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

Abandoned mine inventory

Abandoned mines in McDowell County, West Virginia

McDowell County, West Virginia has 1,279 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1909–2001, including 542 mine openings (shafts, adits and air shafts); 1 of the features carry a name on the map. OSMRE's abandoned mine land inventory lists 590 problems in the county, 358 of them not yet reclaimed. MSHA's register carries 837 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.

Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering McDowell 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): 1,279
Mine openings: 542
OSMRE problems unreclaimed: 358
MSHA mines marked abandoned: 837

1 features carry a name0 prospect pits25 quadrangle maps, published 1909–2001 590 OSMRE problems, 232 reclaimed 345 MSHA mines abandoned and sealed

What the features are

Mine openings

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

669 35.8%
Mines and surface workings

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

657 35.2%
Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction

7 0.4%
Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

what mining left above ground

163 8.7%
Mills, tipples and facilities

processing plants and hazardous structures

96 5.1%
Other reclamation problems

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

277 14.8%

Named features on the maps1 named · from the USGS compilation

Name on map	Feature	Quadrangle	First mapped
Mine Pump	Hydraulic Mine	Bradshaw	1964

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 problems590 on inventory

Problem area	Problem	Program	Status
"b" Elkhorn Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Adkins-branch Comple	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Other	In Reclamation
Aittar Highwall 0	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Other	In Reclamation
Aittar Highwall 0	P2 Portals	Other	In Reclamation
Algoma "rose" Burning Refuse	P1 Surface Burning	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Algoma "rose" Burning Refuse	P1 Surface Burning	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
ALGOMA REFUSE and PORTALS	P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
ALGOMA REFUSE and PORTALS	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
ALGOMA REFUSE and PORTALS	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
ALGOMA REFUSE and PORTALS	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
ALGOMA REFUSE and PORTALS	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
ALGOMA REFUSE and PORTALS	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Anawalt Waterline Extension	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Angle Hollow Highwall	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Apple Grove Complex	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Apple Grove Complex	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Ashland "poco Land" Complex	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Ashland "poco Land" Complex	P2 Industrial/Residential Waste	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Ashland "poco Land" Complex	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Ashland "poco Land" Complex	P2 Surface Burning	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Ashland Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Ashland Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Avondale (Bishop) Portals	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Avondale (Bishop) Portals	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bailey Highwall	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Balcher Branch High	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Balcher Branch High	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Ballfield Highwall & Portal	P3 High Wall	Remining	In Reclamation
Ballfield Refuse Pil	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Barlow #2 Refuse Pil	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Barlow Highwall	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Barlow Hollow Highwall	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Barrenshe Creek Refu	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Bartley (aep) Abandonded Powerline	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
BARTLEY (STINSON) Burning Refuse	P1 Surface Burning	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
BARTLEY (STINSON) Burning Refuse	P2 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bartley Mine Dump	P2 Clogged Streams	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Bartley Mine Dump	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Bartley Mine Dump	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Bartley Mine Dump	P2 Surface Burning	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Bartley Mine Dump	P2 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Bartley Vertical Opening	P2 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Beartown (Reed) Burning Refuse	P1 Surface Burning	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Beartown Refuse	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Beartown Refuse Pile	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Beartown Refuse Pile	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bearwallow Branch	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Bearwallow Branch	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Bearwallow Branch	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Bearwallow Branch	P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Bearwallow Branch	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Bearwallow Branch Strctr	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Belcher Highwall	P3 High Wall	Remining	In Reclamation
Berry Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Berwind Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Berwind Lake Mine Shaft	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Berwind Lake Mine Shaft	P2 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Berwind, Canebrake, & Vallscreek Wa	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Big Branch Complex	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Big Branch Complex	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Big Branch Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Remining	In Reclamation
Big Branch Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Big Four (VanDyke) Burning Refuse	P1 Surface Burning	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Big John Knob Highwa	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Big Sandy Refuse Pile	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Big Sandy Refuse Pile	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Big Sandy Refuse Pile	P2 Surface Burning	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Big Sandy Refuse Pile	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Big Sandy/Davy to Roderfield/McDowe	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Birchlick Portals (3)	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Birchlick Portals (3)	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Birchlick Portals (3)	P3 Other	AMLER	Reclamation Pending
Black Bull Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Black Wolf Complex	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Black Wolf Complex	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Black Wolf Complex	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Black Wolf Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Black Wolf Refuse Pile	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Black Wolf Refuse Pile	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Black Wolf Refuse Pile	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Blackberry Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Remining	In Reclamation
Bottom Creek Refs Pile	P1 Dangerous Slides	Enhanced AML Rule Project	In Reclamation
Bottom Highwall &	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bottom Highwall &	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Bradshaw Dump	P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Bradshaw Dump	P3 Other	AMLER	In Reclamation
Browns Creek Highwal	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Browns Creek Highwal	P3 High Wall	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Brushy Fork Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Buffalo Creek Portal & Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Buffalo Creek Portal & Highwall	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Buffalo Creek Portal & Highwall	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bull Creek Portal	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Bull Creek Portal	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Burke Mt. (richardson) Methane	P2 Gases: Hazardous/Explosive	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Canebrake Complex	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Canebrake Complex	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Canebrake Complex	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Canebrake Complex	P2 Surface Burning	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Canebrake Stock Pile	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P3 only)	Reclamation Pending
Caples Refuse Pile	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Remining	In Reclamation
Caretta Refuse Pile	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Other	In Reclamation
Caretta Refuse Pile	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Other	In Reclamation
Carlos Refuse Pile	P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Other	In Reclamation
Carswell Eroding Refuse	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Carswell Eroding Refuse	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Carwell Hollow (smith) Refuse	P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Carwell Hollow (smith) Refuse	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Cemetary Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Remining	In Reclamation
Chapel (Crawley) Drainage	P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Cherokee Complex	P1 Clogged Streams	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Cherokee Complex	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Cherokee Complex	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Cherokee Complex	P3 Other	AMLER	In Reclamation
Chestnut Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Circle Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
City of War Mine Portals	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
City Of War Waterline Extension	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Clark Branch Highwal	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Clark Branch Structures	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Clark Branch Structures	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Clear Fork Refuse Piles	P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Clear Fork Refuse Piles	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	In Reclamation
Clear Fork Refuse Piles	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Enhanced AML Rule Project	In Reclamation
Clear Fork Refuse Piles	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Coaldale Mountain Refuse Pile	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Coaldale Mountain Refuse Pile	P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Coaldale Mountain Refuse Pile	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Coalwood Connector	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Coon Branch Portal	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Copper Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Remining	In Reclamation
Crane Creek Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Crumpler "sizermore" Burning Refuse	P1 Surface Burning	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Crumpler (bailey) Burning Refuse	P1 Surface Burning	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Crumpler (rorrer) Burning Refuse	P1 Surface Burning	State Emergency Program	Reclamation Completed
Crumpler (rorrer) Burning Refuse	P3 Other	AMLER	Reclamation Completed
Crumpler (Scott) Draining Portal	P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	Reclamation Pending
Crumpler Highwall	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Crumpler Highwall	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Crumpler Highwall	P2 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Crumpler Substation Rfse	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Crumpler Substation Rfse	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Crumpler Substation Rfse	P3 Gobs	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Cub Creek Portals	P2 Portals	Other	In Reclamation
Cub Creek Portals	P3 Gobs	Other	In Reclamation
Cucumber Air Shaft	P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Cucumber Air Shaft	P2 Vertical Openings	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Completed
Cucumber Creek High	P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Cucumber Hw	P2 Portals	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending
Cucumber, Newhall, Squire, Johnstow	P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Program (P1, P2, P3)	Reclamation Pending

…and 440 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 Abandoned837 on register

# 25
Underground coal · Faye Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606264

Abandoned and Sealed 1987-02-25
#1
Underground coal · Trust Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605979

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-05-01
#1
Underground coal · Little-J Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606158

Abandoned and Sealed 1983-03-25
#1
Underground coal · Barrenshe Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4606328

Abandoned and Sealed 1992-01-21
#1
Underground coal · D V R Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4608053

Abandoned and Sealed 1993-11-22
#1 Mine
Underground coal · Beech Grove Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606016

Abandoned 1990-10-15
#1 Mine
Underground coal · Amron Corp · MSHA ID 4607470

Abandoned and Sealed 1992-11-18
#1 Mine
Underground coal · Super Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4607961

Abandoned and Sealed 1996-03-12
#1 Mine
Underground coal · Coal America, Inc. · MSHA ID 4608137

Abandoned 2024-03-19
#1 Surface
Surface coal · Excel Development Inc · MSHA ID 4605196

Abandoned 1978-05-30
#1 Ug
Underground coal · Betty Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4600559

Abandoned 1971-08-23
#1 Washer
Facility coal · Rock Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 4607864

Abandoned 1993-04-02
#10 Mine
Underground coal · Princeton Specialty Coal Corp Inc · MSHA ID 4602111

Abandoned and Sealed 1992-05-15
#11 Mine
Underground coal · D N R Coal Company · MSHA ID 4600532

Abandoned 1973-01-26
#12 Mine
Underground coal · Black Beauty Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4601423

Abandoned and Sealed 1990-05-08
#14
Underground coal · Pride Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606404

Abandoned and Sealed 1992-03-29
#14-A
Underground coal · Big Sue Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605034

Abandoned and Sealed 1990-02-19
#19
Underground coal · Muncy Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606076

Abandoned and Sealed 1989-12-04
#19 Mine
Underground coal · Triple H Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604550

Abandoned and Sealed 1993-06-18
#2
Underground coal · Tri-J Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4601673

Abandoned and Sealed 1983-09-12
#2
Underground coal · Tree Top Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4602490

Abandoned and Sealed 2002-09-27
#2 Mine
Underground coal · D & R Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602163

Abandoned 1973-01-26
#2 Mine
Underground coal · Trace Fork Company · MSHA ID 4602216

Abandoned 1980-04-29
#2 Mine
Underground coal · Coal America, Inc. · MSHA ID 4607554

Abandoned 2024-03-19
#21
Underground coal · Banna Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605375

Abandoned and Sealed 1984-01-17
#21
Underground coal · Faye Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606072

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-09-22
#24-A
Underground coal · Simpson & Lester Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4607212

Abandoned and Sealed 1987-10-01
#3 Mine
Underground coal · Ridge Land Company Inc · MSHA ID 4602153

Abandoned and Sealed 1983-12-29
#4
Underground coal · Bill Coal Co · MSHA ID 4602102

Abandoned 1980-04-22
#4 Mine
Underground coal · Clinch Valley Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4607332

Abandoned and Sealed 1989-06-16
#6 Ug
Underground coal · M & L Coal Company · MSHA ID 4600688

Abandoned 1972-05-24
#8 Preparation Plant
Facility coal · Royalty Smokeless Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4602210

Abandoned 1992-01-31
11-3a Mine
Underground coal · Ebony Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4600766

Abandoned 1978-04-04
178-74 Surface
Surface coal · Peter White Coal Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4605647

Abandoned 1979-10-01
2 Branch Surface Mine
Facility coal · Topflite Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605836

Abandoned 1987-08-25
20-A
Underground coal · Simpson & Lester Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4607394

Abandoned and Sealed 1992-06-05
76 - 5
Underground coal · Harman Pocahontas Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4605928

Abandoned and Sealed 1982-10-01
A Mine
Underground coal · Double B Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605990

Abandoned and Sealed 1986-12-04
Adkins Branch Mine No 1A
Underground coal · Arjay Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4609106

Abandoned and Sealed 2006-09-07
Algoma Preparation Plant
Facility coal · Regency Financial Services & Associates Inc · MSHA ID 4602385

Abandoned 1991-10-01
Algoma Refuse Recovery
Facility coal · Black Diamond Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4608691

Abandoned 2000-04-11
Algoma Shop
Facility coal · United Pocahontas Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603812

Abandoned 1986-07-01
Allen Strip
Surface coal · Allen Trucking Company · MSHA ID 4605400

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Alma No 2 Mine
Underground coal · Peter White Coal Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4605850

Abandoned and Sealed 1979-10-31
Alpheus Preparation Plant
Facility coal · West Virginia-Tennessee Coal Sales Inc · MSHA ID 4602296

Abandoned 1990-04-09
Alpheus Refuse Area
Facility coal · U S Steel Mining Company Llc · MSHA ID 4607869

Abandoned 1993-07-27
Ambush No 2 Mine
Underground coal · Ambush Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4605319

Abandoned 2010-02-17
Amonate #31
Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604421

Abandoned and Sealed 1994-09-26
Anawalt Surface Mine
Surface coal · Coal Cave Inc · MSHA ID 4607987

Abandoned 1993-02-01
Angus (1)
Underground coal · Little Oak Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4601659

Abandoned and Sealed 2012-05-10
Angus #2
Underground coal · Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4602192

Abandoned 1980-04-29
Angus No 3
Underground coal · Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4602375

Abandoned 1980-04-29
Apache Mine
Underground coal · The New West Virginia Mining Company · MSHA ID 4609180

Abandoned and Sealed 2012-03-01
Apex No 2
Underground coal · Consolidated Energy Corp · MSHA ID 4605634

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-10-01
Asco No 2 Mine
Underground coal · Simron Fuel Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606482

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-03-27
Ashland #11b Mine
Underground coal · Ashland Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4602132

Abandoned 1975-10-28
Ashland Mine No 11 Ug
Underground coal · Ashland Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4601399

Abandoned 1971-09-30
Ashland No 11a Mine
Underground coal · Ashland Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4601599

Abandoned 1970-10-22
Ashland No 2 Mine
Underground coal · Ashland Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4605654

Abandoned and Sealed 1984-08-15
Auger #1
Surface coal · Golden Decade Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4606467

Abandoned and Sealed 1984-07-19
Auger 31-28
Surface coal · Justice Highwall Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 4609252

Abandoned 2025-02-03
Auger Job
Surface coal · Big Creek Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606811

Abandoned and Sealed 1986-01-01
Auger Mine No A-1
Surface coal · Virginia Crews Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606729

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-05-28
Auger No 1
Surface coal · Mountain Edge Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4608612

Abandoned 2002-07-17
B & K No 1 Mine
Underground coal · B & K Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604703

Abandoned 1976-06-07
B Mine
Underground coal · H & O Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605702

Abandoned and Sealed 1980-06-26
Bailey Energy Inc
Underground coal · Bailey Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4606856

Abandoned and Sealed 1989-01-19
Banacek #2
Underground coal · Bern Fuel Inc · MSHA ID 4605445

Abandoned and Sealed 1988-07-20
Banacek Mine
Underground coal · Trace Fork Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603750

Abandoned and Sealed 1983-11-01
Bartley Plant
Facility coal · Starco Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4605643

Abandoned 2002-01-16
Beartown Auger
Surface coal · United Pocahontas Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602421

Abandoned 1973-03-29
Beartown Strip #1
Surface coal · Vaco Resources Inc · MSHA ID 4608010

Abandoned 1992-07-20
Bearwallow Hollow No Cost Reclamation Pr
Facility coal · Selco Construction Services, Inc. · MSHA ID 4609127

Abandoned 2012-10-15
Beech Fork Gob Pile Project
Surface coal · Double M Mining L.C. · MSHA ID 4608952

Abandoned 2002-09-23
Beech Fork Mine
Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602701

Abandoned and Sealed 1984-08-15
Bens Creek No 1 Mine
Underground coal · Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · MSHA ID 4609247

Abandoned and Sealed 2010-06-15
Berwind Poca 6 Seam Deep Mine
Underground coal · Ramaco Resources, LLC · MSHA ID 4609623

Abandoned 2025-02-03
Betty No 13-C
Underground coal · Alpine Development Company · MSHA ID 4602510

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-12-06
Betty No 4 Mine
Underground coal · Betty Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604418

Abandoned 1975-11-15
Big Blue Auger
Surface coal · Golden Decade Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4606768

Abandoned and Sealed 1986-01-02
Big Branch Highwall Mine
Surface coal · Justice Highwall Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 4609197

Abandoned 2009-01-22
Big Creek #2
Underground coal · Bw Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4606814

Abandoned and Sealed 1989-02-17
Big Creek Auger
Surface coal · Raw Coal Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4608188

Abandoned and Sealed 1993-03-16
Big Four Surface Mine
Surface coal · Superior Processing, Inc. · MSHA ID 4609124

Abandoned 2012-07-16
Big Four Tipple
Facility coal · Perry & Hylton Inc · MSHA ID 4606637

Abandoned 1986-01-13
Bishop #33-37 Mine
Underground coal · Bishop Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601868

Abandoned and Sealed 1986-01-22
Bishop #34 Mine
Underground coal · Bishop Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601400

Abandoned and Sealed 1982-11-10
Bishop 36 Mine
Underground coal · Bishop Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602154

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-09-07
Bishop Central Shop
Facility coal · Bishop Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602379

Abandoned 1983-12-01
Bishop Horsepen
Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605940

Abandoned 1982-03-01
Bishop Loadout
Facility coal · M & P Services, Inc. · MSHA ID 4609454

Abandoned 2015-08-10
Bishop Plant
Facility coal · R & D Coal Sales LLC · MSHA ID 4608717

Abandoned 2010-02-17
Black Oak No 3 (1)
Surface coal · Coal Cave Inc · MSHA ID 4608300

Abandoned 1996-12-16
Black Wolf Washer/Loadout
Facility coal · XMV, Inc. · MSHA ID 4607208

Abandoned 2024-02-21
Blueboy No 6
Underground coal · Hawley Coal Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4601630

Abandoned and Sealed 1983-12-01
Blueco Tipple
Facility coal · Blueco Sales & Processing Company · MSHA ID 4604480

Abandoned 1982-10-02
Bluestone #31-A (1)
Underground coal · Honaker Leasing Inc · MSHA ID 4607831

Abandoned and Sealed 1996-12-03
Bluestone #38
Underground coal · Albatross Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4607784

Abandoned and Sealed 1999-03-02
Bluestone #41
Underground coal · Albatross Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4604844

Abandoned and Sealed 2002-09-25
Bluestone #46
Underground coal · Cline Excavation Corp · MSHA ID 4608225

Abandoned and Sealed 1998-06-09
Bluestone Auger
Surface coal · Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 4608931

Abandoned 2003-01-13
Bottom Creek No 1
Underground coal · Hawley Coal Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4600709

Abandoned and Sealed 1984-08-15
Bottom Creek No 2 A Mine
Underground coal · Hawley Coal Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4605852

Abandoned 1981-11-10
Bottom Creek Prep Plant
Facility coal · Hawley Coal Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4602203

Abandoned 1984-08-15
Bottom Creek Refuse Reprocessing Site
Facility coal · West Virginia Coal Reclamation Company, LLC · MSHA ID 4609317

Abandoned 2025-03-27
Boyd No 2 Mine
Underground coal · Treasure Coast Coal, LLC · MSHA ID 4605629

Abandoned and Sealed 2007-08-09
Bradshaw Strip Job
Surface coal · Anderson & Anderson Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 4602224

Abandoned 1980-04-29
Brenkee No 1
Underground coal · Brenkee Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604112

Abandoned and Sealed 1982-03-02
Buckeye Mine
Underground coal · NuFac Mining Company, Inc. · MSHA ID 4608769

Abandoned 2024-03-20
Buckeye No 2 (1)
Underground coal · Jerusalem Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4608050

Abandoned and Sealed 2005-05-16
Buzzard Strip
Surface coal · Algoma A & S Inc · MSHA ID 4608085

Abandoned 1993-09-15
Camelot
Underground coal · Princeton Coal Group Inc · MSHA ID 4605446

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-01-24
Cannon Mine
Underground coal · Trace Fork Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605262

Abandoned and Sealed 1981-03-05
Caretta #1 Mine
Underground coal · Ambush Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4608399

Abandoned and Sealed 2002-05-24
Caretta #2 Mine
Underground coal · WA Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4608240

Abandoned and Sealed 2005-06-08
Caretta #4
Underground coal · Blue Lake Land Company · MSHA ID 4602858

Abandoned and Sealed 1993-07-20
Carswell Reclamation Project (1)
Facility coal · Energy Recovery Inc · MSHA ID 4606860

Abandoned 1996-08-21
Cherokee Mine
Underground coal · Riverside Energy Company, LLC · MSHA ID 4608048

Abandoned 2012-02-29
Clarmatan Tipple
Surface coal · Huff Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4604856

Abandoned 1980-03-31
Coal Bank Strip
Surface coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604259

Abandoned 1980-12-11
Coal Mountain Loadout
Facility coal · Ramaco Resources, LLC · MSHA ID 4609622

Abandoned 2025-02-03
Coal Sales Intl Ltd No 2
Facility coal · Coal Sales International Ltd · MSHA ID 4606292

Abandoned 1986-01-31
Craft Siding (1)
Facility coal · Black Wolf Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607064

Abandoned 1996-06-10
Crane Creek #1
Surface coal · H E L Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4607583

Abandoned and Sealed 1992-02-18
Crane Creek #1
Surface coal · Kevron Contracting Inc · MSHA ID 4607612

Abandoned 1991-04-17
Crozier Ramp
Facility coal · Hawley Coal Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4602377

Abandoned 1980-06-04
Crumpler Or Central Shop
Facility coal · United Pocahontas Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602386

Abandoned 1979-10-01
Crumpler Preparation Plant
Facility coal · United Pocahontas Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602384

Abandoned 1983-10-01
Cub Branch No 1
Underground coal · Brick Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4606658

Abandoned and Sealed 1991-06-25
D-428
Underground coal · Peter White Coal Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4605851

Abandoned and Sealed 1980-03-05
Dans Branch Surface Mine
Surface coal · Extra Energy, Inc. · MSHA ID 4609517

Abandoned 2024-02-21
Diane Mine
Underground coal · Virginia Crews Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604520

Abandoned and Sealed 1983-08-03
Div Of Jacobs Fork Nos 3 And 7 Ug Mines
Underground coal · Pocahontas Empire Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4601408

Abandoned 1972-10-16
Double M Mining
Surface coal · Double M Mining Lc · MSHA ID 4608915

Abandoned 2010-02-17
Douglas No 7
Underground coal · Douglas Pocahontas Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4600772

Abandoned 1971-11-26
Douglas Pocahontas Coal Tipple
Facility coal · Douglas Pocahontas Coal Company · MSHA ID 4600597

Abandoned 1982-10-02
Douglas Prep Plant
Facility coal · National Mines Corp · MSHA ID 4604742

Abandoned 1982-10-02
Dry Fork No 3 Mine
Underground coal · No 10 Coal Mine Inc · MSHA ID 4603901

Abandoned and Sealed 1979-12-14
Echman Loading Ramp
Facility coal · As Is Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4602244

Abandoned 1996-03-13
Eckman
Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601410

Abandoned and Sealed 1981-06-01
Eckman Deep Mine #9
Underground coal · Extra Energy Inc. · MSHA ID 4609087

Abandoned 2025-02-03
Eckman No 12
Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601583

Abandoned 1978-04-04
Eckman No 9
Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605194

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-01-19
Eckman Page Mine
Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601584

Abandoned and Sealed 1985-11-01
Eckman-Page Strip And Auger
Surface coal · Extra Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4607465

Abandoned 1996-08-28
Elkhorn No 11
Underground coal · Pocahontas Fuel Company · MSHA ID 4601585

Abandoned 1980-04-16
Elmina No 2
Underground coal · Elmina Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605905

Abandoned and Sealed 1982-09-10
Endicott I
Underground coal · Endicott Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4605275

Abandoned and Sealed 1994-03-31
Eri Prep Plant
Facility coal · Energy Recovery Inc · MSHA ID 4608354

Abandoned 1993-10-29
Ferrell Camp No 2 Ug
Underground coal · Peter White Coal Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4601668

Abandoned 1971-06-01

…and 687 more mines not listed here.

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

By source vocabularythe publishers' own terms

Feature type	Class	Source	Features
Adit	Mine openings	USGS topo symbol (point)	490
Strip Mine	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	433
Open Pit Mine or Quarry	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (point)	193
P2 Portals	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	90
P2 Dangerous Highwalls	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	88
P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	66
P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Mills, tipples and facilities	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	60
Air Shaft	Mine openings	USGS topo symbol (point)	39
Mine Dump	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	USGS topo symbol (area)	39
P3 Gobs	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	38
P2 Dangerous Impoundments	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	35
Tipple	Mills, tipples and facilities	USGS topo symbol (point)	29
P1 Surface Burning	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	25
P3 High Wall	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	25
Disturbed Surface	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	24
P2 Vertical Openings	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	14
P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	13
P1 Dangerous Impoundments	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	13
Mine Shaft	Mine openings	USGS topo symbol (point)	13
P1 Vertical Openings	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	13
P1 Dangerous Slides	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	11
P2 Surface Burning	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	11
P1 Portals	Mine openings	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	10
P2 Clogged Stream Lands	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	10
P3 Other	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	10
P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	9
P2 Dangerous Slides	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	7
P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities	Mills, tipples and facilities	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	7
Disturbed Surface - Pit	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (area)	6
P1 Subsidence	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	6
P2 Clogged Streams	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	5
P1 Clogged Streams	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	5
Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (point)	4
P1 Clogged Stream Lands	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
P2 Industrial/Residential Waste	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
Tailings - Pond	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	USGS topo symbol (area)	3
P3 Mine Opening	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	3
P2 Hazardous Water Bodies	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
P3 Spoil Area	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
Mine Dump	Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob	USGS topo symbol (point)	2
Quarry	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (point)	2
P3 Equipment Facility	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	2
P1 Industrial/Residential Waste	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P1 Flooding	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
P3 Water Problems	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
Hydraulic Mine	Mines and surface workings	USGS topo symbol (point)	1
P2 Gases: Hazardous/Explosive	Other reclamation problems	OSMRE e-AMLIS problem	1
Gravel/Borrow Pit - Undifferentiated	Quarries, gravel and borrow pits	USGS topo symbol (area)	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.