Mines in Nueces County, Texas
29Total
19Active
Nueces County, Texas has 29 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 19 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 6 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Nueces County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cimbar Resources Inc. | Barite Barium Ore | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Cimbar Resources Inc. | Pigment Minerals | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Corpus Christi Grinding Plant | Barite Barium Ore | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Corpus Processing Facility | Barite Barium Ore | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Mother Earth | Sand, Common | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Nason Plant #1 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Calallen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | MRDS | |
| Centex Corp Clay Pit | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Coastal Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Corpus Christi Grinding Plant | Cement Rock | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Corpus Christi Texas Plant | Chromium | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Corpus Cristi Mill | Barium-Barite | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Haas Trucking Company Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Haas Trucking Company Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Hitox Plant | Titanium | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Nason Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| P P G Industries Inc Operation | Silica | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | MRDS | |
| (Facility) Champlin's Corpus Christi Refinery | Sulfur | Processing Plant | Plant | MRDS |
| (Facility) Corpus Christi Zinc Refinery | Zinc | Processing Plant | Plant | MRDS |
| (Facility) Koch Corpus Christi Refinery | Sulfur | Processing Plant | Plant | MRDS |
| (Facility) Valero Corpus Christi Refinery | Sulfur | Processing Plant | Plant | MRDS |
| Benchmark Materials Llc | Sand, Industrial NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Corpus Christi Plant | Barite Barium Ore | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| J L Equipment Leasing Incorporated | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Lom-Calallen | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Northern White Sand Llc | Sand, Common | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Star Fire Port Services | Coal (Lignite) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |