Mines in Brewster County, Texas
97Total
14Active
Brewster County, Texas has 97 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 14 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is mercury, with 37 sites.
By Status
Occurrence · 47Past Producer · 23Producer · 11Abandoned · 5Unknown · 4Prospect · 3Active · 3Intermittent · 1
Top Commodities
Mercury · 37Fluorine-Fluorite · 16Bentonite · 7Uranium · 6Manganese · 4Sand and Gravel, Construction · 3Iron · 2Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium · 2
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Active Mines in Brewster County
| Mine | Operator | Commodity | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stubbs Quarry | CSA Materials, Inc | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Active |
| Cowboy Mining Co | PDSCo INC | Common Clays NEC | Surface | Active |
| Ecology Grinding Plant | Ecology Minerals Inc | Clay, Ceramic, Refractory Mnls. | Surface | Active |
| Bentonite Mine | — | Bentonite | Surface | Producer |
| Bird Mine | — | Silver, Lead, Molybdenum, Copper, Zinc | — | Producer |
| Border Mines Bentonite Plant | — | Bentonite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Kimball Quarry & Plant | — | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Marathon Plant | — | Fluorine-Fluorite | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Paisano Mine | — | Fluorine-Fluorite | — | Producer |
| Paisano Mine | — | Fluorine-Fluorite | Surface-Underground | Producer |
| The Ranch Pit & Plant | — | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Unnamed Pit | — | Sand and Gravel, Construction | — | Producer |
| Webb Pit | — | Stone | Surface | Producer |
| Woodward Ranch Mine | — | Gemstone | — | Producer |
All Mines in Brewster County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboy Mining Co | Common Clays NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Ecology Grinding Plant | Clay, Ceramic, Refractory Mnls. | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Stubbs Quarry | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Bentonite Mine | Bentonite | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Bird Mine | Silver, Lead, Molybdenum, Copper, Zinc | Producer | MRDS | |
| Border Mines Bentonite Plant | Bentonite | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Kimball Quarry & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Marathon Plant | Fluorine-Fluorite | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Paisano Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | MRDS | |
| Paisano Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Surface-Underground | Producer | MRDS |
| The Ranch Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | MRDS | |
| Webb Pit | Stone | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Woodward Ranch Mine | Gemstone | Producer | MRDS | |
| Adobe Walls Mine | Mercury | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Alpine Bentonite Pit | Bentonite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Alpine Plant | Bentonite | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| American Bentonite | Bentonite | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Anderson Ranch Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Big Bend National Park Deposits | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Bissett Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Black Mountain Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Brown Prospects | Mercury | Surface-Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Burdett Prospect | Manganese, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Canyon Group Prospect | Mercury | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Chisos Mine | Mercury | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Clark Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Colquitt Tigner Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Coltrin's Camp Occurrence | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Corazones Peaks District | Fluorine-Fluorite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Duncan Mine | Mercury | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Fernandes Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Fizzle Flat and Green Valley Prospects | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hess Ranch Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hudspeth | Iron | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Lafarelle | Mercury | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Le Roi Prospect | Mercury | Surface-Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Little Thirty-Eight Mine | Mercury | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lockhausen | Barium-Barite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Lone Star Mine | Mercury | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lowe Prospect | Mercury | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Mi Swaco-Alpine | Bentonite | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Maggie Sink Mine (Bobs) | Mercury | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marathon Dome Prospect | Mercury | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Margaret D Mine | Mercury | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mariposa Mine | Mercury | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mariscal Mine | Mercury | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Monte Cristo and Croesus Claims | Mercury | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Nevill Ranch Occurrence | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Not Yours But Mine | Sand, Common | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Paisano Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pickens Oil Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Piedra Azul Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Rainbow Mine | Mercury | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Rio Grande Prospect (sec. 70, Block 341) | Mercury | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Rio Grande Quicksilver Co. Claims (sec. 40, Block G-12) | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Sample Group Mine | Mercury | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Section 98 Prospects | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Star Mine | Mercury | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Stephenson Prospect | Manganese | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Stillwell Mountain Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Study Butte Mine | Mercury | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Superior 07 & 18 | Bentonite | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Texas Sodium Bentonite Inc | Common Clays NEC | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Tarrant Property In Sec. 18 | Mercury | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Tarrant Property In Sec. 39 | Mercury | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Terlingua District | Mercury | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Two-Forty-Eight Mine | Mercury | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Occurrences | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Occurrences | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Occurrences | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Occurrences | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Occurrences | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Silver | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Uranium, Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper, Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospects | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospects | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospects | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospects | Mercury | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Waldron Workings In Sec. 40 | Mercury | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |