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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auger No 1Mcdowell, WVNear KeystoneMSHA 4608612 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 07/17/2002 | Mountain Edge Mining IncReported operatorDouglas M EplingReported controller | Production / employmentView source coverage → |
| Auger No 1Boone, WVNear ClothierMSHA 4608641 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 09/10/1997 | Mountain Edge Mining IncReported operatorDouglas M EplingReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Auger No 1Logan, WVNear YolynMSHA 4608926 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 03/15/2024 | Cardinal Coal Services IncReported operatorIkey L McCoy IIReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Auger No. 1Letcher, KYNear MaykingMSHA 1519267 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 02/04/2009 | Stoneridge Resources Inc.Reported operatorRobert D JesseeReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Auger No. 1Clearfield, PANear GrampianMSHA 3609194 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 04/02/2026 | CCC Augering, Inc.Reported operatorCharles R Sheesley SrReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Auger No. 11Pike, KYNear GulnareMSHA 1519564 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 08/02/2011 | Labco, LLCReported operatorVicki SalyerReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Auger No 1 & No 2Martin, KYNear PilgrimMSHA 1515817 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 09/20/2010 | B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controller | Production / employmentView source coverage → |
| Auger No 1 SN #11Pike, KYNear Elkhorn CityMSHA 1519140 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 09/23/2019 | Mill Branch Processing IncReported operatorGreg FleenorReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Auger No 1 S/N 116Letcher, KYNear WhitesburgMSHA 1519095 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 12/31/2014 | Bubs Contracting IncReported operatorEverett Shepherd IIReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Auger No 2Magoffin, KYNear SeitzMSHA 1507383 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 06/12/1995 | Allen & Marshall Augering Company IncReported operatorMarshall AftonReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Auger No 2Martin, KYNear JobMSHA 1514168 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 02/17/1984 | Creekside Mining Company IncReported operatorYeomans CarlReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Auger No 2Stark, OHMSHA 3303515 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 08/22/1977 | Brown Auger Mining CompanyReported operatorMary J BrownReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Auger No 2Buchanan, VANear GrundyMSHA 4406998 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 12/31/2003 | Labco, LLCReported operatorVicki SalyerReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Auger No 2Raleigh, WVNear Slab ForkMSHA 4602180 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 02/14/1984 | Old Mill Mining IncReported operatorHarden Ronald KReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Auger No 2Boone, WVNear ClothierMSHA 4608640 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 08/20/1997 | Mountain Edge Mining IncReported operatorDouglas M EplingReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Auger No. 26Daviess, KYNear North KnottsvilleMSHA 1519536 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 03/11/2025 | Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc.Reported operatorAnthony V LanhamReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Auger No. 2 SN #11Pike, KYNear PhelpsMSHA 1519558 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 09/19/2011 | TLT Resources Corp.Reported operatorGerald K ThackerReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Auger No 2 Surface MineMartin, KYNear DavellaMSHA 1511560 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 07/21/1982 | P W Mather Coal CompanyReported operatorMather P WReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Auger No 3Floyd, KYNear MartinMSHA 1515867 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 09/03/1987 | B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Auger No 3Buchanan, VAMSHA 4404977 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 10/01/1979 | Wells Auger Mining IncReported operatorHoward J WellsReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Auger No 3Mercer, WVNear Flat TopMSHA 4606733 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 09/16/1985 | Old Mill Mining IncReported operatorHarden Ronald KReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Auger No 3132Cambria, PANear VintondaleMSHA 3609187 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 04/17/2019 | E E & S Auger Mining IncReported operatorRobert E ElkinReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Auger No 3174Indiana, PANear HomeMSHA 3609186 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 10/27/2006 | E E & S Auger Mining IncReported operatorRobert E ElkinReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Auger No 4Magoffin, KYNear GunlockMSHA 1516196 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 10/31/1989 | B & H Coal Company IncReported operatorG B HendricksonReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Auger No 4Buchanan, VAMSHA 4405010 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 10/01/1979 | Wells Auger Mining IncReported operatorHoward J WellsReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Auger No 4Fayette, WVNear PageMSHA 4606864 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 03/08/1985 | Old Mill Mining IncReported operatorHarden Ronald KReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Auger No. 4Buchanan, VANear Big RockMSHA 4407235 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 03/19/2009 | Mountain Excavating Company, LLCReported operatorTerry T McGaffeeReported controller | Neither history importedView source coverage → |
| Auger No 5Somerset, PANear HolsoppleMSHA 4609019 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 04/09/2025 | Second Shift Mining, Inc.Reported operatorTimothy J GregoryReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Auger No 5650Indiana, PANear Blairsville, PAMSHA 3609243 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 04/08/2021 | E E & S Auger Mining IncReported operatorRobert E ElkinReported controller | Production / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage → |
| Auger No 7-Job No 20Boone, WVMSHA 4603187 | Coal (Bituminous)Surface | AbandonedStatus date: 02/20/1975 | Whitesville A & S Coal Company IncReported operatorHylton Tracy WReported 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.