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Mines in Gibson County, Indiana

Gibson County, Indiana has 30 mines on MSHA's register: 4 active, 24 abandoned. 27 are coal mines and 3 metal or non-metal. 7 miners have died and 1,758 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1987 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 16,261 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Gibson County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.

Abandoned and historical mine features in Gibson County →

Mines on register
30
Active
4
Fatalities on record
7
Citations issued
16,261
4 underground · 16 surface · 10 facilities 27 coal · 3 metal and non-metal 24 abandoned 1,758 reported accidents, 1987–2026
Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Gibson County, Indiana · Population 32,986
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$67,763
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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MSHA-registered mine, any status

Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.

Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC 5 3 0
Gibson County Coal, LLC 3 1 7
Gibson County Synfuel, LLC 3 0 0
Black Hawk Mining Inc 2 0 0
United Minerals Company LLC 2 0 0
Brogan Energy Engineering Corp 1 0 0
Consolidation Coal Company 1 0 0
E & M Coal Inc 1 0 0
Energy Supply Inc 1 0 0
Four Rivers Coal Company Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Gibson County30 on register
  1. Francisco Underground Pit
    Underground coal · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1202295
    Active
  2. Gibson South
    Underground coal · Gibson County Coal, LLC · MSHA ID 1202388
    Active
  3. Francisco Mine
    Facility coal · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1202147
    Active
  4. Columbia Maintenance Services
    Facility coal · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1202076
    Active
  5. Gibson Mine
    Facility coal · Gibson County Coal LLC · MSHA ID 1202215
    Abandoned and Sealed
  6. Somerville Central Mine
    Surface coal · Peabody Midwest Mining · MSHA ID 1202258
    NonProducing
  7. Hazleton Mine
    Surface coal · White River Coal, Inc. · MSHA ID 1202324
    Abandoned and Sealed
  8. Somerville
    Facility coal · United Minerals Company LLC · MSHA ID 1202207
    Abandoned
  9. Discovery
    Facility coal · United Minerals Co LLC · MSHA ID 1202296
    Abandoned
  10. Enterprise Mine
    Surface coal · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1201965
    Abandoned
  11. Gibson County Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gibson County Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1202342
    Abandoned
  12. Columbia Mine
    Surface coal · Vigo Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1202127
    Abandoned
  13. Princeton
    Facility coal · Gibson County Synfuel, LLC · MSHA ID 1202369
    Abandoned
  14. Somerville
    Facility coal · Gibson County Synfuel LLC. · MSHA ID 1202359
    Abandoned
  15. Francisco
    Facility coal · Gibson County Synfuel LLC. · MSHA ID 1202317
    Abandoned
  16. Hurricane Creek
    Surface coal · Triad Mining LLC · MSHA ID 1202325
    Abandoned
  17. Somerville South Synfuel Plant
    Facility coal · Lakeside Synfuel, LLC · MSHA ID 1202389
    Abandoned
  18. Gibson North Processing
    Surface coal · Gibson County Coal LLC · MSHA ID 1202494
    NonProducing
  19. Francisco Auger
    Surface coal · Black Hawk Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1202224
    Abandoned
  20. Bruce Pit No 1
    Surface coal · Brogan Energy Engineering Corp · MSHA ID 1201797
    Abandoned
  21. Discovery Auger
    Surface coal · Black Hawk Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1202235
    Abandoned
  22. Francisco Mine
    Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 1201604
    Abandoned and Sealed
  23. Gibson County Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rogers Group Inc · MSHA ID 1201657
    Abandoned
  24. Kings Ug Mine
    Underground coal · Kings Station Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1200323
    Abandoned
  25. Oakhill Dock
    Facility coal · E & M Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1201669
    Abandoned
  26. Ross Pit No 1
    Surface coal · Magnolia Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201639
    Abandoned
  27. Sky Point Pit
    Surface coal · Four Rivers Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201415
    Abandoned
  28. Somerville Mine-Strip
    Surface coal · Mifflin Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201608
    Abandoned
  29. Three River'S Sand And Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Three River'S Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1200689
    Abandoned
  30. Venturi Pit #16
    Surface coal · Energy Supply Inc · MSHA ID 1201953
    Abandoned

Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.

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How to read these numbers

The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.