Mines in Monroe County, Illinois

10Total
2Active

Monroe County, Illinois has 10 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 2 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 7 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Monroe County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Waterloo Plant #7Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Quality Stone Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Columbia Quarry No. 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Columbia Quarry No. 3Stone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Columbia Quarry No. 5Stone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceOccurrenceMRDS
Monroe County PitStoneSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Valmeyer No 3 Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenUndergroundPlantMRDS
Waterloo PitStoneSurfacePast ProducerMRDS