Mines in Vermilion County, Illinois

23Total

7Active

Vermilion County, Illinois has 23 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 sand and gravel, construction, with 11 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Vermilion County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Fairmount Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Sand Valley Sand & Gravel Inc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Allison Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bush Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lonnas Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
National Gravel Co., Inc.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Valley Sand & Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Allison Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Barrick Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Calefy Mine	Coal (Bituminous)	Underground	Abandoned and Sealed	MSHA
Danville Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Fairmount Quarry & Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Plant	MRDS
Harmattan Mine Shale Exposure	Fire Clay (Refractory)		Occurrence	MRDS
Hickory Grove Sand & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Ill Mine	Coal (Bituminous)	Underground	Abandoned and Sealed	MSHA
Lee Mine (Strip)	Coal (Bituminous)	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Potomac Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Riola Complex Vermilion Grove Portal	Coal (Bituminous)	Underground	Abandoned and Sealed	MSHA
Riola Mine Complex - Riola Portal	Coal (Bituminous)	Underground	Abandoned and Sealed	MSHA
Seymour Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Thomas Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Tucker Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Western Brick Co. Shale Exposure	Fire Clay (Refractory)		Occurrence	MRDS