Mines in Gibson County, Indiana

27Total
7Active

Gibson County, Indiana has 27 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 7 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is coal (bituminous), with 21 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Gibson County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Columbia Maintenance ServicesCoal (Bituminous)FacilityActiveMSHA
Francisco MineCoal (Bituminous)FacilityActiveMSHA
Francisco Underground PitCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundActiveMSHA
Gibson SouthCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundActiveMSHA
Gibson County Hwy. Dept.StoneSurfaceProducerMRDS
Gibson County PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducerMRDS
K-M-K Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducerMRDS
Alka and Kieffer Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Columbia MineCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
DiscoveryCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Discovery AugerCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Enterprise MineCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
FranciscoCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Francisco AugerCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Francisco MineCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Gibson County Sand & GravelConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Gibson MineCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Gibson North ProcessingCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceNonProducingMSHA
Hazleton MineCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Hurricane CreekCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Oakhill DockCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
PrincetonCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
SomervilleCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
SomervilleCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Somerville Central MineCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceNonProducingMSHA
Somerville South Synfuel PlantCoal (Lignite)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Venturi Pit #16Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA