HISTORICAL SITES / RESEARCH DIRECTORY
Find the public record behind a former mining site. Explore reported locations, mined materials and operating history as a starting point for acquisition, reuse or reclamation research.
History means records exist in the imported sources, including older periods. Missing history is not evidence of a clean safety record. Operator and controller names are the last relationships reported in the Mines snapshot; they are not verified current property owners.
| Mine / reported location | Material / type | Reported status | Reported relationships | Available history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine No 1Tuscaloosa, ALNear LexingtonMSHA 0102242 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 02/10/1983 | Lowery Coal Company IncReported operatorLowery DonaldReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 1Marion, ALNear HackleburgMSHA 0102276 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 02/18/1982 | Toltec Mining Company IncReported operatorQuisenberry James AReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 1Tuscaloosa, ALNear Bull CityMSHA 0102290 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 11/18/1981 | L & Y Mining CompanyReported operatorYeager Sandy A & Larry La RueReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 1Marion, ALNear WinfieldMSHA 0102395 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 12/05/1984 | Frontier Mining Company IncReported operatorMc Millan Robert KReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 1Winston, ALNear Double SpringsMSHA 0102433 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 08/02/1982 | Heritage Coal Company IncReported operatorRoberts John EReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 1Marion, ALNear BrilliantMSHA 0102446 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 06/25/1998 | Vantage Coal Company IncReported operatorBerryhill RogerReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 1Jefferson, ALNear WarriorMSHA 0102719 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 07/23/1987 | M D R IncReported operatorO'Barr Bill HReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 1Walker, ALNear BremenMSHA 0103081 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 03/21/2005 | Twin Pines Coal Company IncReported operatorFive J's LLCReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mine No 1Jackson, ALNear PisgahMSHA 0103206 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 07/31/2012 | Alabama Carbon LLCReported operatorJillean L Justice; James C Justice lllReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mine No 10Walker, ALNear TownleyMSHA 0102944 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 12/23/1999 | Egypt Contracting Company IncReported operatorCupps MikeReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 10Marion, ALNear Glenn AllenMSHA 0103008 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 09/15/1997 | Alabama Land & Mineral CorpReported operatorTimothy L McCoyReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 11Walker, ALNear Carbon HillMSHA 0103050 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 10/29/1996 | Lost Creek Coal Company IncReported operatorBrown Barry LReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 14St Clair, ALNear MargaretMSHA 0102061 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 04/01/1980 | Tele Corp IncReported operatorHill BrysonReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 2Winston, ALMSHA 0101043 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 05/03/1976 | Southeast Coal CompanyReported operatorReid NormanReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 2Walker, ALMSHA 0101556 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 11/14/1977 | Pillar Coal IncReported operatorJohnson E LReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 2Fayette, ALNear BerryMSHA 0102261 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 05/21/1984 | Bethel Mining Company IncReported operatorGurganus BruceReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 2Marion, ALNear Phil CampbellMSHA 0102365 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 05/03/1982 | Gast Branch Mining & Land Development Co IncReported operatorCamp W CReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 2Marion, ALNear BrilliantMSHA 0102464 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 03/29/1983 | Stricklin Coal Company IncReported operatorStricklin Howard EReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 2Jackson, ALNear Flat RockMSHA 0102933 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 05/21/2026 | EMCOAL INC.Reported operatorClaude W RenfroReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mine No 3Tuscaloosa, ALNear BrookwoodMSHA 0102166 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 01/25/1982 | Crawford Coal Company IncReported operatorCrawford William DaleReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 3Franklin, ALNear HaleyvilleMSHA 0102454 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 03/05/1984 | J & G Coal Company IncReported operatorBatchelor GregReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 3Jackson, ALNear Flat RockMSHA 0103021 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 08/31/1998 | Mountainbrook Coal Company IncReported operatorJoan D DobbinsReported controller | Safety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mine No. 3Jackson, ALNear Flat RockMSHA 0103384 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 04/15/2011 | Alabama Carbon, LLCReported operatorJillean L Justice; James C Justice lllReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mine No 4Tuscaloosa, ALNear BrookwoodMSHA 0102118 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 02/05/1986 | Stanley Excavating Company IncReported operatorStanley Arthur TReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 4Jackson, ALMSHA 0102279 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 04/15/1981 | East Texas Energy Company IncReported operatorLittle JimmyReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 5Marion, ALMSHA 0100369 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 01/06/1981 | May Coal Company IncReported operatorMay Coal Company IncReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 5Tuscaloosa, ALNear Windham SpringsMSHA 0102298 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 01/25/1982 | Crawford Coal Company IncReported operatorCrawford William DaleReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 5Walker, ALNear ProspectMSHA 0102858 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 09/09/1994 | Lost Creek Coal Company IncReported operatorBrown Barry LReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 6Jefferson, ALNear GraysvilleMSHA 0102809 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 06/15/1994 | Abston Construction Company IncReported operatorAbston William AReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mine No 7Tuscaloosa, ALNear BrookwoodMSHA 0102324 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 01/25/1982 | Crawford Coal Company IncReported operatorCrawford William DaleReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
Use the mine name and reported location to investigate county parcel and title records, mineral rights, access and planning constraints. MSHA mailing addresses are addresses of record and may not locate the mine. Confirm the parcel and current ownership separately.
EPA mine-site redevelopment primer ↗Check official reclamation inventories and state or tribal programmes for documented hazards, project status and programme criteria. A matching name or an MSHA abandoned status alone does not confirm a programme match.
OSMRE abandoned mine land programme ↗Source: MSHA public datasets. Production history checks quarterly and annual mine production/employment records. Safety history checks violations, inspections and accident reports; other source coverage is available on each mine profile.