Mines in Galveston County, Texas

Galveston County, Texas has 17 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 10 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 3 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Galveston County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Baulch Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bay Materials Co	Clay, Silica	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Galveston Plant	Barium-Barite	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Gulf Chemical and Metallureical Co	Vanadium, Tin, Molybdenum, Magnesite	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Hester Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Ideal Basic Industries Inc	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Milchem Grinding Plant	Barium-Barite	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Southwest Sand Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Clay		Producer	MRDS
(Facility) Amoco Texas Refinery	Sulfur	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Friendswood Sandpit	Sand, Common	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Galveston Block 144 Salt Dome	Halite		Occurrence	MRDS
Galveston Gbt Barite Grinding Plant	Barite Barium Ore	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Galveston Grinding Plant	Barite Barium Ore	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Gulf Coast Sand Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
High Island Mine	Sulfur		Past Producer	MRDS