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Mines in Carter County, Kentucky

Carter County, Kentucky has 97 mines on MSHA's register: 5 active, 92 abandoned. 84 are coal mines and 13 metal or non-metal. 1 miner has died and 90 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2024. Inspectors have issued 705 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Carter 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 Carter County →

Mines on register
97
Active
5
Fatalities on record
1
Citations issued
705
3 underground · 84 surface · 10 facilities 84 coal · 13 metal and non-metal 92 abandoned 90 reported accidents, 1983–2024
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.
Carter County, Kentucky · Population 26,515
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$50,389
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
Mountain Materials Inc. 4 2 1
General Refractories Company 3 0 0
General Refractories Company 2 0 0
Grayson Coal Co Inc 2 0 0
Point Stone Coal Company Incoporated 2 0 0
A & B Coal Processing Inc 1 0 0
Addington Brothers Mining Inc 1 0 0
Addington Inc 1 0 0
Aden Inc 1 0 0
American Processed Coals 1 0 0
Mines in Carter County97 on register
  1. AA Limestone
    Surface metal/non-metal · Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · MSHA ID 1517923
    Active
  2. Valley Stone
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mountain Materials Inc · MSHA ID 1500001
    Active
  3. BRUSHY CREEK STONE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mountain Materials Inc. · MSHA ID 1519543
    Active
  4. Buffalo Valley Resources LLC
    Surface metal/non-metal · Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · MSHA ID 1519849
    Active
  5. Messer Clay Company
    Surface metal/non-metal · Messer Clay Company · MSHA ID 1511955
    Active
  6. Grassy Stone
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mountain Materials Inc. · MSHA ID 1517312
    Abandoned
  7. VALLEY STONE, LLC QUARRY 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Valley Stone Llc · MSHA ID 1500104
    Abandoned
  8. Carter City
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mountain Materials · MSHA ID 1500098
    Abandoned
  9. Gravel Lick
    Surface coal · Addington Inc · MSHA ID 1516095
    Abandoned
  10. No. 1
    Surface coal · S and M Construction · MSHA ID 1518490
    Abandoned and Sealed
  11. Tipple No 1
    Facility coal · American Processed Coals · MSHA ID 1514161
    Abandoned
  12. #1 Surface
    Surface coal · D & D Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508774
    Abandoned
  13. A & B Coal
    Facility coal · A & B Coal Processing Inc · MSHA ID 1511693
    Abandoned
  14. Age 202 Surface
    Surface coal · Placer Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1511616
    Abandoned
  15. Atlas Tipple
    Facility coal · East Kentucky Paving Corp · MSHA ID 1508167
    Abandoned
  16. Big Valley Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Bluegrass Mining · MSHA ID 1510287
    Abandoned
  17. C-7 Surface
    Surface coal · Grayson Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 1507982
    Abandoned
  18. Carter No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · T B S Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1511451
    Abandoned
  19. Carter No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Grayson Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 1507028
    Abandoned
  20. Carter Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · General Refractories Company · MSHA ID 1500158
    Abandoned
  21. Century No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Century Coal Enterprises · MSHA ID 1511219
    Abandoned
  22. Clifty Creek Surface
    Surface coal · Candy Ann Enterprises · MSHA ID 1511354
    Abandoned
  23. Coal Bank Road Mine
    Surface coal · E W Blevins · MSHA ID 1515151
    Abandoned
  24. Ford Burchett
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ford Burchett Clay Company · MSHA ID 1504180
    Abandoned
  25. Fultz Clay Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Burge & Fultz Clay Company · MSHA ID 1502137
    Abandoned
  26. Grahn Brick Works
    Facility metal/non-metal · Louisville Fire Brick Works · MSHA ID 1503860
    Abandoned
  27. Grefcoal No 14
    Surface coal · General Refractories Company · MSHA ID 1509972
    Abandoned
  28. Grefcoal No 5 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · General Refractories Company · MSHA ID 1504357
    Abandoned
  29. Grefcoal Tipple
    Facility coal · General Refractories Company · MSHA ID 1505211
    Abandoned
  30. Haney Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Haney Brothers Clay Company · MSHA ID 1509326
    Abandoned
  31. Hitchens Works
    Facility metal/non-metal · General Refractories Company · MSHA ID 1508273
    Abandoned
  32. Hm No 2 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · High Meadows Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1508128
    Abandoned
  33. Jager Surface
    Surface coal · Jager Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510927
    Abandoned
  34. Job C-1 Surface
    Surface coal · Ford Energy Corp · MSHA ID 1511220
    Abandoned
  35. K & M Energy Inc
    Surface coal · K & M Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1517992
    Abandoned
  36. Lawton Tipple
    Facility coal · Kenoma Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511542
    Abandoned
  37. Leon Tipple
    Facility coal · Addington Brothers Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1510770
    Abandoned
  38. Mine #1
    Surface coal · Ridgetop Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1515491
    Abandoned
  39. No 1
    Underground coal · Big Eagle Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514505
    Abandoned and Sealed
  40. No 1
    Surface coal · Gateway Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516244
    Abandoned
  41. No 1
    Underground coal · Koal Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1516887
    Abandoned and Sealed
  42. No 1
    Surface coal · Collinsworth Excavating · MSHA ID 1516918
    Abandoned
  43. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Little Sandy Coal Sales Inc · MSHA ID 1507198
    Abandoned
  44. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · P & O Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508761
    Abandoned
  45. No 1 Surface
    Underground coal · Roy G Hall Construction Co Inc · MSHA ID 1508969
    Abandoned
  46. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · C & M Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509324
    Abandoned
  47. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Parsons Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1509395
    Abandoned
  48. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Cave Run Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509617
    Abandoned
  49. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Kentucky & Ohio Coal Production Co Inc · MSHA ID 1509766
    Abandoned
  50. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Stripco Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1509767
    Abandoned
  51. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Contour Grading Inc · MSHA ID 1510400
    Abandoned
  52. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Wil-Burn Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510424
    Abandoned
  53. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Little Fork Mining Company · MSHA ID 1510426
    Abandoned
  54. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Shaker Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510597
    Abandoned
  55. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · W W Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1510709
    Abandoned
  56. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · R P H Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510769
    Abandoned
  57. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Prichard Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1513042
    Abandoned
  58. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Messer Clay Company · MSHA ID 1513717
    Abandoned
  59. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Graycar Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1515290
    Abandoned
  60. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Guardian Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1507623
    Abandoned
  61. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Preston Hunt Coal Co · MSHA ID 1508772
    Abandoned
  62. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Prichard Mining Company · MSHA ID 1508773
    Abandoned
  63. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Zep Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508775
    Abandoned
  64. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · B W & Associates Inc · MSHA ID 1508778
    Abandoned
  65. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · J & R Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508779
    Abandoned
  66. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · K & M Trucking Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509999
    Abandoned
  67. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Linn B Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511306
    Abandoned
  68. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · L & B Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511356
    Abandoned
  69. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · L & J Contracting · MSHA ID 1512834
    Abandoned
  70. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Litton Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1513046
    Abandoned
  71. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · K & K Coal Company · MSHA ID 1513097
    Abandoned
  72. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Carper Brothers Coal · MSHA ID 1513373
    Abandoned
  73. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Gun Creek Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513534
    Abandoned
  74. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · L & B Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513656
    Abandoned
  75. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · E & K Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1513763
    Abandoned
  76. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Herman Bishop · MSHA ID 1513919
    Abandoned
  77. No 1 Surface Mine (D)
    Surface coal · H & H Mining Company · MSHA ID 1511987
    Abandoned
  78. No 1 Tipple
    Facility coal · Hitchens Bituminous Coals Ltd · MSHA ID 1508169
    Abandoned
  79. No 1 Tipple
    Surface coal · Kentucky Coal & Energy · MSHA ID 1511303
    Abandoned
  80. No 1 Tipple
    Facility coal · Little Sandy Coal Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1512133
    Abandoned
  81. No 2 Strip
    Surface coal · M K M Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515012
    Abandoned
  82. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Point Stone Coal Company Incoporated · MSHA ID 1509936
    Abandoned
  83. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Tishona Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1511393
    Abandoned
  84. No 2 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Wright Coal Company · MSHA ID 1513438
    Abandoned
  85. No 3 Surface
    Surface coal · D D & S Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508963
    Abandoned
  86. No 3 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Aden Inc · MSHA ID 1504354
    Abandoned
  87. No 3 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Gauley River Resources Inc · MSHA ID 1513075
    Abandoned
  88. No 4 Surface
    Surface coal · Norma Jean Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512458
    Abandoned
  89. No 5 Surface
    Surface coal · Energy Products Inc · MSHA ID 1510999
    Abandoned
  90. No 6 Surface
    Surface coal · S S C Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1508780
    Abandoned
  91. No 7 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Tygart Creek Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513310
    Abandoned
  92. No B-4 Strip
    Surface coal · Rapoca Resources · MSHA ID 1504359
    Abandoned
  93. Point Stone No 3 Surface
    Surface coal · Point Stone Coal Company Incoporated · MSHA ID 1509596
    Abandoned
  94. Ramsey Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Harrison - Taylor Corp · MSHA ID 1509783
    Abandoned
  95. Triple R Mining Co #1
    Surface coal · Triple R Mining Company · MSHA ID 1515351
    Abandoned
  96. Tussey #1
    Surface coal · Tonia Tussey Coal Company · MSHA ID 1518297
    Abandoned
  97. Union Boiler No 4 Surface
    Surface coal · Union Boiler Company · MSHA ID 1509831
    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.