Mines in Fayette County, Illinois

16Total
4Active

Fayette County, Illinois has 16 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 4 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 7 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Fayette County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Diller Tile Co PitClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
Hudson Brothers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
North American PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
St. Elmo Sulfur PlantProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Cocaigne PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Dugan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Fayette City PitStoneSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Fayette County Sand & Gravel Ltd.Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Hicks Stone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrenceMRDS
Lutz Pit and Loading DockSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Perkins PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Vandalia City PitStoneSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Vandalia Sand & Gravel IncConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Weaver PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Winter Stone Co PitStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS