Mines in Lee County, Kentucky

27Total
2Active

Lee County, Kentucky has 27 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 2 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is coal (bituminous), with 25 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Lee County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
St. Helens TippleCoal (Bituminous)FacilityActiveMSHA
Yellow Rock Mine & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenUndergroundProducerMRDS
# 2 SurfaceCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
#1Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
#1Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
#1 SurfaceCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
#3Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Beattyville PlantCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Beattyville Surface 1Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
DamerialCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Dunigan BranchCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Farmers Ridge Mine No 1Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Gourley No 1Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Greely Coal Co IncCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Ida MayCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Jmeg Mine, LlcCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Lanny Hacker Coal CoCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Leinad #1Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Mud Tunnel ShaleClaySurfaceProspectMRDS
No 1 SurfaceCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
No 2 SurfaceCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
No 3Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
No1Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
No1 Prep PlantCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Pacemaker StripCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
St. Helens TippleCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Sturgeon Mining Co IncCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA