Mines

Mines in Illinois

Rare Context lists 46 mines in Illinois, United States. The largest is Lively Grove Mine, with 462 employees in 2025.

All mines

By primary commodity, most mines first, then by employees within each commodity.

MineCommodityCountyOwner or operatorEmployees
Lively Grove MineCoalWashington CountyPrairie State Energy Campus Management Inc462 2025
Mine No. 1CoalHamilton CountyAlliance Resource Partners LP349 2025
Prairie Eagle-UndergroundCoalPerry CountyCBR Investments, LLC; CBR Investments II, LLC296 2025
MC#1 MineCoalFranklin CountyForesight Energy Labor LLC289 2025
Mach #1 MineCoalWilliamson CountyForesight Energy Labor LLC271 2025
Deer Run MineCoalMontgomery CountyForesight Energy Labor LLC191 2025
Gateway North MineCoalRandolph CountyPeabody Energy Corporation150 2025
Friendsville MineCoalWabash CountyResponsible Energy Operations35 2025
Golden Eagle MineCoalPerry CountyCBR Investments, LLC; CBR Investments II, LLC10 2025
Hawkeye MineCoalRandolph CountyCBR Investments, LLC; CBR Investments II, LLC8 2025
Red HawkCoalPerry CountyCBR Investments, LLC; CBR Investments II, LLC8 2025
BCR Mine #1CoalPerry CountyBC Recovery, LLC7 2025
Black HawkCoalRandolph CountyCBR Investments, LLC; CBR Investments II, LLC4 2025
JordanCoalPerry CountyBC Recovery, LLC4 2025
Cheyenne Saline Co. #1CoalGallatin CountyCheyenne Resources, INC.3 2025
Eagle River Mine No 1CoalSaline CountyResponsible Energy Operations2 2024
Franklin County MineCoalJefferson CountyACNR Holdings, Inc2 2025
Creek Paum MineCoalJackson CountyCBR Investments, LLC; CBR Investments II, LLC1 2025
Orient No 6 MineCoalJefferson CountyCheyenne Resources, INC.1 2025
Royal Falcon MineCoalJackson CountyCBR Investments, LLC; CBR Investments II, LLC1 2022
Akin MineCoalFranklin CountyAkin Energy LLC—
Crown III MineCoalMacoupin CountyJ. Oros Properties LLC—
Delta Carbon ProjectCoalSaline CountyK.D. Crain & Sons, Inc.—
Mine #11CoalChristian CountyPeabody Energy Corporation—
North Canton MineCoalFulton CountyNorth Canton LLC—
Russellville MineCoalLawrence CountyHallador Energy Company—
Sugar Camp 1CoalFranklin CountySugar Camp Energy, LLC—
Wedron PlantIndustrial sandLa Salle CountyIron Oak Energy Solutions LLC175 2025
Northern White SandIndustrial sandLa Salle CountySmart Sand Inc35 2025
Manley Bros.Industrial sandLa Salle CountyPaul Salt27 2025
Troy Grove PlantIndustrial sandLa Salle CountyCovia Holdings LLC11 2025
Carlyle Sand and Gravel - SouthIndustrial sandClinton CountyCarlyle Sand and Gravel-A Ltd5 2025
Utica PlantIndustrial sandLa Salle CountyCovia Holdings LLC5 2021
Marengo MaterialsIndustrial sandMchenry CountyMarengo Materials LLC4 2025
PieperIndustrial sandWinnebago County——
Utica SilicaIndustrial sandLa Salle CountyUSS Holdings Inc—
McCook QuarryCrushed limestoneCook CountyVulcan Materials Company84 2025
Bluff City MineCrushed limestoneMadison CountyMartin Marietta Materials Inc55 2025
Thornton QuarryCrushed limestoneCook CountyHeidelberg Materials AG55 2025
Romeo QuarryCrushed limestoneWill CountyHeidelberg Materials AG31 2025
LeFevre-Mager MineClayPulaski CountyOil Dri Corporation Of America56 2025
Utica ClayClayLa Salle CountyBrickworks Limited—
Oregon PlantCrushed sandstoneOgle CountyCovia Holdings LLC50 2025
Hastie Mining and TruckingFluorsparHardin County—2 2025
Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc.Sand and gravelLake CountyThelen Sand & Gravel, Inc.27 2025
Ottawa PlantSilicaLa Salle CountyUSS Holdings Inc143 2025

Every mine in Illinois, with owners.All 46 in one file, each with its owner, commodity, resources and permit status. We research what the public sources leave out.

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