Abandoned mines in Preston County, West Virginia

1. Mine openings

   shafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
   342 19.8%
2. Mines and surface workings

   labelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
   610 35.4%
3. Quarries, gravel and borrow pits

   construction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
   20 1.2%
4. Dumps, tailings, spoil and gob

   what mining left above ground
   114 6.6%
5. Mills, tipples and facilities

   processing plants and hazardous structures
   42 2.4%
6. Other reclamation problems

   highwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
   596 34.6%

A name is the label printed beside the symbol on the map. "First mapped" is the earliest topographic edition that shows the symbol, which bounds the feature's age from above; it is not the date it was worked. Unnamed features (most prospect pits, adits and shafts carry no label) are in the counts above but not this list.

…and 697 more problems not listed here.

Problem types carry OSMRE's priority prefix: P1 and P2 are threats to health, safety and property, P3 is environmental. A problem area is a cluster of problems reclaimed as one project; several rows can share one location.

1. #1

   Underground coal · Lobo Capital Inc · MSHA ID 4605716
   Abandoned and Sealed 1982-09-14
2. #1 Strip

   Surface coal · Wayne L Miller Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604272
   Abandoned 1989-09-25
3. #1 Strip

   Surface coal · Coaltrain Corp · MSHA ID 4605452
   Abandoned 2003-11-18
4. #1 Strip

   Surface coal · Coaltrain Corp · MSHA ID 4606298
   Abandoned 1982-01-06
5. #1 Strip

   Surface coal · Tom De Witt Excavating · MSHA ID 4606763
   Abandoned 1985-10-11
6. #1 Ug

   Underground coal · F & F Coal & Fuel Company · MSHA ID 4600999
   Abandoned 1971-06-28
7. #1 Ug

   Underground coal · Plum Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601030
   Abandoned 1971-09-30
8. #2

   Surface coal · Bare Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606974
   Abandoned 1991-01-28
9. #2 Surface

   Surface coal · Hanna & Solomon Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4603748
   Abandoned 1981-07-01
10. #3 Mine

    Underground coal · Angela Mining Company · MSHA ID 4602215
    Abandoned and Sealed 1983-07-19
11. #5

    Underground coal · De Condor Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4601786
    Abandoned and Sealed 1988-10-13
12. Adams Strip

    Surface coal · Glm Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4607867
    Abandoned 1990-04-17
13. Albright Preparation Plant

    Facility coal · Kingwood Mining Company LLC · MSHA ID 4602560
    Abandoned 2009-11-16
14. Alexander No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Alexander Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602698
    Abandoned 1981-05-20
15. Amanda Mine

    Underground coal · Amanda Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4605686
    Abandoned and Sealed 1985-12-23
16. B & H #1

    Surface coal · B & H Excavating · MSHA ID 4606682
    Abandoned 1984-03-08
17. Barlow #2

    Surface coal · Point Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605453
    Abandoned 1987-11-05
18. Beef Steak

    Surface coal · Mikel Coal Company · MSHA ID 4607664
    Abandoned 1990-03-27
19. Beefsteak Mining

    Surface coal · Beefsteak Mining · MSHA ID 4607114
    Abandoned 1988-10-13
20. Beeghley No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Ed-E Development Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604202
    Abandoned 1975-09-02
21. Big Joe Mine

    Underground coal · Preston Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4601887
    Abandoned and Sealed 1990-09-18
22. Birds Creek

    Underground coal · Dana Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607277
    Abandoned and Sealed 1993-08-10
23. Black Bart

    Underground coal · Preston Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4608069
    Abandoned and Sealed 2008-07-15
24. Black Jack Mine No 2

    Underground coal · Viking Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607647
    Abandoned and Sealed 1990-09-21
25. Black Jack No 1

    Underground coal · Viking Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607195
    Abandoned and Sealed 1989-02-28
26. Bolingreen Mine

    Surface coal · Bolingreen Mining Company · MSHA ID 4606319
    Abandoned 1995-11-06
27. Borgman #10

    Underground coal · Pioneer Coal Sales Inc · MSHA ID 4601484
    Abandoned and Sealed 1995-09-18
28. Bruceton Mills Mine

    Surface coal · Jones Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4606633
    Abandoned 1991-09-16
29. Carol 83 Mine

    Underground coal · Viking Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604973
    Abandoned and Sealed 1984-10-11
30. Cascade Tipple

    Facility coal · Preston County Coal & Coke Corp · MSHA ID 4602898
    Abandoned 1997-10-30
31. Century #1

    Surface coal · Century Enterprises · MSHA ID 4606777
    Abandoned 1985-03-21
32. Cheat River Limestone Company

    Underground metal/non-metal · Greer Industries Inc · MSHA ID 4601563
    Abandoned 2022-10-31
33. Clifton Mills Strip #1

    Surface coal · Garbart Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 4605748
    Abandoned 1978-06-27
34. Coal Lick Coal Mine

    Surface coal · Mary Ruth Corp · MSHA ID 4603395
    Abandoned 1978-05-22
35. Coaltrain Auger Mine

    Surface coal · Bundy Auger Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4608617
    Abandoned 1997-03-07
36. Collins Mine

    Surface coal · American Development Company · MSHA ID 4606457
    Abandoned 1982-05-10
37. Comet Coal No 1

    Surface coal · Kingwood Engineering Corp · MSHA ID 4604144
    Abandoned 1981-05-20
38. Corinth Strip Mine

    Surface coal · Grafton Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604505
    Abandoned 1984-11-16
39. Craine School House Strip

    Surface coal · L C Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604265
    Abandoned 1986-03-11
40. Crane No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Crane Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4605751
    Abandoned 1986-09-03
41. Crellin

    Surface coal · Northeastern Mining Of West Virginia Inc · MSHA ID 4607118
    Abandoned 1989-07-03
42. Dembine Mine #1

    Surface coal · Nexus Mining System Inc · MSHA ID 4608742
    Abandoned 2008-07-15
43. Eagle No 3

    Surface coal · Eagle Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4607298
    Abandoned 1990-03-21
44. Ed-E #6 Barlow Manown Tract

    Surface coal · Ed-E Development Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604727
    Abandoned 1990-03-23
45. Emmco #1

    Surface coal · Eastern Mountain Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607457
    Abandoned 2008-07-15
46. Fike Mine

    Surface coal · Westmoreland Resources Inc · MSHA ID 4606783
    Abandoned 1985-03-27
47. Fike No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · Morgantown Energy Export Company · MSHA ID 4606919
    Abandoned 1986-03-24
48. Freeport Mining Corp

    Surface coal · Freeport Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4608780
    Abandoned 2005-05-12
49. Frontier Mine

    Underground coal · Bull Run Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607733
    Abandoned and Sealed 1992-08-25
50. Garbart Bros Strip 1

    Surface coal · Garbart Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 4605521
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
51. George Washington Mine

    Underground coal · Washington and Jefferson Coal Company · MSHA ID 4609224
    Abandoned 2011-09-29
52. Glades Mine (Strip)

    Surface coal · Appalachian Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4600985
    Abandoned 1973-08-06
53. Gladesville Quarry

    Surface metal/non-metal · Fayette Coal & Coke Inc · MSHA ID 4609344
    Abandoned 2011-10-15
54. H & H #2

    Underground coal · J C B Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4608201
    Abandoned and Sealed 1997-01-08
55. H & H Mine No 2

    Underground coal · Hayhurst & Hill Inc · MSHA ID 4606577
    Abandoned and Sealed 1983-03-22
56. H & H No 1 Mine

    Underground coal · Hayhurst & Hill Inc · MSHA ID 4605866
    Abandoned and Sealed 1984-04-23
57. H L Kennedy No 4 Strip

    Surface coal · H L Kennedy Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603965
    Abandoned 1981-01-31
58. H T Kennedy No 1 Strip

    Surface coal · H T Kennedy General Contractors · MSHA ID 4602683
    Abandoned 1973-06-14
59. Harbaugh Strip

    Surface coal · Northwest Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605301
    Abandoned 1977-04-14
60. Hardesty Mine

    Surface coal · New Allegheny Inc · MSHA ID 4607543
    Abandoned 1990-03-26
61. Hartman Bakerstown

    Surface coal · Colby Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607679
    Abandoned 1997-10-01
62. Hazelton Job Mine

    Surface coal · Hidden Valley Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606717
    Abandoned 1989-08-02
63. Hillside No 2 Mine

    Underground coal · T & J Coal · MSHA ID 4605096
    Abandoned 1979-10-01
64. Horizon Fuels Inc

    Surface coal · Horizon Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4607494
    Abandoned 1990-09-24
65. Howesville Tipple

    Surface coal · Harbova Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604145
    Abandoned 1982-01-27
66. Howesville Tipple

    Facility coal · Viking Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607141
    Abandoned 1991-02-19
67. Independence Mine

    Surface coal · Houck & Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607956
    Abandoned 1994-02-02
68. Irish Ridge West

    Underground coal · Double H Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4608557
    Abandoned 2004-11-15
69. Irona Dry Loading Facility

    Surface coal · Bird Land Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605454
    Abandoned 1983-03-03
70. J B Coal

    Surface coal · J B Coal · MSHA ID 4607036
    Abandoned 1993-08-25
71. J C B No 2 Mine

    Underground coal · J C B Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4607912
    Abandoned and Sealed 1997-11-07
72. J E B Inc No 1

    Surface coal · J E B Inc · MSHA ID 4606568
    Abandoned 1990-10-04
73. James D Rehe

    Surface coal · James D Rehe · MSHA ID 4606285
    Abandoned 1984-03-09
74. Jamesway Coal Co

    Surface coal · Jamesway Coal Company · MSHA ID 4608058
    Abandoned 1993-12-22
75. Job 4 Strip

    Surface coal · Kingwood Mining Company · MSHA ID 4602572
    Abandoned 1972-06-27
76. K-C No 2

    Surface coal · K-C & M Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606624
    Abandoned 1994-07-11
77. Kambric 36a

    Underground coal · Viking Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606129
    Abandoned and Sealed 1981-08-14
78. Kambric No 2

    Underground coal · Viking Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607358
    Abandoned and Sealed 1990-04-10
79. Kambric No 36 B

    Underground coal · Viking Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606130
    Abandoned and Sealed 1985-01-30
80. Karen No 1 Cleaning Plant

    Facility coal · Kleen Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604587
    Abandoned 1991-01-28
81. Kelly Strip

    Surface coal · Appalachian Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4602654
    Abandoned 1973-01-26
82. Kempton Job

    Surface coal · Buffalo Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607836
    Abandoned 2001-06-13
83. Kingwood Mine Prep Plant

    Facility coal · Kingwood Mining Company · MSHA ID 4603129
    Abandoned 1973-12-18
84. L M H #1 Surface

    Surface coal · L M H Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605844
    Abandoned 1978-08-01
85. Larew Lumber Co

    Surface coal · Sharon Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606551
    Abandoned 1985-09-25
86. Larew Lumber Co

    Surface coal · Larew Lumber Company · MSHA ID 4606599
    Abandoned 1985-09-24
87. Laura Mae Surface

    Surface coal · Theodore Genovese Construction Co · MSHA ID 4604920
    Abandoned 1977-04-14
88. Laurel Mt #1

    Surface coal · F & M Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604275
    Abandoned 1993-03-16
89. Liberty

    Underground coal · Statue Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606353
    Abandoned and Sealed 1989-08-28
90. Lick Run #2

    Underground coal · Lick Run Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601011
    Abandoned 1971-06-10
91. Liston Mine

    Surface coal · G & B Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4607759
    Abandoned 1994-06-23
92. Liston Mine

    Surface coal · Hudson Coal Company · MSHA ID 4608363
    Abandoned 2008-05-14
93. Lobby #4

    Underground coal · Builders Inc · MSHA ID 4605976
    Abandoned and Sealed 1988-09-28
94. Lobo Mine #2

    Underground coal · K D A Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4606471
    Abandoned and Sealed 1986-06-26
95. Long Ridge No 4

    Underground coal · Upper Creek Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4601924
    Abandoned 1975-12-23
96. M & J No 10 Strip

    Surface coal · M & J Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606020
    Abandoned 1981-05-20
97. Masontown Mine

    Underground coal · Reliable Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4601493
    Abandoned 1971-06-28
98. Melio Mine

    Surface coal · Primrose Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4605632
    Abandoned 1988-03-17
99. Meredith Mine

    Underground coal · Bull Run Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604266
    Abandoned and Sealed 1990-06-27
100. Mine #1

     Underground coal · Vic-Mar Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606194
     Abandoned and Sealed 1982-02-24
101. Mine #1

     Surface coal · Loyal G Forman & Son · MSHA ID 4606765
     Abandoned 1997-04-24
102. Mine #1

     Surface coal · Rebekah Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606940
     Abandoned 1989-08-02
103. Mine #1

     Surface coal · Allied Mining Company · MSHA ID 4607087
     Abandoned 1993-09-08
104. Mine #1

     Surface coal · U S Lumber Company · MSHA ID 4607217
     Abandoned 1989-08-02
105. Mine #1

     Surface coal · Amanda Nicole Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4607523
     Abandoned 1992-03-11
106. Mine #2

     Underground coal · T & T Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4603149
     Abandoned and Sealed 1994-05-31
107. Mine #3

     Underground coal · T & T Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4604542
     Abandoned and Sealed 1995-11-06
108. Mine #7

     Underground coal · De Condor Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607558
     Abandoned and Sealed 1998-05-08
109. Mine 118

     Surface coal · Carbon Seam Systems Inc · MSHA ID 4606461
     Abandoned 1984-03-09
110. Mine No 1

     Underground coal · Metheny Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604614
     Abandoned 1975-12-23
111. Mine No 1

     Underground coal · Rock-Bull Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4605964
     Abandoned and Sealed 1988-06-01
112. Mine No 1

     Underground coal · Frisco Mining Company · MSHA ID 4606630
     Abandoned and Sealed 1985-12-23
113. Mine No 1

     Underground coal · Fairfax Fuel Inc · MSHA ID 4606988
     Abandoned and Sealed 1997-06-30
114. Mine No 1

     Underground coal · Squires Creek Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607727
     Abandoned and Sealed 1999-04-14
115. Montgomery Strip Mine

     Surface coal · Rail & River Mining Company · MSHA ID 4602485
     Abandoned 1972-04-13
116. Nexus Mining System

     Surface coal · Nexus Mining Systems Inc. · MSHA ID 4609121
     Abandoned 2011-09-29
117. No 1

     Underground coal · Keefer Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601009
     Abandoned 1971-10-26
118. No 1

     Underground coal · Forman-Lose Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4605307
     Abandoned and Sealed 1982-06-25
119. No 1

     Surface coal · K & Z Coal Company · MSHA ID 4607380
     Abandoned 1989-09-18
120. No 1 Mine

     Underground coal · Bull Run Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4600992
     Abandoned 1979-10-01
121. No 1 Mine

     Underground coal · Syracuse Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601919
     Abandoned 1972-01-17
122. No 1 Mine

     Underground coal · T & T Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4602317
     Abandoned 1972-09-27
123. No 1 Mine

     Surface coal · P L W Mining Company · MSHA ID 4602340
     Abandoned 1972-06-14
124. No 1 Mine

     Underground coal · Mineral Development Company · MSHA ID 4603128
     Abandoned 1975-04-08
125. No 1 Mine

     Underground coal · Shirley Ann Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603478
     Abandoned 1974-04-04
126. No 1 Mine

     Surface coal · Tectonics Inc · MSHA ID 4605047
     Abandoned 1977-08-08
127. No 1 Mine

     Surface coal · Mountain Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4606648
     Abandoned 1992-11-09
128. No 1 Mine Strip

     Surface coal · Mary Ruth Corp · MSHA ID 4602484
     Abandoned 1972-06-14
129. No 1 Mine Strip

     Surface coal · P & R Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602597
     Abandoned 1973-09-24
130. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Daugherty Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4601487
     Abandoned 1989-06-26
131. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Kingwood Mining Company · MSHA ID 4601489
     Abandoned 1972-06-27
132. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Sharon Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602319
     Abandoned 2009-07-07
133. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Rockville Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4602558
     Abandoned 1993-03-09
134. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · O H Shafer Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602573
     Abandoned 1973-01-26
135. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Rocky Ridge Enterprises · MSHA ID 4602650
     Abandoned 1978-01-12
136. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Jennings Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602661
     Abandoned 1973-01-26
137. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Turner Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603067
     Abandoned 1975-08-28
138. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Lewis Coal & Coke Company Inc · MSHA ID 4603100
     Abandoned 1973-09-24
139. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · A & B Coal Company Of West Virginia · MSHA ID 4604111
     Abandoned 1977-07-05
140. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Reckart Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604192
     Abandoned 1991-09-09
141. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Williford Excavating Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604756
     Abandoned 1980-04-28
142. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · C M T Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 4604821
     Abandoned 1986-01-01
143. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · Finzel Coal · MSHA ID 4605137
     Abandoned 1981-05-19
144. No 1 Strip

     Surface coal · T & C Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606464
     Abandoned 1983-01-17
145. No 1 Strip Mine

     Surface coal · United Resources & Minerals Company · MSHA ID 4602321
     Abandoned 1973-01-26
146. No 1 Strip Mine

     Surface coal · Theodore Genovese Construction Co · MSHA ID 4602360
     Abandoned 1975-08-28
147. No 1 Surface

     Surface coal · M & V Fuel Corp · MSHA ID 4605439
     Abandoned 1986-01-01
148. No 1 Tipple

     Facility coal · Preston Contracting Company · MSHA ID 4604102
     Abandoned 1977-09-12
149. No 1 Tipple

     Facility coal · Marrara Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 4605530
     Abandoned 1978-09-07
150. No 1 Ug

     Underground coal · Mountaineer Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 4601486
     Abandoned 1971-07-08

…and 73 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.

• McDowell County 1,279
• Kanawha County 1,138
• Fayette County 1,082
• Monongalia County 875
• Raleigh County 812
• Logan County 796
• Harrison County 670
• Wyoming County 623
• Boone County 586
• Mingo County 474
• Nicholas County 455
• Greenbrier County 441

1. USGS, Consolidated Prospect- and Mine-Related Features from 7.5- and 15-Minute Topographic Quadrangle Maps of the United States (USMIN)
   597,612 point and area features digitized from about 106,350 historical topographic maps published 1886–2006; public domain (CC0). A feature is a map symbol, not a field-verified site, and the map does not say whether it was still worked.
2. USGS Fact Sheet 2025–3003, The Abandoned Mine Inventory of the United States
   States that as of 2025 there is no comprehensive national inventory of abandoned mine features, and that the detailed national database now being built will not be published.
3. OSMRE, Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (e-AMLIS), public Problems layer
   One row per abandoned mine land problem in a problem area, with its type, funding program and reclamation status; mostly coal mined before the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. Coordinates are the problem area's.
4. MSHA, Mines dataset (Mine Data Retrieval System)
   Every mine registered with MSHA since the 1970s; a mine reads Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed when its operator reported that status. Refreshed weekly.
5. US Census Bureau, 2023 cartographic county boundaries (1:500,000)
   Each feature's county is assigned by its coordinates against these boundaries, not copied from the source file.
6. GAO-20-238, Abandoned Hardrock Mines (March 2020)
   Federal agencies had identified at least 140,000 abandoned hardrock mine features on federal land and estimated more than 390,000 more not yet captured in their databases.
7. Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) Program, US Department of the Interior
   The program the USGS inventory is compiled for. Its appropriations and the 674,000 field-confirmed feature count on this page were provided by the program manager, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, and are cited with permission (2026-09-08).
8. IMCC-NAAMLP Hardrock AML Report
   Page 48 carries the two figures this page leans on: USGS estimates 633,181 of the 725,690 mine features it recorded from historic topographic maps, 87 percent, are hardrock; and state and federal agencies have submitted more than 724,000 AML features to the national database being built, already more than the historic maps hold. Year-by-year AHMR funding is on page 35.