Mines in McHenry County, Illinois

McHenry County, Illinois has 50 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 18 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 30 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in McHenry County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Amrize McHenry Pit #26	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Lakemoor Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Algonquin Pit #5	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Algonquin Sand & Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Anderson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Crystal Lake Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Frams Material Co. Dredge	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Producer	MRDS
Green Valley East Gate Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Griebel Trucking Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Harvard Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Huntley Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Island Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
North Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Pistakee Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Raven Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rocky Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rose Farm Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
West Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Algonquin Sand & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Amrize Marengo Pit #39	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Big Hollow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Burgett Lake	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Cmi Marengo Facility	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Cary Plant & Portable Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cole Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Crystal Lake Facility	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
D & Z Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Plant	MRDS
Gavers Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Plant	MRDS
Gavers Pit & Mill	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Holcim Algonquin Pit #5	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Jacobs Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Kleemann Crusher	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Lily Pond	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Lily Pond Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Marengo Materials	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Marengo Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
McGuire Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Merryman Aggregates	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Metcalf Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Meyer Material Company - Harvard Pit #11	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Possum Run Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Plant	MRDS
Raven Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Reed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Reiland Pit, Dredge	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Past Producer	MRDS
Spring Lake Sand & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Square Barn Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Steward Wells Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Union Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Woodstock Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS