Mines in Whiteside County, Illinois

36Total
8Active

Whiteside County, Illinois has 36 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 8 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 18 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Whiteside County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Emerson QuarryCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Acker-Fulton QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Collinson Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Huizenga QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Nelson Sand & Gravel Pit #2 &Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
S Aker QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Schultz QuarryLimestone, GeneralSurfaceProducerMRDS
Sier QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
C J Materials IncConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Como PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Emerson Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePlantMRDS
Erie Township Highway DepartmentStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
J. Dykstra PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Kay's Corner PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Kehobe Materials, Inc. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
L. Deets QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceOccurrenceMRDS
Lynden PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
McCue PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
McMahon Quarry and Plant No. 8Stone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePlantMRDS
Meekins QuarryLimestone, GeneralSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Moline RoadSand, Industrial NECSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Morrison QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Portable Unit #1Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Propheter PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Propheter Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Rock Falls Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePlantMRDS
Rock River Ready Mix Inc-S & G DivConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Slaymaker QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Tampico QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Ls QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Whiteside Blacktop Company PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Whiteside County Highway DepartmentStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS