Mines in Cook County, Illinois

Cook County, Illinois has 80 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 14 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 42 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Cook County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Bartlett Underground Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Underground	Active	MSHA
Federal Underground	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Underground	Active	MSHA
McCook Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Thornton Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Al Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Beverly Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lyons Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Marblehead South Chicago Lime Plant	Limestone, General	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Silbrico Expanded Perilite Plant	Perlite	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Superior Graphite,chicago Plant	Graphite	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Thornton Underground Mine No. 2	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Thorton Quarry & Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Us Steel Chicago Plant--South Works	Iron	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Yard R Clay Pit	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
(Facility) Simmons Precious Metals Refinery	Ruthenium, Gold, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum, Silver	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
A C O'Laughlin Stone Co Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Apex Intl Alloys-Chicago Plant	Aluminum, Zinc	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Barge Slip Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bartlett Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bartlett Yard	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Bellwood Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Beverly Materials-East Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Brownell Improvement Co Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Chicago Hghts City Eng	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Chicago Union Lime Works Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
City of Calumet - Own Crews	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
City of Chicago Eng. - Own Crews	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cook County Highway Dept.-Own Crews	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Dolese and Shepard Crushed Stone	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
East Riverdale Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Elmhurst-McCarthy Joint	Limestone, General	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Evanston City Eng	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Federal Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Federal Quarry & Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Plant	MRDS
Gifford Central	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Gifford East-South	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Glencoe City Engr. - Own Crews	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Grand and Campbell Ave Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hammonds Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Plant	MRDS
Hoffman Estates City Eng.-Own Crews	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Illinois Stone Co Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lake Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Lemont Quarry Consumers Company	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Limestone Prospect	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Lyons	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Lyons Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Markham City Dept. of Public Works	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mc Cook Yard No. 387 & Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Plant	MRDS
McCook Lime Plant	Lime	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
McCook Yards	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Meachum Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Melrose Park City Eng. - Own Crews	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Morton Grove City Eng. - Own Crews	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mount Prospect City Eng	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Niles City Dept of Public Works	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Northbrook City Dept of Public Work	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Northlake City Eng. - Own Crews	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Plant #4 - Northgate-Thayer	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Palatine City Eng. - Own Crews	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Portable Screening Plant #3	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
River Forest City Eng - Own Crews	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Riverside Lime and Stone Co Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rolling Meadows Dept of Public Work	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Route 20 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
South Chicago Plant	Lime	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Stearns Lime and Stone Co Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Stony Island Quarries	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Summit Quarry Consumers Company	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Superior Stone Co Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Thornton Underground	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Underground	Abandoned	MSHA
Thorton Plant Lime	Limestone, General	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Limestone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Vulcan Starter Trench	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
West Bartlett Plant Land Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
West Chester City Eng. - Own Crews	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wester Springs City Eng.-Own Crews	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wilmette City Eng. - Own Crews	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Winnetka City Eng. - Own Crews	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Worth Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Yard No. 22 Clay Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS