Mines in Freestone County, Texas

14Total
6Active

Freestone County, Texas has 14 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 6 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is coal (lignite), with 5 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Freestone County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Blue Mountain MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Blue Mountain QuarrySilica, Stone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Corley Sand PitSilicaSurfaceProducerMRDS
Freestone County PitClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
Teague PlantClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
UnknownClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
Big Brown StripCoal (Lignite)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
ButlerSaltUnknownMRDS
Butler Salt DomeHaliteOccurrenceMRDS
Carroll Test PitCoal (Lignite)SurfaceAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Freestone Beneficiation Pilot PlantCoal (Lignite)FacilityAbandonedMSHA
Tca Jewett MineCoal (Lignite)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Turlington Strip MineCoal (Lignite)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Wilcox Ball Clay.SurfaceProspectMRDS