Mines in Howard County, Texas

21Total
12Active

Howard County, Texas has 21 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 12 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand, common, with 5 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Howard County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Big Spring PlantSand, CommonSurfaceActiveMSHA
Oncore 1Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceActiveMSHA
Oncore5Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceActiveMSHA
Oncore8Sand, CommonSurfaceActiveMSHA
Sand Springs MineSand, CommonSurfaceActiveMSHA
Tubb Quarry Plt #1Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
West Point Plant #1Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceActiveMSHA
West Point Plant #2Sand, CommonSurfaceActiveMSHA
Fisher QuarryLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducerMRDS
Martin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Odaniel PitStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Tubbs PitLimestone, GeneralSurfaceProducerMRDS
Big Rough Sand and Gravel Fisher QyStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknownMRDS
Cedarapids 1111rCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Ft 4250Crushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
O Daniels PitCrushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
O Daniels PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Oncore 2Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Spur Pit #2Sand, CommonSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Spur Pit #4Crushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Yarber Fm821 Clay PitClay, Ceramic, Refractory Mnls.SurfaceIntermittentMSHA