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Mines in Gallatin County, Illinois

Gallatin County, Illinois has 19 mines on MSHA's register: 18 abandoned. 18 are coal mines and 1 metal or non-metal. 6 miners have died and 2,072 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2019. Inspectors have issued 1,448 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Gallatin 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 Gallatin County →

Mines on register
19
Active
0
Fatalities on record
6
Citations issued
1,448
4 underground · 11 surface · 4 facilities 18 coal · 1 metal and non-metal 18 abandoned 2,072 reported accidents, 1983–2019
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.
Gallatin County, Illinois · Population 4,857
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$54,626
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
Peabody Coal Company 5 0 0
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC 2 0 0
Big Ridge, Inc. 1 0 3
Peabody Coal Company 1 0 2
Midwest Auger Co. 1 0 1
A & F Coal Company Inc 1 0 0
Black Hawk Mining Inc 1 0 0
Cheyenne Resources, Inc. 1 0 0
Diversified Materials Inc 1 0 0
Imi-South Llc 1 0 0
Mines in Gallatin County19 on register
  1. Eagle No. 2
    Facility coal · Peabody Coal Company · MSHA ID 1100598
    Abandoned
  2. Eagle Valley Mine
    Underground coal · Big Ridge, Inc. · MSHA ID 1102846
    Abandoned and Sealed
  3. Cheyenne Saline Co. #1
    Surface coal · Cheyenne Resources, Inc. · MSHA ID 1102751
    Temporarily Idled
  4. Cottage Grove Auger
    Surface coal · Midwest Auger Co. · MSHA ID 1103102
    Abandoned
  5. Wildcat Hills Mine - Cottage Grove Pit
    Surface coal · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1103017
    Abandoned
  6. Central Prep Plant
    Surface coal · Black Beauty Coal Company · MSHA ID 1102912
    Abandoned
  7. Eagle Surface Prep
    Surface coal · Peabody Coal Company · MSHA ID 1100596
    Abandoned
  8. DREDGE #I
    Surface metal/non-metal · Imi-South Llc · MSHA ID 1101740
    Abandoned
  9. Arclar Mine
    Underground coal · A & F Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1102800
    Abandoned and Sealed
  10. Mine No 5
    Underground coal · Lovilia Coal Company · MSHA ID 1102774
    Abandoned and Sealed
  11. Wild Cat Hills Auger
    Surface coal · Black Hawk Mining Inc · MSHA ID 1103056
    Abandoned
  12. Eagle Loading Dock
    Facility coal · Peabody Coal Company · MSHA ID 1101781
    Abandoned
  13. Eagle Mine No 1
    Underground coal · Peabody Coal Company · MSHA ID 1100597
    Abandoned
  14. Eagle Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Peabody Coal Company · MSHA ID 1101780
    Abandoned
  15. Equality
    Surface coal · Peabody Coal Company · MSHA ID 1102749
    Abandoned
  16. Jader Mine No 3
    Surface coal · Jader Fuel Co Inc · MSHA ID 1102832
    Abandoned
  17. Jader Mine No 5
    Surface coal · Jader Fuel Company Inc · MSHA ID 1102861
    Abandoned
  18. Moore Auger Pit
    Facility coal · Diversified Materials Inc · MSHA ID 1101660
    Abandoned
  19. N.A.A.M. No. 11
    Surface coal · North American Auger Mining Inc. · MSHA ID 1103142
    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.