Mines in Johnson County, Illinois

13Total
3Active

Johnson County, Illinois has 13 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 3 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 5 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Johnson County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Buncombe PlantCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Cypress PlantCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Southern Illinois Stone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Caseyville Sandstone Deposit 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProspectMRDS
Charles Stone Plant #15 & QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePlantMRDS
Cypress Sandstone ExposureStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProspectMRDS
Fluorine OccurrenceFluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceMRDS
Fluorine OccurrenceFluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceMRDS
Johnson Cty Hwy Dept PitStoneSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
New Burnside Mine StripCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Shawnee Low Interest Fluorine DepositOccurrenceMRDS
Tunnel Hill Sandstone ExposureStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProspectMRDS
Vienna City Eng PitStoneSurfacePast ProducerMRDS