Mines Near Chicago, Illinois
91 mines and mineral deposits within 25 miles of Chicago (population 2,718,782). Data from USGS MRDS and MSHA federal databases. Adjust radius or search a specific address →
Mines Within 25 Miles of Chicago
| Mine | Distance | Commodity | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County Highway Dept.-Own Crews | 0.4 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Apex Intl Alloys-Chicago Plant | 0.4 mi | Aluminum, Zinc | Processing Plant | Plant |
| (Facility) Simmons Precious Metals Refinery | 0.4 mi | Ruthenium, Gold, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum, Silver | Processing Plant | Plant |
| City of Chicago Eng. - Own Crews | 0.4 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Superior Graphite,chicago Plant | 0.4 mi | Graphite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Us Steel Chicago Plant--South Works | 0.4 mi | Iron | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Stearns Lime and Stone Co Quarry | 2.6 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Chicago Union Lime Works Quarry | 2.8 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Lyons Quarry | 2.8 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer |
| Grand and Campbell Ave Quarry | 3.2 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| River Forest City Eng - Own Crews | 9.7 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Stony Island Quarries | 10.8 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Lyons Quarry | 11.0 mi | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned |
| McCook Quarry | 11.2 mi | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active |
| Riverside Lime and Stone Co Quarry | 11.2 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Summit Quarry Consumers Company | 11.5 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Lyons | 11.5 mi | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned |
| Evanston City Eng | 11.7 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| McCook Lime Plant | 12.1 mi | Lime | Facility | Abandoned |
| Melrose Park City Eng. - Own Crews | 12.2 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Federal Underground | 12.3 mi | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Underground | Active |
| Marblehead South Chicago Lime Plant | 12.5 mi | Limestone, General | Processing Plant | Producer |
| South Chicago Plant | 12.6 mi | Lime | Facility | Abandoned |
| Yard 97-Pontiac | 12.6 mi | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned |
| Federal Quarry | 12.6 mi | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned |
| Mc Cook Yard No. 387 & Mill | 12.8 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Plant |
| Superior Stone Co Quarry | 12.8 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Morton Grove City Eng. - Own Crews | 13.0 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| West Chester City Eng. - Own Crews | 13.1 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Bellwood Quarry | 13.2 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Dolese and Shepard Crushed Stone | 13.2 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| A C O'Laughlin Stone Co Quarry | 13.3 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Niles City Dept of Public Works | 13.5 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Federal Quarry & Mill | 14.0 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Plant |
| Wilmette City Eng. - Own Crews | 14.1 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Northlake City Eng. - Own Crews | 14.1 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Plant #4 - Northgate-Thayer | 14.3 mi | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned |
| Wester Springs City Eng.-Own Crews | 14.4 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| McCook Yards | 14.7 mi | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned |
| Silbrico Expanded Perilite Plant | 14.7 mi | Perlite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Yard No. 22 Clay Pit | 15.0 mi | Clay | Surface | Past Producer |
| Worth Pit | 15.6 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | 15.7 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| (Facility) Amoco/ Whiting Refinery | 15.9 mi | Sulfur | Processing Plant | Plant |
| Yard 92 - Dundee | 16.1 mi | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned |
| Winnetka City Eng. - Own Crews | 16.2 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Vulcan Starter Trench | 16.2 mi | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned |
| Yard R Clay Pit | 16.2 mi | Clay | Surface | Producer |
| Elmhurst Portable Plant #1 | 16.8 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Elmhurst Underground No. 1 | 17.0 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Underground | Producer |
| City of Calumet - Own Crews | 18.2 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Harbison-Walker/ Hammond, Ind. | 18.3 mi | Chromium | Processing Plant | Producer |
| East Chicago Plant-Energy Coop. | 18.3 mi | Sulfur | Processing Plant | Unknown |
| (Facility) Us Steel Lead Smeltr & Refinery | 18.3 mi | Antimony, Lead | Processing Plant | Plant |
| J & L Steel/ Indiana Harbor Works | 18.3 mi | Iron | Processing Plant | Unknown |
| Natl. Briquette Corp. Plant | 18.3 mi | Fluorine-Fluorite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| East Chicago Plant-U.s. Gypsum Co. | 18.5 mi | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Processing Plant | Plant |
| Glencoe City Engr. - Own Crews | 18.9 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Indiana Harbor Limekiln | 18.9 mi | Limestone, General | Processing Plant | Plant |
| Markham City Dept. of Public Works | 19.5 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | 19.7 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Buffington Cement Plant | 19.9 mi | Stone | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Village of Lombard Pit | 19.9 mi | Stone | Surface | Past Producer |
| Northbrook City Dept of Public Work | 19.9 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Buffington Plant | 20.1 mi | Lime | Facility | Active |
| Downers Grove City Pit | 20.1 mi | Stone | Surface | Past Producer |
| Dean H. Mitchell Generating Station | 20.2 mi | Sulfur | Processing Plant | Plant |
| Mount Prospect City Eng | 20.4 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Kugler Pit | 20.9 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Thornton Underground | 21.1 mi | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Underground | Abandoned |
| Buffington Lime Plant | 21.3 mi | Limestone, General | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Thornton Underground Mine No. 2 | 21.5 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Underground | Producer |
| Thornton Quarry | 21.6 mi | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active |
| Brownell Improvement Co Quarry | 21.8 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Thorton Quarry & Mill | 21.8 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer |
| Thorton Plant Lime | 21.9 mi | Limestone, General | Processing Plant | Past Producer |
| Glen Ellyn City Pit | 22.3 mi | Stone | Surface | Past Producer |
| Ajax Pit | 22.6 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Limestone Prospect | 22.8 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Occurrence |
| Curtis S&g Pit | 22.8 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Deerfield Pit | 23.0 mi | Stone | Surface | Past Producer |
| Samoki Brothers Sand Pit | 23.1 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Lemont Quarry Consumers Company | 23.5 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Cedarapids 1 Portable Plant | 23.6 mi | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned |
| Rolling Meadows Dept of Public Work | 24.0 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Gary #1 Plant | 24.1 mi | Clay | Processing Plant | Plant |
| Gary #8 Plant | 24.1 mi | Clay | Processing Plant | Plant |
| Dupage City Hwy. Dept. Pit | 24.5 mi | Stone | Surface | Past Producer |
| Wheaton City Pit | 24.5 mi | Stone | Surface | Past Producer |
| Barge Slip Quarry | 24.6 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Yard M Clay Pit | 24.8 mi | Clay | Surface | Producer |