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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
Cynthia Coal Company No 4 SurfaceWebster, KYMSHA 1511246Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/22/1980Cynthia Coal Company IncReported operatorDuncan Ralph EReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Cynthia No 3 StripWebster, KYMSHA 1510135Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/19/1978Cynthia Coal Company IncReported operatorDuncan Ralph EReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Cypress CreekWebster, KYNear ProvidenceMSHA 1517036Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/01/1993Costain Coal IncReported operatorCostain Group PLCReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Cypress CreekMclean, KYNear RumseyMSHA 1518330Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/24/2003Pond River Coal LlcReported operatorJeffrey H CarnealReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Cypress Creek TippleMclean, KYNear RumseyMSHA 1518367Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 06/24/2003Alley-Cassetty Coal Company IncReported operatorFred J CassettyReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
C Y Smith #8Knox, KYNear WoodbineMSHA 1515880Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedStatus date: 01/15/1988C Y Smith IncReported operatorSmith C YReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
D-12 KelliokaLetcher, KYNear PartridgeMSHA 1519715Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandonedStatus date: 11/02/2023Blackjewel L.L.C.Reported operatorJeffery A HoopsReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
D-14 StillhouseHarlan, KYNear CumberlandMSHA 1517165Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandonedStatus date: 11/02/2023Blackjewel L.L.C.Reported operatorJeffery A HoopsReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
D-1A GarmeadaBell, KYNear MiddlesboroMSHA 1519791Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandonedStatus date: 11/02/2023Bell Energy Partners LLC.Reported operatorDarrell WagnerReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
D-1 Garmeada #2Bell, KYNear MiddlesboroMSHA 1519318Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandonedStatus date: 11/02/2023Revelation Energy, LLCReported operatorJeffery A HoopsReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
D-1 MineHarlan, KYMSHA 1508443Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandonedStatus date: 06/01/1975P B & S Coal CompanyReported operatorParrot JulianReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
D-1 MineHarlan, KYNear PartridgeMSHA 1511997Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedStatus date: 08/08/1984Black Mountain Coal CompanyReported operatorEversole James & BobReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
D-1 MineHarlan, KYNear WallinsMSHA 1519514Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandonedStatus date: 11/02/2023Montana Bakken, LLCReported operatorDouglas WarrinerReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
D-2Pike, KYNear RaccoonMSHA 1516086Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedStatus date: 11/03/1989Kilowatt Coal Company IncReported operatorRichard E SalyerReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
D-2 MineHarlan, KYNear DioneMSHA 1511607Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandonedStatus date: 08/05/2003Harlan Cumberland Coal CompanyReported operatorJoseph T BennettReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
D-3Harlan, KYNear LouellenMSHA 1513102Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedStatus date: 01/01/1993Ash Trucking Company IncReported operatorTerry G LovingReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
D-30 Clover Fork Harlan, KYNear EvartsMSHA 1518647Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedStatus date: 01/17/2024INMET Mining, LLC.Reported operatorIndustrial Minerals Group LLCReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
D-3 OldhouseLeslie, KYNear HeltonMSHA 1519384Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedStatus date: 02/23/2016Revelation Energy, LLCReported operatorJeffery A HoopsReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
D-4Harlan, KYNear ClosplintMSHA 1510729Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandonedStatus date: 03/16/2006Rex Coal Company IncReported operatorJoseph T BennettReported controllerSafety recordsView source coverage →
D-5Harlan, KYNear PathforkMSHA 1519737Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandonedStatus date: 06/24/2020Revelation Energy, LLCReported operatorJeffery A HoopsReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
D-7 MineHarlan, KYNear BenhamMSHA 1512086Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedStatus date: 06/11/1985Catenary Coal CompanyReported operatorPatriot Coal CorporationReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
D-8 CloverlickHarlan, KYNear CumberlandMSHA 1519418Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandonedStatus date: 07/08/2018Blackjewel L.L.C.Reported operatorJeffery A HoopsReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Daisy #4Perry, KYNear DaisyMSHA 1511340Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedStatus date: 06/02/1992Kenerco CorpReported operatorSwanton CorpReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Daisy TipplePerry, KYNear DaisyMSHA 1504660Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedStatus date: 03/24/1987Daisy Fuel CorpReported operatorCooper William LReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Dakota #1Webster, KYNear ProvidenceMSHA 1516757Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 11/15/1990Dakota Mining IncReported operatorPiper MikeReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
DamerialLee, KYNear Ida MayMSHA 1513765Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/07/1989Wade Ridge Mining IncReported operatorWendell ElzaReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Dancoal Mine #1Johnson, KYNear SitkaMSHA 1518693Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/30/2008Dancoal, Inc.Reported operatorArlie O DanielsReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
D And H Coal CompanyKnott, KYMSHA 1509754Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandonedStatus date: 11/02/1976D & H Coal CompanyReported operatorAnthony NewsomeReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
D And L No 1Pike, KYNear BiggsMSHA 1516944Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedStatus date: 09/03/1993D & L Mining IncReported operatorLowe DoverReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
D And N Coal Company Mine #1Bell, KYNear FerndaleMSHA 1514301Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedStatus date: 11/18/1987D & N Coal Company IncReported operatorDonnie T HoskinsReported 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.