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Mines in McCreary County, Kentucky

McCreary County, Kentucky has 94 mines on MSHA's register: 93 abandoned. 1 miner has died and 364 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 1996. Inspectors have issued 140 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in McCreary 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 McCreary County →

Mines on register
94
Active
0
Fatalities on record
1
Citations issued
140
17 underground · 64 surface · 12 facilities 94 coal · 0 metal and non-metal 93 abandoned 364 reported accidents, 1983–1996
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.
McCreary County, Kentucky · Population 16,905
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$37,355
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
Greenwood Land & Mining Company Inc 5 0 0
Ryan'S Creek Coal Company Inc 3 0 0
Southfork Coal Company 2 0 1
C & S Coal Company 2 0 0
Indian River Coal Company 2 0 0
Ryans Creek Coal Company 2 0 0
Thunderbird Coal Corp 2 0 0
West Coal Corp 2 0 0
Black Oak Coal Company Inc 1 0 0
Bless Your Heart Coal 1 0 0
Mines in McCreary County94 on register
  1. Justus Mine
    Underground coal · Southfork Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502363
    Abandoned and Sealed
  2. Justus Preparation Plant
    Surface coal · Southfork Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512421
    NonProducing
  3. Roadside Processing Inc
    Facility coal · Roadside Processing Inc · MSHA ID 1511417
    Abandoned
  4. Greenwood No 5
    Underground coal · Shamrock Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510076
    Abandoned and Sealed
  5. R A C No 8
    Underground coal · R A C Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1513055
    Abandoned and Sealed
  6. Surface #4
    Surface coal · R M & S Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1515622
    Abandoned
  7. #1
    Surface coal · Gayle Mining · MSHA ID 1515092
    Abandoned
  8. #1
    Surface coal · Twin Star Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515241
    Abandoned
  9. #1
    Surface coal · Faraday Coal · MSHA ID 1515690
    Abandoned
  10. #1 Mine
    Surface coal · Cordell Mining · MSHA ID 1514958
    Abandoned
  11. #1 Mine
    Surface coal · Jamey Sexton Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516050
    Abandoned
  12. #1 Surface
    Surface coal · K & K Coal · MSHA ID 1514290
    Abandoned
  13. #2
    Surface coal · L & A Coal Company · MSHA ID 1517864
    Abandoned
  14. #7 Surface
    Surface coal · Little Rock Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1516305
    Abandoned
  15. #9 Strip
    Surface coal · Frost Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512563
    Abandoned
  16. Baird No 1 Mine
    Surface coal · Ephraim Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513989
    Abandoned
  17. Boney Branch #6
    Surface coal · Intercoastal Contracting Company · MSHA ID 1514484
    Abandoned
  18. Campbell #1
    Surface coal · Ruby Coal Company · MSHA ID 1516859
    Abandoned
  19. Coffey Hollow Mine
    Surface coal · Ramex Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1512708
    Abandoned
  20. Daugherty & Daugherty Construction Incor
    Surface coal · Daugherty & Daugherty Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1511081
    Abandoned
  21. Derek Lee
    Surface coal · R L M Construction · MSHA ID 1515401
    Abandoned
  22. Edwin Musgrove #1
    Surface coal · Edwin Musgrove · MSHA ID 1514796
    Abandoned
  23. Ginni Coal Co Mine
    Surface coal · Ginni Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514681
    Abandoned
  24. Greenwood No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Greenwood Land & Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510074
    Abandoned
  25. Greenwood No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · Greenwood Land & Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510075
    Abandoned
  26. Greenwood No 6 Mine
    Underground coal · Greenwood Land & Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510077
    Abandoned
  27. Greenwood No 7 Surface
    Surface coal · Greenwood Land & Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510003
    Abandoned
  28. Hemlock Tipple
    Facility coal · Rexon Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512842
    Abandoned
  29. Hollyhill No 1
    Surface coal · Bless Your Heart Coal · MSHA ID 1513878
    Abandoned
  30. Kim Coal Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Kim Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514883
    Abandoned
  31. King Construction
    Surface coal · J J & T Company · MSHA ID 1515146
    Abandoned
  32. Lovett
    Surface coal · C & S Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511557
    Abandoned
  33. Mark A King #1
    Surface coal · L & M Company · MSHA ID 1515157
    Abandoned
  34. Marsh Creek Surface
    Surface coal · Philbros Mining & Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 1511589
    Abandoned
  35. Mine #1
    Underground coal · K & R Coal Company · MSHA ID 1503760
    Abandoned
  36. Mine #1
    Surface coal · Dean Construction Company · MSHA ID 1514882
    Abandoned
  37. Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Douglas Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514561
    Abandoned
  38. Nicks Creek No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Nicks Creek Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511651
    Abandoned
  39. No 1
    Underground coal · Camco Mining Company · MSHA ID 1508396
    Abandoned
  40. No 1
    Surface coal · Musgrove Construction · MSHA ID 1514346
    Abandoned
  41. No 1
    Surface coal · King Coal · MSHA ID 1514606
    Abandoned
  42. No 1
    Surface coal · Madison Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515027
    Abandoned
  43. No 1 Auger
    Surface coal · Gaynell Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513709
    Abandoned
  44. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Ryans Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502641
    Abandoned
  45. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · R & M Coal Company · MSHA ID 1504068
    Abandoned
  46. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · S & K Coal Company · MSHA ID 1504166
    Abandoned
  47. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · J & S Coal Company · MSHA ID 1505131
    Abandoned
  48. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Greenwood Land & Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508428
    Abandoned
  49. No 1 Mine
    Surface coal · Little Mountain Mining Company · MSHA ID 1514427
    Abandoned
  50. No 1 Mine
    Surface coal · Day Ridge Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514460
    Abandoned
  51. No 1 Mine
    Surface coal · H & J Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514900
    Abandoned
  52. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Kentucky Bell Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 1503579
    Abandoned
  53. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · W E & Jonah Warren Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508435
    Abandoned
  54. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Nationwide Inc · MSHA ID 1508602
    Abandoned
  55. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · S & S Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1514254
    Abandoned
  56. No 1 Strip Mine
    Surface coal · Blue Ridge Minerals · MSHA ID 1508377
    Abandoned
  57. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Gene R Daugherty Trucking Company · MSHA ID 1508376
    Abandoned
  58. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Daugherty Bros Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1508936
    Abandoned
  59. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · David & Jack King & Sons Excavating · MSHA ID 1510571
    Abandoned
  60. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Green Mountain Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510604
    Abandoned
  61. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Pine Hill Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512520
    Abandoned
  62. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Maybe Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512559
    Abandoned
  63. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · New Era Fuels Inc · MSHA ID 1512784
    Abandoned
  64. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · C & M Coal · MSHA ID 1513365
    Abandoned
  65. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Jerry W Miller · MSHA ID 1515456
    Abandoned
  66. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · D H Campbell Inc · MSHA ID 1506828
    Abandoned
  67. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Starbrite Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1515501
    Abandoned
  68. No 1 Tipple
    Facility coal · Quality State Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508535
    Abandoned
  69. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Ryans Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502642
    Abandoned
  70. No 2 Mine
    Surface coal · F & B Equipment Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513207
    Abandoned
  71. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Thunderbird Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1511029
    Abandoned and Sealed
  72. No 3 Auger
    Surface coal · West Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1505252
    Abandoned
  73. No 3 Mine
    Facility coal · Ryan'S Creek Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1502643
    Abandoned
  74. No 4 Mine
    Underground coal · Ryans Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 1506761
    Abandoned
  75. No 5 Strip
    Surface coal · Mecklenburg Coal & Mining Company · MSHA ID 1510603
    Abandoned
  76. No 8 Surface
    Surface coal · Bud Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511373
    Abandoned
  77. North Tipple
    Facility coal · Ryan'S Creek Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511854
    Abandoned
  78. Oz Tipple
    Underground coal · West Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1508905
    Abandoned
  79. Parker Lake Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Flaming Sun Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1512942
    Abandoned
  80. Prep Plant
    Underground coal · Ryan'S Creek Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508681
    Abandoned
  81. Prep Plant #1
    Facility coal · Wash Ridge Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511741
    Abandoned
  82. Stearns Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Richland Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511401
    Abandoned
  83. Sun Ray #3 Surface Mine
    coal · Sun Ray Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 1510163
    Abandoned
  84. Surface Mine #3
    Surface coal · C & S Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512273
    Abandoned
  85. Surface Mine Ky
    Surface coal · Burch & Son Company · MSHA ID 1508615
    Abandoned
  86. Surface Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Ridner Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512218
    Abandoned
  87. Surface Mine No 1
    Surface coal · L T J Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1513084
    Abandoned and Sealed
  88. T K G Tipple No 2
    Facility coal · T K G Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511499
    Abandoned
  89. Tipple #2
    Facility coal · Indian River Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511534
    Abandoned
  90. Tipple No 1
    Facility coal · Indian River Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511533
    Abandoned
  91. Tunnel Hollow Surface
    Surface coal · Thunderbird Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1508436
    Abandoned
  92. Williamsburg Coal Co Inc
    Facility coal · Williamsburg Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510813
    Abandoned
  93. Wilson Farms
    Surface coal · Black Oak Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511595
    Abandoned
  94. Yamacraw Fuel Mine #3
    Surface coal · Yamacraw Fuel · MSHA ID 1508534
    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.