Mines in Franklin County, Illinois

22Total
1Active

Franklin County, Illinois has 22 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 1 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is coal (bituminous), with 18 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Franklin County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Mc#1 MineCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundActiveMSHA
Akin MineCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundNew MineMSHA
Buchner Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Buckner Sand CoConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Central ShopCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Freedom Material ResourcesCrushed, Broken Limestone NECFacilityAbandonedMSHA
John Ross Preparation PlantCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrenceMRDS
Mine 24Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Mine 25Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Mine 26Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Mine 27Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Mine No 1 (west Frankfort)Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Mine No 2 (Valier)Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Old Ben #25Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Old Ed #21Coal (Bituminous)FacilityNonProducingMSHA
Orient Mine No 5Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Orient No 1Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Orient No 5 Surface FacilityCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Russell Minerals W Frankfort IncCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Sugar Camp 1Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandonedMSHA
Tiger Tipple # 1 MineCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA