Mines in Montgomery County, Illinois

17Total
7Active

Montgomery County, Illinois has 17 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 7 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 Montgomery County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Deer Run MineCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundActiveMSHA
Nokomis QuarryCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Nokomis Quarry CoCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Central Ill. Stone Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Msc Yard #15.Stone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Nokomis Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Tri-County Stone Company QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
(Facility) Hillsboro Zinc SmelterZincProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
Crown ShopCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Fork Creek Shale ExposureClaySurfaceProspectMRDS
Hillsboro MineCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Hillsboro PitStoneSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Kiggins Crushed Stone Co. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrenceMRDS
Litchfield QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Maverick PlantCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Montgomery County PitStoneSurfacePast ProducerMRDS