Mines in Boyd County, Kentucky
42Total
4Active
Boyd County, Kentucky has 42 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 4 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is coal (bituminous), with 35 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Boyd County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branham & Baker Coal Terminal | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Case No. 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Kentucky Coal Terminal | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Princess Mine Big Run | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| #2 Riverway Terminals | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Angel No 1 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Armco Steel/ Ashland, Ky. | Iron | Processing Plant | Unknown | MRDS |
| Ashland Oil/ Catlettsburg, Ky. | Processing Plant | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Big Sandy River Dock | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Bluegrass Surface Mine 10-13 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Bolt's Fork Deposit | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Buena Vista Clay Bed | Clay | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Clinton Shale Mine | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cooksey Landfill No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| County Line Tipple | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Job #7 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Ky No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Leon Service Co | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Lockwood Dock | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Marigold Docks | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Marigold North | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| McGuire No 1 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 2-A Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 3 Dredge | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 3 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Placer Processing Plant #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | NonProducing | MSHA |
| Princess | Common Shale | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Processing Plant No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Red Bud Dock No. 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Riverway North Dock (D) | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Shm 81 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Shannaco Dredge & Process | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| South | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |