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MINERAL INDUSTRY
ILLINOIS
and review
IN 1981-83
of preliminary mineral production data for
Irma
E.
Samson and Subhash
B.
1984
Bhagwat
HUNOIS GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY
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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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Natural Resources Building
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ABSTRACT
OVERVIEW
1
1
1
Mineral Materials Mined
7
Mineral Materials Processed
7
Mineral Products Manufactured
Employment and Wages 7
Transportation of Mineral Materials
Mineral and Energy Consumption
COMMODITIES
8
Mineral Materials Mined
Fuels
8
Coal
8
Crude
8
8
8
16
22
Industrial and Construction Materials
oil
Natural gas
24
Clays
24
Fluorspar
24
Sand and gravel
27
Stone
Tripoli
28
25
Metals
31
Zinc, lead, silver, and germanium
Other Minerals 31
Peat
31
Gemstones
31
32
Primary barite
32
Mineral Materials Processed
32
Ground barite 32
Columbium and tantalum 32
32
Calcined gypsum
Crude iodine 32
Iron-oxide pigments
33
33
Natural gas liquids
Expanded perlite 33
Pig iron and raw steel
33
33
Slag (iron and steel)
Recovered elemental sulfur
33
33
Exfoliated vermiculite
Primary slab zinc
33
Secondary slab zinc 33
Mineral Products Manufactured
Cement
Clay products
Coke
Glass
Lime
34
34
34
35
35
35
PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION DATA, 1984
Mineral Materials Mined
Fuels
36
Coal
36
Coal news
36
36
and natural gas 37
and construction materials
News 37
Metals and other minerals
38
Mineral Materials Processed
38
Mineral Products Manufactured
38
Crude
oil
Industrial
37
36
1
FIGURES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Illinois mineral production and mineral processing plants.
Total major energy used in Illinois from 1957-83. 9
1
Illinois coal production, 1982.
10
Trends in coal production, 1955-83. 12
Trends in coal mine productivity, 1965-83. 12
Annual crude oil production, 1905-84. 17
Consumption of natural gas, 1970-83. 23
Trends in clay production, 1955-83. 24
Sand and gravel production by county, 1983. 25
Trends in production of sand and gravel, 1965-83. 28
Stone production by county, 1983. 28
Trends in uses of crushed and broken stone produced in Illinois, 1965-83. 29
Production and consumption of finished portland cement in Illinois, 1965-83.
Trends in comsumption of quicklime and hydrated lime, 1965-83. 36
35
TABLES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Production and value of minerals mined, processed, and manufactured into products, 1981-83.
2
Illinois mineral production: value and percentage of U.S. mineral production, 1981-83.
4
Value of minerals mined, processed, and manufactured into products in Illinois, by county, 1982.
Employees in Illinois mineral industry: earnings and hours, 1981-83. 7
Selected mineral materials used in Illinois, 1981-83.
8
Fuels and energy consumed in Illinois, 1981-83.
9
Illinois coal production, by county, 1981-83.
10
Cumulative surface and total coal production by county, 1833-1983.
13
Coal mines, employees, and production by mining method, 1973-83.
13
Illinois coal production by company, 1981-83.
14
Illinois coal shipments by destination and consuming sector, 1978-83.
17
Coal shipments for consumption in Illinois, by area of origin and consuming sector, 1978-83.
18
Cumulative crude oil production by county, 1888-1983.
19
Illinois crude oil production by major field, 1981-83.
20
Consumption of petroleum products in Illinois, 1981-83. 21
Production of natural gas in Illinois, 1977-83.
22
Production of natural gas by field and county, 1981-83.
22
Consumption of natural gas by consumer class, 1981-83. 23
Sand and gravel produced by county and mode of transportation, 1982. 26
Sand and gravel production by size of operation, 1980 and 1982. 27
Sand and gravel by class of operation and use, 1980-82. 29
30
Production and value of Illinois stone, by county and mode of transportation, 1981 and 1983.
Stone production by size of operation, 1981 and 1983.
31
31
Use of crushed and broken stone produced in Illinois, 1981 and 1983.
Production and commercial sales of peat in Illinois, 1973-83.
32
Production and value of portland cement manufactured in Illinois, 1982-83.
34
Coke produced, coal received and carbonized at coke plants, and value, 1978-83. 35
Mineral production data for 1983 and preliminary data for 1984.
37
38
Coal shipments from Illinois to consuming sectors in the United States, 1982-84.
Coal shipments from Illinois to consuming states, 1982-84.
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ABSTRACT
The output and value of minerals mined, processed, and
manufactured into products in Illinois are summarized in
1981-83. Materials used
this report for
manufacturing
in
were not necessarily extracted within the
nineteenth
all
3 years,
Illinois
remained the
leading U.S. producer of fluorspar, tripoli, and industrial
sand;
ranked fourth
it
in
stone, peat, and fuller's earth, and
sand and gravel.
fifth in
state.
1981. For
in
Preliminary data for 1984 indicate that the value of
minerals mined was $3,046.8 million, an increase from the
Mineral
materials
Mined
1984
1983
1981
$2,865.5 million
in
1983.
Detailed production summaries and analyses— including
2,665.0
2,935.6
2.865.5
Processed
988.5
508.5
577.9
maps, tables, and graphs— for
Manufactured
167.6
192.4
173.5
based on data available for 1981-83.
3,845.9
3,611.7
3,616.9
Total
Coal continued to be the leading
commodity
in
terms of
ranked second; stone, third; sand and gravel,
value. Oil
fourth; and fluorspar, fifth.
In value of
in
mineral commodities are
OVERVIEW
The mineral industry of
Illinois
includes three types of
operations:
nonfuel mineral production,
nineteenth nationally
all
1983, eighteenth
in
Illinois
• removal of mineral materials from the ground by
ranked
1982, and
mining or other means of extraction,
• processing of crude mineral materials (mined
marily outside
Illinois) into
pri-
raw materials for industry,
• manufacture of mineral products such
as coke,
and cement from mineral materials extracted and
lime,
processed primarily
in Illinois (fig. 1).
1983, the total value of products from the three
In
types of operations was $3,616.9 million, a 0.1 percent
increase over
1982
(table 1).
The true value is actually
some commodities, thus
higher. Data are unavailable for
their values
cannot be calculated. Table 2 presents pro-
duction data for each commodity; the quantity and value
of each
is
output
in
also
shown
as a
percentage of the total national
1981, 1982, and 1983.
MINERAL MATERIALS MINED
In
1983, the value of commodities mined
in
Illinois de-
creased by 2.4 percent to $2,865.5 million; whereas
1983,
it
increased 10.2 percent over 1981 (table
fuels such as coal, crude oil,
Commodities
89.6 percent of the 1983
* Coal
1).
in
Mineral
and natural gas account for
totals; industrial
and construc-
tion materials such as clay, fluorspar, sand and gravel,
H
Oil
A
Limestone/dolomite
and gas
stone, and tripoli account for 10.3 percent; and metals
CD Sand and gravel
such as lead, zinc, and
Fluorspar, metals, barite
A Clay
*
*
silver, as well as
other minerals
such as peat, barite, and gemstones, account for the remain-
Peat
ing 0.1 percent.
Tripoli
In
1982, 99 of the 102 counties
in
Illinois
reported
Plants, mineral processing/manufacturing
C Cement
extraction of mineral materials (table 3). Perry County,
P Petroleum refinery
which produces coal and crude
oil,
continued to rank
first
S Iron/steel
M
in
Miscellaneous mineral processing plants
terms of production value: 11.3 percent of the state's
total.
Randolph County, which produces
coal, crude oil,
stone, sand, and natural gas, ranked second with 6.3 perFigure
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2.
Illinois mineral production. Its value and percentage of United States mineral production, 1981-83 9
1981
United States
Value
Quantity
($1,000)
1111 nols
Commodity
Unit
Fluorspar shipments
Peat, commercial sales
thousand tons
45
ii
Pig iron
Stone (includes
dimension stone)
Sand and gravel
Coke
b
CI ays
Z1nc
ii
"
"
n
I
29,796
118,156
1,170
322
NA
1,540
"
mill ion cu ft
thousand tons
815,244
73,755
874,330
W
25,490
NA
1,295
918,147
NA
3,199
W
W
18,412
18,784
21,522,442
15,094,698
3,275,683
68,197
2,287,044
4,826,261
978,000
306,879
3,515,600
446
3,128,624
741,000
19,955,823
18,856
340,000
99,396,384
NA
39,512,530
884,158
13,000
20,000
22,686,279
9,222,900
3.105,800
754,800
42,786
42,923
312
U
W
"
115
757
61,536
1,574
thousand bbls
Natural gas
Lime
51,799
4,503
45,871
1,502
1,424,463
928,687
165,303
W
"
Cement shipments
(portland)
Lead
Crude oil
Natural gas 1 iquids
W
H
11
"
Coal
Value
($1,000)
Quantity
Illinois % of
U.S. prodi iction
Quantity
Value
5.94
6.35
6.11
5.25
8.00
6.62
6.15
5.05
3.95
2.73
0.75
5.17
--
0.16
--
-.
2.31
1.75
—
-.
0.81
0.92
--
--
0.01
0.01
1982
Fluorspar shipments
Peat, commercial sales
thousand tons
"
Coal
"
Pig iron
Stone (includes
dimension stone)
Sand and gravel
Coke
Clays b
Zinc
Cement shipments
(portland)
Lead
Crude oil
Natural gas liquids
Natural gas
Lime
M
W
74
w
w
800
832,524
43,300
801,350
61,428
2,261
"
44,900
ii
25,547
1,175
455
"
.
"
"
\
W
W
1,757
»
"
1,771,588
449,475
148,398
W
thousand bbls
"
million :u ft
thousand tons
i
W
27,709
NA
1,162
655,000
28,115
35,310
104,813
NA
2,305
W
78,444
878,101
NA
3,043
W
W
W
W
H
U
300
61,080
512
3 ,156,715
721,000
18 ,519,675
14,075
2,030,500
3,220,001
800,000
254,668
3,084,439
292,000
90,029,512
NA
45,558,401
696,150
—
—
---
7.38
5.22
5.60
7.81
4.87
4.79
3.90
4.18
1.29
5.16
--
0.29
--
—
2.88
2.54
--
--
0.88
0.98
--
--
0.01
0.01
1983
Fluorspar shipments
Peat, commercial sales
Pig iron
Stone (includes
dimension stone)
Sand and gravel
Coke
Clays a
Zinc
Cement shipments
"
(portland)
Lead
Crude oil
Natural gas liqu ids
"
Sources:
"
"
"
"
58,374
2,754
1,714,432
512,072
44,597
25,160
1,359
166,931
101,271
NA
3,360
W
74,975
H
ii
"
"
thousand bbls
"
million cu.ft.
thousand tons
Natural gas
Lime
a
thousand tons
"
Coal
717
W
1,857
w
W
29,200
NA
1,030
846,800
NA
2,926
U
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Illinois State Geological
and American Petroleum Institute.
W
61,000
c
700
776,635
48,770
862,700
681,720
25,808
40,983
275
67,183
449
,170,999
NA
16 ,822,144
14,902
3
10,000
16,030 c
20,176,977
10,388,010
3,337,000
2,270,200
2,938,757
931,340
251,204
3,315,690
214,623
NA
NA
43,614,369
761,496
--
—
---
7.52
5.65
8.50
4.93
5.17
3.69
5.27
1.75
5.00
4.46
--
—
—
2.76
2.26
—
0.92
—
—
--
0.01
0.01
--
0.36
--
-
Survey, Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
excluding fuller's earth.
c
estimated.
NA = not available.
U
=
withheld to avoid disclosing confidential data from individual companies.
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TABLE
3.
Value of mineral materials mined and/or processed and mineral products manufactured in Illinois, 1982, by county*
Approximate
County
,,
rank bases on
total value
Adams
39
exander
Bond
57
69
Boone
Brown
Bureau
Calhoun
Carroll
Cass
Champaign
Christian
Clark
88
Clay
CI inton
25
Coles
49
Al
41
86
95
85
92
79
30
61
12
Cook
11
Mineral materials
mined, in order
of value
Value
($1000)
Stone, sand & gravel
crude oil
Tripoli
Crude oil, sand & gravel,
clay, natural gas
Stone, sand & gravel
Crude oil , stone
Sand & gravel , stone
Stone
Stone
Stone, sand 4 gravel
Sand & gravel
Coal , crude oil
stone
Stone, sand S gravel
c
crude oil
Crude oil, stone
Coal , crude oil
sand
& gravel, stone
Crude oil, stone, natural
,
,
24
43
Crude oil
Crude oil c , sand
Oe Kalb
74
gravel
Stone, sand & gravel
De Witt
Edgar
Edwards
Effingham
65
23
52
62
28
45
Fayette
21
Douglas
Du Page
&
Crude oil, sand & gravel
Coal, stone, crude oil
Sand & gravel , stone
Crude oil , natural gas
Crude oil, natural gas
Crude oil , sand,
natural gas
Crude oil, stone, sand
gravel , natural gas
Sand & gravel
Coal , crude oil
Coal, sand & gravel
Coal , crude oil , sand &
gravel, natural gas
Stone
Sand, clay
Crude oil , coal
Stone, sand & gravel
crude oil
Fluorspar, stone, zinc,
primary barite, lead,
silver, gemstones,
Value
($1000)
Mineral products
manufactured, in
order of value
Total
Value
($1000)
value
($1000)
Iron oxide pigments
U
W
W
M
W
12,800
w
12,800
568
Clay products
W
86
86
748
228
1,422
748
228
1,422
W
W
W
W
w
M
U
u
M
gas, sand & gravel
Stone, sand & gravel
clay, peat
Crawford
Cumberland
Mineral materials
processed, in
order of value
51,165
11,378
M
Expanded perlite,
sulfur, slag, pig
3
iron" , secondary slab
zinc e , bismuth e
Sulfur
Lime, clay products,
W
11,378
Exfoliated vermicul ite,
expanded perlite
U
1,764
2,334
U
U
2,334
gas liquids e
Exfoliated vermicul ite
Natural
Glass
e
2,477
39,134
U
U
2,477
39,134
W
id
99.625
coke e
M
Sulfur
&
Ford
Franklin
Fulton
Gallatin
89
2
18
22
m
Greene
Grundy
84
59
29
78
Hami lton
Hancock
Hardin
35
Henderson
Henry
Iroquois
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Jersey
Jo Daviess
Johnson
Kane
Kankakee
83
71
14
Coal, stone, crude oil
33
Crude
oi
Coal
crude oil
4
93
81
75
34
56
80
44
48
Knox
Lake
Salle
15
Lawrence
Lee
47
Livingston
Logan
50
55
McDonough
Mc Henry
ILLINOIS
u
W
u
Clay products
U
37,480
W
W
4,002
37,480
W
Ground & crushed
barite e --
w
w
100
Kendall
La
germanium e
Stone
Stone, sand & gravel
W
197,241
U
W
197,241
W
W
16
.
38
46
,
Stone
Stone, sand & gravel
Stone
Sand 8 gravel , stone
Stone, clay, sand
Stone, sand 8 gravel
Sand & gravel
,
peat
Sand & gravel
,
stone
clay
Crude oil, sand & gravel
Stone
Stone, clay
Coal , stone, sand &
gravel
Coal, crude oil, stone
clay
Sand & gravel
MINERAL INDUSTRY
1979-83
w
27,398
158,429
27,398
158,429
W
1,157
1,157
W
W
16,672
Iron oxide pigments
W
Clay products
W
W
W
W
W
w
u
Calcined gypsum, crude
iodine e , columbium e
48,590
w
2,962
W
Clay products
Clay products
Portland cement,
clay products, glass e
Sulfur
Portland cement,
masonry cement
H
8,321
W
W
W
w
w
Glass e
W
W
w
Clay products
W
9,663
9,663
1
TABLE
3.
rank bases on
total value
McLean
Macon
Macoupin
Madison
Sand & gavel
42
Crude oil, sand 4 gravel
Coal , crude oil
Crude oi 1 , stone, sand
4 gravel , nat. gas
Crude oi
6
13
76
98
26
72
94
73
19
Morgan
Moultrie
Ogle
Peoria
101
96
51
37
Perry
Piatt
Pike
90
60
Pope
99
Pulaski
Putnam
Randolph
97
1
40
3
Richland
St.
31
Island
Clair
Saline
53
10
5
Sangamon
20
Schuyler
91
87
77
102
Scott
Shelby
Stark
Stephenson
Tazewell
Union
82
68
58
54
Vermi lion
Wabash
Warren
Washington
Wayne
White
Whiteside
67
27
7
9
63
Will
Mineral materials
mined, in order
of value
64
36
Marion
Marshall
Mason
Massac
Menard
Mercer
Monroe
Montgomery
Rock
,
continued
Approximate
County
,,
32
Value
($1000)
Mineral products
manufactured, in
order of value
Total
Value
($1000)
Fiberqlass e
Glass 6
W
Exfoliated vermiculite
Sulfur. slag e , pig
iron d
Secondary slab zinc
113,042
W
85,489
value
($1000)
2,441
W
W
Clay products, coke
glass e
e
Glass
e
,
16,445
85,489
W
W
W
W
W
Portland cement
37
W
Stone
Stone
Stone, crude oil
Coal , stone, crude oil
natural gas
W
109
109
W
W
Glass e
65,009
Crude oil, sand & gravel
W
Sand, stone
w
Coal , sand 4 gravel
16,181
stone
Coal, crude oil
332,446
Sand 4 gravel, crude oil
392
Stone, natural gas.
W
sand 4 gravel
-Fluorspar^, lead^
zinc9, silver^
Clay, stone, sand & gravel
u
Sand & gravel
41
W
Coal, crude oil, stone
sand 4 gravel , nat. gas
Crude oil
30,134
Stone, sand 4 gravel
W
Coal, stone, crude oil,
M
sand 4 gravel , nat. gas
,
Value
($1000)
2,441
Sand 4 gravel
Sand 4 gravel
Sand 4 gravel
Coal
Mineral materials
processed, in
order of value
crude oil
65,009
W
W
Slag
e
16,181
332,446
392
W
Clay products
12,889
41
W
30,134
W
Iron oxide pigments,
e
Glass
e
W
ground barite ,
Primary slab zinc e
130,312
130,312
natural gas
Coal, crude oil, sand
4 gravel
Sand 4 gravel , stone
Stone
Crude oil, stone
Iron oxide pigments
61,045
W
w
w
W
U
1,469
1,469
Stone, sand 4 gravel
Sand 4 gravel , clay
Stone
Stone, coal, sand 4 gravel
Coal, crude oil, sand 4
gravel
Stone
Coal, crude oil, stone
Crude oil, nat. gas
Crude oil, sand 4 gravel
Peat, sand 4 gravel ,
stone
Stone, sand 4 gravel
W
W
W
w
w
W
W
W
W
W
products
W
w
w
109,445
109,445
W
W
CI ay
W
w
W
Sulfur, expanded
17,045
W
Glass
e
w
perlite
Will iamson
17
Winnebago
Woodford
Undistributed
70
66
Coal, crude oil
natural gas
Stone, sand 4 gravel
Sand 4 gravel
Crude oil
Values that cannot be disclosed (W)
T0TAL
h
67,860
67,860
1,965
2,239
13,629
1,280,293
2,935,637
Pi g
i
ron
i
449,475
59,072
167,551
1,965
2.239
463,104
1,674,983
508,547
167,551
s.eiijss 1
^Sources:
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals, and Illinois State Geological Survey.
Since some values are not available by county, county ranking cannot be exact.
c
Clark County crude oil value included with Cumberland County.
Pig iron not available by county.
e
Value unknown.
Not included in total.
Including dimension stone.
9 Pope
County fluorspar and metal values included in Hardin County.
Data may not add up to totals shown because figures have been rounded.
MgSl stone figures are used
W
=
for county break down.
Totals are $16,918 off the difference between 1981 and 1982 stone.
Withheld to avoid disclosing confidential data from individual companies.
ILLINOIS STATE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IMN
93
—-
—
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MINERAL MATERIALS PROCESSED
1983, pig iron, natural gas liquids, expanded
In
sulfur,
ground
barite, calcined
perlite,
gypsum, exfoliated
ver-
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co o* 0O in
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CT*
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CT*
cji
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in
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cm oo
r-* \o
co
co
4-lD^rm
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in
co co co cm
«r cm oo
*
in «* cm
fflOH
r-. cnj
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L.
tj
iron-oxide pigments, crude iodine, bismuth,
miculite,
columbium, tantalum, and primary and secondary
slab
zinc were processed at a total value of $577.9 million;
the total value
1982 was $508.5
in
o^
million, a decrease
of nearly 50 percent from 1981 (table
1).
Pig iron
produced
Cook and Madison Counties accounted for more than
88 percent of this total. The large decline from 1981 was
caused by the 1982 recession as demand fell sharply and
in
prices softened. In fact, 14 counties processed
materials supplied
In
1983,
expanded
by other
perlite
f—
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in
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co a*
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ranked second nationally
of
and ranked among the top producers
in
output of iron-oxide pigments.
commodities decreased
in
i-
1981 to 1982: gypsum decreased 98.9 percent; vermiculite,
23 percent; iron-oxide pigments, 19.9 percent; pig iron,
49.8 percent; and sulfur, 0.9 percent. In 1983, gypsum,
iron-oxide pigments, and pig iron regained most of the
losses. Vermiculite and sulfur continued to lose slightly.
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MINERAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED
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cm «* in
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The mineral products manufactured in Illinois (primarily
from materials mined within the state) were valued at
J* •r0J
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cu
$192.4 million
$173.5
in
in
1981, $167.6 million
The decrease from 1981
0J
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on coke
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(MMH
m
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co
m
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f- ^f
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l£>
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in a*
CM
CftlflNN
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non-availability of data
co cm
to
only an apparent decrease, mostly attributable to
is
**-
1982, and
1983. These products include cement, coke,
clay products, lime, and glass.
1982
in
^
2
to
L-
> X
cm
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co o>
t-
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a* cm
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r-* •—•
co
production from
«* oo in
CM*s-t-«on
i-<
All the
^
raw mineral
states.
in sales
Illinois
ns
value. In 1982, lime pro-
TJ
tOJ
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t~
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co m m
cm co
nnoco
r-t
r-. r-*
r- r^ cm in
•-«
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CM
cm
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CM CO
ID
cr* cy^
co
1J\
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^H
L.
n
duction decreased 36.8 percent, Portland cement production increased
1
percent.
1.7 percent,
The value of
15.5 percent.
Then
and masonry cement decreased
HlONO>
clay products decreased 29.2
CO CO
CD
in
1983, lime production increased about
O
18 percent, Portland cement production increased 5.7
masonry cement stayed the same. The value
percent, and
of clay products increased about 7 percent.
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES
Illinois
mineral industries employ3d 158,900 persons
1983, 185,100 persons
in
0>
in
1981, according to the
Employment
in
in
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CVJOH
conh
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ONOID
o «r
Illinois
oil
for
cm
i-
aC
c^ia
of 9.7 percent; mineral processing accounted
»0
o
90,400 persons— a decrease of 29.5 percent; and manu-
C
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.—
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MINERAL INDUSTRY
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T3
o ^ m
OJ to
O C 0J
o u e e
factured mineral products accounted for 44,400 persons—
a decrease of 16.2 percent (table 4).
(/>
4-» 4->
U U «
O 3 3 L.
*- o o c
L L .^
4-»
and gas extraction accounted for 24,100 persons
ILLINOIS
^
Department of Labor.
the other mineral industries also decreased
3
—a decrease
in id
CO
1982, and 208,000 persons
during this 2-year period. In 1983, mining, quarrying,
and
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in
TABLE
Selected mineral materials used in Illinois 1981-83 a
5.
1983
1982
1981
Illinois %
Illinois *
of U.S.
Unit
Commodity
U.S.
Illinois Consumption
111
II
1
Consumption
inois
inois X
of U.S.
of U.S.
U.S.
U.S.
111
Consumption
inois
Fuels
Coal
Coke
mi 1 ion tons
million tons
Distillate fuel oils
mi
Gasol ine
million bbl
Kerosene
LPG & ethane
mi 11 ion bbl
million bbl
tri llion cu ft
million bbl
709.5
44.0
1,032.5
2,482.1
46.3
495.3
19.4
762.0
1 lion
tons
thousand tons
thousand tons
74.2
1,167.1
840.9
4.5
53.6
128.2
14.5
124.0
74.7
NA
4.5
1
Natural Gas
Residual fuel oil
1
lion bbl
21.4
3.33
4.41
1.51
6.38
5.67
2.81
709.6
25.8
974.9
2,446.4
47.0
462.9
18.0
634.2
36.3
NA
32.5
107.7
0.4
22.7
1.0
15.5
3.33
4.40
0.85
4.90
5.56
2.44
6.06
4.59
15.25
43.4
1,075.4
709.5
2.3
43.9
100.4
5.30
4.08
14.15
3.64
3.21
2.80
3.65
5.06
13.6
124.0
67.0
1.0
594.0
790.0
5.14
36.5
NA
34.4
109.5
0.7
31.6
1.1
5.12
--
2
707.8
29.9
981.9
,481.7
46.4
550.7
16.8
518.6
31.0
109.7
0.4
NA
0.9
11.8
49.1
,148.5
800.3
2.8
59.8
121.2
12.4
NA
3.22
4.96
36.3
5.13
NA
3.16
4.42
0.79
NA
5.57
2.27
Metals
Pig iron
Lead
Zinc (slab)
mi
1
5.61
5.21
15.14
Construction Materials
ion tons
ion bbl
r-cooled slag
Asphalt
Cement
mi
Road oil
Sand and gravel
Stone
million bbl
mi 1 1 ion tons
million tons
Ai
1 1
mil
1
tons
mi 11 ion
1.0
690.0
874.0
2.4
0.03
25.2
44.2
4.11
3.58
2.00
3.63
5.43
655.1
862.7
NA
NA
2.3
NA
21.1
42.8
NA
5.1
2.4
0.02
21.6
42.9
73.8
NA
3.12
Agricultural & Chemical Materials
Feldspar
Fluorspar
Lime
Salt
b
Evaporated
Rock
a source:
thousand tons
thousand tons
thousand tons
655.0
932.9
18,890.0
31.1
31.1
857.0
4.75
3.33
4.54
610.0
530.6
14,112.0
26.9
10.6
586.0
4.41
2.00
4.15
710.0
564.2
14 ,902.0
46.6
12.6
664.0
6.56
2.23
4.46
thousand tons
thousand tons
8,210.0
13,966.0
352.0
1,042.0
4.29
8,221.0
15,257.0
411.0
1,380.0
4.99
9.05
,146.0
12 ,012.0
404.0
1,018.0
5.65
8.47
7.46
7
U.S. Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of Energy,
excludes regenerated lime.
NA = not available at this time.
TRANSPORTATION OF MINERAL MATERIALS
The shipment of mineral materials forms
transportation industry
in Illinois.
In
trillion
the
a large part of
1983, about 68.6
Btu of energy, or 4.5 percent of the total energy
the United States (table 6). About 90
came from fossil fuels.
Figure 2 shows the trends in total energy used
consumed
million tons of sand and gravel, stone, and coal were
shipped by truck. About 55 percent of this tonnage was
Illinois.
crushed stone; 33 percent was sand and gravel; and 12
fourth consecutive year; however,
percent was coal.
rials
About 42
were shipped by
rail;
million tons of mineral mate-
coal accounted for about
95
per-
per-
in
cent of this
1982,
In
Illinois
in
energy usage decreased for the
it
increased
For example, the use of coal increased
been declining since that time.
in
in
1983.
1979; but
it
has
1982 coal accounted
In
consumption.
cent of this tonnage. Coal also accounted for the largest
for 25.8 percent of Illinois energy
percentage of materials shipped by barge— about 71 percent
ucts accounted for 30.7 percent; natural gas for 33.5
of
more than 13 million
clay products
Crude
oil
pipeline;
percent; and nuclear
tons.
Other materials such
as pig iron, fluorspar, coke,
were shipped by
railroad, truck,
and barge.
and minor amounts of coal were moved to mineplants
by conveyor
for 10 percent.
and
and natural gas were mainly transported by
mouth generating
power
COMMODITIES
MINERAL MATERIALS MINED
The mineral
belt.
materials
mined
in
Illinois are
into four groups: fuels, industrial
MINERAL AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION
As
a leading
manufacturing
state, Illinois
consumes
rials,
metals, and other materials.
FUELS
sumption of mineral commodities was about 5.0 percent
Coal
of the nation's total, approximately proportionate to
Production.
In
8
share of the nation's total population (table 5).
1983,
Illinois
categorized
and construction mate-
a large
variety of minerals each year. In 1983, the state's con-
Illinois'
Oil prod-
consumed an estimated 3,164.9
Illinois
maintained
fifth
rank (behind Ken-
tucky, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Pennsylvania)
the nation's coal-producing states
ILLINOIS STATE
in
among
1981 through 1983
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IMN
93
1981,
(table 7). In
Illinois coal
down
production was
17.2 percent from 1980 due to a strike by mine workers.
Nuclear power
The 1982 coal production recovered to just above the
1980 level, then dropped 5 percent in 1983.
Coal production was reported from 20 counties in
1981, 22 counties in 1982, and 23 counties in 1983 (fig. 3).
Perry, Randolph, Franklin, Jefferson, and Macoupin were
the five leading counties
in
1981-82; they contributed
56.3 percent of total production
in
in
1981 and 52.2 percent
1982. In 1983, 52.5 percent was contributed by the top
five counties: Perry, Franklin,
Saline.
The
Williamson, Jefferson, and
County,
state's leading coal producer, Perry
accounted for an increasing share of the
mined coal from 41.5 percent
in
state's surface-
1981 to 54.1 percent
1983. Underground coal production was more evenly
Franklin, Jefferson, and
tributed:
in
dis-
Macoupin Counties
accounting for 44.4 percent of total underground coal
production
in
1981 and 40 percent
in
1982.
In
1983,
Franklin, Jefferson, and Christian Counties accounted for
38.6 percent of
Illinois'
underground coal production.
The number of mines operating has decreased from
more than 150 in the 1950s to 54 in 1983. Of these 54
1957 59
Figure 2
mines, 31 underground mines accounted for 57.1 percent
TABLE 6.
power and
61
63 65
67
69 71 73
75 77
79
81
83
Total major energy used in Illinois from 1957-83. Hydroearly nuclear power (1960-69) were too small to show.
Fuels and en ergy consumed in Illinois, 1981-83
Change
1981-82
Units
Fuel
Coal
thousand tons
Natural gas
million
Gasol ine
Kerosene
Distillate fuel oil
1982
1981
(%)
a
(%)
1981
b
1982°
1983
d
36,332
-
0.2
-
0.3
791.9
785.9
783.0
,106,238
-
6.4
+ 11.3
1,090.6
1,022.0
1,137.2
107,675
109,746
-
1.6
-
576.5
439
368
32,521
31,020
-
15,507
22,729
36,585
36,342
1,061,957
994,179
thousand bbl
109,476
thousand bbl
666
thousand bbl
34,427
Residual fuel oil
thousand bbl
21,399
Liquid petroleum gases
thousand bbl
31,616
ft"*
1983
Tri 11 ion Btu
1982-83
1
1.9
575.1
565.6
-34.1
+16.2
3.8
2.4
2.1
5.5
+ 4.6
200.5
189.4
180.7
11,793
-27.5
-24.0
134.5
97.5
74.1
22,873
-28.1
+0.6
115.2
82.2
101.2
Hydropower
mi 11 ion kWh
134
124
134
-
7.5
+8.1
1.4
1.3
1.4
Nuclear power
million kWh
29,483
27,625
28,021
-
6.3
+ 1.4
325.2
304.3
308.7
3,238.2
3,050.6
3,164.9
4.3
4.4
4.5
24.46
33.68
31.78
10.04
0.04
25.76
33.50
30.72
9.98
0.04
24.74
35.93
29.53
9.76
0.04
100.00
100.00
100.00
TOTAL
Illinois percentage of total U.S. energy consumption
Percentage of total energy consumed in Illinois, by source
Coal
Natural
gas
products
Nuclear power
Hydropower
Oil
a
Fuel conversion factors:
gasoline--5,253,000 Btu/bbl:
residual fuel oil--6,287 ,000 Btu/bbl.
b
1981 fuel conversion factors:
coal--21,645,000 Btu/ton; natural gas--l,027 Btu/Mcf; LPG--3.643.000 Btu/bbl; nuclear power-10,908 Btu/kWh; hydropower--10,453 Btu/kWh.
c
1982 fuel conversion factors:
coal--21,624,000 Btu/ton; natural gas--l,028 Btu/Mcf; LPG--3,615,000 Btu/bbl; nuclear power-11,015 Btu/kWh; hydropower--10,470 Btu/kWh.
d
1983 fuel conversion factors:
coal--21,550,000 Btu/ton; natural gas--l,028 Btu/Mcf; LPG--3.612.0O0 Btu/bbl; nuclear power-11,015 Btu/kWh; hydropower--10,470 Btu/kWh.
ILLINOIS
MINERAL INDUSTRY
1979-83
kerosene--5,670 Btu/bbl; distillate fuel oil--5,825,000 Btu/bbl;
1
6,000,000 or more
§3 4.000.000
3.000,000
"2
jl3:?:i
I
5.999,999
•
3,999,999
2.000.000
2,999.999
1.000.000
1,999,999
I
Less than 1.000.000
No
production reported
—
40m
20
1
1
20
LI
1
i
1
40 km
h- ZJ
ISGS 1985
Figure 3
TABLE
7.
County
Illinois coal
Illinois coal production by county, 1981-83
No. of
mines
1981 Production
Frankl in
5
Fulton
3
l
2
1
Hami lton
1
Jackson
Jefferson
Logan
1
Randolph
St. Clair
Sal ine
Vermi lion
Wabash
Washington
Wil liamson
TOTAL
10
c
1
McDonough
Macoupin
Montgomery
Peoria
Perry
Underground
(tons)
Surface
(tons)
Total
(tons)
Value
6
3
Christian
Clinton
Douglas
Gallatin
production, 1982.
1,848,646
1,827,252
1,830,157
5.179,325
2,129,582
843,900
652,586
1,954,763
3
4,134.292
3
3.673,250
1,353,446
1
425,041
9,362,656
1
5
6
2
10
2
1
l<
58
2,427.338
1,171,294
1,230.330
126,668
1,411,272
4.365.781
779.129
1,507,803
550
1,848,646
1,827,252
1,830,157
5,179.325
2,129,582
50,837,765
50,249,430
50,329,318
142,431,438
58,563,505
843,900
652,586
1,954,763
4,134.292
23,207,250
17,946,115
53,755,982
113,693,030
3,673,250
1.353,446
425.041
9,362,656
101,014,375
37,219,765
11,688,627
257.473,040
6,793,119
1,950,423
2,738.133
127,218
1,411,272
186,810,773
53.636,632
75,298,658
3.498,495
38.809,980
620.100
905,647
2.037.845
620,100
2,943,492
17,052,750
80.946.030
29,235.503
22,563.150
51,798,653
1,424,462,958
ILLINOIS STATE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IMN
93
TABLE 7.
County
(continued)
No. Of
mines
1982 Production
Christian
inton
Douglas
c
1
2
Frankl in
Fulton
4
Gallatin
Hamilton
Jackson
Jefferson
Logan
3
1
1
Randolph
St. Clair
2
3
1
2,788,994
283,428
3,909,226
1,700,670
502,580
11,513,349
1
6
10
2,459,676
1,321,096
1,910,621
2
300
Wabash
1
2,509,918
Washington
Williamson
5-
60
Christian
CI
l
Douglas
Franklin
Fulton
Gal latin
Jackson
Jefferson
3,848,245
977,300
1,355,594
59,817
b
2,921,365
2,791.743
1,770,679
5,949,862
2,255,407
84,252,167
80,513,868
51.066,382
171,594,020
65,045,938
1,257,922
648,073
2,788,994
4,412,725
96,751
36,278.470
18,690,425
80,434,587
127,262,989
2,790,299
283,428
3,909,226
1,700,670
502,580
11,513,349
8,174,064
112,742,078
49,047,323
14,494,407
332,044,985
6,307,921
2.298,396
3,266,215
60,117
2,509,918
181,920,442
66,285,741
94,197,641
1,733,774
72,386,035
2,153,306
955,800
3,227,029
27,565,272
93,067,516
35,683,871
25,744,299
61,428,170
1,771,588,423
c
2,318,395
3,199,600
2,379,668
1,163.533
5,864,413
2,318,395
93,972,252
69,890,849
34,172,964
172,237,810
68,091,261
1,196,319
775,611
2,385,855
3,811,278
532,611
35,135.889
22,779,695
70,072,561
111,937,235
15,642,785
498,296
2,563,865
472,473
533,618
13,538.276
14,634,954
75,300,715
13,876,532
15,672,361
397,619,166
3,596,993
2,188,878
3,614,115
63,582
2,698,046
105,643,685
64,287,347
106,146,558
1,867,403
79,241,611
32,627,133
755,455
112,825,824
1,714,432,045
3.199,600
2,379,668
1,163,533
5,864,413
90,590
2,385,855
3,811,278
532,611
Logan
McDonough
Macoupin
Montgomery
Peoria
Perry
TOTAL
Value
955,800
1,073,723
1,105,729
775,611
Hami Iton
Washington
White
Will iamson
Total
(tons)
a
inton
Randolph
St. Clair
Saline
Vermi lion
Wabash
6,279
4,412,725
96.751
1
1983 Product ion
(tons)
2,255,407
1,251,643
648,073
1
3
5
TOTAL
Surface
2.921,365
2,791,743
1,770,679
5,949,862
3
McDonough
Macoupin
Montgomery
Peoria
Perry
Sal ine
Vermil ion
(tons)
3
l
CI
Underground
498,296
2,563,865
472,473
533,618
13,538.276
10
2,695,048
1,337,278
2,469,380
63,582
2.698,046
901,945
851,600
1,144,735
5
1,110,900
25,722
1,101,646
2,739,887
1,110,900
25,722
3,841,533
54
33,370,383
25,003,197
58,373,580
production figures from Illinois State Department of Mines and Minerals,
Annual Coal, Oil and Gas Report, 1981, 1982, and 1983.
b
value calculated at an average of $27.50/ton for 1981, $28.84/ton for
1982, and $29.37/ton for 1983.
c
one mine operated at junction of Christian, Montgomery, and Sangamon
Counties; all production placed in the county where tipple is located.
one mine operated at junction of Williamson and Saline Counties;
all production placed in county where tipple is located.
ILLINOIS
MINERAL INDUSTRY
1979-83
11
.
^]
Underground mines
I
Surface mines
1955
Figure 4
1960
Trends
in
1965
coal production,
1955-83.
of production. In 1982, underground production repre-
cent
sented 58.1 percent, and
hourly wages for bituminous coal miners increased from
in
1981, 56.4 percent of the total
production. Surface-mined production has been declining
since 1968,
when 59.2 percent
of coal was surface mined
(fig. 4).
Since 1833
a total
of 5,013.3 million tons of coal
have been produced from
Of
Illinois coal
mines (table
this total, 1,143.5 million tons (22.8
1
in
1975;
it
1
978 and
1
1973 and 1977,
it
1982 and 1983
(table 9). In
981
has been on the rise
1983
(tons)
mined by
a single
measured
is
amount
in
tons
of coal
worker during an 8-hour
shift.
Decreasing employment and increasing production gen-
has not changed significantly since
again for several years and slightly surpassed the
in
Mine productivity
of coal per person-day, or the average
977, except for the strike-affected years
high
1983.
Mine productivity
%) have been
Although the average output per surface mine declined
rapidly between
1981 to $14.42 in 1982 and to $15.23 in 1983
The average number of hours worked weekly
increased from 39.6 in 1981 to 41.4 in 1982 and 43.0
in
(table 4).
in
The average output per underground mine reached
peak
$13.75
1983. The
in
8).
surface mined since 1911.
a
1982 but increased 17.8 percent
in
1973
The 1983
erally reflect increasing labor productivity.
underground labor productivity increased 6 percent to 14.2
tons from the previous year. This was
below the peak
for the first
In
level of
still
considerably
22.9 tons per person-day
in
1969.
1983, surface-mine productivity increased to 23.3
time since 1968, average output of surface mines (1.09
tons per person-day from about 20 tons
million tons) exceeded that of underground mines (1.08
but remained considerably below the peak of 41.6 tons
million tons).
per person-day in 1967
Twenty coal-mining companies operated in Illinois in
both 1981 and 1982, and 21 in 1983 (table 10). The top
five companies— Peabody, Consolidated, Freeman United,
Amax, and Old Ben— represented 67 percent of the state's
production in 1981, 69 percent in 1982, and 66 percent
in
1981 and 1982,
(fig. 5).
50-,
SURFACE
40
S 30-
1983.
in
Illinois
.„
United States
UNDERGROUND "O"
Employment and wages
Employment
mines declined from 18,148 persons
1982 and to 14,759
in
in
Illinois
coal
1981 to 14,951
1982 and
Employment
clined 23.4 percent
12
10
a small decline in
per underground mine de1982 but increased 2.7 percent in
1983. Employment per surface mine decreased 11.8 per(table 9).
& 20
in
1983, despite an 18.6 percent
increase in coal production in
1983
in
1965
66 67
68 69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79 80 81 82 83
in
Figure 5
Trends
in coal
mine productivity, 1965-83.
ILLINOIS STATE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IMN
93
a
Cumulative surface and total coal production in Illinois by county, 1833-1983
Table 8.
Cumulative total
surface production
Cumulative total
production
(tons)
(tons)
County
..
41,761
11,094,808
-..
--
Cass
Christian
Clark
Clay
Clinton
4,482
801
198,932
45,400
36,527,868
915,698
796
Morgan
Moultrie
Peoria
Perry
Pike
633,541,789
311,773,175
33,442,391
693,191
40,872,430
Putnam
Randolph
Richland
—
207,242
-__
235,177,789
7,369,461
71,090
1,635,422
__
2,432,882
771,281
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Henry
Jackson
9,065,783
45,638,823
22,910,053
113,311,735
Jasper
Jefferson
Jersey
Johnson
Kankakee
5,353,358
2,290
72,781
18,284,342
23,739
131,387,997
120,350
314,325
19,192,105
459,329
--
Knox
La Salle
Livingston
Logan
Macon
40
62,601,174
2,345,878
139,091
--
—
65,896,605
65,547,638
10,111,437
15,162,738
11,000,468
Total cumulat ive surface
production,
1911-1983
cumulat ive
production.
1882-1983
(tons)
__
--
37,843
--
--
67,080
---
Total
190,787
2,032,236
96,325,248
384,175,723
5,081
13,564
—
32,309,446
286,365,213
2,224
34,704
36,266
10,071,893
187,559,794
--
93,720,856
—
Island
St. Clair
Sal i ne
154
35
3,846,169
358,484,599
265,594,694
233,449,607
7,747,691
612,476
115,243,602
53,359,343
--
Sangamon
Schuyler
Scott
6,044,275
3,790
4,119,763
9,569,336
17,633,802
165,721,654
17,568,024
925
8,342,056
Shel by
Stark
Tazewell
Vermilion
Wabash
—
30,651,670
12,082
Warren
Washington
White
—
685,466
21,603,737
1,702,463
37,553,733
440,675,008
7,810,160
132
--
29,333,708
87,215,616
Will
Williamson
Woodford
—
Estimated production,
all counties ,
1833-1881
1,143,492, 256
12,516,141
13,462,005
15,519,862
8,284
141,824,660
4,779
Pope
Rock
306,392,048
3,416,627
5,544,139
164,295,772
39,247,722
808,146
Marshall
Menard
Mercer
49,503,802
17,315
(tons)
Macoupin
McDonough
McLean
Madison
Marion
Monroe
Montgomery
801
„
Coles
Crawford
Douglas
Edgar
Effingham
Franklin
Fulton
Gallatin
Greene
Grundy
212,477
335,306,057
4,482
--
Cumulative total
production
County
341,924
7,355,569
74,068
53,823,055
96,247
338,147
Adams
Bond
Brown
Bureau
Calhoun
Cumulative total
surface production
cumulative
production,
1833-1983
73,386,123
Total
4,939,916, 369
5,013,302,492
"source:
Illinois State Department of Mines and Minerals, Annual Coal, Oil and Gas Reports.
Note:
this table has been revised with production placed in county where tipple is located.
TABLE
9.
Coal mines, employees, and production by method of mining in Illinois, 1973-83 a
Underground
No. of
Year
mines
No. of
employees
Average production
/mine (tons)
Surface
Average no. of
employees/mine
No. of
mi nes
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
24
23
21
23
25
7,794
8,718
9,549
10,396
11,375
1,357,390
1,352,353
1,518,099
1,343,987
1,183,559
325
379
455
452
455
45
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
28
31
12,620
13,200
13,219
13,351
10,554
10,514
888,914
1,054,233
1,128,022
943,081
1,115,121
1,076,464
451
43
426
426
431
330
40
a
ILLINOIS
source:
31
31
32
31
339
32
32
36
39
35
27
28
23
No. of
employees
Average production
/mine (tons)
Average no. of
employees/mine
3,615
3,749
4,097
4,392
4,739
905,353
842,767
768,304
698,063
539,810
113
117
114
113
105
5,241
5,299
5,065
4,797
4,397
4,245
554,757
671,422
787,821
835,672
919,439
1,087,096
122
132
145
178
157
185
Illinois
Stati Department of Mines and Minerals, Annual Coal, Oil and Gas Report, 1973-1983.
111 inois State
MINERAL INDUSTRY
1979-83
13
Illinois coal production by company, 1981-83
TABLE 10.
No.
Company
Rank
3
of mines
Underground
Surface
Production
% of total
(tons)
production
No. of
employees
9,478.497
7,825,790
6,327,208
5,885,011
5,179,325
18.30
15.11
12.21
11.36
10.00
3.376
1.765
2.915
1,721
2,171
4,443,312
4,147,288
2,856,595
2,212,345
1,185,051
8.58
777
8.01
5.51
4.27
2.29
1,335
1,251
1,277
592
871,808
489.830
241,265
172,100
131,262
1.68
0.95
0.47
0.33
0.25
256
285
127,218
90,057
72,366
56,501
5,824
0.25
0.17
0.14
0.11
0.01
15
29
22
51,798,653
100.00
18 148
11,415,439
9,880,350
7,492,161
7,893,664
5,949,862
18.58
16.08
12.20
12.85
9.69
2 ,935
4,730,952
4,834,881
2,448,755
2.561,196
1,412,149
7.70
7.87
3.99
4.17
2.30
1,061,588
942,536
295.613
211.578
1.73
1.53
0.48
0.34
246
317
60.117
24,379
97.998
16,237
1,964
96,751
0.10
0.04
0.16
0.03
18
24
0.16
196
61,428,170
100.00
14,951
1981 Production
5
4
Peabody Coal
Consolidation Coal
Freeman United Coal Mining
AMAX Coal
5
Old Ben Coal
5
6
Southwestern Illinois Coal
Monterey Coal
Zeigler Coal
2
1
2
3
7
8
9
10
Inland Steel
Sahara Coal
1
5
1
4
2
3
12
13
14
15
Midland Coal
KenelUs Energies
Equality Mining
Williamson Coal
Classic Coal
1
16
17
Lee Coal
1
E &
11
18
19
20
21
1
B Coal
Jader Fuel
J.J. Track Mining
North Side Mine
Turris Coal
TOTAL
31
27
25
62
260
12
2
1982 Production
1
2
4
3
5
7
6
9
8
10
11
12
13
14
17
14
16
19
20
16
Peabody Coal
Consolidation Coal
Freeman United Coal Mining
AMAX Coal
Old Ben Coal
Southwestern Illinois Coal
Monterey Coal
Zeigler Coal
Inland Steel
Sahara Coal
Midland Coal
Kenellis Energies
Equality Mining
Williamson Coal
Classic Coal
Lee Coal
E & B Coal
Jader Fuel
J.J. Track Mining
North Side Mine
Turris Coal
TOTAL
14
5
3
1
4
5
3
1
3
4
2
2
4
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
32
28
1
1
1
1
1
,568
,878
,832
,679
783
,295
653
773
623
25
60
41
3
2
ILLINOIS STATE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IMN
93
TABLE 10.
(continued)
of mines
No.
Rank
Production
% of total
Surface
(tons)
production
No. of
employees
5
3
1
3
1
3
10,433,128
8,900,739
7,836,365
5,864,413
5,542,828
17.87
15.25
13.42
10.05
9.50
2,682
1,862
1,133
1,631
1,762
5,434,786
4,061,838
3,202,226
1,875,750
1,602,793
9.31
6.96
5.49
3.21
2.75
838
1,244
1,108
706
340
1,272,781
1,100,448
532,611
249,327
180,371
2.18
1.89
0.91
0.43
0.31
568
239
254
42
42
0.18
0.11
0.09
0.04
0.03
0.02
198
38
1
103,856
63,582
55,000
25,722
20,856
14,160
23
58.373,580
100.00
14,759
Underground
Company
1983 Production
2
Peabody Coal
AM AX Coal
1
3
Consolidation Coal
4
Old Ben Coal
5
Freeman United Coal
ning
3
6
Southwestern Illinois Coal
Monterey Coal
2
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
4
Mi
2
Inland Steel
Zeigler Coal
Kenellis Energies
2
Sahara Coal
Midland Coal
Turris Coal
Jader Fuel
Williamson Coal
4
3
1
1
Equality Mining
Lee Coal
1
1
1
1
& B Coal
J. J.
Prices
(f.o.b.
source:
2
Track Mining
31
Illinois State Department of Mines and Minerals, Annual Coal
1981-83.
1980, the revised average price of
In
1
1
TOTAL
a
1
2
1
Kerr-McGee Coal
White County Coal
E
3
1981, 4.9 percent
in
1982, and 1.8
in
per-
1983 to reach $29.37 per ton (table 7). In general,
the price for coal mined underground was higher than the
cent
15
2
and Gas Report,
Illinois coal
mine) was $24.39 per ton. Average prices increased
by 12.8 percent
Oil
25
30
in
was lower
average, while the price for surface-mined coal
remainder was shipped to surrounding midwestern states
and to the southeastern
states.
as the
demand
for electric
coal shipments to Georgia
Shipments
Illinois coal
States. In 1983,
power grew.
is
used throughout the United
about 86.5 percent of
Illinois coal
was
for Illinois
and Alabama,
Illinois coal
petes favorably with higher priced Appalachian coal
southeastern United States.
than the average.
The market
utility coal increased in Georgia, Florida,
From 1978
utility
market share
from western
in
the
to 1982, Illinois
and Florida alone have increased
163 percent. On the other hand,
its
com-
in
Illinois
has been losing
Wisconsin to the low-sulfur
used by electric utility plants, 4.3 percent by coke plants
coals
manufacturing metallurgical coke, and 8.0 percent was
emission of sulfur oxides; however, actual tonnage was
sold to industrial plants (table 11).
up 26 percent
Missouri,
Florida took
Indiana, Georgia, Wisconsin,
88 percent of
all
Iowa, and
out-of-state shipments in
both 1982 and 1983, compared with about 86 percent
in
1981. The overall development of the coal industry
Illinois in
the past 5 years has paralleled the development
of the nation's coal industry, except
Illinois'
in
coal exports reached about
but declined to 0.4 million tons
in
in
1
the export sector.
million tons
in
1981,
1982 and 0.33 million
tons in 1983. In comparison, U.S. exports declined from
111 million tons
in
76.8 million tons
1981 to 104 million tons
in
1983, but stayed higher
in
1982 and
in relation
states that
meet the standards for
1982 and 4.8 percent
in
in
1983. The use
of Illinois coal in Illinois utilities declined 10 percent
between 1980 and 1983.
In 1983, about 81 percent of coking coal from Illinois
was shipped to plants in northwestern Indiana, while only
1 1 percent was consumed within the state. Between 30 and
32 percent of the
Illinois coal
used for other industrial
1981 through 1983 was consumed
purposes
in
Missouri
consumed approximately 22 percent during
1981 and 1982, and about 16 percent
in
in Illinois.
1983. Iowa,
Wisconsin, and Indiana were also major users of industrial
coal
from
Illinois.
to total coal production than Illinois exports.
Of the
Illinois coal
shipped to electric
utilities in
Transportation
According to the
Illinois
Department of
1983, about 34 percent was consumed within the state,
Mines and Minerals, coal was transported from the mine to
and about 29 percent was consumed
the consumer by
ILLINOIS
MINERAL INDUSTRY
in
1979-83
Missouri; the
rail,
barge, or truck:
15
Tonnage
1981
1982
1983
40,813,641
43,685,833
39,838,997
Barge or rail/barge combination
2,380,414
5,677,129
9,004,751
Local trade/truck
8,389,031
10,561,067
8,490,655
Rail
Tonnage
Missouri-Pacific Lines
Illinois
Central Gulf
16,666,053
18,990,275
18,708,920
11,735,173
13,716,165
15,019,344
Burlington Northern
2,539,358
3,584,188
3,019,057
1,827,252
3,022,425
2,807,755
Conrail
1,843,560
2,522,961
2,255,861
Chicago Northwestern
1,829,792
1,700,623
2,227,593
Others
4,362,453
3,975,775
3,183,345
40,813,641
47,501,402
47,221,875
The
total
amount
of coal
consumed
continued to decline for the fourth year
Illinois
1982
Southern
TOTAL
Consumption
in
in suc-
due to environmental constraints and
economic reasons (table 12). In 1983 only
partly
cession,
partly for
about 33 percent of
sumed within the
Illinois coal
state.
production was con-
While more
Illinois
coal
from Indiana and West Kentucky
growing
(table 13).
Indiana and West Kentucky coals were
consumed
compared with 2.48 million tons
in
in
in
1983, a 34 percent increase
The 1983 production was valued
million, with an average unit value of
The secondary production method
counted for 38.8 percent of the
in
(fig. 6).
Illi-
1981. Due to
in
oil
$849.1
$29.08 per
barrel.
of waterflooding ac-
total oil
produced
1982, and 42.9 percent
production
4 years
in
at
in
Pressure maintenance projects reported
0.5 percent of
both 1982 and 1983, about 3 million tons of
Illinois. In
nois, as
is
million barrels
1983, 34.5 percent
is
being shipped to out-of-state destinations, consumption
of coals
1983
1981
in
1981
less
than
3 years.
in all
With the discovery of the Brooklyn
field,
Schuyler
County was added in 1983 to the 43 counties already producing oil. Also, two counties were added in 1983 to the
lower transportation costs, most Indiana coal goes to
list
electric utilities situated close to the Illinois-Indiana border
and 1982. The contribution of the major oil-producing
Vermilion, Crawford, and Jasper Counties, while West
Kentucky coal is barged conveniently and at low costs to
Massac County on the Ohio River as well as to destinations
counties thus increased from about 68 percent of the
along the
following tabulation:
in
Illinois River.
of 9 counties producing
state's total oil
in
production
1
in
million barrels each in 1981
1981-82 to 73.4 percent
1983. Their relative importance
is
represented
in
the
Fifty-four percent of the coal used by utilities gener-
was supplied within the state:
36 percent came from western sta«:es, 2 percent from western Kentucky and 5 percent from Indiana, 4 percent from
ating electricity in Illinois
southern West Virginia, Virginia and eastern Kentucky.
coke and gas plants met about 17 percent of
their needs from mines within the state and 76 percent
from West Virginia, Virginia, eastern Kentucky, Ohio,
Illinois
and eastern Pennsylvania. For industrial and other purposes
Illinois
supplied 48 percent of the 2.9 million tons of coal,
with 27 percent coming from Indiana and 21 percent from
southern West Virginia, Virginia, and eastern Kentucky.
Crude
1982
1983
(%)
(%)
(%)
Wayne
13.0
12.4
10.7
White
12.6
11.7
11.4
Marion
8.1
9.7
8.7
Lawrence
7.9
8.1
9.0
6.8
Fayette
6.7
6.1
Crawford
6.2
5.8
5.9
Clay
5.5
5.3
4.8
Edwards
Wabash
4.2
4.5
4.8
4.0
3.8
—
—
—
Franklin
Oil
Production
1981
County
Illinois
crude
oil
production continued to
Jefferson
3.8
4.1
3.5
increase for the fourth consecutive year reaching 29.2
16
ILLINOIS STATE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IMN
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140
u,
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a
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Figure 6
TABLE 11.
10
15
Annual crude
20
25
production, 1905-84.
oil
Illinois coal shipment s, by state destinati on and consuming sect Dr. 1978-83 (1,000 tons) a
Consuming sector
Electric utilities
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
Coke 4 gas plants
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
Wisconsin
Minnesota
and Michigan
3,536
3,236
2,805
2,198
2,774
2,907
1,465
1,501
1,313
839
940
616
--
-----
—
-----
Missouri
Indiana
1,660
1,955
1,644
1,240
1,691
1,659
9,708
11,653
12,649
11,933
14,447
14,428
3,330
6,843
7,616
5,249
7,239
5,999
335
464
222
---
--.
--
1,615
2,459
2,335
2,004
1,876
1,979
--
Iowa
—
--
---
—
—
—
28
--
Kentucky
—
122
53
----
—
Other
Georgia and
Florida
states'
1,874
2,950
3,970
4,680
4,934
4,431
1,288
2,382
3,786
2,873
3,304
2,997
------
Exports and
5
40
mi seel laneous
12
--
—
---
—
--
24
--
-8
55
200
---
Illinois
17,934
18,867
18,700
14,930
17,260
16,812
41,142
49,851
52,705
43,941
52,710
49,903
486
444
545
2,141
3,013
2,053
2,356
2,248
2,455
317
317
276
—
Total
Retail dealers
1978
1979
1980
19
20
—
—
1981
1982
1983
All
others
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
4
10
5
13
41
12
20
28
12
23
16
30
--
—
1
13
1
11
10
--
439
185
541
575
521
625
651
832
187
201
188
155
193
859
928
3,994
3,831
3,326
2,823
3,438
3,739
1,654
1,698
1,520
1,027
1,095
820
3
--
15
..
1
--
1
—
492
873
888
1,272
1,449
1,212
1,054
972
733
2,214
2,855
2,583
1,908
2,574
2,547
11,000
13,216
13,947
13,038
15,435
15,192
5,440
9,891
10,469
7,752
9,494
8,506
667
—
-—
4
---
574
517
495
378
528
8
34
12
--
..
----.
—
..
201
447
84
--
—
..
12
-.
..
20
----
20
24
71
49
78
173
59
46
46
49
47
64
36
—
35
171
177
157
100
63
107
192
236
319
240
300
382
1,989
2,364
2,222
1,559
1,363
1,379
5,035
6,258
6,181
4,943
4,499
4,634
Totals
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
335
464
230
34
134
53
1,874
3,151
4,417
4,764
4,934
4,431
1,399
2,431
3,864
3,054
3,418
3,243
70
73
67.
1,022°
395°
329
d
20,509
21,738
21,575
16,998
19,176
18,786
48,489
59,348
62,002
d
52,419
60,122°
57,717 d
sources:
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Bituminous Coal and Lignite Distribution Quarterly, 1978-1979.
U.S. Department of Energy, Coal Distribution, 1980-1983.
"includes AL (1978-83), MS (1978-83), TN (1978-83), LA (1978-83), OH (1982), PA (1978-83), NY (1981-82), KS (1981-83), TX (1981-83),
and CA (1983).
totals may not add up because of independent rounding.
d
includes shipments to foreign countries, with no breakdown by consuming sector:
and 294,000 tons in 1983.
ILLINOIS
MINERAL INDUSTRY
1979-83
938,000 tons in 1981, 335,000 tons in 1982,
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Illinois crude oil production, by major field
TABLE 14.
,
1981-83 b
1981
Field
County
Southeastern
Illinois
Wabash
Lawrence
Crawford
Clark
Cumberland
Jasper
Production
(1000 bbl)
1982
* of
Illinois
total
1983
Production
(1000 bbl)
t of
Illinois
total
1981-82
Change (%)
Production
(1000 bbl)
t of
Illinois
total
1982-83
Change (t)
4,005.5
15.7
4,258.0
15.4
-
6.3
4,851.4
16.6
+13.9
3,463.9
13.6
3,332.3
12.0
+ 3.8
3,222.4
11.0
-
3.3
1,702.9
6.7
2.269.8
8.2
-33.3
2,283.7
7.8
-
0.6
1,681.0
6.6
1,664.0
6.0
+ 1.0
1,762.5
6.0
+ 5.9
1,543.7
6.1
1,521.1
5.5
+ 1.5
1,617.8
5.5
+ 6.4
585.3
2.3
595.5
2.2
-
1.7
598.5
2.1
+ 0.5
490.9
1.9
491.6
1.8
-
0.1
651.5
2.2
+32.5
381.2
1.5
369.9
1.3
+ 3.0
324.4
1.1
-12.3
White
Gallatin
380.8
1.5
341.6
1.2
+10.3
361.5
1.2
+
5.8
Johnsonvi lie
Consolidated
Wayne
363.8
1.4
287.7
1.0
+20.9
263.0
0.9
-
8.6
Herald
Consol idated
White
Gallatin
319.3
1.2
499.6
1.8
-56.5
391.7
1.4
-21.6
Maple Grove
Consolidated
Edwards
Wayne
289.9
1.1
--
—
--
—
-
-
Nashville North
Washington
289.8
1.1
--
--
--
-
-
-
Albion Consolidated
Edwards
White
260.0
1.0
311.6
1.1
-19.9
Keenville
Wayne
245.3
1.0
223.1
0.8
+ 9.0
--
--
-
Hamilton
Wayne
White
239.3
0.9
204.5
0.7
+14.5
-
-
--
Maple Grove South
Consolidated
Edwards
221.1
0.9
249.8
0.9
-13.0
-
-
—
Storms Consolidated
White
218.8
0.9
--
--
Divide Consolidated
Jefferson
202.3
0.8
--
--
-
-
-
Clay City
Consol idated
Clay
Wayne
Richland
Jasper
Salem
Marion
Jefferson
Louden
Fayette
Effingham
New Harmony
White
Wabash
Edwards
Consolidated
Sailor Springs
Consol idated
Clay
Jasper
Effingham
Phillipstown
Consolidated
White
Edwards
Oale Cnsolidated
Franklin
Hamilton
Sal
Roland
Consol idated
Mill
Shoals
i
ne
+79.5
1.4
693.2
2.4
+80.8
306.2
1.1
--
282.7
1.0
-
--
275.4
1.0
--
228.8
0.8
-16.9
--
241.6
0.9
--
--
--
-
—
—
—
--
--
-
Brown
--
383.4
Parkersburg
Consolidated
Richland
Edwards
--
--
Goldengate
Consolidated
Wayne
White
Hidalgo South
Jasper
—
-
1.9
-
--
Buckhorn East
--
559.4
Iola Consolidated
Clay
Effingham
--
--
225.6
0.8
Harristown
Macon
--
--
202.3
0.7
7.7
Fayette
--
-
--
-
-
300.4
1.0
-
Benton
Franklin
--
--
--
--
--
269.8
0.9
--
Ewing East
Franklin
--
--
--
--
-
247.0
0.9
-
18,909.6
64.7
St.
James
16,884.6
source:
b
66.2
Illinois State Geological Survey Oil and Gas Section.
major fields are fields producing more than 200,000 bbl/year.
18,254.7
65.8
-
8.1
+ 3.6
,
each
In Illinois,
barrels
is
from 19
producing more than 200,000
oil field
considered a major
in
1981 to 21
in
field; their
1982, but
Considered together, the major
about two-thirds of the annual
in
oil
oil
number
fell
to 18
fields
Illinois,
1983.
in
reserves in
contributed
fields,
New Harmony
Refineries
Some
years
showed
3.3 percent from January
from January
1,
1,
1983, and 5.7 percent
1982.
slight
Consumption
by
increases in oil production, but in general, production
primary recovery methods declined until 1974
1
1984, with a total capacity of 965,500 barrels per day,
down
1940.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy,
eight refineries were operating in Illinois as of January
Consolidated accounted
the 1981-83 period.
in
downward
South-
Historically, crude oil production reached a peak of
146.8 million barrels
stabilize the reserves
extent, although the generally
trend continues.
for nearly one-half of the state's total oil production in
Illinois in
1982 and 1983 and helped
some
figures to
Clay City Consolidated, Salem Consoli-
dated, Louden, and
which added an incentive for exploration.
oil,
Discoveries in the Illinois Basin resulted in additions to
production of the state
each year (table 14). As the five largest
eastern
of crude
increased
in Illinois
(fig. 6).
Consumption of major petroleum products
The trend con-
has been declining since 1978.
downward
for products other than gasoline
Since 1974, production by primary recovery has been
tinued to be
increasing slightly. Waterflooding together with the intro-
in
duction of the hydrofrac (hydraulic fracturing) method
sumption has remained steady, but kerosene consumption
helped increase
Illinois oil
production from 1954 through
has declined
45 percent; distillate fuel oil, 10 percent;
oil, 45 percent. The 1983 data on con-
and residual fuel
1962. Since 1962, both primary and secondary production
The
has declined steadily as reserves have been depleted.
the past 3 years (table 15). Since 1981, gasoline con-
sumption of liquefied gases are not
available;
however, the
extent of this depletion can be seen by comparing the
data for 1981-82 indicated a decline of 28 percent.
January 1956 reserves figure of 700 million barrels with the
only increase was
December 1983
figure of
135 million
through 1981, price decontrol caused
TABLE 15.
barrels.
From 1979
in
The
asphalt consumption in 1982, due to
increased construction activity.
a surge in the price
Consumption of major petroleum products in Illinois, 1981-83
1982
1981
Gasoline 8
(excluding naphtha)
Kerosene*5
thousand
1983
109,476
107,675
109,746
666
439
368
34,427
32,521
31,020
21,399
15,507
11,793
bbl
thousand
bbl
Distillate fuel oil 3
thousand
bbl
Residual fuel oil*
thousand
bbl
Liquefied gases
Propane
thousand
540,432
495,566
NA
Butane
U
W
NA
Butane-propane mix
W
M
NA
1,327,870
954,601
NA
4,511
5,117
NA
28
24
NA
gal
Total
Asphalt
thousand
bbl
Road oil c
thousand
bbl
J
Basic Petroleum Data Book, American Petroleum Institute.
b
Petroleum Supply Annual,
c
State Energy Data Report, DOE/EIA-0214.
NA
ILLINOIS
=
MINERAL INDUSTRY
v.
1,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Oil and Gas.
data not available at this time.
1979-83
21
Production of natural gas in Illinois, 1977-83"
TABLE 16.
Withdrawals (million cu ft)
Oil
Year
wells
wells
Total
Marketed
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1,003.0
958.5
1,317.6
1,333.6
1,103.6
993.5
858.0
b
200.5
267.4
240.4
191.4
168.5
172.0
1,003
1,159
1,585
1,574
1,295
1,162
1,030
1,003
1,159
1,585
1,574
1,295
1,162
1,030
Illinois State Geological Survey, Oil and Gas Section,
"source:
not reported separately;
included under gross withdrawals from gas wells.
Production of natural gas in Illinois, by field and county, 1981-83 3
TABLE 17.
Production
Eldorado East
Harco South
Mattoon
Raleigh
Stubblefield South
Mine Gas
Keenvllle
New Athens
Louden
1981
1982
1983
Gallatin
Saline
Coles
Saline
12.4
8.7
434.3
7.7
18.5
66.4
178.6
70.2
8.3
0.4
389.2
NP C
9.2
50.4
164.3
54.3
11.7
2.3
285.4
20.1
3.3
63.6
134.0
34.3
12.9
5.3
4.3
4.0
38.1
4.7
3.3
15.0
C
NP
2.0
58.9
41.8
297.8
58.5
20.3
NP C
1.3
57.9
50.0
243.5
Bond
Saline
Wayne
St. Clair
Fayette
Effingham
Madison
Edwards
Montgomery
Saline
Randolph
Edgar
St. Clair
Pike
Will iamson
Wi 11 iamson
St. Jacob East
bion Consolidated
Waggoner
Eldorado Consol
Al
Eden
Grandview-lnclose
St. Libory
Fishhook
Johnson City East
Pittsburgh
TOTAL 6
source:
--
15.0
3.1
3.6
85.3
74.4
293.3
5.5
--
1,294.9
-
+
--
--
64.1
+ 26.3
- 18.4
- 36.8
50.2
24.1
8.0
22.7
-
-
+795.0
17.5
+ 85.3
+ 35.4
66.9
24.2
-
+
—
---
--
44.0
31.0
43.8
-
-
+
35.0
1.8
+ 19.6
- 18.2
- 97.3
-
1.5
+971.1
1.6
—
52.0
1,030.2
,161.6
41.0
+503.2
- 26.7
32.8
95.7
10.4
-
-
6.1
--
1
Change (%)
1981-82
1982-83
(mill ion cu ft)
County
Gas field
a
spos ition (mil lion cu ft)
Di
Gas
--
10.3
-
-
11.3
Illinois State Geological Survey,
"totals may not add up because of rounding.
c
no production.
Consumption
Natural Gas
Production
Natural gas production
the decline since 1979 (table 16).
has been on
in Illinois
From 1981
to
1983 the
was about 20 percent. Nearly half of this decline
resulted from falling production in the Mattoon field in
decline
Coles County; yet Coles County remains the top gas-
producing county, followed by Pike and
(table 17).
thirds of Illinois gas production in 1983. During 1981-82,
was about 70 percent.
The average wellhead value of
from $2.47 per thousand cubic
Illinois gas
feet in
1982, and further increased to $2.84
22
in
increased
1981 to $2.62
1983.
percent
in
enced the
prices.
1983
in
1981, 6.4 percent
in
(table 18). Industries
largest declines,
The increased usage
was probably due to
Wayne Counties
These three counties accounted for roughly two-
their share of total production
Natural gas consumption
creased 2.5 percent
increases
and greater
value of natural gas
a
in
in
and
Illinois de-
1982, and 5.6
utilities experi-
caused mainly by higher gas
of gas by utilities in
1983
combination of moderate price
availability in the market.
The average
consumed
18 percent
in
Illinois rose
from $3.84 per thousand cubic feet in 1981 to $4.53
per thousand feet in 1982. The price increase in 1983 to
$5.17 per thousand cubic feet was about 14.1 percent.
Figure 7 shows the natural gas consumption trends
in
Illi-
nois since 1970.
ILLINOIS STATE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IMN
93
Consumption of natural gas in Illinois by consumer class, 1981-83 a
TABLE 18.
Consumer class
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
El ectric util ities
Other consumers
cu ft)
1983
1982
1981
Quantity
(million
% of total
consumption
467,398
221,132
345,796
13,166
2,295
44.0
20.8
32.6
1,049,787
98.9
1.3
0.2
Quantity
(million
cu ft)
458,572
218,751
286,835
10,387
--
1981-82
change (%)
% of total
consumption
46.1
22.0
28.9
1.0
1.9
1.1
-17.1
-21.1
-
-
—
--
Quantity
(million
cu ft)
1982-83
change (%)
% of total
consumption
45.9
21.8
29.5
430,606
204,834
276,533
11,948
6.1
6.4
- 3.6
+ 15.0
--
-
1.3
—
--
Total delivered"
to consumers
Other uses
c
Total consumption
a
source:
974,545
98.0
12,170
1.1
19,634
2.0
1,061,957
100.0
994,179
100.0
-
7.2
923,921
98.5
+61.3
14,419
1.5
6.4
938,340
100.0
-
5.2
-
-26.6
5.6
-
U.S. Department of Energy,
includes municipalities and public authorities that use natural gas for
institutional heating, street lighting, and other purposes.
c
includes lease and plant fuel, pipeline fuel, and extraction loss.
Percentage used
Residential
1.4.
xxSl Commercial
0.57
I
0.53
1.20.56
\///\
'3.5'
11.5'
Electric utilities
0.27
0.50
2a
Industrial
0.30
/3.8
75&
I Other consumers
0.2
0.30
0.20
f
2
%/
.04
0.2
3.2/
-1.3
1.0-
SW-1-0
31.2
32.2
33
31
37.6
32.P
33.7
.1.3
31.4
32.6
32.0
36.2
33.3
28.9
0.8'
29.5
0.6'
18.9:
0.4-
43.8
41.2
38.4
40.9:
44.3
38.3^
44.3
43.4
43.9
44.6
39.5
44
46.1-
45.9:
0.2'
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
ISGS 1985
Figure 7
ILLINOIS
Consumption
of natural gas, 1970-83.
MINERAL INDUSTRY
1979-83
23
INDUSTRIAL AND
Refractory clay was used for manufacturing refrac-
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
tory brick, stoneware, and other clay products
and 1982.
Clays
Common
Production
absorbent clay
1983,
in
mined
Illinois.
in
ranked 14 of 44 clay-producing
Illinois
from 19
and
clay, refractory or fire clay,
(fuller's earth) are
1982. Clay production (excluding
Absorbent clay from Pulaski County
production of animal
In
continually declining for 8 years due to strong competition
1981
(fig. 8).
1982, and
Since 1979, data on refrac-
tory clay have been withheld for reasons of confidentiality.
Most clay produced
was
common
used
in
the
Shipments of finished fluorspar
from domestic mining operations were at their lowest level
in
in
is
and grease absorbents.
Fluorspar
declined drastically from
321,745 tons
oil
Production and shipments
from low-cost out-of-state producers. Total clay production
in
and
litter
was 717,000 tons
1983, 454,519 tons
1981
up
states,
fuller's earth)
increased by 123 percent between 1981 and 1983, after
in
in
1983, no production was reported.
In
clay, although
50
tons
years. Fluorspar production in the United States
1
15,000 tons
in
1981 to 77,000
1982, then to an estimated 61,000 tons
in
in
1983.
continues to be the nation's leading producer, sup-
Illinois
very small amounts of refractory and absorbent clays were
plying more than 90 percent of the total U.S. production.
The main reason for the decline in fluorspar production was
also produced.
the decline
The average
$4.31 per ton
$4.68
in
in
in Illinois
unit value of
common
1981 to $4.89
in
clay increased
from
1982, but decreased to
1983; the price of refractory clays increased from
$11.41 per ton
in
1981 to $12.54 per ton
in
1982. There
also affected
tically
The
percent
in 1982 and $1,540,081 in 1981.
The number of counties mining clay in Illinois declined
from 9 in 1981 and 1982 to 6 in 1983. Livingston County
has emerged as the most important clay producer in the
state; its production increased from about 100,000 tons
in 1981 to about 550,000 tons in 1983 and accounted for
77 percent of the state's clay production in 1983. Fewer
but larger operations are producing clay; the number
declined from 12 in 1981 to 8 in 1983. The number of
active companies has also declined, from 10 to 8 during
to $2,305,455
domestic production.
produced.
in
1983 was $3,359,537, compared
to the recession
in
the U.S.
Low-priced Mexican fluorspar imports have
In
1983, only 9.9 per-
cent of apparent U.S. consumption of fluorspar was domes-
was no production of refractory clays reported for 1983.
total value of clays in
demand due
in
steel industry.
Illinois
production increased 22.7 percent
1981, but decreased 30.7 percent
in
1983. Individual
company
1982 and 19.5
in
data are confidential
and cannot be released.
Near Cave-in-Rock, Hastie Mining
a surface
Company
mine producing metallurgical
operated
gravel spar
and
construction aggregate. Inverness operated the underground
mines formerly owned by Allied Chemical Company,
including a preparation plant using heavy media and flotation.
Ozark-Mahoning operated four mines, two heavy
media plants,
a flotation mill,
and maintained shipping
facilities.
this period.
Absorbent clay was produced only
in
Pulaski
County
by two companies. The 1981 production was 6 percent
than
in
previous years but recovered
in
1982 and 1983
less
to
Total Illinois clay production
2500i
6.8 percent and 13.2 percent, respectively. Refractory
which was mined only
clay,
company
in
in
Grundy County by one
1981 and 1982, declined by more than 50 per-
cent from 1981 to 1982 and ceased completely
Consumption and uses
in
1983.
Manufacturers of bricks, sewer
pipes, drain tiles, wall tiles, dinnerware, lightweight aggregates,
and cements are the principal users of
clays and shales
mined
in Illinois.
common
Building bricks have
become the prime product
using 80 percent of Illinois
1982 and 1983, up from 48 percent in 1981. Note
that 1983 clay production was about 58 percent and
clay in
123 percent higher than
The use
of
common
in
1982 and 1981,
respectively.
clay for the production of port-
land cement, structural concrete, concrete blocks, and
highway surfacing increased from about 54,000 tons in
1981 to about 98,000 tons in 1983. Sewer pipe and drain
tile
manufacturing consumed declining amounts of clay—
110,000 tons
tons
24
in
in
1981, 44,500 tons
in
1955
1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1983
ISGS 1985
Figure 8
Trends
in
clay production, 1955-83.
1982, and 48,000
1983.
ILLINOIS STATE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IMN
93
Sand and
gravel
To reduce
reporting burdens and costs, the U.S. Bureau of
Mines implemented new canvassing procedures for sand and
gravel producers in
1
981
;
surveys will be conducted
numbered years only. For odd-numbered
even-
in
years, only pre-
liminary estimates will be published.
Deposits of sand and gravel are widely
Production
tributed through
trains
Illinois.
and outwash
dis-
Glacial deposits, chiefly valley
plains, are the principal source of
com-
mercial sand and gravel. In 1982, Illinois ranked fifth
nationally
the production of sand and gravel for con-
in
struction purposes: Illinois produced 9.4 million tons of
sand (excluding industrial sand), 10.2 million tons of gravel,
and 1.9 million tons of unprocessed sand and gravel
The combined value
19).
(table
of these mineral materials
was
$59.1 million, a 14.2 percent decrease from the 1981
In
1983 production of sand and
level.
was estimated
gravel
at
oduced
21.1 million tons and valued at $58.4 million.
4.000.000
or
more
The
production of
industrial sand
ranked
Illinois
first
1.500.000-3,999.999
in
1.000.000- 1,499,999
the nation
1981 and 1982. The 1981 production
in
was worth $49.2
of 4.6 million tons
100,000-499.999
1982 production of about 4 million tons was valued
Less than 100.000
$45.7 million;
No production
20
million,
reported
unit value increased
40km
from $10.59
in
in
1981 to $11.45
by county, 1983.
gravel production
9);
(fig.
in
1983.
in 1982
compared
and gravel
Fifty-eight counties produced sand
Sand and
at
1983 the estimate was 4 million tons
valued at $42.9 million. Five companies operating in
La Salle and Ogle Counties reported this production. The
in
1982, but decreased to $10.94
Figure 9
and the
500,000-999.999
143 companies worked 197 deposits
with 180 companies working 205 deposits
(as
in
1980). Total
sand and gravel production decreased 4.3 million tons or
14.3 percent from the 1981 level
Consumption
Reported consumption of fluorspar
in
United States decreased 43 percent from 932,855 tons
the
in
about 560,000 tons
1983. The apparent U.S. consump-
1982, but increased slightly to
tion (production + imports - exports ± change in stocks)
also decreased
in
from 897,571 tons
in
1982 and 613,705 tons in 1983.
Consumption of fluorspar in
The
in
1981 to 530,565 tons
in
second consecutive decline
1981 to 618,493 tons
size of operations
both
is
large
was the
trending toward 400,000
tons per year to 999,999 tons per year. The
and very small operations decreased
in
number of very
1982 as com-
pared with 1980. Pits producing more than 300,000 tons
per year, which included 12 percent of
14 percent
Illinois fell
10). This
(fig.
production.
in
in
all
pits in
1980 and
1982, supplied about 56 percent of each
year's total production; whereas pits producing less than
in
absolute as well as relative terms between 1981 and 1983.
50,000 tons, which included about 40 percent of
Absolute consumption declined from 31,147 tons
pits,
1981
in
accounted for
duction
fluorspar consumption, Illinois used about 3.5 percent in
time, pits larger than
1
1981 but only 2 percent
were not reported
1982.
1983. Fluorspar
in
is
used as a
which in 1982 was down
45 percent from 1981, then increased 6 percent in 1983.
the
both 1980 and 1982 (table 20). At the same
to about 12,561 tons in 1983. Relative to the nation's
in
all
than 6 percent of the annual pro-
less
in
million tons per year (six
in
1980)
flux in raw steel production,
Fluorspar
acid,
is
also used in the production of hydrofluoric
fluorocarbon gases and
fluorides
chemicals with
crease in
plastics,
sodium and aluminum
(aluminum production), and other miscellaneous
a
wide variety of additional
consumption was
also
for fluorine materials by the
uses.
The
aluminum
industries,
due both
economic conditions and to increased recycling
aluminum industry.
MINERAL INDUSTRY
pit. In
is
Due
to
its
low unit price, most sand and
shipped no farther than about 50 miles from the
1982, 87.5 percent of
all
shipments were by truck;
the remaining 12.5 percent were either shipped by railroad
and waterway, or not transported (table
19).
due to the reduced demand
to
ILLINOIS
de-
Transportation
gravel
1979-83
in
the
Consumption and uses
Illinois
sand and gravel
used as construction aggregate. The slowdown
tion activity
due to the recession resulted
in a
is
in
primarily
construc-
rapid decline
25
TABLE 19.
Sand and gravel produced and mode of transportation, by county, 1982
Quantity (1000 tons)
No. of
No. of
County
companies
Adams
Bond
Boone
Bureau
Cass
Champaign
Clark
CI inton
Coles
Cook
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
1
2
5
6
2
2
2
2
Cumberland
De Kalb
De Witt
Du Page
Effingham
operations
Sand
Gravel
W
W
W
W
33
58
W
W
—
c
254
W
82
W
—
2
3
W
2
2
w
1
1
45
3
6
W
1
1
3
2
3
1
1
W
w
--
w
w
46
W
32
W
--
Industrial
sand
--
—
w
w
w
10
w
--
101
248
293
139
„
----
—
—
35
W
w
..
--
w
w
w
--
w
w
w
w
1
1
w
w
w
w
w
--
----
Kendall
Lake
La Salle
Lawrence
Logan
Mc Henry
McLean
Macon
Madison
Marshall
1
2
2
2
2
10
13
2
1
3
3
W
W
W
W
W
W
w
W
2
W
2
w
w
W
W
,_
---
2
2
w
1
3
—
375
1
1
1
1
-.
---
5
6
94
Piatt
Pike
Pulaski
2
21
78
1
1
W
1
1
w
Putnam
Randolph
3
3
--
1
1
w
W
--
Rock Island
St. Clair
Sangamon
Schuyler
Stephenson
Tazewell
Ve rmi 1 i on
Wabash
White
1
3
w
w
1
w
w
4
4
409
168
1
1
15
2
2
W
55
W
source:
143
U,
,
197
9,385
124
U
w
W
19
--
W
W
w
124
--
--
--
W
W
701
70
W
88
W
—
"
__
---
3,989
--
—
3,989
104
W
W
----
--
W
w
--
w
---
—
..
--
----
—
—
..
--
..
-----
-.
--
------
w
---
-----
w
--
"
---
—
—
"
81
w
--
---
--
—
--
27
--
W
--
W
W
w
--
-.
-----
377
W
w
41
W
124
--
--
W
--
--
--
--
—
w
—
19
---
—
---
w
w
245
W
W
W
70
W
W
w
W
2,418
w
w
w
--
2,053
238
W
W
—
w
—
--
-----
w
--
—
—
w
---
w
--
-----
---
---
—
--
—
605
2,708
212
889
--
345
141
--
—
117
212
889
159
650
2,239
527
839
7,091
20,926
18,381
2, ,205
25,547
104.813
22,363
2,
1,942
1
----
----
---
w
55
20
—
598
101
w
----
—
--
205
--
w
w
w
18
123
b
655
b
978
S. Bureau of Mines.
rail and barge added together to conceal
c
--
31
._
w
10,231
W
27
..
1
2,882
W
W
—
—
1
4,012
W
W
—
W
w
—
W
—
-—
W
w
Concealments
W
w
..
--
2
130
—
W
1,030
2
7
w
704
W
526
--
5
9,663
2,441
57
W
3
833
--
289
3
w
335
W
w
--
647
85
403
w
W
—
221
w
187
54
41,842
w
3
6
w
W
W
w
27
--
10
3
w
w
..
-----
--
W
w
..
--
W
w
..
-----
..
4,896
W
W
3,711
W
335
—
—
—
—
373
13,551
w
w
W
37
W
W
3
6
a
..
—
w
3,615
704
64
--
w
w
W
87
—
—
—
3
3
Total
..
„
Whiteside
d
15
W
--
1
Will
Winnebago
Woodford
w
w
w
w
W
W
W
W
w
—
--
w
w
112
w
w
193
..
W
W
w
----
..
..
w
..
92
35
W
w
transported
----
—
—
w
48
265
--
..
..
—
—
—
—
..
—
—
---
4
1,804
153
—
—
w
w
1
16
6
--
w
2
2
Mason
Massac
Moultrie
Ogle
Peoria
—
1,724
487
W
15
4
—
w
2,786
93
w
1
12
---
--
1
1
--
W
1
7
..
w
w
w
1
122
446
W
Fulton
Gallatin
Grundy
23
1,845
W
1,422
W
w
—
1
c
w
w
1
157
c
w
w
—
475
c
w
w
w
w
157
W
w
—
W
w
91
446
Barge
..
---
w
267
--
1
1
W
Rail
w
W
91
110
3
1
Truck
----
1
1
Value
($1000)
—
—
~
W
--
2
1
Not
Total
produced
..
--
Ford
tode of shipment
Sand and
gravel
unprocessed
..
Fayette
Hancock
Henry
Jo Daviess
Kane
Kankakee
1
individual company data.
amount produced 1s under 500 tons; total value is under $500.
totals may not add up to amounts shown because of independent rounding.
W
26
-
Withheld included in concealments.
ILLINOIS STATE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IMN
93
TABLE 20.
Illinois sand and gravel production, by size of operation, 1980 and 1982
1980
b
Size of operation
No. of
Production
(ton; ;/year)
operations
(tons)
61
689,421
2.2
41
423,242
1.7
1,027,699
3.2
27
956,021
3.7
50,000 :o 99,999
31
2,209,006
7.0
34
2,436,019
9.5
100,000 to 199,999
50
7,161,363
22.6
31
4,488,822
17.6
200,000 to 299,999
12
2,943,074
9.3
12
3,045,755
11.9
300,000 to 399,999
6
2,003,423
6.3
6
2,064,251
400,000 to 499,999
1
2,076, 524
c
6.5
3
500,000 to 599,999
3
3,480,219
c
11.0
2,695,375
c
8.5
3
700,000 to 799,999
2
800,000 to 899,999
2
900,000 to 999,999
1
1,000,000 and over
6
7,438,871
23.4
205
31,724,975
100.0
a
source
b
1981 information not available.
mi ne
U.S.
8,135,380
3
c
32.0
3
100.0
25,546,630
169
Bureau of Mines.
tonnage must be combined to avoid disclosing confidential data.
consumption of construction aggregates between 1980
and 1982. Use of sand and gravel declined over 20 percent
quantity and nearly 25 percent
in dollar
sand was produced
value (table 21).
in
two forms:
for glass manufacturing; molding, blasting, grinding,
County produced 1,836 tons of dimension stone
ried
$70,747.
and
sand was used
in
porcelain,
and various
chemicals, abrasives, enamels, pottery,
fillers.
Consumption of
1981 was unchanged from the 1980
decreased 14.1 percent
in
level,
In
1983,
in
(fig.
1981, 57
Illinois
11); three counties,
not report
in
1982, an increase
in
in
percent. In 1983, the
The
Brown, Bureau and Clinton, did
1981 remained at 196, unchanged
quarries operating
to 169.
counties reported stone production
1983. The number of limestone and dolomite
from 1980; however,
silica
in
quantity (1,712 tons) and 15 percent
silica
1982, reflecting the overall
slowdown in industrial activity (table 21).
sand consumption increased 1.8 percent.
estimated 2,000 tons of dimension stone with
but
it
(quar-
blocks to specifications) valued at
in
value ($85,000) over 1981.
In
Ground
oil wells.
An
of 17 percent
polishing sand; railroad traction sand; filtration sand;
and propping sand for hydrofracturing of
and prepared
a value of $98,000 was produced
ground and unground. Unground sand was used primarily
tile,
3,957,140 c
1
4
in
silica
8.1
15.5
4
600,000 to 699,999
c
in
(tons)
27
:o
TOTAL
sand
% of
commercial
production
Production
No. of
operations
49,999
1
1
Industrial
% of
commercial
production
less th, an 25,000
25,000
in
1982
total
production declined by 17
number of
quarries operating dropped
eight largest quarries (900,000 tons per year)
accounted for 39 percent of production
in
1981, while the
57 smallest producers (25,000 tons per year) accounted for
Stone
only 1.2 percent of production. Overall, large operators
The U.S. Bureau of Mines now canvasses data on stone
production every odd-numbered year. Consequently,
only estimates for 1982 are included in this report.
dominate: the top 10 percent provided about 56 percent of
all
stone production
1983, the total value of
In
Illinois
stone pro-
duction increased to $166.9 million from the estimated
1982 and $165.2 million in 1981 (table
Crushed stone production was 42.8 million tons
$148.3 million
22).
in
in
1983, slightly
in
1982, and
1981.
a
Illinois
less
than the estimated 42.9 million tons
2.9 percent decrease from 44.2 million in
ranked fourth
and Pennsylvania,
Florida,
in
in
the nation, behind Texas,
stone production for 1981
and 1983.
In
ILLINOIS
MINERAL INDUSTRY
Company
1979-83
in
Kane
in
1983
of Illinois stone
(table 23).
is
shipped
by truck for only short distances (table 22). Shipments of
stone, a bulk
commodity,
are confined primarily to areas
near the quarry. Illinois waterways are used by
some
producers; for example, about 38 percent of the Will
County production was shipped by water in 1981 and 30
percent in 1983. About 4 percent of the statewide production of stone in 1981 and 6 percent in 1983 was shipped by
water.
On
percent of
1983, the Fox River Stone
1981 as well as
About 90 percent
Shipments
Production
in
a
statewide basis
Illinois'
in
both 1981 and 1983, 6
stone production was transported by
other means, such as railway (3 percent).
27
L~]
Gravel
PI
Common
sand
LJ Industrial sand
E3 Undifferentiated
205 Number of operations
273
24
62
284
280
r^,
22
217
246
261
20
197
241
255
271
18
232
204
H
191
16
205
2
14
1c
12
=
10-
o
1
ni97
1
8
6
h
4
.
2
1966
1965
1967
1968
1970
1969
1972
1971
1973
1974
1976
1975
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
ISGS 1985
Trends
Figure 10
in
production of sand and gravel, 1965-83.
About
Consumption and uses
stone
three-fourths of Illinois
used for construction aggregate, about 15 percent
is
for chemical purposes, and 10 percent for agriculture
(fig.
12; table 24).
The
cent
total in
1983. Other specific uses are
in
was
single largest use
stone— about 31 percent of the
as road base
1981 and 20
per-
listed in table 24.
The pattern of usage has not changed much from 1980, although the total consumption trend is directed downward.
Of the dimension stone mined in 1981, 40 percent was
used as veneer
in
house construction
Illinois;
in
rubble
accounted for 33 percent, and flagging for 27 percent.
1983
sales
were
as follows: cut stone or
cent, flagging 8.5 percent,
and
veneer 24.1 per-
shaped stone
irregularly
or rubble 67.4 percent.
Tripoli
(amorphous
Production
silica)
The term
"tripoli" refers to several fine-
grained, porous, siliceous materials.
tripoli
producers are located
southern
Minerals
Illinois: Illinois
Inc. Illinois
in
Two
of the nation's
Alexander County
in
Company and Tammsco
continues to be the nation's largest producer
of these siliceous materials, accounting for
the total U.S. production
in
more than
half
1981, 1982, and 1983. Actual
i| 4,000,000
however,
Illinois
crude production increased by
more
1,500,000-3,999.999
1|5
1.000,000- 1,499.999
*]
500.000-999.999
~j
100.000-499,999
production cannot be revealed for reasons of confidentiality;
or
Fx^3
fv^j
Less than 100.000
No production
reported
9 percent from 1982 to 1983, and by 2.4 percent from
02040 m
1981 to 1982.
Q
The
tripoli deposits in
the Devonian Clear Creek Formation and the Grassy
Formation below
up to 30
it.
feet thick.
20
40 km
Alexander County belong to
Knob
ISGS 1985
These almost horizontal deposits are
The
iron staining at the top
and the
Figure 11
Stone production by county, 1983.
base dictate the cut-off point for commercial grades.
28
ILLINOIS STATE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IMN
93
Illinois sand and gravel sold or used by producers, by class of operation and use, 1980-82
TABLE 21.
1982
1981
1980
Quantity
(1000 tons)
Value
($1000)
Quantity
(1000 tons)
Quantity
(1000 tons)
Value
($1000)
Value
($1000)
1980-82
change in
quantity (%)
1980-82
change in
value (%)
1981-82
change in
quantity (%)
1981-82
change in
value (%)
Construction aggregates
Sand and gravel operations
12,565
10,880
3,452
Building
Paving
Fill
Total
b
Industrial sand
Blast
Molding
Glass
Other uses c
Total
Total
a
b
sand and gravel
27,163
25,212
5,062
1,712
23.2
17.6
27.3
+120.8
-23.7
-23.8
-43.0
+81.4
21,558
59,148
-
20.4
-24.7
12,674
18,456
14,535
-
-
-
0.9
14.2
28.4
3,989
45,665
-
13.9
25,547
104,813
-
19.5
197
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
27,094
78,510
23,900
69,800
__d
__d
__d
__d
__d
1,373
2,087
1,172
13,378
15,416
15,028
1,574
2,000
1,072
13,549
15,253
20,384
1,360
1,790
839
4,631
43,822
4,646
49,186
31,725
122,332
28,546
118,986
Other uses 3
-
9,646
8,967
2,510
435
35,599
33,094
8,873
944
-
-
---
-15.3
-9.8
-
3.3
-13.6
-10.5
-21.7
+ 4.2
-14.1
-
-14.3
-10.5
-11.9
5.3
+19.7
-
6.5
+21.0
-28.7
7.2
includes railroad ballast.
numbers are rounded and totals may not add up.
c
includes engine, filtration, foundry use, grinding and polishing, oil hydrofrac, pottery, abrasives, chemicals, enamel, and other uses.
included with other uses to conceal.
Chemical, industrial, and other uses (%)
J
Agricultural purposes (%)
H
Construction aggregate (%)
Number
196
of quarries
70-1
315
307
202
272
11.8
60-
271
325
10.2
318
G
254
237
231
235
7.2
227
246
7.7:
9
10.4
12.0
8.2
7.6
9.6
10.9
11.5
284
15.2
11.7
8.5
196
8.1
12.7
7.8
1
7.0
10.9
8?
228
13.2
50-
96
1
7.4
7.2
196
196
10.0
15.5
8.6
11.6
29.1
10.3
306.9
20-
84.4:
83.8
77.6
81.5
81.6
80.8
78.2
80.5
80.2
80.0
77.3
74.2
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
640
10-
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1982
ISGS 1985
Figure 12
ILLINOIS
Trends
in
uses of crushed
MINERAL INDUSTRY
and broken stone produced
1979-83
in Illinois,
1965-83. Data for 1982 are not available.
29
a
Production and value of Illinois stone, by county and mode of transportation, 1981 and 1983
TABLE 22.
1983
1981
No. of
Quantity
quarries (1000 tons)
County
Adams
Boone
Brown
Bureau
Calhoun
9
Carroll
Cass
Christian
Clark
Clay
8
2
1
1,040
W
100
32
30
1
2
1
1
inton
Coles
Cook
DeKalb
CI
241
78
W
2
W
1
W
12,410
777
W
W
441
93
86
100
748
228
220
78
32
30
W
W
w
W
W
w
17
7
1
Mode of transportation
Truck Rail
Barge Other
Value
($1000)
7
Douglas
1
W
W
w
w
DuPage
Fayette
Greene
Hancock
Hardin
1
w
1
w
w
5
454
2,205
Henderson
3
W
Henry
1
412
1
W
w
w
W
304
784
304
w
W
743
W
W
1
4
2
3
4
Jackson
Jersey
2
Jo Daviess
17
W
w
w
w
W
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
1.417
5,746
W
412
W
3
743
2
W
W
W
w
5
2,152
6,450
Lee
Livingston
Logan
McDonough
Madison
9
2,962
W
3
1,076
W
W
W
770
Menard
Mercer
Monroe
Montgomery
1
W
1
2
2
4
Ogle
12
Peoria
Pike
Pulaski
Randolph
Rock Island
St. Clair
Schuyler
Scott
Shelby
1
5
Vermil ion
source:
W
109
62
--
----
..
--
__
--
—
-—
—
—
—
_.
..
----
—
--
W
---
--.
---
„
-—
---
w
--
w
---
----
—
21
687
103
53
218
53
6
205
688
168
1
W
2
w
W
W
1
249
2
4
2
1
.--
1
..
--
W
375
—
1
W
1
32
--
9
284
__
----
2
W
W
W
3
725
1,200
2,837
4,789
725
950
3
2
W
W
2,130
7,305
..
135
8
776
3
2,464
W
2
W
W
W
3
780
W
W
W
780
1
W
W
W
—
—
1
--
87
358
2
W
4
631
772
2,604
2,509
331
2,509
1
—
5
W
1
35
128
11
252
751
W
W
W
w
8
w
120
3,917
18
429
W
W
252
W
W
w
—
315
W
W
w
87
W
631
703
W
3
..
--
4
1,746
1
34
5,717
140
.746
34
W
27
395
1
--
1
27
W
112
..
12
--
..
--
138
429
--
24,965
92,45823 ,882
1,083
--
44,159
165,21840 ,140
1,458
1,551
W
77
w
1
395
956
2
W
W
W
1
W
w
W
W
W
2
w
71
1
2
w
1,491
7
--
16
3,669
315
69
450
71
W
W
13,025
971
69
731
W
W
W
W
W
—
250
461
2
1
27
630
--
1
-1,422
W
,500
--
w
w
370
120
14,337 2 ,288
1,620
10
1
77
737
W
W
W
—
—
—
--
229
37
W
32
284
4
_.
--
..
----
W
375
625
__
--
,722
W
W
35
W
1,542
W
120
895
--
--
193
W
1
173
518
1
795
3
657
1,962
5,363
W
3,267
—
173
518
W
w
795
4
33
w
---
1,722
w
w
w
W
W
1
W
w
400
980
663
398
w
W
w
w
W
W
w
w
1,624
7,129
4
W
w
249
w
400
2,429
3
--
—
—
1,033
W
w
2,250
1,862
W
w
W
W
w
W
w
1
—
--
w
,030
Mode of transportation
Truck
Rail
Barge Other
14,503
385
1
--
Value
($1000)
103
W
663
627
W
Quantity
(1000 tons)
880
----
4
196
26
--
W
1
Concealments
a
w
w
770
W
5
Winnebago
W
w
2,819
4,296
1
,527
942
W
W
W
2
Will
1
1,030
1
1
Washington
Whiteside
3,036
4
2
Warren
W
W
2
1
Stephenson
Union
Totals
62
1
2 ,172
W
2
3
454
1,818
Johnson
Kane
Kankakee
Kendall
La Salle
3
w
237
of
No.
quarries
2 ,431
1061,132
315
22,783
88,37721 ,934
42,761
166,86037 ,726
848
1,077
U.S. Bureau of Mines,
included with rail to avoid disclosing individual company figures.
c
totals may not add to amounts shown because of independent rounding.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosing confidential data of individual companies, included in total,
30
ILLINOIS STATE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IMN
93
a
Illinois stone production by size of operation, 1981 and 1983
TABLE 23.
1983
1981
Size of operation
(tons/year)
quarries
less than 25,000
25,000 to 49,999
50,000 to 74,999
75,000 to 99,999
100,000 to 199,999
200,000 to 299,999
300,000 to 399,999
400,000 to 499,999
500,000 to 599,999
600,000 to 699,999
700,000 to 799,999
800,000 to 899,999
900,000 and over
% of total
(tons)
No. of
Production
quarries
(tons)
6
8.0
4.3
3.6
4.0
35.9
169
42,761,251
100.0
1.2
2.2
2.0
2.8
8.3
13.5
7.2
7.0
7.3
5.6
39
22
11
10
1,618,237
17,319,662
3.7
2
8
39.2
196
44,159,214
100.0
24
24
9
7
6
4
33
17
11
7
6
3
2
2
% of total
423,400
780,283
702,887
882,882
4,949,805
4,085,284
3,834,844
3,199,549
3,428,213
1,859,194
1,560,760
1,691,378
15,362,772
547,668
981,080
861,763
1,238,740
3,676,730
5,936,566
3,186,717
3,084,717
3,219,299
2,488,035
57
27
14
14
Total
a
Production 8
of
No.
1.0
1.8
1.6
2.1
11.6
9.6
9.0
7.5
due to the canvassing procedure used by the U.S. Bureau of Mines for the survey of stone,
U.S. Bureau of Mines.
1982 information will not be available. Source:
excludes dimension stone.
TABLE 24.
Use of crushed and broken stone produced in Illinois, 1981 and 1983
1983
1981
Use
Total
(tons)
Road base stone
Concrete aggregate
Surface treatment aggregate
Bituminous aggregate
Unspecified construction
Agricultural purposes
Cement
Macadam aggregate
Flux stone
Riprap and jetty
Railroad ballast
Other uses c
13,658,259
5,535,146
2,888,276
4,362,231
4,637,956
4,522,609
2,758,877
1,717,148
618,663
388,371
942,871
2,128,807
30.9
12.5
6.5
9.9
10.5
10.3
6.3
3.9
Total
44,159,214
1979-81
change (%)
% of total
Average
value/ton
Total
(tons)
0.9
2.1
4.8
-17.7
-23.5
-18.6
-23.8
-23.0
-15.2
+ 6.2
-18.6
+ 5.7
-38.5
+ 10.0
+ 3.5
3.50
3.68
3.51
3.85
3.40
4.02
2.21
3.47
4.64
3.61
5.06
6.95
1,852,012
584,108
10,301,196
1.4
24.1
100.0
-17.2
3.74
42,761,251
100.0
1.4
1981-83
change (%)
% of total
8,607,689
3,714,604
1,375,008
3,926,272
3,315,440
2,970,219
2,828,596
3,286,107
37.0
32.9
52.4
- 10.0
- 28.5
- 34.3
+
2.5
+ 91.4
+376.9
- 38.1
+274.9
3.35
3.62
3.58
3.94
3.09
4.35
2.75
3.48
4.30
3.77
3.49
5.16
3.2
3.90
-
20.1
8.7
3.2
9.2
7.8
6.9
6.6
7.7
-
-
-
-
w
Average
value/ton
4.3
-
due to the new reporting procedure implemented by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1982 figures will not be available.
stone producers will be conducted for odd-numbered years only.
Source:
U.S. Bureau of Mines.
The survey of
includes agricultural limestone and poultry grit.
"includes stone for asphalt filler, chemicals, lime manufacture, mine dusting, filler, roofing aggregate, fill, waste material,
whiting, and other uses.
Consumption and uses
in Illinois
The amorphous
processed
silica
has been used for both abrasives and
filler.
Other
its cement plant
Lone Star Cement Company has been
adding iron-stained tripoli, which supplies silica and iron,
uses are being developed. In experiments at
in
to
Missouri, the
its
manufacturing process. Iron-stained
been
tripoli has
regarded as waste rock unsuitable for mixing with the pure,
white
tripoli
marketed by
The quantity
Minerals
Illinois
Company.
of processed materials sold
1.2 percent less than
it
had been
quantity was 2.7 percent
less
in
than
it
in
in
1983 was
siderably
in
silver
Company
increased con-
1981; however, during 1982 production
declined along with the decline
fluorspar production.
in
During 1983, production of zinc declined further, although
lead production increased
and
silver
stayed about the same.
Small amounts of germanium have been produced
available for
zinc, lead,
individual
1981.
METALS
last
few
germanium, and actual production
and
silver are
company
inter-
years. Production data are not
figures for
withheld to avoid disclosing
data.
OTHER MINERALS
Zinc, Lead, Silver, and
Production
Germanium
Zinc, lead, silver, and
ered from fluorspar ore mined
in
Peat
germanium were
recov-
Hardin and Pope Counties
by Ozark-Mahoning and Inverness Mining Companies
ILLINOIS
1983. Output of zinc, lead, and
mittently over the
1982; and the 1982
had been
1981 and 1982, but only by Ozark-Mahoning
in
MINERAL INDUSTRY
1979-83
in
Although peat
Mines,
all
is
by the U.S. Bureau of
classified as a fuel
commercial
sales of peat in the
United States
(excluding imports) are for agricultural and horticultural
ILLINOIS GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY
DEC
i
IBR*
6
1985
?V
31
Production and commercial sales of peat in Illinois, 1973-83 a
TABLE 25.
Year
Commercial
sales
Illinois
Production"
Average
value/ton
No. of
Production
plants
(tons)
(tons)
($)
($)
{%)
71,552
95,807
96,295
84,662
80,355
71,551
95,807
95,719
87,087
82,356
1,037,000
1,412,000
1,511,401
763,000
1,477,595
14.49
14.74
15.79
8.76
17.94
11.28
13.11
12.48
8.73
10.24
86,000
87,209
80,913
47,775
84,310
85,544
79,415
45,834
46,620
1,594,000
1,610,084
1,504,567
1,502,118
1,513,656
18.91
19.12
18.95
32.77
32.47
10.46
10.57
10.12
6.05
c
5.83
W
W
1973
6
1974
1975
1976
1977
6
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
4
6
4
6
5
5
5
4
W
5
U
Value
M
W
U.S. Bureau of Mines.
'source:
"Illinois production as percentage of U.S. production.
Illinois commercial sales as percentage of U.S. commercial sales.
«l
withheld.
=
purposes, specifically for
soil
improvement. Three major
kinds of peat— reed-sedge, moss, and peat
produced
in
Illinois
by
humus— were
companies located
five
in
Cook,
Lake, and Whiteside Counties. Production declined sharply
in
1981 and 1982, although
unchanged
Then
in
at
remained
total sales value
about $1.5 million annually (table 25).
Among
of ground barite are the Mineral Pigments
and Metals Division of
barite
filler
County), and
Companies
Inverness Mining
Hardin County). With the closing of Inverness,
in
there will be only
the 22 peat-producing states, Illinois ranked
Pfizer, Inc. (St. Clair
the Ozark-Mahoning and
(both
1983, production increased about 70 percent.
third after Michigan
Ground barite
The producers
produced
two producers
in Illinois
or extender
is
in
the state.
The ground
used almost exclusively as a
in paints.
and Florida.
Columbium and tantalum
Gemstones
Processing of columbium-tantalum concentrate imported
Limited to specimen-grade fluorite collected
spar mines of Illinois, gemstones contributed
total value of mineral production.
in
the fluor-
little
to the
The estimated value of
gemstones was only about $15,000 annually
in
1981,
1982, and 1983.
from foreign countries was reported by Fansteel, Inc., of
Cook County. Fansteel produced columbium, tantalum
metal, and tantalum carbide. They also expanded their
wire- and tube-making equipment at the North Chicago
plant.
Columbium and tantalum
production of various
Primary barite
in
a
a
in
fluorspar ore, barite has been
by-product of fluorspar mining operations
Hardin County since 1974. Barite
weighting agent
in drilling
manufacture of paints,
is
used primarily as
muds. Other uses include the
rubber, and barium chemicals.
glass,
Barite production increased
by 30 percent from 1980
Calcined gypsum
gypsum is used primarily to produce wallboard
—a housing material. Due to a recession that decreased the
demand for housing, the National Gypsum Company
Calcined
(Lake County) closed
in
new Ozark-Mahoning Denton
amount
in Illinois in
Mines. The only other com-
1981 was the Inverness Mining
Company; however, it shut down in 1982 and reported no
barite production. The result was an 83 percent drop in
Illinois
its
wallboard production operation
1982. Normal production for 1981 and
to 1981, partly due to the start of the operation of the
pany operating
Production figures are
not available.
As an accessory mineral
recovered by
are used primarily in the
steel alloys.
was closed.
opened
1981
its
very small
a
1982 were reported before the Waukegan plant
for
In
1983, the National
Gypsum Company
plant, but production for
1983 did not
re-
attain
levels.
production for 1982.
Crude iodine
MINERAL MATERIALS PROCESSED
Mineral materials produced mainly
foreign countires but processed
barite,
iodine,
in
in
Crude iodine
other states and
Illinois
include ground
columbium and tantalum, calcined gypsum, crude
iron-oxide pigments, natural gas liquids, expanded
perlite, pig iron, sulfur, exfoliated vermiculite,
slab zinc,
32
in
and secondary slab
zinc.
primary
additive
in
is
used primarily as
a catalyst,
and
as
an
animal feed, inks, colorants, pharmaceuticals,
and sanitary and
industrial disinfectants.
Crude iodine was
processed into inorganic
compounds
at three
Abbott Laboratories
Illinois plants:
County, Economics Laboratory,
West Argo-Chemicals
in
for
commercial use
Inc., in Will
in
Lake
County, and
Lake County.
ILLINOIS STATE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IMN
93
Iron-oxide pigments
slag
Finished pigments were produced from iron ore imported
slag.
from other
by the Prince Manufacturing Company
states
in
Adams County;
in
Kane County;
mon
the George B. Smith Chemical
Grinding Service
$26
valued at
and
million;
County; and Solo-
Pfizer, Inc., in St. Clair
nois plants processed
Works
in Sangamon County. In 1981, Illi35,608 tons of iron-oxide pigments
million; in 1982,
31,000 tons valued
at
$29.3
1983, 33,000 tons valued at $33.3 million.
in
and two companies produced air-cooled
blast furnace
Primary use was for construction aggregate. Because
of the recession in the construction industry, sales declined
9 percent between 1981 and 1982; however,
13 percent
in
sales increased
1983 because of renewed construction
activity.
Recovered elemental sulfur
Elemental sulfur was recovered
counties
in five
1983,
in
compared with seven counties in 1982. The Natural Gas
Pipeline Company of America in Fayette and Kankakee
as
Natural gas liquids
Natural gas liquids include ethane, propane, isobutane,
unsplit butane,
and
combination of gasoline and liquefied
a
petroleum gas (LPG). Natural gas liquids were processed
in
Douglas County at the Tuscola plant of the United States
Chemical Company,
Industrial
Distillers
was processed by
state
Strong-Lite Products Corporation of
Cook County,
Illinois in De Kalb
in
County, and Johns-Manville Sales Corporation
in
214,522 tons of sulfur
The amount
County, did not report
the nation
in
at a value of
1983,
in
$21 million.
of sulfur recovered as a byproduct of
was 224,522 tons
in
in
oil
1983, as compared
1982 and 216,077 tons
1981.
in
Exfoliated vermiculite
mined outside the
three companies: Silbrico Corporation
County.
selling
in Will
ranked sixth
Illinois
with 213,890 tons
perlite
perlite
production.
refinery operations
National
and Chemical Corporation.
Expanded
Crude
a division of
Counties, and Texaco, Inc.
In sales of
expanded
perlite, Illinois
Will
in
ranked second
1982, following California. Both the quantity and the
value of sales have been dropping for the
last
few years
Three companies
in
De Kalb, Du Page, and Macoupin
Counties produce exfoliated vermiculite, which
from crude vermiculite mixed outside the
the former Mica Pellets, Inc.
Corporation of
Illinois. Illinois
exfoliated vermiculite.
was used
is
now
processed
is
De Kalb,
state. In
Strong-Lite Products
ranked seventh
in sales
of
The processed exfoliated vermiculite
as follows:
because of the depressed state of the construction industry.
In
1983, however, quantity increased 16 percent, and
1981
1982
1983
(%)
(%)
(%)
value increased 27 percent, relative to the 1982 figures.
Expanded
used primarily as roof insulation board
26.9
33.1
40.4
and for horticultural purposes. Other uses include aggregate
Block insulation
9.7
2.6
12.9
for concrete and plaster, for low-temperature insulation, and
Concrete aggregate
9.3
17.3
15.1
filters.
Horticultural and agricultural
26.5
17.3
4.4
27.6
29.7
27.2
perlite
is
Loose-fill insulation
Plaster aggregates, steel mills,
and raw
Pig iron
and fireproofing
steel
Pig iron production in Illinois fell
1981 to 1.3 million tons
in
from 4.5 million tons
in
1982, but recovered up to
2.7 million tons in 1983. In each year, the total value of
The quantity
of exfoliated vermiculite processed decreased
produced was $929 million, $449 million, and
23.8 percent
in
pig iron
$512
million, respectively. In 1983, Illinois ranked fifth
of 13 states in shipments of pig iron.
and the surge
in
Due
to the recession
1982 and
value per ton decreased at
5.1 percent in
first
about
1982 but increased about 18 percent
to
industry has been through a difficult period. Companies
Primary slab zinc
Special high-grade zinc
management and nonunion workers, closed
and laid off some employees in an attempt to
concentrates were processed by
some
Inc. in St. Clair
restructure and cut costs.
Washington, DC,
Illinois
production of raw
1983, an increase of 6.3 percent over 1982 but
44.5 percent from the 1981
level
down
of 9.1 million tons.
Slag (iron and steel)
ranked
ILLINOIS
in
slag.
Amax
Zinc Company,
states, including Illinois, ac-
1981, 1982, and 1983.
Secondary slab zinc
During 1981 and 1982, secondary slab zinc was produced
at
14 plants
in
at
10 plants
in 7 states.
the
fifth nationally in the
cessed iron and steel
County. Six
was
steel
5.4 million tons (6.4 percent of the United States output)
Illinois
1982.
counted for the smelter production of primary slab zinc
According to the American Iron and Steel Institute
in
in
from domestic and foreign ores and
cut salaries of
in
1983. The average
percent from 1981
foreign steel imports, the iron and steel
asked for and received concessions from union workers,
plants,
1
production of pro-
Four companies processed
MINERAL INDUSTRY
1979-83
steel
Illinois
10
states,
but
Two
in
1983,
it
was only produced
plants are located in Illinois:
Smelting and Refining
Company
County and the New Jersey Zinc Company
County. Both plants reported production
in
in
in
Cook
Bureau
1981 and
33
TABLE 26.
Production and value of finished portland cement manufactured in Illinois, 1981-83
1982
1981
of active plants
No.
4.
Production (tons)
Chan ge (%)
1982-1983
1981-82
1983
—
-
4.
4.
+22.31
9.23
1
,701,207
1
,544,154
1,888,713
-
1
,573,750
1
,757,270
1,857,430
+11.66
+
5.70
78 ,444,165
74,975,215
+27.48
-
4.42
+14.17
-
9.57
-45.04
+15.54
Shipments from mills
Quantity (tons)
Value
61 ,536,383
Average value/ton
Stocks at mills, Dec. 31
(tons)
a
1982 but not
in
source:
44. 64
39. 10
360,618
40. 37
198,208
229,000
U.S. Bureau of Mines.
1983. Production data for individual
and 9.9%
1983),
in
rail,
and barge. Container shipments of
states are not available.
cement were made mainly by truck.
MINERAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED
Consumption A total of about 2.3 million tons of portland cement were consumed in Illinois in each of the years
1981, 1982, and 1983 (fig. 13). Consumption of masonry
cement in Illinois declined from 90,000 tons in 1980 to
In
1981, 1982, and 1983, cement, clay products, coke,
glass,
and lime were manufactured from crude mineral
mined both
materials
in
and out of
state.
70.000 tons
Cement
Raw
Production
materials used to manufacture
cement rock
include
lime, silica, alumina,
and magnesia), limestone,
cement
clay, shale,
gypsum.
in Illinois:
Centex Corporation and Gulf and Western Cement Manu-
in
slowdown
Company
in
La Salle County; Lone Star Indus-
Lee County; and Missouri Portland Cement
Company
in
Massac County.
In
1982, three companies
and Western Cement Manufacturing; the other plants
mainned the same. No changes were reported
Cement production declined
9.2 percent
1982 to
in
22.3 percent
in
in
in
a
1983 to
3.8 percent
re-
in
1983.
in
1981 and
low 1.5 million tons, but increased
1.9 million tons. Differences in
value (per ton) of cement declined
Clay products
Illinois
all
more than 14 percent
value fluctuated from $80.7 million
in
masonry production increased
1981; however, production decreased about
in 1982 and a further 4 percent in 1983.
The shipments of prepared masonry cement increased
million
in
slightly to
such as
1981 to $23.8 million
$27.7 million
common and
in
in
1982, but recovered
1983. Structural clay products
in
tile, and sewer
1983 from $9.8 million
1981. Refractories and other
face brick, drain
pipes declined to $8.7 million
1982 and $15.3 million
in
in
in
In
quantity but decreased 8.5 percent
in
1982, shipments decreased 15.5 percent,
and value decreased 22.4 percent; and
in
1983, each de-
creased about 3.5 percent.
in
34
1981, five
in
Illinois plants to cus-
1981,
96%
in
1982,
down
in
1983 and $23.5
sharply from $31.6 million
in
1982, and four
in
1981.
in
shipped 49.7 million with
In
1982,
Illinois
a value
six
1983.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce,
nois produced 67.2 million bricks
(common and
of $7.0 million
face)
in
Illi-
and
1981.
produced 51.8 million bricks and shipped
55.1 million (an 11.1% increase over 1981
$6.1 million.
Bulk shipments of cement from
tomers were made by truck (92%
1982,
in
Companies reporting clay mining operations numbered
27 percent
1981.
1981 to $57.1 mil-
in
1982 and $61 million in 1983.
Whiteware and pottery declined sharply from $41.8
million
in
1981,
in
lion in
1982; however, the value decreased about 10 percent
by 1.2 percent
the state, the
producers. Plant closings continued
in
value
in
State Geological Survey sends questionnaires every
year to
products were valued at $24.6 million
(table 26). Prepared
amount
obtain accurate, current information about the
and value of clay products manufactured
1981 but recovered, increasing by the same percentage
in
2
in
1983.
in
17 percent
1982 (40%
respond to our questionnaire. Therefore, the reported
shipments were adjusted through stockpile variations. The
1983
in
construction activity),
1982, and 1983; some plants were sold and a few did not
produced cement. Lone Star purchased Gulf
at four plants
but recovered to 64,000 tons
To
1981, four companies produced cement
facturing
tries
1981 and to 54,000 tons
(an argillaceous limestone containing
sand, fly ash, slag, and
In
in
years, indicating the
The
)
with a value of
brick manufacturers appear to maintain
substantial inventories
from year to year
modate fluctuations
demand.
in
ILLINOIS STATE
in
order to accom-
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93
4,500
Consumption
3,750-
3,000-
S 2,250-
1,500-
750-
-i
1965 66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
75
74
76
77
78
79
1
1
82 83
81
80
Figure 13
Production and consumption of finished Portland cement
TABLE 27.
Coke production, coal carbonized, coal used and value, 1978-83 d
in Illinois,
1965-83.
Av erage price
Coke
Coal
production
carbonized
(1000 tons)
(1000 tons)
Year
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1,431
1,364
1,155
1,170
1,175
1,359
2,255
2,210
1,811
1,731
1,764
2,028
Coke
Montgomery,
Production
significantly
Coke production in Illinois did not change
during the 1980-83 period. After the decline
1979 and 1980, the depressed
state of the steel industry
kept coke production at just under 1.2 million tons per
year;
49.71
48.96
51.75
56.10
59.79
56.63
1,638
2,154
1,684
1,755
1,723
2,068
U.S. Department of Energy.
'source:
in
of coal receipts
at coke plants
($/short ton)
Coal receipts
at coke plants
(1000 tons)
it
increased to 1.36 million tons per year
The
(table 27).
carbonized
1983
difference between coal received and coal
explained by changes
is
in
in
coal stockpiled at the
coke plants. The value of coal received continued to
crease in 1981 (+8.4%) and
1982
in-
(*-6.6%), but decreased in
St. Clair,
and Will Counties. Production
data are not available.
Lime
Production
39
states.
In
lime output for 1983, Illinois ranked 7 of
The data cannot be
revealed; however, lime
production increased 20.4 percent
cent
quantity and 29 per-
in
value
in
1981, declined 36.8 percent
56.5 percent
in
value
cent
in
in
in
in
quantity and
1982, and recovered to 18.41 per-
quantity and 17.8 percent
in
value
in
1983. Both
1983 (-5.3%). The average 1983 value was $56.63 per ton.
The U.S. Department of Energy no longer provides data on
quicklime and hydrated lime continued to be produced
byproducts on
a division
a state-by-state basis.
Consumption and uses
pig iron, for
Coke
is
foundry and other
for residential heating.
steam plants,
in
used for production of
industrial purposes,
Coke breeze was used
and
for fuel in
two
plants operated by the Marblehead
Lime Company,
of General Dynamics. Vulcan Materials
(McCook) also produced quicklime.
Cook County.
Company
All three plants are in
Marblehead's South Chicago plant ranked seventh
the United States
in
in
output.
agglomerating plants, and elsewhere.
However, data on coke breeze are no longer
available.
Glass
Glass and/or fiberglass was manufactured
in
Du
Page,
Lake, La Salle, Logan, McLean, Macon, Madison, Marion,
ILLINOIS
at
MINERAL INDUSTRY
1979-83
Consumption and uses Illinois consumed 586,000 tons of
lime in 1982 (32% less than 1981) and 664,000 tons in
1983 (13.3% more than 1982) (fig. 14). Illinois was again
one of the leading hydrate-consuming
and 1983.
A
main chemical and
states in 1981, 1982,
industrial use of lime
is
35
1965
1970
1975
1983
1980
ISGS 1985
Figure 14
for basic
oxygen furnace (BOF)
steel. Illinois
supplied 19 percent of this line
1982, and 30 percent
in
Trends
in
consumption of quicklime and hydrated
in
and Indiana
1981, 31 percent
in
1983.
value was up
lime,
1.9 percent.
1
due to the increase
this
is
1965-83.
The
increase in production
shipments to
in
consuming
all
evident from the data for the
first
was
sectors;
9 months of the
year (table 29). Shipments to other states also increased
during the
PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION DATA, 1984
The
9 months of 1984 (table 30); however,
first
exports to other countries declined drastically.
leading mineral commodities in Illinois continue to
be coal, crude
oil,
and natural
gas; total
production value
Coal news
of these fuels has been estimated at $2,731.3 million for
• 16
1984. The U.S. Bureau of Mines provided an estimate of
$1 1.5 million
$315.5 million for the production value of the
surface mining. Reclamation
state's
nonfuel minerals, which include stone, sand and gravel,
clays, fluorspar, tripoli, lead, zinc, silver, peat,
and
gemstone,
soon
in
Illinois
grants to reclaim land
work
Adams, Bureau, Fulton,
is
damaged by
scheduled to begin
Gallatin,
Grundy, Jackson,
La Salle, Macoupin, Perry, Peoria, Putnam, Randolph,
Sangamon,
• the
barite.
counties have been selected to receive
in federal
St. Clair, Vermilion,
Illinois
and Williamson Counties.
Central Gulf Railroad (ICG), which
MINERAL MATERIALS MINED
shipped about 300,000 tons of export coal from
Data for 1984 indicate the total value of materials mined
Basin mines
was about $3.05 billion— a 6.3 percent increase from the
1983 level (table 28). In general, production of all commodities increased. Nonfuel materials were up 5.5 percent
5 million tons of coal per year from the region to ports
over the previous year. Although nonfuel production was
issued to the largest coal-producing
still
lower than the peak year of 1979, the upturn
in
1984
indicated gains
in
housing construction and manufacturing,
which resulted
in
increased sales for several nonmetallic
in
New
1980, predicts that by 1987
Illinois
will
it
move
Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Mobile.
• the
western
in
state's first
Illinois
Coal's
permanent mining permit has been
mine
(now Arch of
in Illinois:
Illinois)
South-
Captain Mine
near Percy.
• Zeigler Coal Company of Des
Plaines, Illinois, a
mineral commodities.
subsidiary of Houston Natural Gas Corporation, has been
Fuels
than 140 million tons of coal reserves and a production
acquired by senior managers at Zeigler. Zeigler has more
The mineral
fuels
were valued
at
about $2.73 million;
approximately 70 percent was contributed by
of the remaining
by crude
oil.
The
30 percent of
fuel value
coal.
Most
was contributed
in 1984
capacity of 5 million tons.
dock mine preparation plant
Mine
year.
in
Illinois coal
million tons in 1984, breaking a record set
in
1945. Al-
though the value of coal per ton decreased by 1.3 percent
from the 1983 level to an estimated $29.00, total coal
36
B. F.
in
the
new
Douglas County.
Goodrich Company and
agreed to build the nation's
production increased 13.3 percent to 66.2
known whether
Illinois
first industrial boiler
to use fluidized-bed combustion technology.
is
to burn high-sulfur Illinois coal yet
standards.
at
its
No. 3
Jefferson County.
• the
Coal
not
Freeman United Coal Company closed
•
value of mineral fuels produced
was up 6.4 percent from the previous
It is
owners endorse the old plan to expand the company's Mur-
The $21.3
Goodrich's
Illinois
have
designed
The objective
meet environmental
million pilot project will be located
chemical plant
ILLINOIS STATE
in
Marshall County.
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• the Lauhoff Grain Company
on the drawing board to make
independent by building
electricity
and steam. However,
this
Power Company
Illinois
consumed
the Danville service region of
in
News
•
In
the fluorspar district, Ozark-Mahoning started
shaft sinking in
Illinois
August 1983,
at the
new Annabel Lee
mine complex located approximately 8 miles north of Cave-
Power.
and completed
1 /2 mile west of U.S. Route 1
March 1984. The mine will begin production in 1985.
this area, Ozark-Mahoning operates several mines pro-
in-Rock and
Crude
In
1.1
of value
customers of
15 percent of the electricity and 22 percent of the natural
gas
amount
to the state's nonfuel mineral production.
Lauhoff accounts for about
as
Stone and sand and
gravel continued to contribute the greatest
generate
would probably
result in higher electricity charges for other
values of fluorspar, tripoli, stone, sand and
gravel increased, while clay decreased.
energy-
a coal-fired facility to
The
over 1983.
at Danville has plans
itself relatively
oil
and natural gas
1984 crude
oil
it
production
is
estimated to have decreased
In
ducing both acid and metallurgical-grade fluorspar.
percent to 28.9 million barrels. At an estimated value of
$28 per
barrel, the
,
in
• the
1984 production was worth about $808
from 1983 to
Illinois
Central Gulf Railroad abandoned
its
million. Oil prices per barrel have declined
16.3-mile spur line from Reevesville to Rosiclare during the
1984 by about 3.7 percent.
year, leaving the state's fluorspar industry to find alternate
From 1983
means of transportation.
• for economic reasons, Inverness Mining Company
closed its underground mining operation in April and began
processing fluorspar imported from South Africa and
to 1984, natural gas production increased
by 50.1 percent and value increased 46.6 percent. The
from $2.84 per million
unit value decreased 2.5 percent
1983 to $2.77 per million cubic feet in 1984.
This increase was due in part to a new field in Pike County
and to increased production in Saline, Coles, and Williamcubic feet
in
Mexico.
• the
Industrial
show
that the total value for
and construction materials increased 4.4 percent
TABLE 28.
Oregon and Troy
Unimin Corporation. The industrial sand facilities at
Wedron were sold in July 1984 to Wedron Silica Company.
• one of the state's two producers of tripoli, Illinois
Minerals Company, was purchased by Georgia Kaolin
and construction materials
Preliminary data for 1984
industrial
industrial sand operations in
Grove owned by Martin Marietta Corporation were sold to
son Counties.
Mineral production data for 1983 and preliminary 1984
Commodity
Quantity
Unit
1983-84
change (%
Quantity
Value
1984
1983
Value
($1000)
Value
($1000)
Quantity
)
MINERAL MATERIALS MINED
Fuels
Coal
Crude oil
Natural gas
thousand tons
thousand bbl
mi 11 ion cu ft
58,374
29,200
1,030
$1,714,432
849,137
2,926
66,158
28.870
1,546
42,763
25,160
166,931
101,271
3,360
45,100
25,630
a
1
,918,600
808,400 a
a
4,282
+ 13.3
1.1
+ 11.9
+ 50.1
+ 46.6
+
+
+
4.8
Industrial and construction materials
Stone
Sand and gravel
b
CI ays
Fluorspar
Tripoli
thousand
thousand
thousand
thousand
thousand
tons
tons
tons
tons
tons
717
W
W
W
W
W
U
U
u
w
w
NA
U
U
W
172,000
109,940
1,018
5.5
1.9
w
u
65.0
+ 14.0
+ 0.2
w
w
w
w
w
w
0.6
+138.9
0.5
w
+
251
W
W
-
+
3.0
8.6
69.7
+ 18.8
14.7
Metals
Lead
Zinc
Si lver
Other
Peat
Gem stones
Barite, primary
tons
tons
troy oz
thousand tons
thousand tons
Values that cannot
be disclosed (W)
-
W
w
15
2.6
+ 14.6
+1 176.9
4.3
+
0.8
15
w
W
27,471
32,556
$2,865,543
3,046,796
+ 33.3
—
+ 51.0
+ 18.5
Total value of mineral
materials mined
+
6.3
estimated by Illinois State Geological Survey.
excludes fuller's earth; included with value of items indicated by symbol W.
W = withheld to avoid disclosing the confidential data of individual companies.
ILLINOIS
MINERAL INDUSTRY
1979-83
37
TABLE 29.
Coal
shipments from Illinois to consuming sectors in the United States, 1982-84 3 (1000 tons)
1982
Jan. -Sept.
Consuming Sector
1983
Jan. -Sept.
1982-1983
change (%)
1984
Jan. -Sept.
1983-1984
(change (X)
Electric utilities
Coke and gas plant
Retail dealers
Al 1 others
Transportation
Used at mi ne
Mine stock (adjusted)
Foreign
40,207
1,799
37,909
1,828
43,771
2,036
- 5.7
+ 1.6
+15.5
190
251
336
+33.9
3,323
3,352
3,844
+32.1
+ 0.9
5
--
--
—
-.
-.
Total
..
--
2
-.
--
--
294
235
18
45,817
43,577
50,006d
U.S. Department of Energy, Coal
'source:
+ 14.7
-..
-20.1
-92.3
4.9
+14.8
-
Distribution, January-September, 1982; 1983, and 1984.
Coal shipments from Illinois to consuming states, 1982-84* (1000 unit tons).
TABLE 30.
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
Wisconsin
Georgia
Alabama
Fl orida
Minnesota
Other states"
Exports
14,712
11,466
7,179
2,628
2,378
2,008
1,742
1,464
525
1,421
294
14,093
11,595
6,314
2,816
2,365
1,971
1,765
1,076
376
971
235
16,621
13,563
8,656
2,656
2,383
1,571
1,678
1,449
163
1,248
Total
45,817
43,577
Iowa
1982-1983
change (%)
1984
Jan. -Sept.
1983
Jan. -Sept.
1982
Jan. -Sept.
Consuming Sector
1983-1984
(change (%)
+17.9
+17.0
+37.1
4.2
-
+ 1.1
-12.0
+ 7.2
- 0.5
- 1.8
5.7
-
+ 0.8
18
-26.5
-28.4
-31.7
-20.1
-20.3
4.9
+34.7
-56.6
+28.5
-92.3
50,006
4.9
+14.8
+ 1.3
U.S. Department of Energy, Coal Distribution, January-September, 1982,
source:
+ 11.4
-
1983, and 1984.
"Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, California, New York, Ohio
(1984), South Carolina (1984), includes coal used at mines and net change in mine inventory.
Company
of
New
Jersey.
The firm
will
continue to operate
under the same name. Georgia Kaolin has also opened
new
surface mining operation in Alexander
a
County during
MINERAL MATERIALS PROCESSED
Preliminary data for 1984 are not yet available for most
of the mineral materials processed
The American
in Illinois.
the year.
Iron and Steel Institute reported that Illinois raw steel
Metals and other minerals
to an estimated 6,471,142 net tons
production increased from 5,410,000 net tons
Lead, zinc, barite, and small amounts of silver were
covered as byproducts of
Illinois
1984. The total 1984 value of metals mined
is
estimated
to have increased considerably over that of the
value; the value of barite increased 51 percent in
from the 1983
Gould
definitive
1983
1984
Inc. of
Rolling
GNB
Meadows,
Illinois,
signed a
sale of its lead-acid battery
Batteries Inc., to a
group of private
The battery operations include 21
among them the firm's secondary lead smelter
investors.
southern
in
Illinois
$15,000 to the
38
it still
tion of recent years.
steel
in
in
1983
19.6 percent
a
production increased
in
remained below the average produc-
Most
steel
companies continued to
report losses on their steel operations because of low sales
and depressed
prices.
While demand for
consumer goods such
appliances increased,
demand
as
by manu-
steel
automobiles and
for steel for capital
remained weak. Steel imports continue to be
a
goods
concern to
domestic producers.
in
Savanna,
MINERAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED
Preliminary figures for portland cement
continued to rank fourth
peat production
in
Even though raw
1983 and 1984,
1984,
facilities,
Illinois.
Illinois
increase.
facturers of
value.
agreement for the
operations,
re-
fluorspar production in
in
the nation
in
tons were manufactured
in
1984— a
show
that 2 million
13.1 percent increase
1984. The fluorspar gemstone mined
over 1983. The 1984 value was $85.7 million-a 14.3 per-
continued to contribute approximately
cent increase over 1983. Masonry cement decreased 16.7
total value of mineral materials
mined.
percent
in
quantity and 13 percent
ILLINOIS STATE
in
value from 1983.
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