Mines in Jo Daviess County, Illinois
314Total
14Active
Jo Daviess County, Illinois has 314 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 lead, with 136 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Jo Daviess County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hahn Quarry Products Inc | Dimension Stone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Stagecoach Trails Limestone | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Branegar #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Branigar #4 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Brown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Distler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Doc Schampers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Eustice Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Jones Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Schultz Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Shelly Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Sweet Home Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Virtue Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Wienen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| A Wilkins Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| A Wilkins Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Amelia Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Amelia Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Appleton Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Appleton Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bahr Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bautsch Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bautsch Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bell Prospect | Zinc, Iron, Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Bertsch Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Betsy Mine | Zinc | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Betsy Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Big Indian Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Big Indian Mines | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Birbeck Prospect | Iron, Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Birkbeck Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Birkbeck Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Birkbeck Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Blackjack Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Blackjack Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Blakely Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Blewett Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Boyd Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Brill-Hole Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Brill-Hole Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Brudi Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Buck Hill Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Buck Hill Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Buck Lead Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bullfrog Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bullfrog Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dixon Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dixon Quarry E. Wienen | Stone | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dooling Mine | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dooling Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| E. G. Weinen & Sons Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Eagle-Picher Mine | Zinc, Cadmium, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Eagle-Picher Mine | Cadmium, Zinc | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ehrler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ensch Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Ensch Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Fox River Valley Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Fox River Valley Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gaus Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Gaus Prospect | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Glanville Prospect | Zinc | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Goodmiller Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Goodmiller Quarry & Portable Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Graham Mill-Concentrator | Zinc | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Graham Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Graham Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Graham-Ginte Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Graham-Snyder Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gray Mine | Zinc | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Gray Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Haggerty Mine | Zinc, Lead | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Haggerty Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hartwig Mine | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hartwig Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Herman Smith Mine No. 1 | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Herman Smith Mine No. 1 | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Herman Smith Mine No. 2 | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Herman Smith Mine No. 2 | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hilby Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hoosier Mine | Zinc | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Hudson Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hudson Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hughlett and Gray Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hughlett and Gray Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hutchings Mine | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hutchings Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Illinois Mine | Lead | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Illinois Mine | Lead | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Jo Daviess Cty Hwy Dept Pit | Stone | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Jones Pit | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Kansas Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Klock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Klock Quarry E. Wienen | Stone | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Diggings | Lead | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Leifker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Little Corporal Mine | Zinc | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Little Corporal Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Little Giant Mines | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Little Giant Mines | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Little Ginte Mine | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Little Ginte Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Little Princess Mine | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Little Princess Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Louies Crushing Equipment | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Mj Stone | Dimension Limestone | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Magoon Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Magoon Prospect | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Mark Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marsden Black Jack Mine | Zinc | Unknown | MRDS | |
| McCarthy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Merry Widow Mine | Zinc | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Merry Widow Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Millershane Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mrs. J B Foeching Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Mrs. J B Foeching Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Munchow Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Munchow Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Nicholson No. 1 Mine | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Nicholson No. 1 Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Nobis Quarry | Limestone, General | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| North Unity Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| North Unity Mine | Lead, Zinc | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Northwestern Mine | Zinc | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Northwestern Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| O Sincox Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| O Sincox Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| O'Rourke Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| O'Rourke Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Oldenburg Mine | Zinc | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Olpenburg Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pmark Quarry Inc. | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Paragon Mine | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Paragon Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Piierce Quarry | Limestone, General | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pilot Knob Mine | Zinc | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Pilot Knob Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pittsburg Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pittsburg Mine | Zinc | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Randecker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Rockford Mining and Milling Co. Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Royal Princess Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Royal Princess Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Russell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Scales Mound Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Scales Mound Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Schaber Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Schaber Prospect | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Schoenhard Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Schoenhard Quarry | Lime | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Skene Mine | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| South Unity Mine | Zinc | Unknown | MRDS | |
| South Unity Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Southcott Prospect | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Spillane Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Spillane Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Spread #2 | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Spread 4 | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Spring Creek School Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Spring Creek School Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Stacy Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Steinstra Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Stenstra Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Stockton Stone, Inc. (P-Mark) | Dimension Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Taylor Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Taylor Prospect | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Ten Strike Mine | Zinc | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Tenstrike Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Theodore Volquaidts Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Theodore Volquaidts Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Townsend Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Upper Mississippi Valley Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Upper Mississippi Valley Prospect | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead Region, Illinois Sector | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Vinegar Hill Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Vinegar Hill Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Virtue Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| W. Hammer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wash Plant 1 | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Waters Mine | Zinc | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Waters Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Westaby Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| White Rose Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| White Rose Mines | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wishon Mine | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wubben Property | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Yungbluth Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Plant | MRDS |