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Mines in Knox County, Indiana

Knox County, Indiana has 45 mines on MSHA's register: 3 active, 38 abandoned. 40 are coal mines and 5 metal or non-metal. 5 miners have died and 1,978 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 14,716 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Knox 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 Knox County →

Mines on register
45
Active
3
Fatalities on record
5
Citations issued
14,716
7 underground · 31 surface · 7 facilities 40 coal · 5 metal and non-metal 38 abandoned 1,978 reported accidents, 1983–2026
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.
Knox County, Indiana · Population 36,108
2.0%
Mining share of county employment
$58,863
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
Sunrise Coal, LLC 4 2 2
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC 4 0 1
Banner Energy Corp Of Indiana Inc 3 0 0
Black Beauty Underground Inc 2 0 0
Rex Alton Companies, Inc. 2 0 0
Rogers Group, Inc. 2 1 0
Sidco Inc 2 0 0
Triad Underground Mining LLC 2 0 0
Allied Minerals Inc 1 0 1
Triad Underground Mining, L.L.C. 1 0 1
Mines in Knox County45 on register
  1. Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1
    Underground coal · Sunrise Coal, LLC · MSHA ID 1202394
    Active
  2. Oaktown Fuels Preparation Plant
    Facility coal · Sunrise Coal, LLC · MSHA ID 1202462
    Active
  3. Knox County Sand & Gravel Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rogers Group, Inc. · MSHA ID 1200692
    Active
  4. Air Quality #1 Mine
    Surface coal · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1202010
    NonProducing
  5. Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 2
    Underground coal · Sunrise Coal, LLC · MSHA ID 1202418
    NonProducing
  6. Freelandville Underground
    Underground coal · Triad Underground Mining, L.L.C. · MSHA ID 1202316
    Abandoned and Sealed
  7. Air Quality Hart Street South
    Underground coal · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1202103
    Abandoned and Sealed
  8. Warrior Plant #1
    Facility coal · Allied Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1201599
    Abandoned
  9. Freelandville Mine
    Surface coal · Triad Mining LLC · MSHA ID 1202167
    NonProducing
  10. Freelandville West Underground
    Surface coal · Triad Underground Mining LLC · MSHA ID 1202423
    Abandoned and Sealed
  11. Apraw Mine
    Surface coal · B & Ls Contracting Inc · MSHA ID 1201710
    Abandoned
  12. Apraw Underground Mine
    Underground coal · Black Beauty Underground Inc · MSHA ID 1201988
    Abandoned and Sealed
  13. Viking Mine - Knox Pit
    Surface coal · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1202063
    Abandoned
  14. Pride #1 Underground
    Underground coal · White River Coal, Inc. · MSHA ID 1202193
    Abandoned and Sealed
  15. Pride Mine
    Surface coal · B B Mining Inc. · MSHA ID 1202175
    Abandoned
  16. Air Quality South Wash Plant
    Facility coal · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1202189
    Abandoned
  17. ADDCAR System 12 HWM Serial No 23012
    Surface coal · ICG ADDCAR Systems LLC · MSHA ID 4609041
    Abandoned
  18. Knox Expanded Reserves
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rogers Group Inc. · MSHA ID 1202251
    Abandoned
  19. Freelandville East
    Surface coal · Sunrise Coal, LLC · MSHA ID 1202339
    NonProducing
  20. Bicknell #1
    Surface coal · Bicknell Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1201708
    Abandoned
  21. St Thomas Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rex Alton Companies, Inc. · MSHA ID 1200775
    Abandoned
  22. Apraw Preparation Plant
    Facility coal · Black Beauty Underground Inc · MSHA ID 1202138
    Abandoned
  23. Wheatland Train Loadout
    Facility coal · Solar Sources Underground L L C · MSHA ID 1202208
    Abandoned
  24. JONES & SONS, INC.
    Surface metal/non-metal · Jones & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 1201672
    Abandoned
  25. Warrior
    Surface coal · Matco Energy Corp · MSHA ID 1202028
    Abandoned
  26. B & E Inc Auger #3
    Surface coal · B & E Inc · MSHA ID 1201956
    Abandoned
  27. B And R Enterprises
    Facility coal · B & R Enterprises-Div/Robinson Construction · MSHA ID 1201792
    Abandoned
  28. Banner Energy Plant #3
    Surface coal · Banner Energy Corp Of Indiana Inc · MSHA ID 1201688
    Abandoned
  29. Banner Energy Plant #4
    Surface coal · Banner Energy Corp Of Indiana Inc · MSHA ID 1201578
    Abandoned
  30. Banner Energy Plant No 2
    Surface coal · Banner Energy Corp Of Indiana Inc · MSHA ID 1201627
    Abandoned
  31. Bicknell Plant
    Facility coal · Sidco Inc · MSHA ID 1201989
    Abandoned
  32. Freelandville Auger
    Surface coal · Black Hawk Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1202272
    Abandoned
  33. Johaningmeier
    Surface coal · Castlebay Mining Company · MSHA ID 1201873
    Abandoned
  34. Knox Auger #1
    Surface coal · Tri-State Auger Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1202149
    Abandoned
  35. Knox County Pit #1
    Surface coal · Sidco Inc · MSHA ID 1201923
    Abandoned
  36. Knox No 5 Surface
    Surface coal · Westphalia Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1201663
    Abandoned
  37. Newell No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · M & T Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201262
    Abandoned
  38. Oaktown Mine
    Underground coal · Consolidation Coal Company · MSHA ID 1201603
    Abandoned and Sealed
  39. Oaktown Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rex Alton & Companies · MSHA ID 1201707
    Abandoned
  40. Osmon Pit
    Surface coal · Spencer Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1201939
    Abandoned
  41. Q & W Mine
    Surface coal · Quinly Wilson Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1201715
    Abandoned
  42. R C Sycamore #1
    Surface coal · R C Augering Inc · MSHA ID 1202223
    Abandoned
  43. R T D Coal Company Incorporated
    Surface coal · R T D Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1201786
    Abandoned
  44. Ransom Coal
    Surface coal · Ransom Coal · MSHA ID 1201837
    Abandoned
  45. Warrior
    Surface coal · Fossil Fuels Resources Inc · MSHA ID 1202009
    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.