Mines Near Houston, Texas
100 mines and mineral deposits within 25 miles of Houston (population 2,195,914). Data from USGS MRDS and MSHA federal databases. Adjust radius or search a specific address →
Mines Within 25 Miles of Houston
| Mine | Distance | Commodity | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Coast Clay Pit | 1.1 mi | Clay | Surface | Producer |
| Houston Sulfur Plant | 1.4 mi | Sulfur | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Southern Clay Products Inc | 1.4 mi | Bentonite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Plant No. 2 | 1.8 mi | Barium-Barite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Echo Ii Sand Dredge | 2.9 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Offshore | Past Producer |
| Petroleum Coke Grinding, Inc. | 3.9 mi | Cement | Facility | Abandoned |
| Gulf Coast Plant | 3.9 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Processing Plant | Past Producer |
| Vermiculite Products Plant | 4.1 mi | Vermiculite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Signal Sulfur Plant | 4.3 mi | Sulfur | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Chromalloy American Corp | 4.3 mi | Barium-Barite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Pasadena Plant | 4.8 mi | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Houston Cement Plant | 4.9 mi | Limestone, General | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Houston Barite Plant | 5.1 mi | Barium-Barite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Houston Barite,plant | 5.5 mi | Strontium, Bentonite, Barium-Barite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Unnamed Pit | 6.5 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | — | Producer |
| Charter International Oil Co | 6.6 mi | Sulfur | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Lone Star Clay Pit | 6.7 mi | Clay | Surface | Producer |
| Lone Star Cement Plant | 6.7 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Walkers Sand Inc | 7.1 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Galena Park Mill | 7.4 mi | Barium-Barite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| U S Gypsum Calcining Plant | 7.4 mi | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Ideal Cement Plant No 2 | 7.6 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Ideal Cement Plant No. 1 | 7.6 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Trinity Cement Plant | 7.6 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Ideal Cement Clay Pit | 7.6 mi | Clay | Surface | Producer |
| Galena Park Gypsum Plant | 7.9 mi | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Parker Bros. | 8.3 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Unknown |
| Mayo-Shell Road Plant | 8.4 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Houston Plant | 8.5 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Processing Plant | Producer |
| (Facility) Atlantic Richfield Refinery | 8.8 mi | Sulfur | Processing Plant | Plant |
| Unnamed Pit | 9.7 mi | Clay | — | Producer |
| Unnamed Pit | 9.7 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | — | Producer |
| Houston Clay Pit and Plant | 9.7 mi | Clay | Surface | Unknown |
| Pierce Junction Mine | 9.7 mi | Halite | — | Past Producer |
| Hanks Pit | 9.7 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Genoa Sand Pit | 9.8 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Champion Paper | 9.9 mi | Calcium | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Armco Steel Corp | 10.4 mi | Iron | Processing Plant | Producer |
| South Houston Salt Dome | 10.4 mi | Halite | — | Occurrence |
| Commercial Pit | 10.5 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Cordell Pit & Plant | 10.6 mi | Clay | Surface | Producer |
| Pasadena Plant | 10.6 mi | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Pasadena Mobil Phos. Acid Plant | 10.7 mi | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Pasadena Phos-Acid Plant | 10.7 mi | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Processing Plant | Plant |
| Hughes Pit | 10.8 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Vibrantz Minerals Llc | 10.9 mi | Iron Ore | Facility | Active |
| Houston Sales Yard | 11.1 mi | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Facility | Active |
| Houston Plant | 11.1 mi | Barite Barium Ore | Facility | Active |
| Pasadena Fertitex Phos. Acid Pl. | 11.2 mi | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Processing Plant | Past Producer |
| Pasadena Kerley | 11.2 mi | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Processing Plant | Plant |
| Fellow Road Pit | 11.9 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Deepwater Clay Pit | 12.9 mi | Clay | Surface | Producer |
| Excalibar Minerals Inc | 12.9 mi | Barite Barium Ore | Facility | Abandoned |
| Unnamed Pit | 13.2 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | — | Producer |
| Blue Ridge Division | 13.5 mi | Salt | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Houston Plant #2 | 13.6 mi | Talc | Facility | Active |
| Houston Plant | 13.7 mi | Barite Barium Ore | Facility | Active |
| Blue Ridge Mine | 15.0 mi | Halite, Bromine | — | Producer |
| Pugmill #3 | 15.2 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Unnamed Pit | 15.3 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | — | Producer |
| Kaiser Cement Plant | 15.6 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Deer Park Sulfur Plant | 15.6 mi | Sulfur | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Judson Road Quarry | 15.6 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer |
| Wallisvill Road Barite Plant | 15.8 mi | Barium-Barite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Hills No. 2 Pit | 15.9 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | — | Producer |
| Rye Plant 1144 | 16.1 mi | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active |
| Swilley Pit & Plant | 16.1 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Van Road Dredge & Pit | 16.2 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Offshore | Producer |
| Houston Mill | 16.2 mi | Talc | Surface | Active |
| Specialty Sand Plant | 16.7 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Swilley Pit & Plant | 16.7 mi | Sand, Common | Surface | Active |
| Swilley Pit | 17.0 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | — | Producer |
| A.f. Sand Pit | 17.3 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Satsuma Ii | 17.4 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Fellows Road Pit | 17.4 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | — | Producer |
| Rightway Pit | 17.4 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | — | Producer |
| Shelton Sand Pit | 17.5 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Yancy Pit & Plant | 17.5 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Bean Marine | 17.7 mi | Dimension Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned |
| Lamarr Trucking, Inc. | 17.7 mi | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned |
| Manvell Salt Dome | 18.1 mi | Halite | — | Occurrence |
| Forest Sand Pit | 18.2 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Fred Dredge & Pit | 18.4 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Humble Dome Prospect | 18.4 mi | Sulfur | — | Occurrence |
| San Jacinto Excavation Corp | 18.5 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Offshore | Past Producer |
| Isp | 18.5 mi | Sand, Common | Facility | Abandoned |
| Sheldon Sand Pit | 18.6 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Watson Sand Pit | 18.9 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Seabrook Sand Pit | 19.0 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Townsen Sand Plant | 19.1 mi | Sand, Common | Surface | Abandoned |
| Humble Plant #3 | 19.1 mi | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned |
| Rightway Sand Co | 19.2 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Midland Agg | 19.2 mi | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned |
| Mineraltech Gulf Coast Abrasives, Llc | 19.2 mi | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active |
| Mantooth Dredge & Plant | 19.3 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Highlands Dredge & Plant | 19.3 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Offshore | Past Producer |
| Vestal Pit | 19.3 mi | Silica | Offshore | Producer |
| Pendley Pit | 19.6 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Friendswood Sandpit | 19.6 mi | Sand, Common | Surface | Abandoned |
| Crosby Plant | 19.9 mi | Construction Sand and Gravel | Facility | Abandoned |