Zinc Mines in Illinois
60Total Sites
0Active
Zinc Mining in Illinois
Illinois has 60 zinc-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. None are currently listed as active, but historical records document past production and geological occurrences. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
| County | Sites |
|---|---|
| Jo Daviess County | 50 |
| Pope County | 6 |
| Hardin County | 2 |
| Bureau County | 1 |
| Montgomery County | 1 |
Zinc Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Hillsboro Zinc Smelter | Montgomery | Processing Plant | Plant |
| A Wilkins Prospect | Jo Daviess | Occurrence | |
| A Wilkins Prospect | Jo Daviess | Prospect | |
| Appleton Mine | Jo Daviess | Past Producer | |
| Bautsch Mine | Jo Daviess | Past Producer | |
| Betsy Mine | Jo Daviess | Unknown | |
| Birkbeck Mine | Jo Daviess | Past Producer | |
| Birkbeck Prospect | Jo Daviess | Occurrence | |
| Blewett Mine | Jo Daviess | Past Producer | |
| Buck Hill Mine | Jo Daviess | Past Producer | |
| Buck Lead Mine | Jo Daviess | Past Producer | |
| Ensch Prospect | Jo Daviess | Prospect | |
| Glanville Prospect | Jo Daviess | Unknown | |
| Graham Mill-Concentrator | Jo Daviess | Processing Plant | Past Producer |
| Graham-Ginte Mine | Jo Daviess | Past Producer | |
| Graham-Snyder Mine | Jo Daviess | Past Producer | |
| Gray Mine | Jo Daviess | Unknown | |
| Hoosier Mine | Jo Daviess | Unknown | |
| Hudson Prospect | Jo Daviess | Occurrence | |
| Hudson Prospect | Jo Daviess | Prospect | |
| Hughlett and Gray Mine | Jo Daviess | Past Producer | |
| Little Corporal Mine | Jo Daviess | Unknown | |
| Marsden Black Jack Mine | Jo Daviess | Unknown | |
| McClellan Mine | Pope | Past Producer | |
| Merry Widow Mine | Jo Daviess | Unknown | |
| Mrs. J B Foeching Prospect | Jo Daviess | Occurrence | |
| Mrs. J B Foeching Prospect | Jo Daviess | Prospect | |
| Munchow Prospect | Jo Daviess | Occurrence | |
| Munchow Prospect | Jo Daviess | Prospect | |
| New Jersey Zinc Depue Plant | Bureau | Processing Plant | Past Producer |
| North Unity Mine | Jo Daviess | Past Producer | |
| Northwestern Mine | Jo Daviess | Unknown | |
| O Sincox Prospect | Jo Daviess | Occurrence | |
| O Sincox Prospect | Jo Daviess | Prospect | |
| Oldenburg Mine | Jo Daviess | Unknown | |
| Pilot Knob Mine | Jo Daviess | Unknown | |
| Pittsburg Mine | Jo Daviess | Past Producer | |
| Pittsburg Mine | Jo Daviess | Underground | Past Producer |
| Royal Princess Mine | Jo Daviess | Past Producer | |
| Scales Mound Prospect | Jo Daviess | Occurrence | |
| Scales Mound Prospect | Jo Daviess | Prospect | |
| South Unity Mine | Jo Daviess | Unknown | |
| Spillane Prospect | Jo Daviess | Prospect | |
| Spring Creek School Prospect | Jo Daviess | Occurrence | |
| Spring Creek School Prospect | Jo Daviess | Prospect | |
| Stacy Prospect | Jo Daviess | Prospect | |
| Ten Strike Mine | Jo Daviess | Unknown | |
| Theodore Volquaidts Prospect | Jo Daviess | Occurrence | |
| Theodore Volquaidts Prospect | Jo Daviess | Prospect | |
| Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead Region, Illinois Sector | Jo Daviess | Past Producer |