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Abandoned mines in Illinois

Find the public record behind a former mining site. Explore reported locations, mined materials and operating history as a starting point for acquisition, reuse or reclamation research.

1,062 matching recordsMSHA snapshot · 2026-10-31

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History means records exist in the imported sources, including older periods. Missing history is not evidence of a clean safety record. Operator and controller names are the last relationships reported in the Mines snapshot; they are not verified current property owners.

Mine / reported locationMaterial / typeReported statusReported relationshipsAvailable history
PORTABLE 2145Tazewell, ILNear TremontMSHA 1102941Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/08/2003R. A. Cullinan & Son, Inc.Reported operatorMichael N Cullinan; James P BrunerReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
PORTABLE #2311Tazewell, ILNear Tremont, ILMSHA 1102376Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/08/2003R. A. Cullinan & Son, Inc.Reported operatorMichael N Cullinan; James P BrunerReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Portable Crusher #1Cook, ILMSHA 1102913Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/22/1994Northwest Material CorpReported operatorRiemer JaniceReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Portable Crusher #5Winnebago, ILMSHA 1100188Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/06/1993Rockford Sand & Gravel IncReported operatorWilliam Charles LtdReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Portable Crushing Plant #2Union, ILNear MONMOUTHMSHA 1302367Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 12/03/2019Coots Materials Company, Inc.Reported operatorDavid L CootsReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
PORTABLE NO. 1Jo Daviess, ILNear GalenaMSHA 1102928Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/08/2005Sproule Construction Co.,Inc.Reported operatorDaniele R SprouleReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Portable No. 2Jo Daviess, ILNear GalenaMSHA 1103024Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/08/2005Sproule Construction IncReported operatorDaniele R SprouleReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
PORTABLE PLANTCook, ILNear BartlettMSHA 1102945Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/10/2007Bluff City Materials IncReported operatorMichael P VondraReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Portable Plant #1Boone, ILMSHA 1102900Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/28/1995Schlichting & Sons Excavating IncReported operatorBruce E SchlichtingReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Portable Plant #2Cook, ILNear BartlettMSHA 1102980Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 05/12/2015Bluff City Materials, Inc.Reported operatorMichael P VondraReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Portable Plant #OneCook, ILMSHA 1102924Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 11/07/1994Bartlett Road MaterialsReported operatorFosco FredReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Portable Rip Rap PlantJo Daviess, ILNear GalenaMSHA 1103243Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/28/2020Louie's AggregateReported operatorLouis A TimpReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Portable Screening Plant #3Cook, ILNear ElginMSHA 1103265Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/10/2014Bluff City Materials IncReported operatorMichael P VondraReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
PORTABLE UNIT #2Ogle, ILNear WoosungMSHA 1103077Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/14/2005Alliance Materials, Inc.Reported operatorSteve D Bennett; Tom D BennettReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Portable Wash PlantFulton, ILNear EllisvilleMSHA 1102957Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/19/2013Tennessee SandReported operatorDavid SartoriusReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
PORTABLE WASH PLANT #1Winnebago, ILMSHA 1102550Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 05/27/1997Rockford Sand & Gravel IncReported operatorWilliam Charles LtdReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Portable Wash Plant #3Carroll, ILMSHA 1100195Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/28/1989Aggrecon CorpReported operatorJerry L KinkeadReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
PORTADREDGE #2501Tazewell, ILNear TremontMSHA 1102697Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 01/30/2015ROWE CONST A DIV OF UCM, INC.Reported operatorJames P Bruner; Michael N CullinanReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
PORTER BROS. SWANSON ROAD QUARRYWinnebago, ILMSHA 1100168Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 01/14/1997Porter Brothers IncReported operatorPorter JohnReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Porter Portable #1Winnebago, ILMSHA 1102703Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/22/1993Bill PorterReported operatorPorter Bill DReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Porter Portable #2Winnebago, ILMSHA 1102875Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/21/1989Bill PorterReported operatorPorter Bill DReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Possum Run PitMchenry, ILMSHA 1101166Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/15/1995Meyer Material CompanyReported operatorAmrize LtdReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Potomac Gravel PitVermilion, ILMSHA 1101199Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/10/1979Potomac Gravel CompanyReported operatorPotomac Gravel CompanyReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Power Screen IRock Island, ILNear HamptonMSHA 1102969Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/29/1996Soil Processors CorpReported operatorGreg MosleyReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Powley Gravel PitWoodford, ILNear Spring BayMSHA 1101848Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 01/26/2010Powley Sand & Gravel-Div/Seneca Petroleum Co Inc Reported operatorO E Hulse IIIReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Prairie Du Rocher MineRandolph, ILMSHA 1100080Crushed, Broken Limestone NECUndergroundAbandonedStatus date: 05/23/1995Mississippi Lime CompanyReported operatorHBM Holdings CompanyReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Prairie Eagle South Underground MinePerry, ILNear CutlerMSHA 1103205Coal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedStatus date: 12/31/2013Knight Hawk Coal LLCReported operatorCBR Investments, LLC; CBR Investments II, LLCReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
PRAIRIE MATERIALS YARD 89Livingston, ILMSHA 1103030Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 04/29/2002Prairie Materials Sales IncReported operatorPrairie GroupReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Prindle Pit And MillOgle, ILMSHA 1100108Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/04/1985Macklin Brothers IncReported operatorRobert C MacklinReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Prosser Construction Co.Shelby, ILNear ShelbyvilleMSHA 1101618Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/06/2014Prosser Construction CompanyReported operatorHolley Bailey; Charles AdamsReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →

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Acquisition & reuse

Use the mine name and reported location to investigate county parcel and title records, mineral rights, access and planning constraints. MSHA mailing addresses are addresses of record and may not locate the mine. Confirm the parcel and current ownership separately.

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Reclamation projects

Check official reclamation inventories and state or tribal programmes for documented hazards, project status and programme criteria. A matching name or an MSHA abandoned status alone does not confirm a programme match.

OSMRE abandoned mine land programme ↗

Source: MSHA public datasets. Production history checks quarterly and annual mine production/employment records. Safety history checks violations, inspections and accident reports; other source coverage is available on each mine profile.