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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Fork Nos 5 And 5b MinesKanawha, WVMSHA 4601346 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | AbandonedStatus date: 03/12/1973 | Union Carbide Corp-Metals DivisionReported operatorUnion Carbide CorpReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Morris Fork Prep Plant (1)Kanawha, WVNear SandersonMSHA 4603225 | Coal (Bituminous)Facility | AbandonedStatus date: 07/31/1995 | Appalachian Mining IncReported operatorHorizon Natural Resources IncorporatedReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Morris Strip Permit 25Monongalia, WVMSHA 4602331 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 01/26/1973 | Dippel & Dippel Coal CompanyReported operatorRobert E HadenReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Morton-Matheny SurfaceNicholas, WVMSHA 4605481 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 07/07/1977 | California Fuel CompanyReported operatorChapman HenryReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Moss MineUpshur, WVMSHA 4604128 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 01/16/1975 | Casella Construction Company IncReported operatorCasella Peter JReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mossy Bottom ImpoundmentWebster, WVNear ErbaconMSHA 4609436 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | AbandonedStatus date: 02/20/2025 | Operator not reportedReported operatorController not reportedReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| MOUNTAIN EDGE HIGHWALL #1Boone, WVNear WhartonMSHA 4608929 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 10/22/2002 | MOUNTAIN EDGE MINING, INC.Reported operatorDouglas M EplingReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mountain Edge Mining IncBoone, WVNear WhartonMSHA 4608464 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 01/20/1995 | Mountain Edge Mining IncReported operatorDouglas M EplingReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| MountaineerFayette, WVNear CanneltonMSHA 4606724 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 08/14/1986 | Mar-San CorpReported operatorBrewster ThomasReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mountaineer Auger MineBoone, WVNear WhitesvilleMSHA 4608872 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 04/15/2002 | Bundy Auger Mining IncReported operatorDavid D BundyReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mountaineer MineMingo, WVNear WharncliffeMSHA 4606958 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 12/10/2005 | Mingo Logan Coal CompanyReported operatorCore Natural Resources IncReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mountaineer Mine No 1 [1]Greenbrier, WVNear RupertMSHA 4608176 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 06/26/2012 | Brock Mining IncReported operatorBrock Mining IncReported controller | Safety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mountaineer Pocahontas No 3 Mine Greenbrier, WVNear RupertMSHA 4609210 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | AbandonedStatus date: 09/07/2016 | Greenbrier Smokeless Coal Mining LLCReported operatorHaghler LLCReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mountaineer Sand & Gravel QuarryHancock, WVNear New CumberlandMSHA 4609413 | Construction Sand and GravelSurface | AbandonedStatus date: 08/01/2012 | Independence Excavating Inc.Reported operatorVic DiGeronimo JrReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mountaineer Surface Mine No 1Boone, WVNear WhitesvilleMSHA 4608826 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 10/02/2003 | Asset Mining LLCReported operatorParkstone Energy LLCReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mountaineer SynfuelUpshur, WVNear TallmansvilleMSHA 4608720 | Coal (Bituminous)Facility | AbandonedStatus date: 11/14/1999 | Covol Technologies IncReported operatorBrent M CookReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mountain Fork No 1Mcdowell, WVNear CarettaMSHA 4608863 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 06/28/2024 | C & A Coal CompanyReported operatorEdward A AsburyReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mountain Fork No 2Mcdowell, WVNear NewhallMSHA 4609100 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | AbandonedStatus date: 03/27/2025 | C & A Coal Company Reported operatorEdward A AsburyReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mountain Top (1)Wyoming, WVNear OceanaMSHA 4607853 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | Abandoned and SealedStatus date: 12/29/1995 | Jude Energy IncReported operatorC Greg ClineReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mountain Top 4 HWMFayette, WVNear PaxMSHA 4609014 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 02/20/2025 | Equal EnterprisesReported operatorTony WhiteReported controller | Safety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mountain Top CFayette, WVNear Beards ForkMSHA 4608060 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 07/16/1991 | No 10 Coal Mine IncReported operatorHenry Paul KizerReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mountain Top MineFayette, WVNear PaxMSHA 4608958 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 10/02/2002 | Bundy Auger Mining, Inc.Reported operatorDavid D BundyReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Mount Hope StripFayette, WVNear Mount HopeMSHA 4607926 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 12/15/1990 | Business Resources IncReported operatorVecellio Oscar JrReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Mount View No. 1 MineMcdowell, WVNear WelchMSHA 4609159 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | AbandonedStatus date: 04/14/2009 | San-West Coal Co., Inc.Reported operatorEdward A AsburyReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| M R S Inc Mine 31Marion, WVNear FairmontMSHA 4606978 | Coal (Bituminous)Facility | AbandonedStatus date: 03/31/1987 | M R S IncReported operatorSears Stanley MReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| M & S AugerBarbour, WVMSHA 4605518 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 10/01/1979 | M & S Auger Mining CompanyReported operatorSuder RussellReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| MT-11 Surface MineMingo, WVNear NolanMSHA 4609138 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 04/01/2011 | Eagle Creek Mining LLCReported operatorJohn M Potter; Thomas A PotterReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| MT-13/500Mingo, WVNear NolanMSHA 4609185 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 11/07/2013 | CONSOL of Kentucky IncReported operatorCONSOL Energy IncReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| MT-34/Peg ForkMingo, WVNear NolanMSHA 4609035 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 07/28/2016 | CONSOL of Kentucky Inc.Reported operatorCONSOL Energy IncReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| MT-34 Underground MineMingo, WVNear NolanMSHA 4609424 | Coal (Bituminous)Underground | AbandonedStatus date: 06/02/2014 | CONSOL of Kentucky Inc.Reported operatorCONSOL Energy IncReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView 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.