Mines in Pope County, Illinois
120Total
1Active
Pope County, Illinois has 120 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 1 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is fluorine-fluorite, with 42 sites.
By Status
Past Producer · 65Occurrence · 30Prospect · 23Producer · 1Abandoned · 1
Top Commodities
Fluorine-Fluorite · 42Stone, Crushed/Broken · 10Zinc · 6Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc · 5Barium-Barite · 4Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead · 3Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite · 2Zinc, Barium-Barite · 1
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Active Mines in Pope County
| Mine | Operator | Commodity | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Knight Fluorspar Mine | — | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | — | Producer |
All Mines in Pope County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Knight Fluorspar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Producer | MRDS | |
| Acup Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Acup Prospect | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Baldwin Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Baldwin Prospect | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Balfour Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Balfour Prospect | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Barite Occurrence Number 1 | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Barite Occurrence Number 1 | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Barite Occurrence Number 2 | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Barite Occurrence Number 2 | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Barite-Fluorite Prospect Number 1 | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Barite-Fluorite Prospect Number 1 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Barnett Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Barnett Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Barnett Shaft | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Barnett Shaft | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bay City Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Bay City Mine | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Bethel Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Big Joe Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Big Joe Prospect | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Brownfield Sanstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Charles Crabb Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Charles Crabb Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Compton Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Compton Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Conrad Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Conrad Prospect | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Davenport Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Davenport Prospect | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Desautels Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Desautels Prospect | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Dixon Springs Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Douglas Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Douglas Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Empire Fluorspar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Empire-O. Crabb-Red Extention | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Empire-O.crabb-Red Extention | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Fairbairn Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Fairbairn Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gaskins Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gaskins Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Golconda Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Golconda Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Gordon Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gordon Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gullett Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gullett Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| H. McGuire Property | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| H. McGuire Property | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hardinsburg Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Henson Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Henson Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Herod Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Hicks Creek Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hicks Creek Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hollomon Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hollomon Prospect | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hubbard Shaft | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hubbard Shaft | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hutchinson Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Jefferson Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Jefferson Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Little Jean Mine | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Little Jean Mine | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Lost 40 Mines | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lost 40 Mines | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Luella Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Luella Mine | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Mc Guire Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Mc Guire Prospect | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| McClellan Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| McClellan Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Medeker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Moore Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Moore Mine | Past Producer | MRDS | ||
| New Baldwin Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| New Baldwin Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| O Rear Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| O Rear Prospect | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Parkinson Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Parkinson Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pierce Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pierce Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pittsburg Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pittsburg Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Rainy Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Red | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Red | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Rock Candy Mountain Property | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Rock Candy Mountain Property | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Rotes Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Rotes Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Scott Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Scott Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Shelby Property | Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Shelby Property | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Slapout Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Slapout Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Stockton | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Stockton | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Todd Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Todd Prospect | Past Producer | MRDS | ||
| Tripod Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Tripod Prospect | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Turner Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Turner Prospect | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Williams Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Williams Mine | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Zinc Barite Occurrence No. 1 | Zinc, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Zinc Barite Occurrence No. 1 | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Zinc Prospect No. 1 | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Zinc Prospect No. 1 | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Zinc Prospect No. 2 | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Zinc Prospect No. 2 | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS |