Mines in Cameron County, Texas

14Total
7Active

Cameron County, Texas has 14 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 7 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is fluorine-fluorite, with 3 sites.

By Status

Producer · 7Abandoned · 4Unknown · 2Past Producer · 1

Top Commodities

Fluorine-Fluorite · 3Titanium · 2Barite Barium Ore · 2Phosphorus-Phosphates · 1Manganese Ore · 1Manganese · 1Common Clays NEC · 1Chromium · 1
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Active Mines in Cameron County

MineOperatorCommodityTypeStatus
Brownsville MillFluorine-FluoriteProcessing PlantProducer
Brownsville MillBentonite, Barium-BariteProcessing PlantProducer
Brownsville MillFluorine-FluoriteProcessing PlantProducer
Brownsville Minerals PlantBarium-BariteProcessing PlantProducer
Brownsville PlantManganeseProcessing PlantProducer
Fosboro Phosphate PlantPhosphorus-PhosphatesProcessing PlantProducer
Oglebay Norton Fluorspar PlantFluorine-FluoriteProcessing PlantProducer

All Mines in Cameron County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Brownsville MillFluorine-FluoriteProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Brownsville MillBentonite, Barium-BariteProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Brownsville MillFluorine-FluoriteProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Brownsville Minerals PlantBarium-BariteProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Brownsville PlantManganeseProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Fosboro Phosphate PlantPhosphorus-PhosphatesProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Oglebay Norton Fluorspar PlantFluorine-FluoriteProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Brazos IslandTitaniumUnknownMRDS
Brownsville MillBarite Barium OreFacilityAbandonedMSHA
C E Minerals Chrome PlantChromiumProcessing PlantPast ProducerMRDS
M-I L.l.c.-Brownsville Grinding PlantCommon Clays NECFacilityAbandonedMSHA
Padre IslandTitaniumUnknownMRDS
U S Clay L PBarite Barium OreFacilityAbandonedMSHA
VesuviusManganese OreFacilityAbandonedMSHA

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