Bentonite Mines in Texas
53Total Sites
25Active
Bentonite Mining in Texas
Texas has 53 bentonite-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 25 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
The earliest recorded bentonite mine in Texas is Mica Pit in Fayette County, with records dating to 1981.
By County
Bentonite Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Pit | Fayette | Producer | |
| Bentonite Mine | Brewster | Surface | Producer |
| Border Mines Bentonite Plant | Brewster | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Brenner Pit | Fayette | Producer | |
| Brown Pit | Fayette | Producer | |
| Cherry Pit | Fayette | Producer | |
| Dewitt Pit | Fayette | Producer | |
| Dresser Minerals Pit | Angelina | Surface | Producer |
| General Mills | Angelina | Surface | Producer |
| Helms Pit | Gonzales | Producer | |
| Helms Pit | Gonzales | Surface | Producer |
| Henderson Pit | Fayette | Producer | |
| Henderson Pit | Fayette | Surface | Producer |
| Hopper-Ivy Pit | Fayette | Producer | |
| Kennard Pit | Gonzales | Producer | |
| Knorr Pit | Gonzales | Producer | |
| Mica Pit | Fayette | Producer | |
| Milwhite Syler Pit | Fayette | Surface | Producer |
| Moesker Pit | Gonzales | Producer | |
| Southern Clay Pits and Plant | Gonzales | Surface | Producer |
| Southern Clay Prod Bentonite Pit | Angelina | Surface | Producer |
| Southern Clay Products Inc | Harris | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Southern Clay Products Pit | Angelina | Surface | Producer |
| Southern Clay Syler Pit | Fayette | Surface | Producer |
| Syler Pit | Fayette | Producer | |
| Alabama Ferry | Houston | Surface | Unknown |
| Alpine Bentonite Pit | Brewster | Occurrence | |
| Alpine Plant | Brewster | Surface | Abandoned |
| American Bentonite | Brewster | Surface | Abandoned |
| Ash Pit | Fayette | Surface | Past Producer |
| Baroid Muldoon Mine | Fayette | Surface | Past Producer |
| Bennett Clark Bentonite Pit | Angelina | Surface | Past Producer |
| Bennett-Clark Pit | Angelina | Past Producer | |
| Brenner Pit | Fayette | Surface | Unknown |
| Brown Pit | Fayette | Surface | Past Producer |
| Cherry Pit | Fayette | Surface | Past Producer |
| Dewitt Pit | Fayette | Surface | Past Producer |
| Durham & Polk | Cherokee | Unknown | |
| Hopper Ivy Pit | Fayette | Surface | Past Producer |
| Hurricane Bayou | Houston | Surface | Unknown |
| Mi Swaco-Alpine | Brewster | Surface | Abandoned |
| Mica Pit and Plant | Fayette | Processing Plant | Past Producer |
| Midland | Midland | Facility | Abandoned |
| Miller Pit | Angelina | Past Producer | |
| Milwhite Company Abandoned Pit | Walker | Surface | Past Producer |
| Mitschke | Lee | Unknown | |
| Parker Pit | Fayette | Surface | Past Producer |
| Superior 07 & 18 | Brewster | Surface | Abandoned |
| Unnamed Pit | Angelina | Past Producer | |
| Unnamed Pit | Jasper | Past Producer |