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Mines in Morgan County, Kentucky

Morgan County, Kentucky has 156 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 155 abandoned. 154 are coal mines and 2 metal or non-metal. 1 miner has died and 30 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2023. Inspectors have issued 504 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Morgan 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 Morgan County →

Mines on register
156
Active
1
Fatalities on record
1
Citations issued
504
33 underground · 119 surface · 4 facilities 154 coal · 2 metal and non-metal 155 abandoned 30 reported accidents, 1983–2023
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.
Morgan County, Kentucky · Population 13,938
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,493
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
Jeffco Mining 6 0 0
Collins & May Mining Company Inc 4 0 0
Addington Brothers Mining Inc 3 0 0
BSE Mining, Inc. 2 0 0
East Ky Cannel Coal Inc 2 0 0
G & H Mining Inc 2 0 0
G D & M Coal Company Inc 2 0 0
L G & C Coal Company Inc 2 0 0
Legacy Coal Company Inc 2 0 0
Lick Falls Coal Company Inc 2 0 0
Mines in Morgan County156 on register
  1. Cave Run Stone
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · MSHA ID 1507194
    Active
  2. Advanced Restoration Technologies -1
    Surface coal · NEV LLC · MSHA ID 1519846
    Abandoned
  3. Surface No 2
    Surface coal · Mine Rite Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 1514015
    Abandoned
  4. No 2 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Sand Bar Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1510968
    Abandoned
  5. Mine No. 1
    Surface coal · M2K Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1519056
    Abandoned
  6. Tarkiln 1
    Surface coal · C & R Holding of Eastern KY, LLC · MSHA ID 1518969
    Abandoned
  7. #1
    Underground coal · BSE Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 1518343
    Abandoned and Sealed
  8. Cindas Creek No. 1
    Underground coal · Pond Creek Energy, Inc. · MSHA ID 1518523
    Abandoned and Sealed
  9. Mine # 1
    Surface coal · Thumper Coal LLC · MSHA ID 1519787
    Abandoned
  10. #2
    Underground coal · BSE Mining, Inc. · MSHA ID 1518271
    Abandoned and Sealed
  11. Block Coal No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Block Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1514228
    Abandoned
  12. #1
    Surface coal · Morgan Mining Inc. · MSHA ID 1518756
    Abandoned
  13. Paint Creek Mine
    Surface coal · Burning Fork Energy, Inc. · MSHA ID 1518564
    Abandoned and Sealed
  14. Mine #2
    Surface coal · W & A Coal Sales Inc · MSHA ID 1516978
    Abandoned
  15. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · Howes Mining Company · MSHA ID 1513293
    Abandoned and Sealed
  16. Lost Creek Mine
    Surface coal · Kentucky Fuel Paintsville Corporation · MSHA ID 1518918
    Abandoned
  17. Cindas Creek #2 LLC
    Underground coal · Cindas Creek #2 LLC · MSHA ID 1518961
    Abandoned and Sealed
  18. Cindas Creek #1
    Surface coal · Levisa Fork Mining Company · MSHA ID 1518295
    Abandoned
  19. Lucky #2
    Surface coal · Eastern Appalachian Resources, Inc. · MSHA ID 1518489
    Abandoned
  20. #3
    Surface coal · Big D Enterprises · MSHA ID 1515061
    Abandoned
  21. Age 201 Surface
    Surface coal · Placer Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1511363
    Abandoned
  22. Al-Co #1
    Surface coal · Al-Co Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1514760
    Abandoned
  23. Associated Mining Inc
    Surface coal · Clay Construction · MSHA ID 1514147
    Abandoned
  24. Auger #1
    Surface coal · Kelly Branch Enterprises · MSHA ID 1517822
    Abandoned
  25. Auger #2
    Surface coal · Best Elkhorn Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514412
    Abandoned
  26. Auger 24 & 46 Surface
    Surface coal · W C A Inc · MSHA ID 1512092
    Abandoned
  27. Auger Mine #20
    Surface coal · B & H Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1517804
    Abandoned
  28. Big Jack No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Potsey Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510595
    Abandoned
  29. Bluegrass 006 Surface
    Surface coal · Bluegrass Mining · MSHA ID 1508200
    Abandoned
  30. Castle
    Facility coal · J A L Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515420
    Abandoned
  31. Central No 1 Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Central Kentucky Fuel Inc · MSHA ID 1512284
    Abandoned
  32. Cindies Creek No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · D & R Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512372
    Abandoned and Sealed
  33. Four Knobs
    Surface coal · Associated Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1514984
    Abandoned
  34. Greenbriar No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Greenbriar Coal Corp Inc · MSHA ID 1509691
    Abandoned
  35. Hrn No 2 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · H R N Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509884
    Abandoned
  36. J & E Surface Mine
    Surface coal · J & E Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509904
    Abandoned
  37. K-Jac Surface No 2
    Surface coal · K-Jac Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1518246
    Abandoned
  38. Ken-Mor A Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Ken-Mor Stone Inc · MSHA ID 1508003
    Abandoned
  39. Lee-Paul Coal Company Inc Mine #1
    Surface coal · Lee-Paul Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1517761
    Abandoned
  40. M J M Mine & Mill
    Underground metal/non-metal · Magoffin-Johnson & Morgan Stone Company · MSHA ID 1500061
    Abandoned
  41. Malone No 4 Surface
    Surface coal · Addington Brothers Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1507748
    Abandoned
  42. Mbc No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · M B C Mining Contractors · MSHA ID 1509881
    Abandoned
  43. Mine #2
    Underground coal · L G & C Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515877
    Abandoned and Sealed
  44. Mine 2
    Surface coal · Ridgetop Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1515492
    Abandoned
  45. Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Three L Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514801
    Abandoned
  46. Mine No 11
    Surface coal · Ken-Lick Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1509883
    Abandoned
  47. Mine No 11
    Underground coal · Jeffco Mining · MSHA ID 1516062
    Abandoned and Sealed
  48. Mine No 7
    Surface coal · Lick Falls Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515977
    Abandoned
  49. Morgan Co #7
    Surface coal · D & S Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 1516192
    Abandoned
  50. MXP #1
    Surface coal · MXP Services LLC · MSHA ID 1519746
    Abandoned
  51. No 1
    Underground coal · Legacy Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513221
    Abandoned and Sealed
  52. No 1
    Underground coal · Ratliff Mining Company · MSHA ID 1514154
    Abandoned and Sealed
  53. No 1
    Underground coal · G D & M Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514739
    Abandoned and Sealed
  54. No 1
    Underground coal · Amy-Ra Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514924
    Abandoned and Sealed
  55. No 1
    Underground coal · L G & C Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515132
    Abandoned and Sealed
  56. No 1
    Surface coal · Pack Coal Company · MSHA ID 1515898
    Abandoned
  57. No 1
    Underground coal · East Ky Cannel Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1516189
    Abandoned and Sealed
  58. No 1
    Underground coal · Gypsy Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1516234
    Abandoned and Sealed
  59. No 1 Auger
    Surface coal · Tygart Creek Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1514319
    Abandoned
  60. No 1 Auger
    Surface coal · Daniels Augering · MSHA ID 1514585
    Abandoned
  61. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · High Knob Mining Company · MSHA ID 1513223
    Abandoned and Sealed
  62. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Souix Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1514163
    Abandoned and Sealed
  63. No 1 Mine
    Surface coal · H & S Mining · MSHA ID 1514928
    Abandoned
  64. No 1 Mine
    Surface coal · Lowell T Preece · MSHA ID 1515245
    Abandoned
  65. No 1 Mine
    Surface coal · Bobby R Stepp · MSHA ID 1515246
    Abandoned
  66. No 1 Mine
    Surface coal · Rocky Branch Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1515583
    Abandoned
  67. No 1 Prep Plant
    Facility coal · E-Town Supply Company · MSHA ID 1510389
    Abandoned
  68. No 1 Salyer Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Danis Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1508307
    Abandoned
  69. No 1 Site
    Underground coal · Energy Group Inc · MSHA ID 1512723
    Abandoned
  70. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · B & F Coal Company · MSHA ID 1509659
    Abandoned
  71. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Morgan County Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1505354
    Abandoned
  72. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Bally Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1507624
    Abandoned
  73. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Rifle Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508022
    Abandoned
  74. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · J W Maze Pipe Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508085
    Abandoned
  75. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Ball & Cave Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1508223
    Abandoned
  76. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Lady Washington Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508252
    Abandoned
  77. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Black Jewel Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508339
    Abandoned
  78. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · W M Lewis & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 1509600
    Abandoned
  79. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Energy Products Inc · MSHA ID 1509673
    Abandoned
  80. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Fredrick Construction Company · MSHA ID 1509693
    Abandoned
  81. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · D L Braughler Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509976
    Abandoned
  82. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Arthur Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510091
    Abandoned
  83. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Carbonex Fuel Corp · MSHA ID 1510402
    Abandoned
  84. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Parkway Processing · MSHA ID 1510457
    Abandoned
  85. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · D & D Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511059
    Abandoned
  86. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Manatee Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1511167
    Abandoned
  87. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Kingsbar Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1511807
    Abandoned
  88. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Huntington Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1511874
    Abandoned
  89. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · C S S Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512570
    Abandoned
  90. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Magnum Energy · MSHA ID 1514133
    Abandoned
  91. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Air Way Fuels · MSHA ID 1514239
    Abandoned
  92. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Can Do Stoker Inc · MSHA ID 1514450
    Abandoned
  93. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · P B C Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1514477
    Abandoned
  94. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · B & C Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1515451
    Abandoned
  95. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Magnet Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1515547
    Abandoned
  96. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Barrett Frederick · MSHA ID 1516056
    Abandoned
  97. No 1 Surface Auger
    Surface coal · Beaver Drilling Company · MSHA ID 1510700
    Abandoned
  98. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Tyra Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 1505399
    Abandoned
  99. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Highland Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1507450
    Abandoned
  100. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Jim Brown Mining Company · MSHA ID 1507459
    Abandoned
  101. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Nickell Construction Company · MSHA ID 1507788
    Abandoned
  102. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Frederick & Kelly Inc · MSHA ID 1507939
    Abandoned
  103. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · De Salvo Construction Company · MSHA ID 1508065
    Abandoned
  104. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Contour Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508199
    Abandoned
  105. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Terra Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508203
    Abandoned
  106. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Industrial Coal Company · MSHA ID 1508226
    Abandoned
  107. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Boone Elkhorn Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508300
    Abandoned
  108. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Saturday Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508301
    Abandoned
  109. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Capitol Coal Land & Development Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508302
    Abandoned
  110. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Mantac Corp · MSHA ID 1511361
    Abandoned
  111. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Timmy Jim Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512766
    Abandoned
  112. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Whitaker Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1513384
    Abandoned
  113. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · J & M Associates · MSHA ID 1513828
    Abandoned
  114. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · C B S S Mining Company · MSHA ID 1513955
    Abandoned
  115. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Cardinal Construction Company · MSHA ID 1514109
    Abandoned
  116. No 1-M Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Ford & Runyon Coal Company · MSHA ID 1509794
    Abandoned
  117. No 11
    Underground coal · G & H Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1516063
    Abandoned and Sealed
  118. No 12
    Underground coal · G & H Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1516298
    Abandoned and Sealed
  119. No 12 Surface
    Surface coal · Flattop Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1510923
    Abandoned
  120. No 2
    Underground coal · G D & M Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515314
    Abandoned and Sealed
  121. No 2
    Underground coal · Lick Falls Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515440
    Abandoned and Sealed
  122. No 2
    Underground coal · Legacy Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1515738
    Abandoned and Sealed
  123. No 2 Auger
    Surface coal · W C A Inc · MSHA ID 1517105
    Abandoned
  124. No 2 Min
    Underground coal · More Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1513015
    Abandoned and Sealed
  125. No 2 Mine
    Underground coal · East Ky Cannel Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1513276
    Abandoned and Sealed
  126. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Addington Brothers Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1507673
    Abandoned
  127. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Collins & May Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509407
    Abandoned
  128. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Shaker Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511653
    Abandoned
  129. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Clevenger Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 1514908
    Abandoned
  130. No 2 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · D & B Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1508205
    Abandoned
  131. No 2 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Rifle Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510148
    Abandoned
  132. No 2 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · J M J Simmons Jv · MSHA ID 1513313
    Abandoned
  133. No 2 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Mill Creek Coal & Exploration Company · MSHA ID 1513533
    Abandoned
  134. No 2 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Lee-Man Inc · MSHA ID 1514285
    Abandoned
  135. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · Cassity Coal Company · MSHA ID 1502364
    Abandoned
  136. No 3 Mine
    Underground coal · Jeffco Mining · MSHA ID 1513951
    Abandoned and Sealed
  137. No 3 Surface
    Surface coal · Daniels Coal Company · MSHA ID 1503583
    Abandoned
  138. No 3 Surface
    Surface coal · T B S Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1508408
    Abandoned
  139. No 3 Surface
    Surface coal · Collins & May Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1509885
    Abandoned
  140. No 4 Mine
    Underground coal · Jeffco Mining · MSHA ID 1514196
    Abandoned and Sealed
  141. No 4 Surface
    Surface coal · T B S Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1508228
    Abandoned
  142. No 5
    Underground coal · Jeffco Mining · MSHA ID 1514738
    Abandoned and Sealed
  143. No 5 Mine
    Underground coal · Ratliff Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510438
    Abandoned
  144. No 5 Surface
    Surface coal · Addington Brothers Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1507672
    Abandoned
  145. No 6
    Underground coal · Jeffco Mining · MSHA ID 1515300
    Abandoned and Sealed
  146. No 7 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Ruecon Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1511227
    Abandoned
  147. No 8
    Underground coal · Jeffco Mining · MSHA ID 1515681
    Abandoned and Sealed
  148. No 8 Surface
    Surface coal · Age Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1510172
    Abandoned
  149. No. 1
    Surface coal · B & C Energy, Inc. · MSHA ID 1518508
    Abandoned
  150. Padoka Coal Mining
    Surface coal · Padoka Coal Mining · MSHA ID 1513956
    Abandoned
  151. Pro Mining No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Pro Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1513198
    Abandoned
  152. Straight Creek Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Grayson Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 1509948
    Abandoned
  153. Surface Mine #16
    Surface coal · Collins & May Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1507976
    Abandoned
  154. Susan Mining Inc No 2
    Surface coal · Susan Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1515419
    Abandoned
  155. Tipple #1
    Facility coal · Collins & May Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 1516249
    Abandoned
  156. White Oak Mine
    Surface coal · Seamar Mining Company · MSHA ID 1514981
    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.