Directory of Illinois Mineral Producers, and Maps of Extraction Sites Xiaodong Miao,1 Zakaria Lasemi,1 Donald G. Mikulic,1 and Michael Falter2 1Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2Office of Mines and Minerals, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Circular 584 2016 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Front cover: This large operation recovers sand and gravel from the Illinoian-age glaciofluvial outwash deposit at the Keyesport Sand and Gravel Pit, Bond and Clinton Counties, Illinois. The excavation backwall is about 60 ft (18 m) high. (Photograph by X. Miao.) © 2016 University of Illinois Board of Trustees. All rights reserved. For permissions information, contact the Illinois State Geological Survey. Directory of Illinois Mineral Producers, and Maps of Extraction Sites Xiaodong Miao,1 Zakaria Lasemi,1 Donald G. Mikulic,1 and Michael Falter2 1Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2Office of Mines and Minerals, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Circular 584 2016 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 615 E. Peabody Drive Champaign, Illinois 61820-6918 http://www.isgs.illinois.edu ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This work is supported by the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS). Curtis Abert (ISGS) assisted in converting the addresses into geographic information system (GIS) format, Jennifer Carrell (ISGS) finalized the map figures, Susan Krusemark (ISGS) helped with the editorial work, and Michael W. Knapp (ISGS) completed graphics and layout. All contributions are greatly appreciated. Many Inter- net directories were also consulted. To obtain information about this publication, please contact Zakaria Lasemi at [email protected]. Suggested citation: Miao, X., Z. Lasemi, D.G. Mikulic, and M. Falter, 2016, Directory of Illinois mineral producers, and maps of extraction sites: Illinois State Geological Survey, Circular 584, 52 p. CONTENTS Acknowledgments ii Introduction 1 Illinois Mineral Producers, by County 5 Illinois Mineral Producers, by Company 11 Illinois Mineral Producers, by Commodity 17 Clay and Clay Products (clay, brick, tile, and others) 17 Industrial Sand 17 Coal 18 Peat 20 Sand and Gravel 21 Sandstone (also limestone) 31 Stone (dolomite and limestone) 31 Underground Crushed Stone Mines 42 Tripoli 43 Table 1 Stratigraphic units mined 2 Figures 1 Stone quarries and mines in Illinois 45 2 Sand and gravel pits in Illinois 47 3 Clay, peat, tripoli, and industrial sand operations in Illinois 49 4 Coal mines in Illinois 51 INTRODUCTION alphabetically by county, company, The “rock units” line identifies geologic and commodity. The commodity list is rock units mined in Illinois (as listed This directory lists the companies (other organized first by commodity, then by in Table 1). It does not apply to mineral than oil and gas producers) involved in county, and then by producers within processing or manufacturing plants. mining, processing, and manufacturing each county. Throughout the commod- Knowledge of which rock units are being mineral products in Illinois. The fold- ity list, the three-digit number following extracted provides an indication of the out maps at the end show the locations the county name is the county number. variability of the material in the ground of nonfuel mineral resource extrac- Within the commodity list, the nonfuel and the range of products that may be tion sites (Figures 1–3) and coal mines extraction sites have three additional produced. (Figure 4). numbers that follow the county num- The terms “gravel” and “coarse aggre- Since the last mineral producer direc- bers and serve as statewide unique gate” refer to materials that are too large tory was published in 1999, company identification numbers. These numbers to pass through a no. 4 mesh sieve (4.75- information has been updated, new are used in the listings for clay pits, con- mm or 0.187-in. square openings). The locations have been added, and many struction sand and gravel pits, indus- terms “sand” and “fine aggregate” refer closed locations have been eliminated. trial sand quarries and pits, peat pits, to materials that are small enough to The extent of location maps has been limestone and dolomite stone quarries, pass through a no. 4 mesh sieve but are expanded to show complete coverage of underground mines (and one sandstone too large to pass through a no. 200 mesh extraction sites. quarry), and tripoli quarries. sieve (0.075-mm or 0.0029-in. square Information about the listed operations The numbering system above was estab- openings). Various coarse (CA) and fine was gathered from the U.S. Geological lished and is maintained by IDOT (Divi- (FA) construction aggregate products Survey, Illinois Manufacturers Direc- sion of Highways, Bulletin 23, Sources are defined according to their size in tory, Illinois Department of Transpor- & Producers of Aggregate for Highway Standard Specifications for Road and tation (IDOT), Illinois Office of Mines Construction in Illinois, revised Novem- Bridge Construction (IDOT, Springfield, and Minerals, Keystone Coal Industry ber 1, 1997), the Illinois Office of Mines Illinois), adopted January 1, 2012 (ht t p:// Manual, Illinois Association of Aggre- and Minerals, and the ISGS. www.idot.illinois.gov/assets/uploads/ gate Producers, and staff of the Illinois files/doing-business/manuals-guides- The last three or four numbers for coal State Geological Survey (ISGS). We were &-handbooks/highways/construction/ mines (e.g., 886 or 1050) indicate the unable to obtain the same level of infor- standard-specifications/12specbook. ISGS mining index, which was estab- mation for all operations. pdf). This book defines four coarse and lished and is maintained by the Coal, fine aggregate product groups according Contact and other information on crude Bedrock Geology, and Industrial Miner- to their physical properties: oil and natural gas producers in Illi- als Section of the ISGS. nois can be found in the Tri-state Oil • Class A aggregate products are suitable Because of the large number of relatively Men’s Directory (Illinois, Indiana, Ken- for use in portland cement concrete small extraction sites in Illinois, infor- tucky), published by the Illinois Oil and (not all applications). mation in this report must be considered Gas Association (P.O. Box 788, Mount subject to change and frequent revision. • Class B aggregate products are suitable Vernon, IL 62864). for use in Class I interstate highway- Some sites are active only sporadically quality bituminous concrete paving and are operated with portable equip- To facilitate locating Illinois mineral and base courses. producers, the directory lists them ment. As stated above, the first three numbers are the county numbers and the fourth number identifies the type of extraction site (except coal). 0 = sand and gravel pits 1 = industrial sand quarries or pits 2 = limestone and dolomite stone quarries and underground mines (and one sandstone quarry) 6 = clay pits 8 = peat pits 9 = tripoli quarries The last two numbers identify the location of the pit or quarry within each county. For example, 201 - 0 30 30 identifies the specific pit within the county 0 identifies the extracted material as sand and gravel 201 is the county number for Winnebago County 1 • Class C aggregate products are suitable Four maps on pages 45 to 51 show the Information on product availability at for use in lower quality bituminous locations of stone quarries and mines; each site is intended to be representa- concrete paving and base courses and sand and gravel pits; clay, peat, tripoli, tive of what may be available and does in seal and cover. and industrial sand operations; and coal not guarantee what products are actu- • Class D aggregate products are suit- mines in Illinois. The map of coal mines ally available or their quality. Users are able for use in water-bound macadam includes locations of coal-fueled electric urged to notify the ISGS of additions, surface materials, base courses, shoul- power and industrial plants. deletions, or other changes to this direc- der fill, and other low-grade uses. tory. Table 1 Stratigraphic units mined Stratigraphic units are listed in order of increasing age. For more information on the Quaternary System, refer to Wedron and Mason Groups: Lithostratigraphic Reclassification of Deposits of the Wisconsin Episode, Lake Michigan Lobe Area, Bulletin 104 (Hansel and Johnson 1996). For the Tertiary System and older systems, see the Handbook of Illinois Stratigraphy, Bulletin 95 (Willman et al. 1975). Both are published by the Illinois State Geological Survey. Quaternary System Pleistocene Series Hudson Episode Cahokia Formation (partly Wisconsin Episode) Grayslake Peat Parkland facies Wisconsin Episode Peoria Silt Equality Formation Henry Formation Batavia facies (proglacial fans) Mackinaw facies (valley trains) Wasco facies (kames, deltas) Wedron Group Roxana Silt Illinoian Episode Pearl Formation Loveland Silt Glasford Formation Hagarstown Member Pre-Illinoian Episode Pliocene-Pleistocene Mounds Gravel Tertiary System Porters Creek Clay (Paleocene) Pennsylvanian System Mattoon Formation Greenup Limestone Member Omega Limestone Member Bond Formation Millersville Limestone Member (central and southern Illinois) (Friendsville Coal Member lies below the Millersville) known as Livingston Limestone Member in eastern Illinois known as La Salle Limestone Member