Mines in Cherokee County, Texas

Cherokee County, Texas has 26 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 11 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is iron, with 10 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Cherokee County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Troup Plant	Common Clays NEC	Facility	Active	MSHA
Henderson Clay Products Pit East	Ball Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Henderson Clay Products Pit West	Ball Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hudson Pit & Plant	Iron	Surface	Producer	MRDS
J. P. Acker	Iron	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mount Haven	Iron	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mount Selman	Iron		Producer	MRDS
Reliance Clay Products Pit	Ball Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Troup Pit	Kaolin, Bentonite		Producer	MRDS
Troupe	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Clay		Producer	MRDS
1109	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
1115	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
A D Green Pit	Ball Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Banks and Cherokee	Iron		Unknown	MRDS
Citizens State Bank	Iron		Unknown	MRDS
Dialville Red	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Durham & Polk	Bentonite		Unknown	MRDS
Hassell Mountain	Iron		Unknown	MRDS
Hawes Tract	Iron		Unknown	MRDS
Padreco-Alto Sands	Silica	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Prior Mountain	Iron		Unknown	MRDS
Reliance Clay Products Pit	Ball Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rusk Deposits	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Southern Clay Products Pit	Ball Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
W.a. White No.1 & No.2 Pits	Ball Clay	Surface	Unknown	MRDS