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Mines in Rockcastle County, Kentucky

Rockcastle County, Kentucky has 74 mines on MSHA's register: 3 active, 70 abandoned. 68 are coal mines and 6 metal or non-metal. 30 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 341 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle County →

Mines on register
74
Active
3
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
341
5 underground · 59 surface · 9 facilities 68 coal · 6 metal and non-metal 70 abandoned 30 reported accidents, 1983–2026
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.
Rockcastle County, Kentucky · Population 16,144
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,367
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
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg. Inc. 3 2 0
Blackfire Coal Company 2 0 0
Kentucky Gem Coal Company-A Joint Venture 2 0 0
R B S Inc 2 0 0
Apex Mining Inc 1 0 0
Bell Coal Company 1 0 0
Ben Le Coal Corp 1 0 0
Black Diamond Processing Inc 1 0 0
Black Gold Development 1 0 0
Brown & Collins Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Rockcastle County74 on register
  1. MT. VERNON MINE & MILL
    Underground metal/non-metal · Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc. · MSHA ID 1500051
    Active
  2. Rockcastle County Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rockcastle Materials · MSHA ID 1518933
    Active
  3. Mount Vernon Underground Mine #2
    Underground metal/non-metal · Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg. Inc. · MSHA ID 1519979
    Active
  4. Buffalo #3
    Surface coal · Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · MSHA ID 1510734
    Abandoned and Sealed
  5. Mt. Vernon Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hanson Aggregates Midwest Inc · MSHA ID 1517264
    Abandoned
  6. Line Creek No. 1
    Surface coal · Jamieson Construction Co. · MSHA ID 1518843
    Abandoned
  7. #1
    Surface coal · Gilbert Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1515373
    Abandoned and Sealed
  8. #1 Strip
    Surface coal · Kidwell & Pittman Coal · MSHA ID 1515316
    Abandoned and Sealed
  9. Castle Rock Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · The Allen Company · MSHA ID 1519785
    Abandoned
  10. Climax #1
    Surface coal · Black Diamond Processing Inc · MSHA ID 1516988
    Abandoned
  11. Job #1
    Surface coal · Blackfire Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514331
    Abandoned and Sealed
  12. Kentucky Gem Tipple
    Facility coal · Kentucky Gem Coal Company-A Joint Venture · MSHA ID 1510061
    Abandoned
  13. Lobb No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Lobb Coal Mining Company · MSHA ID 1509605
    Abandoned
  14. Mine No 2
    Surface coal · Knox Energy Corp · MSHA ID 1512750
    Abandoned
  15. Mine No 23
    Surface coal · Jasper & Jasper Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513348
    Abandoned and Sealed
  16. Mount Vernon Underground Mine #3
    metal/non-metal · Heidelberg Materials MIdwest Agg, Inc. · MSHA ID 1519988
    New Mine
  17. Mountain Clay No 16
    Surface coal · Mountain Clay Inc · MSHA ID 1511892
    Abandoned and Sealed
  18. New Hope No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · New Hope Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510122
    Abandoned
  19. No 1
    Underground coal · Charity Christian Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511034
    Abandoned and Sealed
  20. No 1
    Surface coal · Browning Coal & Minerals · MSHA ID 1516532
    Abandoned
  21. No 1 Mine
    Underground coal · Wolf Creek Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510145
    Abandoned
  22. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Hyde & Mc Ghee Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1505224
    Abandoned
  23. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · H & R Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510826
    Abandoned
  24. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Hilton Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1512002
    Abandoned
  25. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Reuben Hammond Ent · MSHA ID 1512558
    Abandoned
  26. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Bell Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512614
    Abandoned and Sealed
  27. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · R & N Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512736
    Abandoned
  28. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · L & J Excavating Corp · MSHA ID 1512968
    Abandoned and Sealed
  29. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Carter Mining & Energy Company Inc · MSHA ID 1513013
    Abandoned and Sealed
  30. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · T & W Equipment · MSHA ID 1513385
    Abandoned and Sealed
  31. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · J H C Equipment Company · MSHA ID 1513666
    Abandoned and Sealed
  32. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · R & P Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514098
    Abandoned
  33. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Cornett & Walden Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514684
    Abandoned and Sealed
  34. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Buck Coal · MSHA ID 1515818
    Abandoned and Sealed
  35. No 1 Strip
    Surface coal · Natasha Trucking · MSHA ID 1516771
    Abandoned
  36. No 1 Strip Mine
    Surface coal · L B & B Corp · MSHA ID 1513432
    Abandoned and Sealed
  37. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Lasco Mining Corp · MSHA ID 1509814
    Abandoned
  38. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Minnie B Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510796
    Abandoned
  39. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Red Top Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510814
    Abandoned
  40. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Eli Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510842
    Abandoned
  41. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Malicote Coal Company · MSHA ID 1511938
    Abandoned and Sealed
  42. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Mount Vernon Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1511952
    Abandoned and Sealed
  43. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Paul Ramsey Coal Company · MSHA ID 1512231
    Abandoned
  44. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · H M Ross Construction · MSHA ID 1512382
    Abandoned
  45. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · N & S Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1514226
    Abandoned and Sealed
  46. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · K W C Enterprises Inc · MSHA ID 1514415
    Abandoned and Sealed
  47. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Titan Coals Inc · MSHA ID 1514538
    Abandoned and Sealed
  48. No 1 Surface
    Surface coal · Triple I Coal Company · MSHA ID 1514601
    Abandoned and Sealed
  49. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · White Star Coal Co Inc · MSHA ID 1507424
    Abandoned
  50. No 1 Surface Mine
    Surface coal · D G S Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1512873
    Abandoned
  51. No 1 Tipple
    Facility coal · Regal Energy Inc · MSHA ID 1511686
    Abandoned
  52. No 2 Strip
    Surface coal · Queen City Construction & Coal Company · MSHA ID 1509309
    Abandoned
  53. No 2 Strip
    Surface coal · Dixie Energy Corp · MSHA ID 1510017
    Abandoned
  54. No 2 Strip
    Surface coal · Brown & Collins Inc · MSHA ID 1512727
    Abandoned
  55. No 2 Strip
    Surface coal · Black Gold Development · MSHA ID 1513146
    Abandoned and Sealed
  56. No 2 Strip
    Surface coal · Vaughn Construction · MSHA ID 1513368
    Abandoned and Sealed
  57. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Kentucky Gem Coal Company-A Joint Venture · MSHA ID 1510060
    Abandoned
  58. No 2 Surface
    Surface coal · Lynn Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510950
    Abandoned
  59. No 2 Tipple
    Facility coal · Jasper & Associates Inc · MSHA ID 1512440
    Abandoned
  60. No 3
    Surface coal · Ruby Coal Company · MSHA ID 1513350
    Abandoned and Sealed
  61. No 3 Strip
    Surface coal · Apex Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1513538
    Abandoned and Sealed
  62. No 3 Surface
    Surface coal · L T J Coal Inc · MSHA ID 1514353
    Abandoned and Sealed
  63. Number 1
    Underground coal · Lon-Ray Corp · MSHA ID 1513194
    Abandoned and Sealed
  64. Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Tenkiller Mining Services Inc · MSHA ID 1510123
    Abandoned
  65. Prep Plant No 1
    Facility coal · Ben Le Coal Corp · MSHA ID 1508385
    Abandoned
  66. R B S Mine No 5
    Surface coal · R B S Inc · MSHA ID 1510948
    Abandoned
  67. Rockcastle Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Perry Jefferson Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1512072
    Abandoned
  68. Roda Enter Inc Processing Plant #1
    Facility coal · R B S Inc · MSHA ID 1509610
    Abandoned
  69. Surface No 1
    Surface coal · Denham & Lewis Corp · MSHA ID 1514120
    Abandoned and Sealed
  70. Tipple
    Facility coal · Energy International · MSHA ID 1511676
    Abandoned
  71. Tipple
    Facility coal · Blackfire Coal Company · MSHA ID 1513374
    Abandoned
  72. Tommy Philbeck Mine
    Surface coal · Tommy Philbeck Company · MSHA ID 1514935
    Abandoned and Sealed
  73. Wolfe Creek Surface
    Surface coal · Goodwill Coal Company · MSHA ID 1510303
    Abandoned
  74. Wyandot Surface
    Surface coal · Wyandot Corp · MSHA ID 1509812
    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.