Mines in Randolph County, Illinois

41Total
6Active

Randolph County, Illinois has 41 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 6 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 18 sites.

By Status

Abandoned · 12Past Producer · 10Prospect · 6Occurrence · 6Active · 4Producer · 2NonProducing · 1

Top Commodities

Stone, Crushed/Broken · 18Coal (Bituminous) · 15Clay · 4Sand and Gravel, Construction · 2Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC · 2
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Active Mines in Randolph County

MineOperatorCommodityTypeStatus
Gateway North MinePeabody Gateway North Mining, LLCCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundActive
Preparation PlantPeabody Midwest Mining, LLCCoal (Bituminous)FacilityActive
Mississippi Lime Co-Prairie Du RocherBluff City Minerals, LLCCrushed, Broken Limestone NECUndergroundActive
Hawkeye MineKnight Hawk Coal, LLCCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceActive
Southern Illinois Sand DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducer
Stotz Quarry MineStone, Crushed/BrokenUndergroundProducer

All Mines in Randolph County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Gateway North MineCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundActiveMSHA
Hawkeye MineCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceActiveMSHA
Mississippi Lime Co-Prairie Du RocherCrushed, Broken Limestone NECUndergroundActiveMSHA
Preparation PlantCoal (Bituminous)FacilityActiveMSHA
Southern Illinois Sand DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Stotz Quarry MineStone, Crushed/BrokenUndergroundProducerMRDS
Baldwin UndergroundCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Birchler Shale Drill HoleClayUndergroundProspectMRDS
Black HawkCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceNonProducingMSHA
Burning Star #3Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Caseyville Shale ExposureClaySurfaceProspectMRDS
Chester QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Cohen PropertyStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Degonia Sandstone ExposureStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProspectMRDS
Gateway MineCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Hepp Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Hopkins HillCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Hornbastel Shale ExposureClaySurfaceProspectMRDS
Jordan Grove Ccw Fill SiteCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Kaskaskia MineCrushed, Broken Limestone NECUndergroundAbandonedMSHA
Kellogg DockCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Kellogg TerminalCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrenceMRDS
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrenceMRDS
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrenceMRDS
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrenceMRDS
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrenceMRDS
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceOccurrenceMRDS
Menard State Penitentiary QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Prairie Du Rocher QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Randolph County Highway DepartmentStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
River King No 6Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Rockwood Sandstone ExposureStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProspectMRDS
Solvay MineStone, Crushed/BrokenUndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Spartan MineCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Streamline MineCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Streamline PlantCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Wlatersburg Shale ExposureClaySurfaceProspectMRDS

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