Mines in Potter County, Texas

22Total
10Active

Potter County, Texas has 22 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 construction sand and gravel, with 8 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Potter County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Box Canyon Sand & GravelConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceActiveMSHA
Grant PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceActiveMSHA
North AmarilloConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceActiveMSHA
North Amarillo PitCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Armarillo Plant & QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Box Canyon Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Kritser Pit & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Southwestern Cement PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
U S Bureau of Mines Helium-PlantHeliumProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Unnamed PitLimestone, GeneralProducerMRDS
(Facility) Amarillo Copper RefineryCopperProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
(Facility) Amarillo Zinc SmelterZincProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
(Facility) Asarco Zinc SmelterZincProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
Bonita Creek Sand & GravelConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Bushland Crusher # 1Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Crusher #3Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Fuller & Sons Excel PlantCrushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Fowler CementCrushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Old Pal Sand PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Portable Screen #2Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Portable Power Screen #1Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Power Screen #1Sand, CommonSurfaceAbandonedMSHA