Surface Mines

Coal Mine Information System Features includes 3 distinct layers: Mine Entries, Surface Mines, and Underground Mines. Please see the information below for each layer. For additional information, please visit the DNR Division of Reclamation's Coal Mine Information System website. Coal Mine Entries includes the locations of underground coal mine entrances in the coal region of west-central and southwestern Indiana. Coal_Mine_Entries_DNR_IN is a compilation of all documented underground coal mine entrances in Indiana. Coal_Mine_Entries_DNR_IN was compiled by the Indiana Geological Survey (IGS) as part of a contract deliverable for the Abandoned Mine Lands program of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation. Coal_Mine_Entries_DNR_IN incorporates mine entrance locations compiled as part of the Indiana Coal Mine Information System (CMIS), an integrated geographic information system (GIS) and database management system (DBMS) created to store, analyze, and help distribute coal mine data in Indiana. The system contains data for surface and underground coal mines that operated in Indiana from the mid-1830s to 2007. Original source information for Coal_Mine_Entries_DNR_IN includes company mine maps, field maps and notes of IGS geologists, IGS publications, and Reports of the Indiana State Mine Inspector. All mine data included in Coal_Mine_Entries_DNR_IN are organized in a GIS using ESRI ArcGIS software of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) on the Windows platform. Scale of source data ranges from 1:4,800 to 1:100,000. Surface Mines includes the location and extent of surface coal mines in the coal region of west-central and southwestern Indiana. Coal_Mine_Surface_DNR_IN is a composite of all surface mine locations in Indiana. It was compiled by the Indiana Geological Survey (IGS) as part of a contract deliverable for the Abandoned Mine Lands program of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation. Coal_Mine_Surface_DNR_IN incorporates surface mine locations compiled by the IGS in the early 1980s with contemporary mine outlines digitized from affected-area maps collected from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation and maps collected from the Indiana Bureau of Mines. Original source information for Coal_Mine_Surface_DNR_IN includes company mine maps, field maps and notes of IGS Geologists, IGS publications, several series of aerial photographs, and U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute quadrangle maps. All mine data included in Coal_Mine_Surface_DNR_IN are organized in a GIS using ArcGIS software of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) on the Windows platform. Scale of source data ranges from 1:4,800 to 1:100,000. Coal_Mine_Surface_DNR_IN includes attributes which allow the mine polygons to be differentiated based on mine number, source information, and dates of mining. Underground Mines includes the location and extent of underground coal mines in the coal region of west-central and southwestern Indiana. Coal_Mine_Underground_DNR_IN is a composite of all underground mine locations in Indiana. It was compiled by the Indiana Geological Survey (IGS) as part of a contract deliverable for the Abandoned Mine Lands program of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation. Coal_Mine_Underground_DNR_IN incorporates underground mine locations compiled by the IGS in the early 1980s with hundreds of historic underground mine locations digitized in 1998-1999 and contemporary mine outlines digitized from maps collected from coal companies or the Indiana Bureau of Mines. Original source information for Coal_Mine_Underground_DNR_IN includes company mine maps, field maps and notes of IGS geologists, IGS publications, and Indiana State Mine Inspector Reports. All mine data included in Coal_Mine_Underground_DNR_IN are organized in a GIS using ESRI ArcGIS software of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) on the Windows platform. Scale of source data ranges from 1:4,800 to 1:100,000. Coal_Mine_Underground_DNR_IN includes attributes which allow the mine polygons to be differentiated based on mine type, mine number, source information, and dates of mining. DATA DISCLAIMER: These data were compiled by Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation, using data believed to be accurate; however, a degree of error is inherent in all data. This product is distributed "AS-IS" without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to warranties of suitability of a particular purpose or use. No attempt has been made in either the designed format or production of these data to define the limits or jurisdiction of any federal, state, or local government. These data are intended for use only at the published scale or smaller and are for reference purposes only. They are not to be construed as a legal document or survey instrument. A detailed on-the-ground survey and historical analysis of a single site may differ from this data.