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Mines in Clay County, Kentucky page 2 of 2

Clay County, Kentucky has 386 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 379 abandoned. 3 miners have died and 371 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2022. Inspectors have issued 3,518 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Clay 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 Clay County →

Mines on register
386
Active
2
Fatalities on record
3
Citations issued
3,518
112 underground · 244 surface · 30 facilities 386 coal · 0 metal and non-metal 379 abandoned 371 reported accidents, 1983–2022
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.
Clay County, Kentucky · Population 20,105
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$39,607
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
Lena Coal Company 9 0 0
Clay Coal Corp 7 0 0
Leeco Inc 5 0 0
B&W Resources, Inc. 4 0 0
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc 4 0 0
M & H Coal Inc 4 0 0
Phil Young Mining Company 4 0 0
Thomas Branch Coal Company 4 0 0
G E Coal Corp 3 0 0
Garry Coal Company Inc 3 0 0
Mines in Clay County386 on register · page 2 of 2
  1. No 19 Surface
    Surface coal · Leeco Inc · MSHA ID 1509387
    Abandoned
  2. No 1b Mine
    Underground coal · Garry Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1504306
    Abandoned
  3. No 2
    Underground coal · M & H Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1509518
    Abandoned
  4. No 2
    Underground coal · Dezarn Coal Company · MSHA ID 1513045
    Abandoned and Sealed
  5. No 2
    Underground coal · Little John Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515379
    Abandoned and Sealed
  6. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Sam Wooton Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502725
    Abandoned
  7. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Rader Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502797
    Abandoned
  8. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Thomas Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 1504105
    Abandoned
  9. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Western Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508508
    Abandoned
  10. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Augspurger Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508509
    Abandoned
  11. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Moore & Finley Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508699
    Abandoned
  12. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Lena Coal Company · MSHA ID 1509334
    Abandoned
  13. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Brown Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510722
    Abandoned
  14. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Gibson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510918
    Abandoned
  15. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · W H Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511321
    Abandoned
  16. No 2 Mine
    Surface coal · Gray's Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 1518667
    Abandoned
  17. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Texas Pioneer Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510323
    Abandoned
  18. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Robinson Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511188
    Abandoned
  19. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Fordy Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1512297
    Abandoned
  20. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · T B & J Construction · MSHA ID 1512301
    Abandoned
  21. No 2 Surface (Shamrock)
    Surface coal · Shamrock Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511608
    Abandoned
  22. No 20 Mine
    Underground coal · Clay Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1511575
    Abandoned
  23. No 21 Mine
    Underground coal · Clay Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1511576
    Abandoned and Sealed
  24. No 25 Mine
    Underground coal · Phil Young Mining Company · MSHA ID 1511410
    Abandoned and Sealed
  25. No 26 Mine
    Surface coal · Mountain Clay Inc · MSHA ID 1504404
    Abandoned
  26. No 27 Strip
    Surface coal · Phil Young Mining Company · MSHA ID 1511819
    Abandoned
  27. No 29
    Underground coal · Phil Young Mining Company · MSHA ID 1512592
    Abandoned and Sealed
  28. No 3
    Underground coal · Reliable Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516833
    Abandoned
  29. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · New Rocky Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502182
    Abandoned
  30. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · Thomas Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 1504291
    Abandoned
  31. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · Carnahan Coal Company · MSHA ID 1505021
    Abandoned and Sealed
  32. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · Leeco Inc · MSHA ID 1506823
    Abandoned and Sealed
  33. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · Imperial Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 1509342
    Abandoned
  34. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · G E Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1509850
    Abandoned
  35. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · Ironwood Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510682
    Abandoned
  36. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · Sam Wooton Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510835
    Abandoned
  37. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · Gibson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511063
    Abandoned
  38. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · Cheryl Black Star Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511174
    Abandoned
  39. No 3 Strip
    Surface coal · Rock Gap Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510655
    Abandoned
  40. No 3-A Mine
    Underground coal · Thomas Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 1505266
    Abandoned
  41. No 4 Mine
    Underground coal · Thomas Branch Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508342
    Abandoned
  42. No 4 Mine
    Underground coal · Kickapoo Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510209
    Abandoned
  43. No 4 Mine
    Underground coal · Ironwood Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510992
    Abandoned
  44. No 4 Mine
    Underground coal · Gibson Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511257
    Abandoned
  45. No 4 Surface
    Surface coal · Truckers Coal Market Inc · MSHA ID 1508296
    Abandoned
  46. No 5 Mine
    Underground coal · Jacks Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502177
    Abandoned
  47. No 5 Mine
    Underground coal · Truckers Coal Market Inc · MSHA ID 1509319
    Abandoned
  48. No 6 Mine
    Underground coal · Lena Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510218
    Abandoned
  49. No 6 Surface
    Surface coal · Margin Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 1510004
    Abandoned
  50. No 7 Mine
    Surface coal · Bryan Keith Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1504224
    Abandoned
  51. No 7 Mine
    Underground coal · G E Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1511379
    Abandoned
  52. No 8 Mine
    Underground coal · Bryan Keith Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1507349
    Abandoned
  53. No 8 Mine
    Underground coal · Leeco Inc · MSHA ID 1507433
    Abandoned
  54. No 8 Mine
    Underground coal · M & H Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1510578
    Abandoned
  55. No1
    Surface coal · Fogertown Coal · MSHA ID 1510712
    Abandoned
  56. No1
    Surface coal · Riverside Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511101
    Abandoned
  57. No1
    Surface coal · Ryan Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511681
    Abandoned
  58. No1
    Surface coal · Hap-Hazard Construction · MSHA ID 1513320
    Abandoned
  59. No1
    Surface coal · R H L Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513343
    Abandoned
  60. No1
    Surface coal · Cobo Mining Company · MSHA ID 1514775
    Abandoned
  61. No1
    Surface coal · Red Bird Mining · MSHA ID 1515629
    Abandoned
  62. No1
    Surface coal · Gerald Spurlock · MSHA ID 1515688
    Abandoned
  63. No1
    Surface coal · Clifford Jarvis · MSHA ID 1515881
    Abandoned
  64. No1
    Surface coal · Leon Jackson · MSHA ID 1515903
    Abandoned
  65. Onarch Energy Company Inc Mine #1
    Underground coal · Monarch Energy Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512858
    Abandoned and Sealed
  66. P J & M Surface
    Surface coal · P J & M Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1508212
    Abandoned
  67. Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Kentucky Mountain Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1505061
    Abandoned
  68. Prep Plant
    Facility coal · New Big Creek Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1505063
    Abandoned
  69. Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Truckers Coal Market Inc · MSHA ID 1509331
    Abandoned
  70. Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Morning Glory Coal · MSHA ID 1513522
    Abandoned
  71. Prep Plant #1
    Facility coal · Independence Tipple Company · MSHA ID 1512692
    Abandoned
  72. Prep Plant No 1
    Facility coal · Hardly Able Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1505062
    Abandoned
  73. Preparation Plant #2
    Facility coal · Curway Corp · MSHA ID 1512850
    Abandoned
  74. PRICE HOLLOW #1
    Surface coal · PRICE HOLLOW COAL LLC · MSHA ID 1519941
    New Mine
  75. Puckett Energy Co Inc
    Underground coal · Puckett Energy Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512936
    Abandoned and Sealed
  76. Pup'S Branch #1 Strip
    Surface coal · Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · MSHA ID 1517674
    Abandoned
  77. R B S Mine #4
    Surface coal · Chandler & Benge Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511691
    Abandoned
  78. R B S Mine No 4
    Surface coal · R B S Inc · MSHA ID 1511894
    Abandoned
  79. Sam Wooton Mine
    Underground coal · F L G Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511467
    Abandoned and Sealed
  80. Sandhill Coal Processing
    Surface coal · Sandhill Coal Processing Co. · MSHA ID 1518672
    Abandoned
  81. Sexton Creek Mine #18
    Surface coal · Apex Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1514488
    Abandoned
  82. Surface Mine
    Underground coal · Cherokee Construction Corp · MSHA ID 1507620
    Abandoned
  83. Surface Mine #5
    Surface coal · W E & Jonah Warren Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511923
    Abandoned
  84. Surface Mine No 3
    Surface coal · Jasper Brothers Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512251
    Abandoned
  85. Surface No 3
    Surface coal · Bobcat Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1510558
    Abandoned
  86. T & R Coal Company Inc
    Surface coal · T & R Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1518320
    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.