Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Open ...
(3) NewcastleCoal Creek: Skelly and Loy, Lexington, Kentucky. At least 19 mines have been operated in the area (Walsh, 1983) and extensive areas are still known to contain open mine workings. OSM reclaimed entries to the old Newcastle mine in 1983 and will fence off 16 extremely hazardous openings in the fall of 1984.