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Abandoned mines in Kentucky

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.

13,669 matching recordsMSHA snapshot · 2026-11-07

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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 locationMaterial / typeReported statusReported relationshipsAvailable history
No 1 Surface/UndergroundLetcher, KYMSHA 1511020Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/01/1979C & C Coal CompanyReported operatorCombs Edison & H B CaudillReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePike, KYNear NelseMSHA 1505085Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 02/28/1984Black Mountain Mining CorpReported operatorBailey Henry SReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePulaski, KYMSHA 1505196Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 06/09/1980Big O Coal CompanyReported operatorHoskins Walter SReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePike, KYMSHA 1505205Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 04/29/1980Pounding Mill Coal Co IncReported operatorCall & RamseyReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePike, KYMSHA 1505234Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 04/29/1980W-2 IncReported operatorWood Jarrett M JrReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TippleWhitley, KYMSHA 1505332Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 09/11/1978West Coal CorpReported operatorRoger E WestReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TippleFloyd, KYNear McdowellMSHA 1506237Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 06/22/1995Crescent Coal CompanyReported operatorJones EdgarReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePike, KYNear LookoutMSHA 1506368Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 08/27/1985W C S IncReported operatorEarley William GReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePike, KYNear LookoutMSHA 1506371Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 07/27/1985A & J Coal CompanyReported operatorRatliff Kent DReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePike, KYNear VirgieMSHA 1506372Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 04/17/1990C & N Coal CompanyReported operatorTackett CurtissReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePike, KYNear ReginaMSHA 1506373Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 01/22/1987Quality Fuel IncReported operatorEpling Phillip KReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePike, KYMSHA 1506392Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 02/19/1980Labadie Coal Company IncReported operatorLabadie Ray LReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TippleJohnson, KYMSHA 1506394Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 04/15/1975White Ash Mining CorpReported operatorCarman Donald CReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TippleFloyd, KYMSHA 1506399Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 10/01/1979Phyllis Coal Company IncReported operatorKeathley Joe RReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePike, KYMSHA 1506402Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/02/1979Liz Ann Coal Company IncReported operatorWhitten Keith RReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TippleFloyd, KYMSHA 1507147Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 01/10/1980Adams Coal EnterprisesReported operatorAdams Stuart HReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePike, KYMSHA 1507279Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 12/31/1980Case Carbon Mining Company IncReported operatorRandall Pridemore; Dan P JamesReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TippleLaurel, KYNear LondonMSHA 1508056Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 06/17/1985Interstate Coal Company IncReported operatorWilliams Companies IncReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TippleCarter, KYMSHA 1508169Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 09/08/1980Hitchens Bituminous Coals LtdReported operatorDay Walter WReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TippleFloyd, KYNear DriftMSHA 1508170Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 08/17/1987Martin Prep PlantReported operatorMartin Harry AReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TippleJohnson, KYMSHA 1508178Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 12/02/1980Little Delta Mining Company IncReported operatorWestern Coal CorpReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TippleMccreary, KYMSHA 1508535Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 10/01/1979Quality State Coal CompanyReported operatorClevenger JimmyReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePike, KYMSHA 1508675Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 12/20/1979Hilltop Energy CorpReported operatorAppelman John RReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TippleHarlan, KYNear Three PointMSHA 1508980Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 11/02/1987Knox County Ky Mining IncReported operatorHudek SteveReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TippleFloyd, KYNear MartinMSHA 1509439Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 03/06/1986Bucks Branch Coal CompanyReported operatorJones EdgarReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePike, KYNear Elkhorn CityMSHA 1509632Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 02/21/1983Federal Mining Company IncReported operatorJohnson DonaldReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TippleLetcher, KYNear BlackeyMSHA 1510186Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 04/30/1990C & O Coal Company IncReported operatorOvington Robert CReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePike, KYNear Elkhorn CityMSHA 1510220Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 08/01/1997L & R Fuels IncReported operatorPotter Reed SrReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePike, KYMSHA 1510224Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 10/21/1979Sandy River & Elkhorn Coal Company IncReported operatorTrivette Charles FReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
No 1 TipplePike, KYMSHA 1510254Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 10/14/1979Ramsey Coal CompanyReported operatorRamsey William N-G Frank & SusanReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →

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Acquisition & reuse

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.

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Reclamation projects

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.

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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.