Abandoned Mines in West Virginia
4,777Abandoned & Historical
Abandoned Mining in West Virginia
Federal databases record 4,777 abandoned, sealed, and historically closed mine locations in West Virginia. 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 |
|---|---|
| McDowell County | 562 |
| Logan County | 491 |
| Boone County | 404 |
| Mingo County | 385 |
| Nicholas County | 340 |
| Raleigh County | 292 |
| Wyoming County | 291 |
| Fayette County | 276 |
| Kanawha County | 244 |
| Greenbrier County | 175 |
| Preston County | 156 |
| Webster County | 150 |
| Harrison County | 139 |
| Monongalia County | 132 |
| Randolph County | 100 |
| Barbour County | 84 |
| Clay County | 81 |
| Upshur County | 74 |
| Marion County | 70 |
| Lewis County | 39 |
Abandoned Mine Sites
| Mine | County | Commodity | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Services Auger #3 | Logan | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Mine No.1 | McDowell | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| # 25 | McDowell | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 | Boone | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 | Preston | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 | McDowell | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 | Raleigh | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 | McDowell | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 | McDowell | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 | Gilmer | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 | Taylor | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 | Boone | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 | McDowell | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Coal Pile | Raleigh | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Loading Facility (2) | Nicholas | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Barbour | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Lewis | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Barbour | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Wyoming | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | McDowell | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Barbour | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Raleigh | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Monongalia | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Raleigh | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Clay | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Nicholas | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Greenbrier | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | McDowell | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Greenbrier | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | McDowell | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | McDowell | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Mine | Wyoming | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Mine (Ug) | Wyoming | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Mine Surface | Barbour | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Prep Plant | Boone | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Preparation Plant | Wyoming | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Refuse Pile | Wyoming | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Refuse Pile | Raleigh | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Preston | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Harrison | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Preston | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Harrison | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Preston | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Harrison | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Preston | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Boone | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Nicholas | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Raleigh | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Strip | Raleigh | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Kanawha | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Nicholas | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Tucker | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Logan | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Upshur | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Raleigh | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Raleigh | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Raleigh | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Nicholas | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Logan | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface & Auger | Nicholas | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface Auger | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface Mine | Raleigh | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface Mine | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface Mine | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface Mine | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface Mine | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface Mine | Nicholas | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface Mine | Webster | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface Mine | Raleigh | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface Mine | Nicholas | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface Mine | Nicholas | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface Mine | Barbour | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface Mine | Wyoming | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #1 Tipple | Webster | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Washer | McDowell | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1-A | Fayette | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1-A Strip | Greenbrier | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #10 Mine | McDowell | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #10 Mine | Kanawha | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #105 | Kanawha | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #109 | Logan | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #11 Mine | Raleigh | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #11 Notomine | Kanawha | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #12 Mine | McDowell | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #12 Pine Creek Preparation Plant/impound | Logan | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #12-A Mine | Wyoming | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #14 | McDowell | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #14 Mine | Raleigh | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #14-A | McDowell | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #16 Mine | Marion | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| #17 Sardis Mine | Harrison | Coal (Bituminous) | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
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