Abandoned Mines in Pennsylvania
5,974Abandoned & Historical
Abandoned Mining in Pennsylvania
Federal databases record 5,974 abandoned, sealed, and historically closed mine locations in Pennsylvania. These include mines officially abandoned under MSHA oversight and past producers documented in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Abandoned mines are a legacy of centuries of mineral extraction and can pose ongoing environmental and safety concerns for nearby communities.
Safety Warning: Abandoned mines are extremely dangerous. Hazards include cave-ins, toxic gases, flooded shafts, unstable ground, and hidden vertical drops. Never enter an abandoned mine. Many are on private property. If you discover an unsecured abandoned mine, report it to your state mining agency.
Top Counties
| County | Abandoned/Historical |
|---|---|
| Schuylkill County | 543 |
| Westmoreland County | 400 |
| Clearfield County | 310 |
| Susquehanna County | 274 |
| Lehigh County | 264 |
| Northumberland County | 257 |
| Fayette County | 238 |
| Somerset County | 230 |
| Armstrong County | 225 |
| Indiana County | 209 |
| Berks County | 194 |
| Luzerne County | 169 |
| Jefferson County | 143 |
| Northampton County | 132 |
| Greene County | 127 |
| Cambria County | 119 |
| Lawrence County | 115 |
| Washington County | 106 |
| Bradford County | 105 |
| Clarion County | 97 |
Abandoned Mine Sites
| Mine | County | Commodity | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Cleaning Plant | Indiana | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Greene | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Pit | Tioga | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Plant | Somerset | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Slope | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Somerset | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Armstrong | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Stripping | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Stripping | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #11 Cleaning Plant | Somerset | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #12 Fine Coal Plant | Schuylkill | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #13 Vein Slope Mine | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #2 Mine | Jefferson | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #2 Mine | Greene | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #2 Slope | Schuylkill | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #2 Slope | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #24 - Camp Hamilton | Somerset | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #3 Slope Buck Mtn | Schuylkill | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #3 Vein Slope | Schuylkill | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #4 Cleaning Plant | Somerset | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #4 North | Susquehanna | Crushed, Broken Traprock | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #4 Whites Vein Slope | Schuylkill | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #70 #80 #90 | Cambria | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 1 1/2 Vein Slope | Schuylkill | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 1 1/2 Vein Slope | Schuylkill | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 107t Scalper Ab 2544 | Somerset | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 11 Vein Slope | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 12 Vein Slope | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 12 Vein Slope | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 1249-1-2 | Somerset | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 14 Vein No 2 Slope | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 14 Vein Slope | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 2 T & J Coal | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 2 Vein Slope | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 221 Site | Washington | Crushed, Broken Sandstone | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 3 Vein Slope | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 3-Cougar-Strip | Clearfield | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 31 South | Elk | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 3130 | Elk | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 3135 | Armstrong | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 3139 | Cambria | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 3140 | Somerset | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 3163 | Somerset | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 3165 | Clearfield | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 3177 | Armstrong | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 4 Foot Slope | Columbia | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 4 Foot Slope | Columbia | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 4 Foot Slope | Schuylkill | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 4 Foot Vein | Schuylkill | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 4 Foot Vein Slope | Schuylkill | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 4 West Mine | Greene | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 4242 Impact Crusher | Bradford | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 4426 Jaw Crusher | Bradford | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 5 Vein Strip | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 51 Development | Allegheny | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 6 Mile | Clearfield | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 6 Mile/troy Hill | Clearfield | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 66 Strip | Westmoreland | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 7 Ft Drift | Schuylkill | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 7 Ft Slope | Schuylkill | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 7 Vein Slope | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 7 Vein Slope | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 7 Vein Slope | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 70007 | Berks | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 725 Page Strip | Clearfield | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 8 Vein Slope | Northumberland | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| 858 Quarry | Susquehanna | Dimension Sandstone | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 992 Strip | Centre | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| A & J Breaker | Schuylkill | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| A & M Commodities - Mahle Strip | Greene | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| A D Prep | Dauphin | Coal (Anthracite) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| A M E Enterprises Inc | Clearfield | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| A M Kennedy Landfill | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| A-K Portable | Susquehanna | Dimension Stone NEC | Abandoned | MSHA |
| A. Balliet Mine | Lehigh | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS |
| A. George's Mine & 4 Additional Banks | Northampton | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS |
| A. Smoyer Mine | Lehigh | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS |
| A.p. Green Refractories Co. Pit | Clarion | Clay | Past Producer | MRDS |
| A.p. Green Refractories Co. Pit | Clarion | Clay | Past Producer | MRDS |
| A/c Power-Colver Operations | Cambria | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Ag1 | Somerset | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Aks #1 | Westmoreland | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Atchison Sand & Gravel | Bradford | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Ayers #1 | Susquehanna | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Aaa Strip No 2 | Clinton | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Aaron Hertzog Mine | Lehigh | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Aaron Lerch Mine | Northampton | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Abraham George Mine | Northampton | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Acme Drilling Mine | Indiana | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Acosta Mine | Somerset | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Acosta Mine Iii | Somerset | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Adam Hahn Mine #1 | Northampton | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Adam Hahn Mine #2 | Northampton | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Adam Minter Mine | Adams | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Adam's Glen Schoolhouse | Perry | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Adams Mine | Clarion | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Adams Minter Mine/peter Comfort Mine | Adams | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Adams Stone Company | Susquehanna | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Addison #1 | Somerset | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Adobe #1 | Butler | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
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