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Mines in Lee County, Kentucky

Lee County, Kentucky has 49 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 48 abandoned. 48 are coal mines and 1 metal or non-metal. 33 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2004. Inspectors have issued 207 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Lee 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 Lee County →

Mines on register
49
Active
1
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
207
4 underground · 36 surface · 9 facilities 48 coal · 1 metal and non-metal 48 abandoned 33 reported accidents, 1983–2004
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.
Lee County, Kentucky · Population 7,375
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$34,182
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
Southeastern General Fuels Inc 3 0 0
Ace Coal Company Inc 2 0 0
Congleton Brothers Inc 2 0 0
Kevin Coal Inc 2 0 0
Simron Energy Corp 2 0 0
Appalachian Mining LLC 1 0 0
B B W Coal Inc 1 0 0
Breathitt County Coal Corp 1 0 0
Bunn & Sexton Construction Co 1 0 0
C & C Coal Co 1 0 0
Mines in Lee County49 on register
  1. St. Helens Tipple
    Facility coal · Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc · MSHA ID 1515983
    Active
  2. Yellow Rock Quarry
    Underground metal/non-metal · Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · MSHA ID 1500048
    Abandoned
  3. Greely Coal Co Inc
    Surface coal · Greely Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516313
    Abandoned
  4. No1 Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Kevin Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1514522
    Abandoned
  5. Beattyville Surface 1
    Surface coal · Appalachian Mining LLC · MSHA ID 1519734
    Abandoned
  6. Farmers Ridge Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Ace Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510470
    Abandoned
  7. Leinad #1
    Surface coal · Leinad Equipment Inc · MSHA ID 1516240
    Abandoned
  8. No1
    Surface coal · B B W Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1515548
    Abandoned
  9. # 2 Surface
    Surface coal · D & D Processing, LLC · MSHA ID 1518465
    Abandoned
  10. JMEG Mine, LLC
    Surface coal · JMEG Mine, LLC · MSHA ID 1519363
    Abandoned
  11. No 3
    Surface coal · Sandhill Processing Co · MSHA ID 1519009
    Abandoned
  12. #1
    Surface coal · Ace Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515164
    Abandoned
  13. #1
    Surface coal · H & W Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515178
    Abandoned
  14. #1 Surface
    Surface coal · Lewis Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515466
    Abandoned
  15. #3
    Surface coal · W M N Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1514623
    Abandoned
  16. Beattyville Plant
    Facility coal · Tenkiller Mining Services Inc · MSHA ID 1512922
    Abandoned
  17. Damerial
    Surface coal · Wade Ridge Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1513765
    Abandoned
  18. Dunigan Branch
    Surface coal · Unity Fossil Fuel Inc · MSHA ID 1515876
    Abandoned
  19. E & V Contractors (Surface)
    Surface coal · E & V Contractors · MSHA ID 1511817
    Abandoned
  20. Gourley No 1
    Surface coal · Ruby Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516184
    Abandoned
  21. Ida May
    Surface coal · Whymore Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1517056
    Abandoned
  22. Lanny Hacker Coal Co
    Surface coal · Lanny Hacker Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514693
    Abandoned
  23. No 1 Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Simron Energy Corp · MSHA ID 1506906
    Abandoned
  24. No 1 Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Carbon Flo Inc · MSHA ID 1508281
    Abandoned
  25. No 1 Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Jackson Coal Sales · MSHA ID 1508297
    Abandoned
  26. No 1 Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Southeastern General Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1511429
    Abandoned
  27. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Simron Energy Corp · MSHA ID 1504373
    Abandoned
  28. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Gibson & Allen Coal Company · MSHA ID 1507779
    Abandoned
  29. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · N & M Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508063
    Abandoned
  30. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · C & C Coal Co · MSHA ID 1508364
    Abandoned
  31. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Caudill Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509498
    Abandoned
  32. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Hammond Coal Company · MSHA ID 1506992
    Abandoned
  33. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Bunn & Sexton Construction Co · MSHA ID 1508373
    Abandoned
  34. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Red Dog Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511145
    Abandoned
  35. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Hop Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1511148
    Abandoned
  36. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · L & L Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1511712
    Abandoned
  37. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Cave Branch Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1512118
    Abandoned
  38. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Joe Asher Coal Company · MSHA ID 1513240
    Abandoned
  39. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Dean Jones Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509825
    Abandoned
  40. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Southeastern General Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1511425
    Abandoned
  41. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Fred R Miller Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1511848
    Abandoned
  42. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Kevin Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1516281
    Abandoned
  43. No 3 Surface
    Surface coal · Mt Stripper Inc · MSHA ID 1509802
    Abandoned
  44. No 4 Auger Mine
    Surface coal · Breathitt County Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1504372
    Abandoned
  45. Pacemaker Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Congleton Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 1502317
    Abandoned
  46. Pacemaker Strip
    Surface coal · Congleton Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 1508452
    Abandoned
  47. Southeastern General Fuels No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Southeastern General Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1511565
    Abandoned
  48. St Helens Tipple
    Facility coal · Cortland Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1513823
    Abandoned
  49. Sturgeon Mining Co Inc
    Surface coal · North Fork Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512500
    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.