Abandoned mines in Randolph County, West Virginia
Randolph County, West Virginia has 252 mine and prospect features on USGS topographic maps published 1913–1995, including 28 mine openings (shafts, adits and air shafts); 1 of the features carry a name on the map. OSMRE's abandoned mine land inventory lists 280 problems in the county, 182 of them not yet reclaimed. MSHA's register carries 178 mines in the county with status Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed.
Every mine and prospect feature the USGS digitized from historical topographic maps covering Randolph 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)
- 252
- Mine openings
- 28
- OSMRE problems unreclaimed
- 182
- MSHA mines marked abandoned
- 178
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49 9.2%Mine openingsshafts, adits, air shafts, portals and vertical openings: the ways into underground workings
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207 38.9%Mines and surface workingslabelled mines, open pits, strip mines, placer and hydraulic workings
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13 2.4%Quarries, gravel and borrow pitsconstruction-material and industrial-mineral extraction
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34 6.4%Dumps, tailings, spoil and gobwhat mining left above ground
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17 3.2%Mills, tipples and facilitiesprocessing plants and hazardous structures
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212 39.8%Other reclamation problemshighwalls, subsidence, polluted or clogged water, fires, slides and gases in OSMRE's inventory
| Name on map | Feature |
|---|---|
| Enviro Energy Mine No 2 | Open Pit Mine |
A name is the label printed beside the symbol on the map. "First mapped" is the earliest topographic edition that shows the symbol, which bounds the feature's age from above; it is not the date it was worked. Unnamed features (most prospect pits, adits and shafts carry no label) are in the counts above but not this list.
| Problem area | Problem | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alpena Gap Recreation Area Hw. | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Alpena Gap Recreation Area Hw. | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Pending |
| Baldwin Deep Mine | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Pending |
| Baldwin Deep Mine | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Pending |
| Baldwin Deep Mine | P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial | Reclamation Pending |
| Baldwin Deep Mine | P2 Portals | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Haven Recreation Area Hw. | P2 Portals | Reclamation Pending |
| Bear Haven Recreation Area Hw. | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Beaver Creek Highwall | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| Beaver Creek Highwall | P2 Dangerous Impoundments | Reclamation Completed |
| Beaver Creek Highwall | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Beaver Creek Highwall #1 | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Beaver Creek Highwall #1 | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Beaver Creek Highwall #1 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Beaver Creek Highwall #2 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Beaver Creek Highwall #2 | P2 Dangerous Impoundments | Reclamation Pending |
| Beaver Creek Highwall #2 | P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial | Reclamation Pending |
| Beaver Creek Refuse & Coke Ovens | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Pending |
| Beaver Creek Refuse & Coke Ovens | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Pending |
| Beech Lick Run #1 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Beech Lick Run #2 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Beech Mtn. #1 | P3 High Wall | In Reclamation |
| Beech Mtn. #2 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Beech Run Highwall | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Beech Run Refuse Area | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | In Reclamation |
| Beech Run Refuse Area | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | In Reclamation |
| Bemis Refuse | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Pending |
| Big Knob Highwall | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Pending |
| Big Knob Highwall | P2 Portals | Reclamation Pending |
| Big Knob Highwall | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Pending |
| Big Knob Highwall | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Big Knob Highwall | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Pending |
| Big Knob Highwall | P3 Water Problems | Reclamation Pending |
| Big Laurel Run/Pumpkintown Highwall | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| Big Laurel Run/Pumpkintown Highwall | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Completed |
| Big Laurel Run/Pumpkintown Highwall | P3 Water Problems | Reclamation Completed |
| Big Run 1 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Blue Rock Knob Strip | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Blue Rock Knob Strip #2 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Blue Rock Knob Strip #2 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Blue Rock Strip | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Cassity Fk. Water Supply | P1 Dangerous Slides | Reclamation Completed |
| Cassity Fk. Water Supply | P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Completed |
| Cassity Fork Strip | P2 Dangerous Impoundments | Reclamation Pending |
| Cassity Fork Strip | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Pending |
| Cassity Fork Strip | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Cassity Fork Strip | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Pending |
| Cassity Tipple | P1 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| Cassity Tipple | P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Completed |
| Cassity Tipple | P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Completed |
| Cassity Tipple | P1 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Cheat Bridge # 2 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Cheat Bridge #1 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Coal Run Highwall | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Coalton Highwall #1 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Coalton Highwall #2 & #3 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| Coalton Highwall #2 & #3 | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Coalton Highwall #2 & #3 | P2 Vertical Openings | Reclamation Completed |
| Coalton Highwall #3 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Coalton Mine Drainage | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| Coalton Mine Drainage | P2 Dangerous Impoundments | Reclamation Completed |
| Coalton Mine Drainage | P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Completed |
| Coalton Mine Drainage | P3 Other | Reclamation Completed |
| Coalton Portals | P2 Portals | Reclamation Pending |
| Coalton Portals | P3 Water Problems | Reclamation Pending |
| Coalton School Portal | P2 Dangerous Impoundments | Reclamation Completed |
| Coalton School Portal | P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial | Reclamation Completed |
| Cromer Top (Prison Mine) Subsidence | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| East Lookout Tower | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Flatbush Highwall | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| Flatbush Highwall | P2 Hazardous Water Bodies | Reclamation Completed |
| Flatbush Highwall | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Completed |
| Flatbush Highwall | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Completed |
| Flatbush Highwall | P3 Water Problems | Reclamation Completed |
| Fort Milroy # 2 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Fort Milroy #1 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Fort Milroy #1 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Gauley Mt. Highwall | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Gauley Mt. Highwall | P3 Mine Opening | Reclamation Pending |
| Grassy Run AMD | P1 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Completed |
| Grassy Run AMD | P1 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Completed |
| Grassy Run Highwall #1 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Grassy Run Highwall #2 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Grassy Run Highwall #3 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Grassy Run Highwall #4 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Grassy Run Highwall #5 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Grassy Run Highwall #6 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding (broschart) Subsidence | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Harding #7 | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Drainage | P2 Clogged Streams | Reclamation Completed |
| Harding Drainage | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| Harding Drainage | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Completed |
| Harding Drainage | P2 Portals | Reclamation Completed |
| Harding Drainage | P2 Surface Burning | Reclamation Completed |
| Harding Drainage | P3 Water Problems | Reclamation Completed |
| Harding Highwall #1 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Highwall #1 | P2 Dangerous Impoundments | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Highwall #1 | P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Highwall #1 | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Highwall #1 | P2 Industrial/Residential Waste | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Highwall #1 | P2 Subsidence | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Highwall #1 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Highwall #4 | P3 High Wall | In Reclamation |
| Harding Highwall #5 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Highwall #6 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Highwall #7 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
| Harding Highwall #7 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Highwall And Refuse | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Highwall And Refuse | P2 Hazardous Water Bodies | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Highwall And Refuse | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Highwall And Refuse | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Refuse #3 | P2 Dangerous Impoundments | Reclamation Pending |
| Harding Refuse #3 | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Pending |
| Harrison Church Highwall #1 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Harrison Church Highwall #1 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Harrison Church Highwall #2 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Hewett Fk./coalbank Fk. Hw | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Hickorylick & Thayer Run Hw | P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | Reclamation Pending |
| Hickorylick & Thayer Run Hw | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Hicks Ridge #1 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Hicks Ridge #2 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Hicks Ridge #2 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Hicks Ridge #3 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Hopkins Deep Mine | P2 Dangerous Impoundments | Reclamation Pending |
| Hopkins Deep Mine | P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial | Reclamation Pending |
| Hopkins Deep Mine | P3 Equipment Facility | Reclamation Pending |
| Hopkins Deep Mine | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Pending |
| Hull Camp Run | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Huttonsville Prison Mine | P2 Dangerous Impoundments | Reclamation Pending |
| Huttonsville Prison Mine | P2 Portals | Reclamation Pending |
| Huttonsville Prison Mine | P3 Gobs | Reclamation Pending |
| Huttonsville Prison Mine | P3 Mine Opening | Reclamation Pending |
| Huttonsville Prison Mine | P3 Water Problems | Reclamation Pending |
| Jimtown Strip | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Kingsville Waterline Extension | P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | Reclamation Completed |
| Kittle Flats Phase I & II | P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial | Reclamation Completed |
| Kittle Flats Phase I & II | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Completed |
| Kittle Flats Phase I & II | P3 Water Problems | Reclamation Pending |
| Laurel Branch Strip | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Laurel Run Highwall #1 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Laurel Run Highwall #2 | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Laurel Run Highwall #3 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Pending |
| Laurel Run Highwall #4 | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | In Reclamation |
| Leatherwood Creek Highwall | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Leatherwood Creek Highwall | P3 Spoil Area | Reclamation Pending |
| Lewis Highwall | P3 High Wall | Reclamation Pending |
| Long Run Portal | P2 Portals | Reclamation Pending |
| Long Run Portals | P2 Portals | In Reclamation |
| Mabie (Jones) Subsidence I & II | P1 Subsidence | Reclamation Completed |
| Mabie Highwall | P2 Dangerous Highwalls | Reclamation Completed |
…and 130 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.
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#11-MineAbandoned 1973-08-13Underground coal · Roaring Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603772
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#15Abandoned 1979-10-01Underground coal · Cheat Mountain Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602138
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2-A MineAbandoned 1979-10-01Underground coal · Gamble Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4605975
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2-BAbandoned 1971-12-17Underground coal · A C & H Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4601820
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Avanti #2 SurfaceAbandoned 1979-10-01Surface coal · Avanti Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604107
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Beech Mountain Deep Mine No. 1Abandoned 2014-09-17Underground coal · Carter Roag Coal Company · MSHA ID 4609333
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Beech Mountain MineAbandoned 2023-09-14Underground coal · Knox Operating, LLC · MSHA ID 4609546
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Beech Run Deep Mine No 1Abandoned and Sealed 1991-03-12Underground coal · Bohica Inc · MSHA ID 4607533
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Big Foot Coal Inc 4-B MineAbandoned and Sealed 1983-03-21Underground coal · Big Foot Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4605395
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Black Gem #1 MineAbandoned 1976-12-20Underground coal · Black Gem Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605042
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Black Gem No 2 MineAbandoned and Sealed 2005-07-28Underground coal · Black Gem Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605183
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Black Gem No 3 MineAbandoned 1977-07-05Underground coal · Black Gem Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605184
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Black Run No 1Abandoned 1984-10-10Surface coal · Rehoboth Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605378
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Blue RockAbandoned 1994-11-17Surface coal · Ralph Kniceley Construction · MSHA ID 4607263
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Boden Preparation PlantAbandoned 1980-04-15Facility coal · Boden Mining Corp · MSHA ID 4605932
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Bowden QuarryAbandoned 2003-09-08Surface metal/non-metal · Southern West Virginina Asphalt Inc · MSHA ID 4604327
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Brady SurfaceAbandoned 2009-08-25Surface coal · Boomerang Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4609190
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Cardinal StripAbandoned 1979-10-01Surface coal · Scott Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605579
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Century LimestoneAbandoned 1986-11-18Underground metal/non-metal · Century Limestone Inc · MSHA ID 4600009
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CENTURY LIMESTONEAbandoned 1999-12-06Surface metal/non-metal · Century Limestone Inc · MSHA ID 4603170
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Coal Bank Fork No 8Abandoned and Sealed 2005-07-28Underground coal · Phoenix Resources Inc · MSHA ID 4606523
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Coal Bank No 8aAbandoned and Sealed 2005-07-28Underground coal · Jagrti Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606798
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Coalbank Fork No 12 MineAbandoned and Sealed 2005-07-28Underground coal · Fern Cove Inc · MSHA ID 4607062
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Coalbank Fork No 9Abandoned and Sealed 1982-12-27Underground coal · Hilltop Service Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606049
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Coalbank Fork No 9aAbandoned and Sealed 1988-08-03Underground coal · Jagrti Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606602
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Durbin #1Abandoned 1988-09-22Facility coal · Battle Ridge Companies · MSHA ID 4606858
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Enviro #1Abandoned and Sealed 2005-07-28Underground coal · Enviro Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4606262
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Enviro #2Abandoned and Sealed 1988-07-29Underground coal · Shaker Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606344
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Enviro #3Abandoned and Sealed 2005-07-28Underground coal · Mower Limited Partnership · MSHA ID 4606362
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Enviro No 5Abandoned and Sealed 1989-01-24Underground coal · Shaker Run Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606866
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FlatbushAbandoned 1996-10-10Surface coal · LCC West Virginia LLC · MSHA ID 4607204
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Flatbush Deep Mine No 1Abandoned and Sealed 1991-06-26Underground coal · Bentley Coal Company · MSHA ID 4607590
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Flint Run No 11 MineAbandoned and Sealed 1985-12-01Underground coal · Jagrti Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606928
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Golden RidgeAbandoned and Sealed 1995-04-25Surface coal · Premium Sewell Inc · MSHA ID 4602481
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Golden Ridge No 5Abandoned 1981-06-12Surface coal · Hawthorne Industries Inc · MSHA ID 4606002
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Gregoire #5Abandoned and Sealed 1982-01-20Underground coal · Trojan Fuels Corp · MSHA ID 4606261
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Hartridge Prep PlantAbandoned 1990-09-13Surface coal · Marson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607718
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Hartridge Surface MineAbandoned 2026-04-20Surface coal · Carter Roag Coal Company · MSHA ID 4609573
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Hewett Fork #5Abandoned and Sealed 1982-09-15Underground coal · Hilea Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605658
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Hewett Fork No 1aAbandoned and Sealed 1983-01-05Underground coal · Sewell Mining Associates · MSHA ID 4604536
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Hewett Fork No 2 MineAbandoned 1979-10-01Underground coal · Hewett Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605002
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Hewitt Fork #3Abandoned and Sealed 1984-08-14Underground coal · Jagrti Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605037
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Hewitt Fork No 1Abandoned and Sealed 1992-01-13Underground coal · Toy Coal Company · MSHA ID 4607924
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Hewitt Fork Surface MineAbandoned and Sealed 1992-09-18Surface coal · Phoenix Resources Inc · MSHA ID 4608217
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Hickory Lick No 4a MineAbandoned 1978-04-04Underground coal · S S Joe Burford Inc · MSHA ID 4605394
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Hickorylick A Surface MineAbandoned 1991-05-14Surface coal · Phoenix Resources Inc · MSHA ID 4607760
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Hickorylick No 10-A Deep MineAbandoned and Sealed 1994-12-31Underground coal · Elkhead Sewell Inc · MSHA ID 4608357
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Hickorylick No 10-C MineAbandoned and Sealed 1994-08-11Underground coal · Coal Technology Inc · MSHA ID 4608082
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Hickorylick No 4cAbandoned and Sealed 1989-01-24Underground coal · Wolverine Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607075
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Hickorylick Run No 10 MineAbandoned and Sealed 1989-01-04Underground coal · Jagrti Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606601
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Housh #2 MineAbandoned 1978-02-23Underground coal · Dever & Dever Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 4605408
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International Coal Company Tipple 1Abandoned 1982-08-25Facility coal · International Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606299
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Jimtown Prep Plant & Refuse Disposal FacAbandoned 1994-05-25Facility coal · Carter Roag Coal Company · MSHA ID 4607591
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Kelly Mountain MineAbandoned 1975-12-16Surface coal · Sycamore Industries Inc · MSHA ID 4604273
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Kimberly Mine No 1Abandoned and Sealed 2005-07-28Underground coal · Kimberly Coal Mines Inc · MSHA ID 4605483
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KittanningAbandoned 1979-11-21Surface coal · Bowers Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604270
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Left Fork Deep Mine No 7Abandoned 2012-10-23Underground coal · Carter Roag Coal Company · MSHA ID 4608651
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Light Run Deep Mine No. 6Abandoned and Sealed 1996-12-20Underground coal · Carter Roag Coal Company · MSHA ID 4608022
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Linan No 1 MineAbandoned 1971-11-30Underground coal · Linan Smokeless Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601889
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Linen #3Abandoned and Sealed 2005-07-28Underground coal · Enviro Energy Inc · MSHA ID 4606372
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Little John No 1Abandoned 1979-08-01Underground coal · Savers Mountain Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606044
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Long Run Deep Mine No 1Abandoned and Sealed 1991-08-01Underground coal · Bentley Coal Company · MSHA ID 4607609
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M L M No 1 SurfaceAbandoned 1979-10-01Surface coal · M L M Corp · MSHA ID 4605594
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Marion #9 MineAbandoned 1975-08-28Underground coal · Marson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4603288
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Marion Mine No 10aAbandoned 1976-08-04Underground coal · Marson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605003
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Marion Mine No 12Abandoned 1977-01-17Underground coal · Marson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604610
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Marion Mine No 8Abandoned 1975-08-26Underground coal · Marson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4601106
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Marion No 10 MineAbandoned 1975-04-21Underground coal · Marson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4603943
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Marion No 11 MineAbandoned 1976-06-07Underground coal · Marson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604296
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Marion No 5-AAbandoned and Sealed 1988-09-01Underground coal · Marson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4607140
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Marion No 7-A MineAbandoned and Sealed 1982-09-16Underground coal · Marson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605165
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Markley No L MineAbandoned and Sealed 2005-07-28Underground coal · Markley Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4606903
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Marla Ann TippleAbandoned 1976-10-04Facility coal · Marla Ann Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4604957
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Max 2 MineAbandoned 1980-09-08Underground coal · Randolph Mineral Exploration Company · MSHA ID 4605719
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Mine #1Abandoned 1982-09-21Surface coal · J R Mining Company · MSHA ID 4605419
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Mine #14Abandoned 1971-07-02Underground coal · Cheat Mountain Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602182
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Mine #3Abandoned and Sealed 1982-04-26Underground coal · Hart Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606453
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Mine 1-AAbandoned and Sealed 2007-12-04Underground coal · Carter Roag Coal Company · MSHA ID 4606715
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Mine No 1Abandoned and Sealed 1984-03-09Underground coal · Carter-Roag Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604461
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Mine No 1Abandoned 1979-10-01Underground coal · Peak Coal Corp Inc · MSHA ID 4605514
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Mine No 1Abandoned and Sealed 1993-06-24Underground coal · P E I Inc · MSHA ID 4606381
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Mine No 13Abandoned 1976-08-24Underground coal · Demotto Peerless Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604664
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Mine No 2Abandoned and Sealed 1985-12-23Underground coal · C W Bentley Inc · MSHA ID 4606157
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Mine No 2 UgAbandoned 1973-03-20Underground coal · No 2 Mower Lumber Company · MSHA ID 4603497
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Mine No 21Abandoned 1979-10-01Underground coal · Demotto Peerless Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605242
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Mine No 3Abandoned 1976-01-13Underground coal · Carter Coal Industires Inc · MSHA ID 4604823
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Mine No 3Abandoned 1980-09-19Underground coal · Boden Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605762
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Mine No 4Abandoned and Sealed 1985-02-07Underground coal · Carter-Roag Coal Company · MSHA ID 4604949
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Mine No 4Abandoned and Sealed 1982-07-27Underground coal · Gamble Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4605218
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Mine No 4Abandoned and Sealed 1982-09-20Underground coal · Hart Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606515
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Mine No 5Abandoned and Sealed 1995-10-25Underground coal · Carter Roag Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605809
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Mogasco #1Abandoned 1982-09-15Surface coal · Utility Boring · MSHA ID 4606255
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Morgan Camp MineAbandoned 2023-09-29Underground coal · Carter Roag Coal Company · MSHA ID 4608656
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National 1Abandoned 1983-10-01Surface coal · National Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605845
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Newera No 2Abandoned and Sealed 2005-07-28Underground coal · Blue Lake Land Company · MSHA ID 4607046
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No 1Abandoned and Sealed 2005-07-28Underground coal · Obe Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604472
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No 1Abandoned and Sealed 1988-07-29Underground coal · Buck Run Inc · MSHA ID 4606354
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No 1 MabieAbandoned 1991-06-11Surface coal · Robert H Helmick Inc · MSHA ID 4606367
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No 1 MineAbandoned 1973-01-26Underground coal · Gum Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602361
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No 1 MineAbandoned 1974-04-11Surface coal · Wythe Mining Company · MSHA ID 4603460
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No 1 MineAbandoned 1976-01-13Underground coal · Gamble Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4603718
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No 1 MineAbandoned 1983-09-07Surface coal · Mountain Top Fuel Company · MSHA ID 4604049
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No 1 MineAbandoned 1976-08-24Facility coal · Menecks Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 4604661
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No 1 MineAbandoned 1979-10-01Underground coal · Boden Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605264
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No 1 MineAbandoned and Sealed 1982-09-15Underground coal · Mett Inc · MSHA ID 4605782
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No 1 MineAbandoned 1982-09-20Surface coal · Robert H Helmick Inc · MSHA ID 4606154
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No 1 Strip MineAbandoned 1972-06-14Surface coal · H & H Trucking Co Inc · MSHA ID 4602483
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No 1 Strip MineAbandoned 1972-06-14Surface coal · Orlando Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4603097
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No 1 Strip MineAbandoned 1975-06-19Surface coal · Pickens Mining Company · MSHA ID 4604240
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No 1 SurfaceAbandoned 1979-10-01Surface coal · Broas Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4605894
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No 1 Surface MineAbandoned 1974-04-15Surface coal · Bowers Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603314
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No 1 TippleAbandoned 1976-01-13Surface coal · Northern Star Coal Inc · MSHA ID 4604557
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No 1 TippleAbandoned 1979-12-07Facility coal · Bruce Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4605950
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No 10Abandoned 1975-09-25Underground coal · Demotto Peerless Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604241
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No 10 TippleAbandoned 1973-12-18Facility coal · Kittanning Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602872
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No 102 StripAbandoned 1972-06-14Surface coal · Wegman Coal Company · MSHA ID 4602058
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No 11 MineAbandoned 1977-08-11Underground coal · Demotto Peerless Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604242
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No 12 MineAbandoned 1975-09-25Underground coal · Demotto Peerless Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604348
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No 18 MineAbandoned 1978-07-24Underground coal · Demotto Peerless Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4601107
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No 2Abandoned and Sealed 1982-01-20Underground coal · Mogasco Mining Inc · MSHA ID 4604522
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No 2 MineAbandoned 1978-03-06Underground coal · H C Gregoire Inc · MSHA ID 4604157
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No 2 MineAbandoned 1978-02-23Underground coal · Gregoire Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4604936
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No 2 MineAbandoned 1979-10-01Underground coal · Boden Coal Company · MSHA ID 4605351
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No 2 StripAbandoned 1978-02-23Surface coal · Orlando Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4603233
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No 2 TippleAbandoned 1978-03-06Facility coal · Regal Coal Corp · MSHA ID 4602819
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No 22 MineAbandoned and Sealed 1982-09-15Underground coal · Demotto Peerless Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605477
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No 23 MineAbandoned and Sealed 1980-03-05Underground coal · Demotto Peerless Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605676
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No 24 MineAbandoned and Sealed 1982-09-15Underground coal · Demotto Peerless Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606116
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No 25Abandoned and Sealed 1989-06-22Underground coal · Demotto Peerless Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4605577
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No 3 MineAbandoned 1978-03-13Underground coal · Mountaineer Energy Co Inc · MSHA ID 4604201
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No 3 MineAbandoned 1978-02-02Underground coal · Gamble Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4604950
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No 4 AugerAbandoned 1974-11-05Surface coal · Higgins Auger Coal Company · MSHA ID 4603101
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No 4 MineAbandoned 1974-09-26Underground coal · A C & H Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4601518
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No 5 MineAbandoned and Sealed 1980-12-29Underground coal · Trojan Fuels Corp · MSHA ID 4605206
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No 5 MineAbandoned and Sealed 1982-09-21Underground coal · Gamble Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4605517
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No 6 UgAbandoned 1971-06-28Underground coal · Roaring Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601523
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No 7 MineAbandoned 1971-10-19Underground coal · Roaring Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601941
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No 7 UgAbandoned 1972-04-10Underground coal · Marson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4601113
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No 8 MineAbandoned 1971-09-28Underground coal · Roaring Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601940
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No 8 UgAbandoned 1972-04-10Underground coal · Kittanning Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601111
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No 8 UgAbandoned 1972-01-17Underground coal · Kittanning Coal Company · MSHA ID 4601521
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No 9 MineAbandoned 1977-08-01Underground coal · Demotto Peerless Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4604092
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Norton Rail LoadoutAbandoned 1995-02-13Facility coal · Carter Roag Coal Company · MSHA ID 4607592
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Norton UgAbandoned 1971-08-23Underground coal · Demotto Peerless Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 4601520
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Pickens #2 TippleAbandoned 1980-07-14Surface coal · Avanti Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 4606176
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Pickens No 2 TippleAbandoned 1977-07-11Facility coal · Princess Coals Inc · MSHA ID 4604660
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Pms No 1Abandoned and Sealed 2005-07-28Underground coal · Production Management Services Inc · MSHA ID 4605505
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Preparation PlantAbandoned 1988-06-30Facility coal · Newera Resources Corp · MSHA ID 4604918
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Princess Beth 04 SurfaceAbandoned 1977-09-12Surface coal · Princess Beth Inc · MSHA ID 4602840
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Princess Beth No 4Abandoned 1976-08-11Surface coal · Princess Beth Inc · MSHA ID 4603390
…and 28 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.
| Feature type | Features |
|---|---|
| Strip Mine | 185 |
| P3 High Wall | 72 |
| P2 Dangerous Highwalls | 43 |
| Adit | 28 |
| P2 Dangerous Impoundments | 19 |
| Open Pit Mine or Quarry | 17 |
| P3 Water Problems | 17 |
| P2 Portals | 15 |
| P2 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | 13 |
| P2 Polluted Water: Agricultural & Industrial | 12 |
| P3 Gobs | 12 |
| P2 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | 10 |
| P1 Subsidence | 9 |
| P3 Spoil Area | 8 |
| Quarry | 7 |
| Quarry | 6 |
| P2 Clogged Streams | 5 |
| P2 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | 5 |
| P2 Hazardous Water Bodies | 4 |
| Disturbed Surface | 4 |
| P2 Subsidence | 4 |
| P3 Mine Opening | 4 |
| P1 Clogged Streams | 3 |
| P1 Portals | 3 |
| P2 Vertical Openings | 3 |
| Mine Dump | 2 |
| P1 Polluted Water: Human Consumption | 2 |
| P1 Hazardous Equip & Facilities | 2 |
| P1 Dangerous Piles & Embankments | 2 |
| Tipple | 2 |
| P3 Equipment Facility | 2 |
| P3 Other | 1 |
| P1 Dangerous Impoundments | 1 |
| Open Pit Mine | 1 |
| P3 Slump | 1 |
| P1 Dangerous Slides | 1 |
| P2 Dangerous Slides | 1 |
| P3 Industrial/Residential Waste | 1 |
| P3 Bench | 1 |
| P1 Dangerous Highwalls | 1 |
| P1 Surface Burning | 1 |
| P2 Surface Burning | 1 |
| P2 Industrial/Residential Waste | 1 |
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.
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USGS, Consolidated Prospect- and Mine-Related Features from 7.5- and 15-Minute Topographic Quadrangle Maps of the United States (USMIN)
597,612 point and area features digitized from about 106,350 historical topographic maps published 1886–2006; public domain (CC0). A feature is a map symbol, not a field-verified site, and the map does not say whether it was still worked.
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USGS Fact Sheet 2025–3003, The Abandoned Mine Inventory of the United States
States that as of 2025 there is no comprehensive national inventory of abandoned mine features, and that the detailed national database now being built will not be published.
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OSMRE, Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (e-AMLIS), public Problems layer
One row per abandoned mine land problem in a problem area, with its type, funding program and reclamation status; mostly coal mined before the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. Coordinates are the problem area's.
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MSHA, Mines dataset (Mine Data Retrieval System)
Every mine registered with MSHA since the 1970s; a mine reads Abandoned or Abandoned and Sealed when its operator reported that status. Refreshed weekly.
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US Census Bureau, 2023 cartographic county boundaries (1:500,000)
Each feature's county is assigned by its coordinates against these boundaries, not copied from the source file.
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GAO-20-238, Abandoned Hardrock Mines (March 2020)
Federal agencies had identified at least 140,000 abandoned hardrock mine features on federal land and estimated more than 390,000 more not yet captured in their databases.
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Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) Program, US Department of the Interior
The program the USGS inventory is compiled for. Its appropriations and the 674,000 field-confirmed feature count on this page were provided by the program manager, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, and are cited with permission (2026-09-08).
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IMCC-NAAMLP Hardrock AML Report
Page 48 carries the two figures this page leans on: USGS estimates 633,181 of the 725,690 mine features it recorded from historic topographic maps, 87 percent, are hardrock; and state and federal agencies have submitted more than 724,000 AML features to the national database being built, already more than the historic maps hold. Year-by-year AHMR funding is on page 35.