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Mines in Alexander County, Illinois

Alexander County, Illinois has 16 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 14 abandoned. 1 miner has died and 212 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 135 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Alexander County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.

Abandoned and historical mine features in Alexander County →

Mines on register
16
Active
2
Fatalities on record
1
Citations issued
135
8 underground · 6 surface · 2 facilities 0 coal · 16 metal and non-metal 14 abandoned 212 reported accidents, 1983–2026
Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Alexander County, Illinois · Population 5,042
2.6%
Mining share of county employment
$43,523
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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MSHA-registered mine, any status

Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.

Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc 6 2 1
Tammsco Inc 3 0 0
Illinois Minerals Company 2 0 0
Buzzi Unicem USA 1 0 0
Markgraf Materials Company 1 0 0
Tammsco Inc 1 0 0
Union Pacific Minerals Inc 1 0 0
Wilburn Farms Trucking and Dozer Svc 1 0 0
Mines in Alexander County16 on register
  1. Elco Plant
    Facility metal/non-metal · Covia Specialty Minerals, Inc. · MSHA ID 1101981
    Active
  2. Tamms Plant
    Facility metal/non-metal · Covia Specialty Minerals, Inc. · MSHA ID 1102051
    Active
  3. Birk 2a
    Underground metal/non-metal · Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1102598
    Abandoned
  4. Lonestar Pit #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Wilburn Farms Trucking and Dozer Svc · MSHA ID 1102833
    Abandoned
  5. BIRK 1 Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1102837
    Abandoned
  6. Moad
    Underground metal/non-metal · Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1102608
    Abandoned
  7. Birk 1 Pit UG
    Underground metal/non-metal · Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1102955
    Abandoned
  8. Birk No 1
    Underground metal/non-metal · Tammsco Inc · MSHA ID 1102653
    Abandoned
  9. Birk No 2 Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tammsco Inc · MSHA ID 1100881
    Abandoned
  10. Birk No 2b
    Underground metal/non-metal · Tammsco Inc · MSHA ID 1102319
    Abandoned
  11. Birk No 3 Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Tammsco Inc · MSHA ID 1101885
    Abandoned
  12. Lonestar Industries Inc
    Surface metal/non-metal · Buzzi Unicem USA · MSHA ID 1102966
    Abandoned
  13. Magazine Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Illinois Minerals Company · MSHA ID 1101883
    Abandoned
  14. Markgraf Materials Company
    Surface metal/non-metal · Markgraf Materials Company · MSHA ID 1102591
    Abandoned
  15. No 24 Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Illinois Minerals Company · MSHA ID 1102576
    Abandoned
  16. Thebes Limestone Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Union Pacific Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1102952
    Abandoned

Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.

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How to read these numbers

The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.