Mining Incidents
MSHA mine register by county

Mines in Bell County, Kentucky

Bell County, Kentucky has 506 mines on MSHA's register: 6 active, 491 abandoned. 503 are coal mines and 3 metal or non-metal. 23 miners have died and 3,007 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 18,635 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Bell 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 Bell County →

Mines on register
506
Active
6
Fatalities on record
23
Citations issued
18,635
220 underground · 230 surface · 53 facilities 503 coal · 3 metal and non-metal 491 abandoned 3,007 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
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
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. 12 3 2
Appolo Fuels Inc 11 0 3
Bell County Coal Corporation 9 0 2
Bell County Coal Corp 5 0 0
Evans Coal Corp 5 0 0
L P Coal Company Inc 5 0 0
Straight Creek Coal Resources Company 4 0 2
Brownies Creek Collieries Inc 4 0 1
S & B Coal Company Inc 4 0 1
Andalex Resources Inc 4 0 0
Mines in Bell County506 on register · page 1 of 2
  1. Colmar
    Surface coal · Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1519884
    Active
  2. Balkan
    Facility coal · Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1518986
    Active
  3. Middlesboro Tipple
    Facility coal · Premium Processing Co., Inc. · MSHA ID 1511055
    Active
  4. Four Mile
    Surface coal · Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1519432
    Active
  5. Four Rivers Coal Inc
    Facility coal · Four Rivers Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1508935
    Active
  6. Hances Ridge Split #1
    Surface coal · 4TH GEN FUELS, LLC. · MSHA ID 1519891
    Active
  7. #1
    Underground coal · Century Operations LLC · MSHA ID 1515455
    Abandoned
  8. Straight Creek #1 Mine
    Underground coal · DDB Energy Resources, LLC · MSHA ID 1512564
    Abandoned
  9. BEP Hignite
    Facility coal · Bell Energy Partners LLC. · MSHA ID 1510212
    Abandoned
  10. Upper Hignite No 1
    Underground coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1515987
    Abandoned and Sealed
  11. Coal Creek
    Facility coal · Bell County Coal Corporation · MSHA ID 1518058
    Abandoned
  12. Butcher Branch
    Underground coal · Linsco Energy, LLC · MSHA ID 1518924
    Abandoned
  13. No 3
    Underground coal · Arjay Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1516695
    Abandoned and Sealed
  14. Copeland Mine
    Underground coal · Straight Creek Coal Resources Co · MSHA ID 1517437
    Abandoned
  15. Bell County No 1a
    Underground coal · Bell County Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1506388
    Abandoned and Sealed
  16. Hance Strip
    Surface coal · Straight Creek Coal Resources Company · MSHA ID 1501969
    Abandoned
  17. D-1 Garmeada #2
    Underground coal · Revelation Energy, LLC · MSHA ID 1519318
    Abandoned
  18. York Branch Mine
    Surface coal · Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1514152
    Abandoned
  19. Mathel Mine
    Underground coal · Brownies Creek Collieries Inc · MSHA ID 1505387
    Abandoned and Sealed
  20. HCM Plant/Loadout
    Facility coal · Hurricane Creek Mining LLC · MSHA ID 1509876
    NonProducing
  21. Stone Mine No 2
    Underground coal · Bell County Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1509568
    Abandoned and Sealed
  22. Mine #3
    Surface coal · Double Mountain Mining LLC · MSHA ID 1519268
    Abandoned
  23. #2
    Surface coal · Kincaid Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1517792
    Abandoned
  24. Toms Fork Mine
    Underground coal · TENNCO INC. · MSHA ID 1519844
    Abandoned and Sealed
  25. Mine #1
    Underground coal · D & L Coal Company · MSHA ID 1513770
    Abandoned and Sealed
  26. Ky No. Mine 1
    Underground coal · Middle Fork Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 1518571
    Abandoned
  27. Straight Creek Mine
    Underground coal · TORCHLIGHT ADVANCED FUELS INC · MSHA ID 1519702
    Temporarily Idled
  28. Bell County No 1
    Underground coal · Bell County Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1516424
    Abandoned and Sealed
  29. S & B #3
    Underground coal · S & B Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514930
    Abandoned and Sealed
  30. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Energy Producers Associates Inc · MSHA ID 1509628
    Abandoned and Sealed
  31. No 5
    Underground coal · Hensley Brothers Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1513895
    Abandoned and Sealed
  32. Dr #5
    Underground coal · Del Rio Inc · MSHA ID 1511035
    Abandoned and Sealed
  33. Jellico No.1
    Underground coal · Bell Energy Partners LLC. · MSHA ID 1519336
    Abandoned
  34. Mine No 1
    Underground coal · Alpha Mining Company · MSHA ID 1515592
    Abandoned and Sealed
  35. Dr #6
    Underground coal · Del Rio Inc · MSHA ID 1517432
    Abandoned and Sealed
  36. Bell County No 2
    Underground coal · Bell County Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1517350
    Abandoned and Sealed
  37. Crockett
    Facility coal · Covol Fuels No. 3, LLC · MSHA ID 1512682
    NonProducing
  38. No 8
    Underground coal · Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511978
    Abandoned and Sealed
  39. P-9 Straight Creek
    Facility coal · Triple H. Fuels · MSHA ID 1517901
    NonProducing
  40. #2
    Surface coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1505335
    Abandoned
  41. Givens Coal
    Underground coal · Givens Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1518375
    Abandoned and Sealed
  42. Moseley Spur
    Underground coal · Bell County Coal Corporation · MSHA ID 1518939
    Abandoned and Sealed
  43. Hance Mine No. 1
    Underground coal · Tennco Energy, Inc. · MSHA ID 1519408
    Abandoned and Sealed
  44. Garmeada
    Underground coal · Bell County Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1517855
    Abandoned
  45. Black Mtn Coal Mng Co Mine #2
    Underground coal · Black Mountain Coal Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516372
    Abandoned and Sealed
  46. Tricoal Inc #1
    Underground coal · Tricoal Inc · MSHA ID 1517607
    Abandoned and Sealed
  47. Chestnut Flats
    Surface coal · Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · MSHA ID 1519076
    Abandoned
  48. Calvary #1
    Underground coal · Calvary Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516464
    Abandoned and Sealed
  49. T-12 Viall
    Facility coal · Triple H. Fuels, INC. · MSHA ID 1505358
    Temporarily Idled
  50. Prep Plant
    Facility coal · DDB Energy Resources, LLC · MSHA ID 1509546
    NonProducing
  51. Cv-1
    Underground coal · Cumberland Valley Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 1515964
    Abandoned and Sealed
  52. Mine #8-C
    Underground coal · Andalex Resources Inc · MSHA ID 1515519
    Abandoned and Sealed
  53. Dr #4
    Underground coal · Del Rio Inc · MSHA ID 1516795
    Abandoned and Sealed
  54. Hance Strip
    Surface coal · Straight Creek Coal Resources Company · MSHA ID 1503320
    Abandoned
  55. Hignite #4
    Underground coal · Bell County Coal Corporation · MSHA ID 1518235
    Abandoned
  56. Jackrock No 1
    Underground coal · Jackrock Llc · MSHA ID 1517951
    Abandoned and Sealed
  57. Jennie Branch Mine
    Underground coal · Tennco, Inc. · MSHA ID 1519768
    Abandoned
  58. Coal Stone #10
    Underground coal · Parton Bros. Contracting, Inc. · MSHA ID 1519574
    Abandoned and Sealed
  59. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Evans Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1515928
    Abandoned
  60. D-1A Garmeada
    Underground coal · Bell Energy Partners LLC. · MSHA ID 1519791
    Abandoned
  61. #2 Surface
    Surface coal · Twin Star Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516516
    Abandoned
  62. No 4
    Underground coal · Bailey Hill Mining Company · MSHA ID 1512121
    Abandoned and Sealed
  63. #1
    Underground coal · Millennium Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1516028
    Abandoned and Sealed
  64. Brd #2
    Underground coal · Brd Inc · MSHA ID 1517908
    Abandoned and Sealed
  65. Rocky Top Mine
    Underground coal · Brownies Creek Collieries Inc · MSHA ID 1512916
    Abandoned and Sealed
  66. KY 11
    Surface coal · Straight Creek Coal Mining, Inc · MSHA ID 1518925
    Abandoned
  67. Brd#4
    Underground coal · B R & D Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1518141
    Abandoned and Sealed
  68. No 8 Mountain Top Removal Mine
    Surface coal · Crockett Collieries (Ky) Inc · MSHA ID 1512669
    Abandoned
  69. Hamilton Tipple
    Facility coal · Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · MSHA ID 1508105
    Abandoned
  70. Bull Branch Mine
    Underground coal · TENNCO INC. · MSHA ID 1519848
    Abandoned and Sealed
  71. Lowsplint Surface
    Surface coal · Double Mountain Mining LLC · MSHA ID 1519272
    Abandoned
  72. SAND SOURCE, LLC
    Surface metal/non-metal · Sand Source LLC · MSHA ID 1515947
    Abandoned
  73. Kellioka 1
    Underground coal · Nally & Hamilton Enterprise, Inc · MSHA ID 1519539
    Abandoned
  74. No 8 Deep Mine
    Underground coal · Great Western Coal (Ky) Inc · MSHA ID 1514867
    Abandoned and Sealed
  75. Mine #1
    Surface coal · Evans Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1518396
    Abandoned and Sealed
  76. Mine #4a
    Underground coal · Four Aces Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1513359
    Abandoned and Sealed
  77. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Debra Lynn Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1516911
    Abandoned
  78. #1 Strip Mine
    Surface coal · Jamieson Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1518257
    Abandoned
  79. #2
    Underground coal · Four Aces Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1509757
    Abandoned and Sealed
  80. Mine #7
    Underground coal · Minton Hickory Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516511
    Abandoned and Sealed
  81. Brd #1
    Underground coal · Brd Inc · MSHA ID 1517907
    Abandoned
  82. Langley Branch
    Surface coal · Dkd Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 1516936
    Abandoned
  83. Poplar Lick Mine
    Surface coal · L C & C Energy Incorporated · MSHA ID 1519115
    Abandoned
  84. Highwall Miner No 1
    Surface coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1518388
    Abandoned
  85. Mine No 2
    Underground coal · Givens Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1517548
    Abandoned
  86. Rebco Coal #2
    Underground coal · Rebco Coal, Inc. · MSHA ID 1518359
    Abandoned
  87. #5
    Underground coal · Kincaid Mining · MSHA ID 1517643
    Abandoned and Sealed
  88. Straight Creek
    Surface coal · Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1517750
    Abandoned
  89. #1 Strip
    Surface coal · Straight Creek Mining Company · MSHA ID 1504314
    Abandoned and Sealed
  90. No 5
    Underground coal · Bailey Hill Mining Company · MSHA ID 1513083
    Abandoned and Sealed
  91. No 5
    Underground coal · Sterling Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1514587
    Abandoned and Sealed
  92. Gatliff Surface #3
    Surface coal · Gatliff Coal Co., Inc. · MSHA ID 1518628
    Abandoned
  93. Mine #4
    Underground coal · Crockett Collieries (Ky) Inc · MSHA ID 1514422
    Abandoned and Sealed
  94. Pineville Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · MSHA ID 1516662
    Abandoned
  95. Rockhouse 1
    Surface coal · Debra Lynn Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1518901
    Abandoned
  96. Mine #1
    Underground coal · L & J Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511940
    Abandoned and Sealed
  97. Mine #2
    Underground coal · Dan Bailey Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1511039
    Abandoned and Sealed
  98. No 3
    Underground coal · L & J Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1500237
    Abandoned and Sealed
  99. Rockhampton #2
    Underground coal · Rockhampton Energy LLC · MSHA ID 1518007
    Abandoned and Sealed
  100. Mason #1
    Surface coal · Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · MSHA ID 1519046
    Abandoned
  101. Mine#3
    Underground coal · Givens Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 1518288
    Abandoned and Sealed
  102. Mine #15
    Underground coal · Calvary Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1517354
    Abandoned and Sealed
  103. Washer Plant
    Facility coal · Straight Creek Coal Resources Company · MSHA ID 1510491
    Abandoned
  104. Mine #8
    Surface coal · Clear Development LLC · MSHA ID 1519431
    Abandoned and Sealed
  105. #1 Deep Mine
    Underground coal · C C C Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1508626
    Abandoned and Sealed
  106. #1 Mine
    Underground coal · Givens & Maggard Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514375
    Abandoned and Sealed
  107. #1 Surface
    Surface coal · B G & M Inc · MSHA ID 1514762
    Abandoned and Sealed
  108. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Bailey Hill Mining Company · MSHA ID 1501968
    Abandoned and Sealed
  109. Alamo
    Facility coal · Straight Creek Coal Mining, Inc · MSHA ID 1505200
    Abandoned
  110. Fonde #2
    Surface coal · T & T Energy · MSHA ID 1519474
    Abandoned
  111. KY No 9
    Surface coal · Big Run Mining · MSHA ID 1518979
    Abandoned
  112. Mine #2
    Underground coal · Maggard & Maggard Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516014
    Abandoned and Sealed
  113. Straight Creek #1
    Surface coal · Robert Clear Coal Corporation · MSHA ID 1518908
    Abandoned
  114. Burning Star #1
    Underground coal · Burning Star Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1515752
    Abandoned and Sealed
  115. Lcb #8
    Underground coal · Crockett Collieries (Ky) Inc · MSHA ID 1516912
    Abandoned and Sealed
  116. Stoney Fork Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · MSHA ID 1518126
    Abandoned
  117. No 2
    Surface coal · Tackett Creek Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1519608
    Abandoned
  118. Crockett
    Facility coal · Covol Fuels No. 3, LLC · MSHA ID 1519195
    Abandoned
  119. Alamo Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · MSHA ID 1518054
    Abandoned
  120. Mine #16
    Underground coal · Andalex Resources Inc · MSHA ID 1516235
    Abandoned and Sealed
  121. No 7
    Underground coal · Sterling Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1516190
    Abandoned and Sealed
  122. Rainbow Gap
    Surface coal · Andalex Resources Inc · MSHA ID 1516882
    Abandoned
  123. Insull Ridge
    Surface coal · Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · MSHA ID 1519885
    Abandoned
  124. S-26 Stoney Fork
    Surface coal · Revelation Energy, LLC · MSHA ID 1519700
    Abandoned
  125. Smith #1
    Surface coal · Debra Lynn Coals, Inc. · MSHA ID 1518689
    Abandoned
  126. #1 Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Givens Leasing · MSHA ID 1517374
    Abandoned
  127. Bailey Hill Number 6
    Underground coal · Bailey Hill Mining Company · MSHA ID 1515751
    Abandoned and Sealed
  128. D And N Coal Company Mine #1
    Underground coal · D & N Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514301
    Abandoned and Sealed
  129. Jim Branch #2
    Underground coal · Calvary Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1517748
    Abandoned and Sealed
  130. Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Responsible Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513567
    Abandoned and Sealed
  131. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Bow Valley Coal (Ky) Inc · MSHA ID 1513358
    Abandoned and Sealed
  132. Tipple No 4
    Facility coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1512124
    Abandoned
  133. Area #8
    Surface coal · Robert Clear Coal Corporation · MSHA ID 1518496
    Abandoned
  134. Highwall Miner #2
    Surface coal · CKJ Enterprises, Inc. · MSHA ID 1519871
    NonProducing
  135. K-Island Mine #1
    Surface coal · K-Island Resources, LLC · MSHA ID 1519857
    Abandoned
  136. Sterling-107
    Surface coal · C & L Highwall Mining Partnership · MSHA ID 1519601
    Abandoned
  137. #1 Strip
    Surface coal · White Oak Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1508375
    Abandoned and Sealed
  138. Mine No 3
    Underground coal · J & T Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1516147
    Abandoned and Sealed
  139. Mine No 4
    Underground coal · Arjay Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1518049
    Abandoned and Sealed
  140. No 1
    Underground coal · R & H Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512985
    Abandoned and Sealed
  141. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Pucketts Creek Mining · MSHA ID 1515232
    Abandoned and Sealed
  142. Jellico #2
    Surface coal · Claiborne Contractors · MSHA ID 1519421
    Abandoned
  143. ROCO #6
    Surface coal · ROCO ENTERPRISES, INC. · MSHA ID 1519144
    Abandoned
  144. HM #3
    Surface coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 4003329
    Abandoned
  145. Straight Creek #2
    Surface coal · Robert Clear Coal Corporation · MSHA ID 1518956
    Abandoned
  146. Turkey pen#2
    Surface coal · Pierce contracting llc · MSHA ID 1519961
    Abandoned
  147. Long Rifle Mining #2
    Underground coal · Long Rifle Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1518081
    Abandoned and Sealed
  148. No 9
    Surface coal · Evans Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1519173
    Abandoned
  149. Ky No. 4
    Surface coal · Big Run Mining, Inc · MSHA ID 1519279
    Abandoned
  150. Rockhampton #1
    Surface coal · Rockhampton Energy LLC · MSHA ID 1519592
    Abandoned
  151. Glendon #2
    Underground coal · Parton Brothers Contracting Inc · MSHA ID 1518275
    Abandoned
  152. #1
    Underground coal · Bjr Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1516339
    Abandoned and Sealed
  153. #3 Strip
    Surface coal · Wash Ridge Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515270
    Abandoned
  154. HM #1
    Surface coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1519271
    Abandoned
  155. Min-Dora
    Surface coal · Chambers Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515855
    Abandoned
  156. Mine #1
    Underground coal · Mountain Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515472
    Abandoned and Sealed
  157. Mine #4
    Facility coal · Evans Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1517638
    Abandoned
  158. No 1
    Underground coal · Becky Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1514574
    Abandoned and Sealed
  159. No 1
    Underground coal · Tos-Aoh Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1516153
    Abandoned and Sealed
  160. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Robert Clear Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1515762
    Abandoned and Sealed
  161. No 2 Strip
    Surface coal · Hurst & Bray Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512518
    Abandoned
  162. No 4 Mine
    Underground coal · Becky Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1515780
    Abandoned and Sealed
  163. Poplar Lick Strip
    Surface coal · Burnside Excavating Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509756
    Abandoned and Sealed
  164. Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Ben Le Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1507408
    Abandoned
  165. Royal Gem
    Facility coal · Gatliff Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513233
    Abandoned
  166. Royal Gem No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Royal Gem Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514189
    Abandoned and Sealed
  167. S & B No 2
    Underground coal · S & B Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511968
    Abandoned and Sealed
  168. Surface Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Hclt Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1517039
    Abandoned and Sealed
  169. Trace Branch #1
    Underground coal · Great Western Coal (Ky) Inc · MSHA ID 1516384
    Abandoned and Sealed
  170. Jellico # 1
    Surface coal · Claiborne Hauling Contractors · MSHA ID 1519380
    Abandoned
  171. Mine No 5
    Surface coal · Evans Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1518253
    Abandoned
  172. M & G #7
    Surface coal · M & G MINING LLC · MSHA ID 1519412
    Abandoned
  173. Canada Mountain Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Associated Contracting LLC · MSHA ID 1518664
    Abandoned
  174. Back Creek Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Kopper Glo Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1519731
    Abandoned
  175. 4th Gen Auger
    Surface coal · 4th Gen Fuels LLC · MSHA ID 1519889
    Abandoned
  176. Givens Coal Company Inc.
    Surface coal · Givens Coal Company Inc. · MSHA ID 1519600
    Abandoned
  177. Turkey Pen #1
    Surface coal · Black Mountain Energy LLC · MSHA ID 1519919
    Abandoned
  178. Coppers Fork Impoundment
    Surface coal · Cardinal Reclamation Company, LLC. · MSHA ID 1519914
    NonProducing
  179. Fonde Hignite Seam
    Surface coal · T & T Energy LLC · MSHA ID 1519479
    Abandoned
  180. Tate Energy Incorporated
    Surface coal · Tate Energy Incorporated · MSHA ID 1518757
    Abandoned
  181. Bedrock
    Surface coal · T&T Energy LLC · MSHA ID 1519570
    Abandoned
  182. Bell County Auger
    Surface coal · Goldens Creek Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1518284
    Abandoned
  183. Shannon #6
    Surface coal · Tds Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1517420
    Abandoned
  184. #1
    Underground coal · Foxco Energy · MSHA ID 1512479
    Abandoned and Sealed
  185. #1
    Underground coal · Judy Anna Coal · MSHA ID 1514380
    Abandoned and Sealed
  186. #1
    Underground coal · Henderson Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516291
    Abandoned and Sealed
  187. #1 Mine
    Underground coal · Gregory Coal Company · MSHA ID 1500858
    Abandoned
  188. #1 Mine
    Underground coal · M & G Coal Company · MSHA ID 1504011
    Abandoned
  189. #1 Mine
    Underground coal · Tracy Coals · MSHA ID 1512786
    Abandoned and Sealed
  190. #1 Surface
    Surface coal · Dean Fuel Company · MSHA ID 1514710
    Abandoned
  191. #1 Surface
    Surface coal · C & G Coal · MSHA ID 1516785
    Abandoned and Sealed
  192. #2
    Underground coal · Big C Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514059
    Abandoned and Sealed
  193. #2
    Underground coal · Walkco Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516093
    Abandoned and Sealed
  194. #2
    Underground coal · Bjr Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1516985
    Abandoned and Sealed
  195. #2 Mine
    Underground coal · Oak Coal Company · MSHA ID 1504132
    Abandoned
  196. #2 Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1513667
    Abandoned
  197. #2 Surface
    coal · W W & H Coal Co · MSHA ID 1513754
    Abandoned
  198. #3
    Surface coal · Dmc Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1516163
    Abandoned and Sealed
  199. #3
    Surface coal · Trosper Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1517936
    Abandoned
  200. #3
    Underground coal · Wilcoal Mining Incorporated · MSHA ID 1519031
    Abandoned
  201. #5 Mine
    Underground coal · L P Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1500257
    Abandoned
  202. #5 Strip
    Surface coal · Straight Creek Mining Company · MSHA ID 1511773
    Abandoned and Sealed
  203. 4
    Surface coal · Kincaid Enterprises, Inc. · MSHA ID 1519028
    Abandoned
  204. Adventure Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Adventure Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1504569
    Abandoned
  205. Andrews Branch
    Surface coal · Goldens Creek Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1517677
    Abandoned
  206. Balkan Tipple
    Facility coal · Concord Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516604
    Abandoned
  207. Bell No 4 Mine
    Underground coal · Eastover Mining Company · MSHA ID 1506820
    Abandoned and Sealed
  208. Bell No 5 Mine
    Underground coal · Eastover Mining Company · MSHA ID 1506821
    Abandoned and Sealed
  209. Bell No 7 Mine
    Underground coal · Eastover Mining Company · MSHA ID 1511071
    Abandoned and Sealed
  210. Bernthaler
    Surface coal · Bernthaler Inc · MSHA ID 1517655
    Abandoned
  211. Betsy Branch
    Surface coal · Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · MSHA ID 1519090
    Abandoned
  212. Big Blue
    Surface coal · Big Blue Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515063
    Abandoned and Sealed
  213. Boone Mine
    Surface coal · Taywood Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1511700
    Abandoned and Sealed
  214. Boone Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Taywood Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1511889
    Abandoned
  215. Bronco #1
    Surface coal · Bronco Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512855
    Abandoned and Sealed
  216. Cain No 4 Mine
    Surface coal · Cain & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 1514010
    Abandoned
  217. Cannon Coal #1
    Surface coal · Cannon Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516307
    Abandoned
  218. Cardinal #1 Mine
    Surface coal · Cloverfork Mining & Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 1517642
    Abandoned
  219. Co-Op No 2 Strip
    Surface coal · White Oak Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1512818
    Abandoned
  220. Coal Diggers Inc Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Coal Diggers Inc · MSHA ID 1512410
    Abandoned
  221. Colmar Tipple
    Facility coal · Cyprus Cumberland Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1517425
    Abandoned
  222. Cribb #3
    Underground coal · Cribb Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514913
    Abandoned and Sealed
  223. Crockett Tipple
    Facility coal · Andalex Resources Inc · MSHA ID 1507781
    Abandoned
  224. David
    Surface coal · White Winter Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1512038
    Abandoned
  225. Dixie Pine #3 Strip
    Surface coal · Dixie Pine Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511766
    Abandoned and Sealed
  226. Dry Branch
    Surface coal · Nally & Hamilton Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1519603
    Abandoned
  227. Fields Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Ely Fuel Company · MSHA ID 1504567
    Abandoned
  228. Garden Hollow #1
    Underground coal · Crockett Collieries (Ky) Inc · MSHA ID 1516560
    Abandoned
  229. GHM-Bell #040
    Surface coal · Green Hill Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1518169
    Abandoned
  230. Glory Bee Coal Co Inc Glory Bee Min
    Underground coal · Glory Bee Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1501966
    Abandoned and Sealed
  231. Glory Bee Coal Co Inc Glory Bee Min
    Underground coal · Glory Bee Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513260
    Abandoned and Sealed
  232. Hall Mine
    Underground coal · Harlan No 4 Coal Company · MSHA ID 1503717
    Abandoned
  233. Hamilton Mine
    Underground coal · Bledsoe Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508271
    Abandoned
  234. Hana Sand And Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hana Sand & Gravel Corp · MSHA ID 1511553
    Abandoned
  235. J L Thacker Mine
    Surface coal · Blackwater Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1512028
    Abandoned
  236. Jellico #1
    coal · T & T Energy, LLC · MSHA ID 1519507
    Abandoned
  237. Jim Branch #1
    Underground coal · Calvary Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1517825
    Abandoned and Sealed
  238. Kcc No 4 Surface
    Underground coal · King Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510297
    Abandoned
  239. Kettle Island #1
    Surface coal · Hurricane Creek Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1519968
    Abandoned
  240. Kim No 1
    Underground coal · Gill-Way Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1506804
    Abandoned
  241. Knox Energy Mine No 2
    Surface coal · Knox Energy Corp · MSHA ID 1512863
    Abandoned and Sealed
  242. L P No 12 Mine
    Underground coal · L P Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510906
    Abandoned and Sealed
  243. L P No 13
    Underground coal · L P Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511113
    Abandoned and Sealed
  244. Last Chance
    Underground coal · Brownies Creek Collieries Inc · MSHA ID 1512247
    Abandoned and Sealed
  245. Lcb #8a
    Underground coal · Crockett Collieries (Ky) Inc · MSHA ID 1517068
    Abandoned and Sealed
  246. Leinad #1 Strip & Auger
    Surface coal · Leinad Equipment Inc · MSHA ID 1516542
    Abandoned and Sealed
  247. Libby No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Regal Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1507956
    Abandoned
  248. Little Clear Creek Mine
    Underground coal · Les Juan Corp · MSHA ID 1508986
    Abandoned
  249. Little Rock Mining Inc
    Surface coal · Little Rock Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1517011
    Abandoned
  250. Log Mountain
    Surface coal · Mining Technologies Inc · MSHA ID 1517597
    Abandoned
  251. Log Mountain Tipple
    Facility coal · Premium Processing Inc · MSHA ID 1514683
    Abandoned
  252. Marie Enterprises Inc
    Underground coal · Marie Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1513339
    Abandoned and Sealed
  253. Meat Skin Prep Plant
    Facility coal · B H B Coal Company · MSHA ID 1505213
    Abandoned
  254. Min-Dora Preparation Plant
    Facility coal · Min-Dora Mining Company I Inc · MSHA ID 1515974
    Abandoned
  255. Mine #1
    Surface coal · Robert Young · MSHA ID 1515210
    Abandoned
  256. Mine #1
    coal · Pierce Contracting, LLC · MSHA ID 1519953
    New Mine
  257. Mine No 1
    Underground coal · Riggs Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511976
    Abandoned and Sealed
  258. Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Windy Gap Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512330
    Abandoned
  259. Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Cambata & Associates Inc · MSHA ID 1513321
    Abandoned
  260. Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Responsible Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513699
    Abandoned
  261. Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Ewing Mining Company · MSHA ID 1513797
    Abandoned
  262. Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Christie Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515074
    Abandoned
  263. Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Edvard Grande · MSHA ID 1515508
    Abandoned
  264. Mine No 1
    Surface coal · V M & M Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1515520
    Abandoned and Sealed
  265. Mine No 1 (Surface)
    Underground coal · Cairnes Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508898
    Abandoned
  266. Mine No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Iron Ridge Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1512125
    Abandoned and Sealed
  267. Mine No 2
    Underground coal · Turkey Creek Mining Company · MSHA ID 1512893
    Abandoned and Sealed
  268. Mine No 2
    Underground coal · Icon Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514127
    Abandoned and Sealed
  269. Mine No 3
    Underground coal · Becky Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1515593
    Abandoned and Sealed
  270. Mine No 5
    Underground coal · Arjay Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1518092
    Abandoned and Sealed
  271. Mine No. 1
    Underground coal · Hannah Mining Company, LLC · MSHA ID 1518529
    Abandoned
  272. Mize Contractors Co
    Underground coal · Mize Contractors Company · MSHA ID 1517243
    Abandoned and Sealed
  273. Mountain Drive Tipple
    Facility coal · Mountain Drive Coal Company · MSHA ID 1505525
    Abandoned
  274. New Hignite No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · New Hignite Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508495
    Abandoned and Sealed
  275. Niota Coal No 1
    Surface coal · Niota Express Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515979
    Abandoned and Sealed
  276. No 1
    Underground coal · High Carbon Fossil Fuel Company Inc · MSHA ID 1504098
    Abandoned
  277. No 1
    Underground coal · Woodward Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509404
    Abandoned and Sealed
  278. No 1
    Underground coal · Jack Branch Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511709
    Abandoned and Sealed
  279. No 1
    Underground coal · 92 Mining Company · MSHA ID 1514117
    Abandoned and Sealed
  280. No 1
    Underground coal · Spruce Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1514549
    Abandoned and Sealed
  281. No 1
    Underground coal · Big A Mountain Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514638
    Abandoned and Sealed
  282. No 1
    Surface coal · Murco Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515630
    Abandoned
  283. No 1
    Underground coal · New Beginning Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515778
    Abandoned and Sealed
  284. No 1
    Underground coal · L & J Resources Inc · MSHA ID 1516007
    Abandoned and Sealed
  285. No 1
    Underground coal · Maggard & Maggard Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516010
    Abandoned and Sealed
  286. No 1
    Underground coal · L & F Coal · MSHA ID 1516341
    Abandoned and Sealed
  287. No 1
    Underground coal · Cubage Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1516751
    Abandoned and Sealed
  288. No 1
    Underground coal · J & T Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1517244
    Abandoned and Sealed
  289. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Appolo Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1501967
    Abandoned
  290. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Stray Coal Company · MSHA ID 1501972
    Abandoned
  291. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Fair View Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502166
    Abandoned
  292. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Jack Rock Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502490
    Abandoned
  293. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Toms Creek Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1503716
    Abandoned
  294. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Dry Branch Coal Co · MSHA ID 1503784
    Abandoned
  295. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · S & T Coal Company · MSHA ID 1505075
    Abandoned
  296. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Balkan Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1505490
    Abandoned
  297. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Chestnut Flats Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1507129
    Abandoned
  298. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Coal Enterprises Company · MSHA ID 1507490
    Abandoned
  299. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Dixie Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508469
    Abandoned and Sealed
  300. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Mt Top Collieries Inc · MSHA ID 1508496
    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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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.