Mines in St. Clair County, Illinois

41Total
6Active

St. Clair County, Illinois has 41 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 6 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is coal (bituminous), with 11 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in St. Clair County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Columbia Plant #1Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Dupo Plant #9Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Falling Springs QuarryCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Watco Transloading/ Cahokia TerminalsCoal (Bituminous)FacilityActiveMSHA
East St. Louis QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Pfizer Inc. Mineral PigmentsIronProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
(Facility) Cerro Copper Sauget SmelterCopperProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
(Facility) Sauget Zinc RefineryZinc, RefinerProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
Alpha PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Belleville City QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Casper Stolle Quarry & Contracting CoCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Casper Stolle Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePlantMRDS
Christy Mine #2Coal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Columbia Quarry & Mill #9Stone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePlantMRDS
Columbia Quarry No. 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Cottonwood HillsCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Freeburg Sand Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePlantMRDS
Freegurg Shale ExposureClaySurfaceProspectMRDS
Green Diamond ShopCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Hill Brick Co. Shale PitClaySurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Hydraulic-Press Brick Co.clay Pit 2ClaySurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Kaskaskia Loading DockCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Krause #1 Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePlantMRDS
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrenceMRDS
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrenceMRDS
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrenceMRDS
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrenceMRDS
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrenceMRDS
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrenceMRDS
Little Canteen Shale ExposureClaySurfaceProspectMRDS
Metro East Sand IncConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Quality Stone Quarry and Mill No. 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Randolph Prep PlantCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
River Dock Loading DockCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
River King Pit No 3Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
River King PrepCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
River King UndergroundCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
St. Clair County Highway DepartmentSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Superior Dredge and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshorePlantMRDS
T.w. Stolle QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Tsm CentralCoal (Bituminous)FacilityAbandonedMSHA