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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 · 2026-10-31

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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
Auger Mine #10Floyd, KYNear MartinMSHA 1516982Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 01/25/1993B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Auger Mine #10Perry, KYNear ChaviesMSHA 1517182Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/30/2000B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Auger Mine #11Leslie, KYNear WootonMSHA 1517273Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 01/31/2003B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
Auger Mine #13 JamboreePike, KYNear JamboreeMSHA 1517461Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/04/1995B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
Auger Mine #14Pike, KYNear MetaMSHA 1517473Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 12/08/1995B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
Auger Mine #15Pike, KYNear EttyMSHA 1517502Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/27/1994B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Auger Mine #16Perry, KYNear KryptonMSHA 1517532Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/24/2002B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Auger Mine #18Pike, KYNear SidneyMSHA 1517647Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/09/1996B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Auger Mine #19Floyd, KYNear GrethelMSHA 1517649Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/02/2000B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
Auger Mine #20Morgan, KYNear MoonMSHA 1517804Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/02/1996B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Auger Mine #21Letcher, KYNear MillstoneMSHA 1517863Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/20/2000B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Auger Mine #22Letcher, KYNear IsomMSHA 1518052Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/22/1999B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
Auger Mine #24Lawrence, KYNear RichardsonMSHA 1518090Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/02/2000B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
Auger Mine #25Letcher, KYNear DeaneMSHA 1518203Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/17/2005B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
Auger Mine #26Letcher, KYNear DeaneMSHA 1518244Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/20/2002B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Auger Mine #27Pike, KYNear MetaMSHA 1518433Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/11/2002B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Auger Mine #5Floyd, KYNear IvelMSHA 1516515Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/28/1989B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Auger Mine #8Clay, KYNear ManchesterMSHA 1516834Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 05/17/1990B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Auger Mine #9a & 9bHarlan, KYNear HarlanMSHA 1516919Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandoned and SealedStatus date: 07/21/2014B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
Auger Mine No. 12Breathitt, KYNear HindmanMSHA 1517318Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 04/13/2004B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Auger Mine No 17Johnson, KYNear PaintsvilleMSHA 1517627Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 01/08/2014B & H Coal Co IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Auger Mine No30Leslie, KYNear WendoverMSHA 1518462Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 01/08/2002B & H Coal Co IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
Auger Mine No. 31Knott, KYNear SassafrasMSHA 1518510Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 02/23/2005B&H Coal Co., Inc.Reported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Auger Mine No. 32Knott, KYNear HindmanMSHA 1518491Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 04/13/2004B&H Coal Co., Inc.Reported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Auger Mine No 33Letcher, KYNear Deane, KYMSHA 1518502Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 05/29/2013B & H Coal Co IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Auger Mine No. 34Pike, KYNear DortonMSHA 1518538Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/08/2019B & H Coal Co IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Auger Mine No 6Lawrence, KYNear PikevilleMSHA 1516580Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 02/26/2014B & H Coal Co IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Auger No 1Martin, KYMSHA 1512754Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/10/1981Daniels Coal CompanyReported operatorDaniels ThielReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Auger No 1Johnson, KYNear PaintsvilleMSHA 1514237Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/13/1984Alpha Auger GroupReported operatorYeomans CarlReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Auger No 1Harlan, KYNear GulstonMSHA 1515595Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandoned and SealedStatus date: 09/12/1986L R B Contracting IncReported operatorBundy LeroyReported 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.