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Mines in Johnson County, Kentucky page 2 of 2

Johnson County, Kentucky has 344 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 341 abandoned. 5 miners have died and 372 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2022. Inspectors have issued 1,956 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Johnson 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 Johnson County →

Mines on register
344
Active
2
Fatalities on record
5
Citations issued
1,956
102 underground · 210 surface · 32 facilities 344 coal · 0 metal and non-metal 341 abandoned 372 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.
Johnson County, Kentucky · Population 22,464
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$43,014
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
Cougar Coal Company Inc 8 0 0
White Ash Mining Corp 8 0 0
Eagle Coal Company Inc 7 0 0
Addington Brothers Mining Inc 6 0 0
Denco Production Co 5 0 0
Witten Coal & Mining Company Inc 5 0 0
Shawn Coals Inc 4 0 0
Taurus Coal Company, Inc. 4 0 0
Beech Fork Processing Inc 3 0 1
Blue Hawk Coal Inc 3 0 0
Mines in Johnson County344 on register · page 2 of 2
  1. No 4 Surface
    Surface coal · W C A Inc · MSHA ID 1513096
    Abandoned
  2. No 4 Surface
    Surface coal · Caudill Augering · MSHA ID 1514938
    Abandoned
  3. No 4 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · United Energies Inc · MSHA ID 1508708
    Abandoned
  4. No 5
    Underground coal · Shawn Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1510943
    Abandoned and Sealed
  5. No 5
    Underground coal · Eagle Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1517622
    Abandoned and Sealed
  6. No 5 Mine
    Underground coal · Meally Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512788
    Abandoned and Sealed
  7. No 5 Surface
    Surface coal · Ruecon Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1509995
    Abandoned
  8. No 5 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Denco Production Co · MSHA ID 1507733
    Abandoned
  9. No 6 Mine
    Underground coal · Ratliff Coal Company · MSHA ID 1504411
    Abandoned
  10. No 6 Mine
    Underground coal · Blue Ribbon Coal Company · MSHA ID 1507328
    Abandoned
  11. No 6 Mine
    Underground coal · Meally Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512999
    Abandoned and Sealed
  12. No 6 Surface
    Surface coal · Witten Development Company · MSHA ID 1509328
    Abandoned
  13. No 6 Surface
    Surface coal · Lynn Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515183
    Abandoned
  14. No 7 Mine
    Underground coal · Blue Ribbon Coal Company · MSHA ID 1507937
    Abandoned
  15. No 7 Surface
    Surface coal · Marty Corp · MSHA ID 1506289
    Abandoned
  16. No 7 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Denco Production Co · MSHA ID 1508113
    Abandoned
  17. No. 1
    Surface coal · Blue Ridge Excavating, LLC · MSHA ID 1519742
    Abandoned
  18. Oak Log Surface
    Surface coal · Century Inc · MSHA ID 1510090
    Abandoned
  19. Offutt Tipple
    Facility coal · William D Witten Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510710
    Abandoned
  20. Paint Siding Witten #9 Tipple
    Facility coal · Witten Coal & Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511231
    Abandoned
  21. Pioneer J-2 Surface
    Surface coal · Pioneer Corp · MSHA ID 1508672
    Abandoned
  22. Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Witten Coal & Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508201
    Abandoned
  23. Ramey Branch Mine
    Surface coal · Confederate Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508292
    Abandoned
  24. Redbush 1-A Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Addington Brothers Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1508575
    Abandoned
  25. Regal No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Regal Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1508288
    Abandoned
  26. Rossco No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Rossco Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512197
    Abandoned and Sealed
  27. Rush Creek Pit #2 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · H L Davis Construction & Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1514143
    Abandoned
  28. Samoyed No 4
    Underground coal · Addington Brothers Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1512681
    Abandoned and Sealed
  29. Southland C-2 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Southland Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 1508114
    Abandoned
  30. Stambaugh Processing
    Facility coal · Cedar Creek Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1515137
    Abandoned
  31. Straight Line Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Straight Line Partners · MSHA ID 1511722
    Abandoned
  32. Surface #3
    Surface coal · K-Jac Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1514832
    Abandoned
  33. Surface #4
    Surface coal · B & C Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1516401
    Abandoned
  34. Surface #6
    Surface coal · B & C Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1514963
    Abandoned
  35. Surface Mine #14
    Surface coal · Coby Inc · MSHA ID 1516066
    Abandoned
  36. Surface Mines
    Surface coal · Terry Elkhorn Mining Company · MSHA ID 1500720
    Abandoned
  37. Texas No 12 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Denco Production Co · MSHA ID 1508633
    Abandoned
  38. Tipple No 1
    Facility coal · Victoria Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1510487
    Abandoned
  39. Tipple No 1
    Facility coal · Revelstone Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512003
    Abandoned
  40. Van Lear No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Victory Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510599
    Abandoned
  41. Whitehouse Tipple
    Facility coal · Temco Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510265
    Abandoned
  42. Windsor No 2
    Underground coal · Windsor Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511047
    Abandoned and Sealed
  43. Witten #8 Tipple
    Facility coal · Witten Coal & Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510263
    Abandoned
  44. Witten No 11 Tipple
    Facility coal · Witten Coal & Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510264
    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.