Mine No 2
Underground coal · Jupiter Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607404

Abandoned and Sealed 1989-06-20
Allegiance Mine
Underground coal · Independence Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4608735

Abandoned and Sealed 2013-11-25
Alma Mine
Underground coal · Day Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4608807

Abandoned 2001-10-05
Alma No 3
Underground coal · Hobet Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4608767

Abandoned 2025-02-20
Auger (#50)
Surface coal · Shannon Augering LLC · MSHA ID 1519704

Abandoned 2015-10-14
Auger #1 Job
Surface coal · T & L Augering Corp · MSHA ID 4607109

Abandoned and Sealed 1986-06-06
Auger Mine #3 Job
Surface coal · Mynu Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4602266

Abandoned 1972-12-18
Auger No 1
Surface coal · Mountain Edge Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4608641

Abandoned 1997-09-10
Auger No 2
Surface coal · Mountain Edge Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4608640

Abandoned 1997-08-20
Auger No 7-Job No 20
Surface coal · Whitesville A & S Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4603187

Abandoned 1975-02-20
B L Mining #3
Underground coal · Mystic Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4607139

Abandoned and Sealed 2001-12-17
Bach'S Energy No 2
Surface coal · Bach'S Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4608009

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-12-16
Badger Mine
Underground coal · Rush Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606432

Abandoned and Sealed 1986-09-24
Banner No 1
Underground coal · Banner Coal & Land Company · MSHA ID 4605728

Abandoned and Sealed 1982-01-18
Bedcor 2 Mine
Surface coal · Bedcor Inc · MSHA ID 4605645

Abandoned 1988-01-29
Big John #2
Underground coal · Nu East Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4601927

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-09-13
Big Mountain #1 Surface
Surface coal · Peabody Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602512

Abandoned 1988-02-16
Big Mountain #8 Mine
Underground coal · Peabody Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605425

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-02-07
Big Mountain No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Peabody Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603829

Abandoned and Sealed 1990-10-19
Big Mountain No 16
Underground coal · Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC · MSHA ID 4607908

Abandoned and Sealed 2014-10-29
Bishop Ii
Underground coal · Elk Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4608181

Abandoned and Sealed 2002-10-22
Bishop Mine
Underground coal · Elk Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606337

Abandoned and Sealed 1995-03-01
Black Castle Surface Mine
Surface coal · Elk Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607161

Abandoned 1994-10-21
Black King
Underground coal · Elk Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4608386

Abandoned and Sealed 1994-02-15
Black King I
Underground coal · Elk Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4608230

Abandoned and Sealed 2002-10-22
Black King I North Portal
Underground coal · Elk Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4608553

Abandoned and Sealed 2014-12-22
Black Knight II
Underground coal · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · MSHA ID 4608402

Abandoned and Sealed 2019-08-20
Black Knight Ii - South Portal
Underground coal · Elk Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4608621

Abandoned and Sealed 2002-10-22
Black Knight Mine
Underground coal · Elk Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606338

Abandoned and Sealed 1994-07-12
Black Oak
Underground coal · Williams Mountain Coal Company · MSHA ID 4608034

Abandoned and Sealed 1995-02-22
Black Queen Mine
Underground coal · Elk Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606325

Abandoned and Sealed 2002-10-23
Black Walnut No 2
Underground coal · Black Walnut Coal Company · MSHA ID 4609044

Abandoned 2012-05-16
Black Walnut No 3 Mine
Underground coal · Black Stallion Coal Company, LLC · MSHA ID 4609144

Abandoned 2025-02-20
Blue Pennant Prep Plant
Facility coal · Kesscoals Inc · MSHA ID 4606896

Abandoned 1991-08-29
Blue Pennant Transfer
Facility coal · Elk Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4608108

Abandoned 2014-04-17
Bob White Strip Pit
Surface coal · Whitesville A & S Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4602301

Abandoned 1974-11-12
Boone Auger
Surface coal · Tri-State Auger Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4607510

Abandoned and Sealed 1989-07-14
Boone North No. 1 Surface Mine
Surface coal · Raven Crest Contracting, LLC · MSHA ID 4608967

Abandoned 2026-07-08
Boone North Prep Plant & Loadout
Facility coal · Hollow Mountain Resources, Inc. · MSHA ID 4609013

Abandoned 2025-02-20
Brier Creek No 1
Underground coal · Brier Creek Coal Co. LLC · MSHA ID 4609097

Abandoned 2026-06-11
Brier Creek No 2
Underground coal · Brier Creek Coal Co. LLC · MSHA ID 4609098

Abandoned 2025-02-20
Browns Strip Mine
Surface coal · Brown Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4602495

Abandoned 1973-05-17
Bull Creek Cleaning Plant
Facility coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603774

Abandoned 1983-09-03
Bull Creek No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602878

Abandoned and Sealed 1979-12-03
Bull Creek No 1 Surface Mine
Surface coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603455

Abandoned 1977-02-16
Bull Creek No 2 Mine
Underground coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603471

Abandoned and Sealed 1982-02-26
Bull Creek No 3 Mine
Underground coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603441

Abandoned and Sealed 1982-01-18
Bull Creek No 4 Mine
Underground coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603442

Abandoned and Sealed 1984-03-26
C R 1
Underground coal · Toney'S Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606227

Abandoned and Sealed 1989-08-23
Callisto Mine
Surface coal · Coal-Mac LLC · MSHA ID 4608818

Abandoned 2026-07-08
Camp Creek Mine No. 1
Underground coal · Hobet Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4608523

Abandoned and Sealed 2007-07-19
Campbell Creek No 14 Mine
Underground coal · Eastern Associated Coal, LLC · MSHA ID 4608989

Abandoned 2025-02-20
Campbell Creek No 2p
Underground coal · Curtis Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606223

Abandoned and Sealed 1982-05-07
Campbells Creek 11B Mine
Underground coal · Eastern Associated Coal, LLC. · MSHA ID 4608305

Abandoned and Sealed 2013-01-10
Campbells Creek No 10 Mine
Underground coal · Rockwell Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4608637

Abandoned and Sealed 2017-02-21
Candice 2
Underground coal · Long Branch Energy · MSHA ID 4608429

Abandoned and Sealed 2012-10-05
Carrow Fork Winnifrede Mine
Underground coal · Newtown Energy, Inc. · MSHA ID 4609259

Abandoned 2025-02-20
Casey Creek No. 1 Surface Mine
Surface coal · Hillside Mining Company · MSHA ID 4609189

Abandoned 2020-08-07
Castle East Portal
Underground coal · Elk Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4608923

Abandoned and Sealed 2012-06-26
Castle II
Underground coal · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · MSHA ID 4609022

Abandoned 2023-09-21
Castle Mine
Underground coal · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · MSHA ID 4607009

Abandoned 2019-08-19
Caymus Mine
Underground coal · Award Development, LLC · MSHA ID 4605315

Abandoned and Sealed 2019-01-09
Cazy #1 Surface
Surface coal · Perry & Hylton Inc · MSHA ID 4605220

Abandoned 1989-10-03
Cazy Creek Portal
Underground coal · Eastern Associated Coal LLC · MSHA ID 4609140

Abandoned 2025-02-20
Cazy No 2 Surface
Surface coal · Whitesville A & S Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605831

Abandoned 1980-11-28
Cazy Tipple
Facility coal · Perry & Hylton Inc · MSHA ID 4606965

Abandoned 1989-09-18
Cedar Grove Mine
Underground coal · Day LLC · MSHA ID 4608588

Abandoned and Sealed 2008-10-21
Cedar Grove No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602120

Abandoned 1980-09-26
Central Maintenance Crew
Facility coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603336

Abandoned 1987-09-30
Central Services Facility
Facility coal · Elk Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606503

Abandoned 1987-02-27
Central Shop
Facility coal · Kanawha Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604538

Abandoned 1978-04-03
Central Shop
Facility coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606408

Abandoned 1984-07-09
Cherry Pond Surface No 1
Surface coal · Cherry Pond Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606240

Abandoned 1982-05-14
Chess Surface Mine
Surface coal · Elk Run Coal Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 4609049

Abandoned 2006-10-28
Chesterfield Central Shop
Facility coal · Omar Mining Company · MSHA ID 4603272

Abandoned 1983-08-25
Chesterfield Mine No 1
Underground coal · Omar Mining Company · MSHA ID 4601275

Abandoned and Sealed 1982-11-05
Chesterfield No 10
Underground coal · Omar Mining Company · MSHA ID 4605531

Abandoned and Sealed 1980-12-16
Chesterfield No 12
Underground coal · Wynchester Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605934

Abandoned and Sealed 1989-11-27
Chesterfield No 3 Mine
Underground coal · Omar Mining Company · MSHA ID 4601790

Abandoned 1978-05-30
Chesterfield No 5 Mine
Underground coal · Omar Mining Company · MSHA ID 4601797

Abandoned 1979-03-01
Chesterfield Prep Plant
Facility coal · Lexington Coal Company, LLC · MSHA ID 4603141

Abandoned 2024-04-13
Chestnut Hollow Surface Mine 1
Surface coal · Asset Management Group Inc · MSHA ID 4608449

Abandoned 1996-08-28
Clinton #3
Underground coal · Par-U Mining & Development Corp · MSHA ID 4606450

Abandoned and Sealed 1989-10-02
Clinton #3a
Underground coal · Dale Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4606473

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-06-06
Clinton #6
Underground coal · Dale Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4608016

Abandoned and Sealed 1994-05-24
Clinton #7 Mine
Underground coal · Par-U Mining & Development Corp · MSHA ID 4608017

Abandoned and Sealed 1993-12-27
Clinton Dock
Facility coal · Barrett Fuel Corp · MSHA ID 4606543

Abandoned 1982-07-06
Clinton No 4 Mine
Underground coal · Par-U Mining & Development Corp · MSHA ID 4607117

Abandoned and Sealed 1995-10-31
Clinton No 8
Underground coal · New Hope Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4608394

Abandoned and Sealed 1997-07-31
Coal Mart Incorporated
Underground coal · Coal Mart Inc · MSHA ID 4606098

Abandoned and Sealed 1982-01-18
Coalburg #1
Underground coal · Cedar Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605316

Abandoned and Sealed 1979-10-01
Coalburg Mine #1
Underground coal · Jovic Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607225

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-06-03
Coalburg No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Jarrell's Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 4609082

Abandoned and Sealed 2012-10-10
Colony Bay Coal Co Surface Mine
Surface coal · Calvin Coal Augering Inc · MSHA ID 4606650

Abandoned and Sealed 1983-11-18
Constitution Surface Mine
Surface coal · Independence Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4608700

Abandoned 2025-02-20
Conti Hobet 21
Surface coal · Continental Augering Inc · MSHA ID 4608555

Abandoned 1997-02-04
Continental Cb Mine
Surface coal · Continental Augering Inc · MSHA ID 4608439

Abandoned 1996-01-16
Contract Services Group
Facility coal · Eastern Associated Coal Corp. · MSHA ID 4608974

Abandoned 2006-03-31
Cook Mine
Underground coal · Independence Coal Company · MSHA ID 4609328

Abandoned and Sealed 2014-02-07
Covington Coal Company #1 Mine
Surface coal · Covington Coal Company LLC · MSHA ID 4609010

Abandoned 2021-02-01
Cow Creek Coal Blending Facility
Facility coal · Eastern Associated Coal LLC · MSHA ID 4609080

Abandoned 2014-06-23
Cow Creek Overland Belt
Facility coal · Eastern Associated Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4608782

Abandoned 2000-03-21
Crooked Run No 3
Underground coal · Toney'S Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 4607442

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-05-16
Cut #24 Surface
Surface coal · Nu East Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4602407

Abandoned 1984-10-01
Cut #25 Surface
Surface coal · Nu East Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4602232

Abandoned 1984-10-04
Cut #26 Surface
Surface coal · Nu East Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4606447

Abandoned 1984-10-04
Cut #27 Surface
Surface coal · Nu East Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4604194

Abandoned 1983-10-12
CV#4 Surface Mine
Surface coal · Civil, LLC · MSHA ID 4608921

Abandoned 2026-07-08
Dick'S Creek #36 Mine
Underground coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606166

Abandoned and Sealed 1983-10-11
Dorothy No 3 Mine
Underground coal · Mountain Edge Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4609150

Abandoned and Sealed 2012-07-23
Dry Branch Coalburg
Underground coal · I O Coal Company, LLC · MSHA ID 4608968

Abandoned 2025-02-20
Eagle No1-P Mine
Underground coal · Curtis Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606490

Abandoned and Sealed 1993-01-14
Eq No 1901 Auger
Surface coal · Cedar Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602233

Abandoned 1977-10-11
Eunice Eagle
Underground coal · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · MSHA ID 4608479

Abandoned 2018-10-04
Europa Mine
Underground coal · I O Coal Company, LLC · MSHA ID 4608798

Abandoned 2009-08-17
Falling Rock Shop
Facility coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605305

Abandoned 1984-10-31
Five Block No 2 Mine
Underground coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605123

Abandoned and Sealed 1983-09-26
Five Block No 3 Mine
Underground coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605124

Abandoned 1978-04-17
Five Block No 4 Mine
Underground coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605125

Abandoned and Sealed 1980-09-26
Fork Creek Mine #4
Surface coal · Coal River Mining · MSHA ID 4609349

Abandoned 2025-02-20
Fork Creek Mine No 3
Underground coal · Coal River Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4609042

Abandoned and Sealed 2017-04-18
Fork Creek No 10 Mine
Underground coal · Coal River Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4609325

Abandoned and Sealed 2017-03-28
Four Mile Mine
Surface coal · Thin Seam Systems, Inc. · MSHA ID 4609166

Abandoned 2025-02-20
Freeport No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604255

Abandoned and Sealed 1981-10-03
Freeport No 2 Mine
Underground coal · Southern Appalachian Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604435

Abandoned and Sealed 1981-10-03
Garrison Tipple
Facility coal · Cedar Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603298

Abandoned 1979-11-05
Gateway Eagle Mine
Underground coal · Rockwell Mining LLC · MSHA ID 4606618

Abandoned 2026-07-09
Grace No 2 Mine
Underground coal · Cedar Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602595

Abandoned and Sealed 1981-09-24
Hager Loadout
Facility coal · Long Branch Energy · MSHA ID 4607220

Abandoned 1990-04-14
Hampton No 12 Mine
Underground coal · L & D Inc · MSHA ID 4603876

Abandoned and Sealed 1980-09-26
Hampton No 25 Mine
Underground coal · New River Fuel Inc · MSHA ID 4607196

Abandoned and Sealed 1987-02-26
Hampton No 3 Central Shop
Facility coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603270

Abandoned 1994-07-20
Hampton No 3 Mine
Underground coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601283

Abandoned and Sealed 1987-12-02
Hampton No 4
Underground coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601282

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-05-21
Hampton No 4 Prep Plant
Facility coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603139

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Hampton No 41 Mine
Underground coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4607243

Abandoned and Sealed 1994-06-01
Hampton No 42 Mine
Underground coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4607289

Abandoned and Sealed 1992-11-02
Hampton No 43 Surface Mine
Surface coal · T & S Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607230

Abandoned 1988-02-19
Hampton No 45
Underground coal · Westmoreland Coal Company · MSHA ID 4607365

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-04-21

…and 341 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
Strip Mine	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	320
Adit	Mine openings	USGS topo symbol (point)	182
P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	49
P2 Portals	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	40
P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	30
P1 Portals	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	27
Open Pit Mine or Quarry	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (point)	23
P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	21
P1 Surface Burning	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	21
Mine Dump	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	USGS topo symbol (area)	20
P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Mills, tipples and facilities	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	18
Tipple	Mills, tipples and facilities	USGS topo symbol (point)	14
P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	11
P2 Clogged Streams	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	9
Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (point)	8
Tailings - Pond	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	USGS topo symbol (area)	8
P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	8
P1 Dangerous Slides	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	7
P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Mills, tipples and facilities	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	6
P1 Underground Mine Fires	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	5
P3 High Wall	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	5
P2 Dangerous Slides	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	4
Disturbed Surface	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	4
P3 Other	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
Disturbed Surface - Pit	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	3
P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
P2 Surface Burning	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
P1 Clogged Streams	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
P2 Underground Mine Fires	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
P3 Gobs	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
Tailings - Dredge	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	USGS topo symbol (area)	2
P3 Mine Opening	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
P1 Gases: Hazardous/Explosive	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
Quarry	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (point)	1
P1 Clogged Stream Lands	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
Slag Pile	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	USGS topo symbol (area)	1
P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P1 Vertical Openings	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P3 Water Problems	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P3 Bench	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P2 Vertical Openings	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P2 Subsidence	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P3 Spoil Area	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	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.