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Mines in Hancock County, Kentucky

Hancock County, Kentucky has 31 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 30 abandoned. 22 are coal mines and 9 metal or non-metal. 5 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2015. Inspectors have issued 201 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Hancock 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 Hancock County →

Mines on register
31
Active
1
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
201
0 underground · 30 surface · 1 facilities 22 coal · 9 metal and non-metal 30 abandoned 5 reported accidents, 1983–2015
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.
Hancock County, Kentucky · Population 9,032
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$66,836
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
Bluegrass Mining 2 0 0
Cravat Coal Coal Company Inc 2 0 0
Evansville Materials Inc 2 0 0
L R Chapman Inc 2 0 0
L R Chapman Inc 2 0 0
L. R. Chapman, Inc. 2 1 0
American Olean Tile 1 0 0
Can-Tex Industries 1 0 0
Circle B Coal Company 1 0 0
Conway Coal Company 1 0 0
Mines in Hancock County31 on register
  1. L R Chapman Inc
    Surface metal/non-metal · L R Chapman Inc · MSHA ID 1500149
    Active
  2. Hamco Strip
    Surface coal · Pennyrile Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510342
    Abandoned
  3. No 8 Dredge
    Surface metal/non-metal · Evansville Materials Inc · MSHA ID 1507118
    Abandoned
  4. L. R. Chapman Pits
    Surface metal/non-metal · L. R. Chapman, Inc. · MSHA ID 1518557
    Abandoned
  5. American Olean Tile Company Subsidi
    Facility metal/non-metal · American Olean Tile · MSHA ID 1504664
    Abandoned
  6. American Olean Tile Track No 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · L R Chapman Inc · MSHA ID 1504663
    Abandoned
  7. American Olean Tile Tract No 4
    Surface metal/non-metal · L R Chapman Inc · MSHA ID 1512200
    Abandoned
  8. Blackford Surface Mine #1
    Surface coal · Bluegrass Mining · MSHA ID 1512374
    Abandoned
  9. Bluegrass 10-14 Surface
    Surface coal · Bluegrass Mining · MSHA ID 1512643
    Abandoned
  10. Church Mine
    Surface coal · Green Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512838
    Abandoned
  11. Conway Strip
    Surface coal · Conway Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512732
    Abandoned
  12. Greer Mine
    Surface coal · Zellers Construction Company · MSHA ID 1508230
    Abandoned
  13. Hawesville Pit
    Surface coal · Circle B Coal Company · MSHA ID 1509924
    Abandoned
  14. Hawesville-69 Surface
    Surface coal · Kelco Inc · MSHA ID 1511792
    Abandoned
  15. Indicoal Surface
    Surface coal · Indicoal Company · MSHA ID 1511294
    Abandoned
  16. L R Chapman Inc Can-Tex Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Can-Tex Industries · MSHA ID 1500174
    Abandoned
  17. L R Chapman Inc Owensboro Brick Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Owensboro Brick & Tile Company Inc · MSHA ID 1500190
    Abandoned
  18. L R Chapman Mine No 2
    Surface coal · L R Chapman Inc · MSHA ID 1503875
    Abandoned
  19. Lead Creek Strip
    Surface coal · Lead Creek Mining Company · MSHA ID 1510905
    Abandoned
  20. Marsh 846-0003
    Surface coal · Cravat Coal Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514391
    Abandoned
  21. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Hamco Coal Company · MSHA ID 1509744
    Abandoned
  22. No 11 Dredge
    Surface metal/non-metal · Evansville Materials Inc · MSHA ID 1514952
    Abandoned
  23. O K C Strip
    Surface coal · Patrick D Price Petroleum Products Inc · MSHA ID 1510887
    Abandoned
  24. Pit No 1
    Surface coal · L R Chapman Inc · MSHA ID 1507766
    Abandoned
  25. Powers Pit No 1
    Surface coal · Earle Mining Joint Venture · MSHA ID 1511350
    Abandoned
  26. Swihart Property
    Surface coal · Cravat Coal Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514390
    Abandoned
  27. Three County Mine
    Surface coal · Trois Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512477
    Abandoned
  28. Warm Glow Cannel Mine
    Surface coal · Richards Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512061
    Abandoned
  29. Warm Glow Strip
    Surface coal · East Kentucky Cannel Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1510838
    Abandoned
  30. West Star Strip
    Surface coal · West Star Coal Company · MSHA ID 1506873
    Abandoned
  31. Yellow Creek Mine
    Surface coal · Tdc Inc · MSHA ID 1512375
    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.