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Mines in Vermilion County, Illinois

Vermilion County, Illinois has 23 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 20 abandoned. 10 are coal mines and 13 metal or non-metal. 534 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1984 and 2025. Inspectors have issued 1,735 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Vermilion 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 Vermilion County →

Mines on register
23
Active
2
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
1,735
7 underground · 14 surface · 2 facilities 10 coal · 13 metal and non-metal 20 abandoned 534 reported accidents, 1984–2025
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.
Vermilion County, Illinois · Population 73,179
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$54,537
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
Big O Inc 2 0 0
Coal Producers Inc 2 0 0
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC 2 0 0
Allerton Supply Company 1 0 0
Allison Gravel Company 1 0 0
Bush Gravel 1 0 0
Deep Valley Coal Company 1 0 0
Fine Grind Lime Inc 1 0 0
Gibbs Brothers Inc 1 0 0
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg Inc 1 1 0
Mines in Vermilion County23 on register
  1. Fairmount Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg Inc · MSHA ID 1100069
    Active
  2. Sand Valley Sand & Gravel Inc
    Surface metal/non-metal · Sand Valley Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1101150
    Active
  3. Riola Complex Vermilion Grove Portal
    Underground coal · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1103060
    Abandoned and Sealed
  4. Riola Mine Complex - Riola Portal
    Underground coal · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · MSHA ID 1102971
    Abandoned and Sealed
  5. FINE GRIND LIME CO.
    Facility metal/non-metal · Fine Grind Lime Inc · MSHA ID 1102890
    Abandoned
  6. Ill Mine
    Underground coal · Ill & W Va Coal · MSHA ID 1102775
    Abandoned and Sealed
  7. Hickory Grove Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Big O Inc · MSHA ID 1103010
    Abandoned
  8. Asc Mineral Processing
    Facility metal/non-metal · Allerton Supply Company · MSHA ID 1102920
    Abandoned
  9. Allison Sand & Gravel Company
    Surface metal/non-metal · Allison Gravel Company · MSHA ID 1102867
    Abandoned
  10. Bulldog Mine
    Underground coal · Sunrise Coal, LLC · MSHA ID 1103249
    New Mine
  11. BUSH GRAVEL
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bush Gravel · MSHA ID 1101302
    Abandoned
  12. Calefy Mine
    Underground coal · Coal Producers Inc · MSHA ID 1102645
    Abandoned and Sealed
  13. Calefy Surface
    Surface coal · Coal Producers Inc · MSHA ID 1201650
    Abandoned
  14. Deep Valley Ug
    Underground coal · Deep Valley Coal Company · MSHA ID 1100574
    Abandoned
  15. Energy Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Gibbs Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 1508231
    Abandoned
  16. Fairmount Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mid-America Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1102897
    Abandoned
  17. Hilmar Gravel Company-Lonnas Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hilmar Gravel Company · MSHA ID 1102320
    Abandoned
  18. KENN BARRICK-POTOMAC PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Kenn Barrick · MSHA ID 1102687
    Abandoned
  19. Lee Mine (Strip)
    Surface coal · Lee Coal Company · MSHA ID 1102414
    Abandoned
  20. National Gravel Company Incorporated
    Surface metal/non-metal · National Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 1102758
    Abandoned
  21. Perrysville Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Big O Inc · MSHA ID 1102876
    Abandoned
  22. Potomac Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Potomac Gravel Company · MSHA ID 1101199
    Abandoned
  23. V-Day Mine
    Underground coal · V-Day Mining Company · MSHA ID 1100624
    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.