Mines in Lake County, Illinois

Lake County, Illinois has 23 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 6 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 13 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Lake County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc.	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Aptakisic Sand Corp.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Fansteel #1 Tantalum Plant	Tantalum	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Filter Materials Perlite Plant	Perlite	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Lake County Pit No. 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Thelen Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Abbotts North Chicago Iodine Plant	Iodine	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Barthel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cow Hey Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Deerfield Pit	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Economy Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Fox Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gurnee Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gurnee Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lake County Pit No. 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lakemoor Materials	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Midwest Aggregates	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Mundelein Pit	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Peterson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unamed Limestone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Volo Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wadsworth Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Zion City Pit	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS