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Nonmetal mineral mines in Texas: 94 open mines
MSHA lists 94 open nonmetal mineral mines in Texas, run by 77 operators and employing 1,911 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 3,532 citations and orders there with $2,262,013 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 232 injury or illness cases, 6 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Acme Brick Company; Cimbar Resources; General Shale Brick, Inc.. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 94
- Operators
- 77
- Employees
- 1,911
- Active
- 69
- Intermittent
- 25
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 4
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 3,532
- Significant and substantial
- 604 (17.1%)
- Closure orders
- 83
- High negligence or reckless
- 271
- Proposed penalties
- $2,262,013
- Amount paid so far
- $1,550,571
- Inspections
- 1,177
- Inspector hours on site
- 12,342
- Citations per inspection
- 3.00 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 241
- Injury and illness cases
- 232
- Fatalities
- 6
- Latest MSHA record
- November 5, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Texas
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
Operators with the most citations in Texas
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Saline Operations | Morton Salt Inc | Van Zandt County, TX | Salt | 180 | 423 |
| Dimmit Mine | Iron Oak Eagle Ford LLC | Dimmit County, TX | Sand, industrial | 33 | 151 |
| Force Sand Pleasanton | Force Sand, LLC | Atascosa County, TX | Sand, industrial | 13 | 142 |
| Arepet Industries | Arepet Industries, LLC | Bexar County, TX | Sand, industrial | 20 | 121 |
| Wall Street Sand Co | Wall Street Sand Co LLC | Winkler County, TX | Sand, industrial | 6 | 121 |
| Poteet Plant | Carousel Energy Services | Atascosa County, TX | Ground silica | 4 | 117 |
| Z&T Ranch Sand Plant | Independence OH, LLC | Loving County, TX | Sand, industrial | 35 | 104 |
| Hockley Mine | United Salt Hockley, LLC | Harris County, TX | Salt | 59 | 98 |
| Atascosa | Iron Oak Atascosa LLC | Atascosa County, TX | Sand, industrial | 99 | 96 |
| Crane County Plant | U.S. Silica Energy Company | Crane County, TX | Sand, industrial | 85 | 93 |
| Sweetwater Quarry | United States Gypsum Company | Nolan County, TX | Gypsum | 47 | 90 |
| Sweetwater Quarry | Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC | Nolan County, TX | Gypsum | 6 | 80 |
| Cimbar Resources Inc. | Cimbar Resources | Nueces County, TX | Pigment minerals | 36 | 61 |
| TQP-Eagle Lake | TQP-Eagle Lake, LP | Colorado County, TX | Sand, industrial | 11 | 60 |
| Kermit Mine | Badger Mining Corporation | Winkler County, TX | Sand, industrial | 50 | 57 |
| Houston Plant | Cimbar Resources | Harris County, TX | Barite barium ore | 16 | 54 |
| Burleson Sand | Burleson Sand | Burleson County, TX | Sand, industrial | 90 | 46 |
| Houston Plant #2 | Cimbar Performance Minerals | Harris County, TX | Talc | 34 | 46 |
| Houston Mill | Magris Talc USA Inc. | Harris County, TX | Talc | 24 | 44 |
| Alpine Silica-San Antonio | Alpine Silica, LLC | Bexar County, TX | Sand, industrial | 25 | 42 |
| Millsap Shale Mine | Gosdin's Dozer Service, Inc | Parker County, TX | Common clays | 6 | 42 |
| Oasis Pit | RWC Material, LLC | La Salle County, TX | Shell | 2 | 41 |
| Permian Frac Sand | Permian Frac Sand LLC | Mcculloch County, TX | Sand, industrial | 24 | 40 |
| Abrego | Independence OH, LLC | Wilson County, TX | Sand, industrial | 68 | 39 |
| BG001 | B & G Materials, LLC | Bee County, TX | Sand, industrial | 5 | 39 |
| Liberty Materials Moss Hill Plant | Liberty Materials, Inc. | Liberty County, TX | Sand, industrial | 6 | 37 |
| Byk USA LLC Plants & Pits | Byk USA LLC | Gonzales County, TX | Common clays | 157 | 36 |
| TP Claims 1 & 2 /rosa Blanca | Dal-Tile Corporation | Hudspeth County, TX | Talc | 17 | 36 |
| North American Silica Sand, LLC | North American Silica Sand, LLC | Atascosa County, TX | Sand, industrial | 8 | 36 |
| Cleburne Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Somervell County, TX | Sand, industrial | 25 | 35 |
| Ecleto Creek Mine | Manley Brothers of Texas | Wilson County, TX | Sand, industrial | 9 | 34 |
| Troup Plant | Covia Clay LLC | Cherokee County, TX | Common clays | 20 | 32 |
| Patriot Mining and Materials, LLC | Patriot Mining and Materials, LLC | Navarro County, TX | Sand, industrial | 20 | 32 |
| Kermit 115 | Iron Oak West Texas LLC | Winkler County, TX | Sand, industrial | 120 | 29 |
| Monahans Facility | Rock Fin Minerals | Ward County, TX | Barite barium ore | 10 | 28 |
| Columbus Sand & Gravel | Columbus Sand & Gravel L.L.C | Colorado County, TX | Sand, industrial | 1 | 28 |
| Houston Plant | Cimbar Resources | Harris County, TX | Barite barium ore | 35 | 27 |
| Balcones Pit & Plant | Balcones Minerals Corp | Fayette County, TX | Common clays | 22 | 26 |
| WI Texas Frac LLC, DBA Texas Frac, LLC | Texas Frac, LLC | Cooke County, TX | Sand, industrial | 22 | 26 |
| Heard Plant | Saragosa Aggregates LLC | Reeves County, TX | Sand, industrial | 4 | 25 |
| Muldoon Minerals Inc. | Muldoon Minerals Inc | Fayette County, TX | Common clays | 16 | 24 |
| Santa Barbara | Jordan Concrete | Ward County, TX | Sand, industrial | 7 | 23 |
| Texas Sodium Bentonite Inc | Texas Sodium Bentonite Inc | Brewster County, TX | Common clays | 5 | 23 |
| Denton Pits | Acme Brick Company | Denton County, TX | Common clays | 3 | 22 |
| Arcosa Streetman Plant # 1605 | Arcosa Lws,llc | Navarro County, TX | Common shale | 71 | 21 |
| Posey Pit | Gold Bond Building Products, LLC. | Fisher County, TX | Gypsum | 10 | 20 |
| Wtrr Pieper Clay Pit | West Texas Rock Resources LLC | Nolan County, TX | Common clays | 2 | 20 |
| Alpine Silica-Lamesa | Alpine Silica, LLC | Dawson County, TX | Sand, industrial | 20 | 19 |
| Alvord | Image Materials | Wise County, TX | Sand, industrial | 4 | 19 |
| Sand Pit | Brauntex Materials Inc | Guadalupe County, TX | Sand, industrial | 2 | 19 |
| Tierra Blanca Resources LLC | Tierra Blanca Resources LLC | Randall County, TX | Shell | 8 | 18 |
| Harper Quarry | Gold Bond Building Products, LLC. | Kimble County, TX | Gypsum | 7 | 18 |
| Caprock Calcium | Caprock Calcium, LLC | Borden County, TX | Chem. and fertil. mnls. | 6 | 18 |
| Flatonia Mines & Plant | Mid-Tex Minerals Inc | Fayette County, TX | Common clays | 3 | 18 |
| Nomad, Midland | Nomad Proppant Services LLC | Midland County, TX | Sand, industrial | 25 | 17 |
| Sidco Minerals Siderite Mine | Sidco Minerals Inc | Cass County, TX | Misc. nonmetallic mnls. | 6 | 17 |
| Duncan Plant | Alleyton Resource Company, LLC. | Colorado County, TX | Sand, industrial | 9 | 16 |
| Cowboy Mining Co | PDSCo Inc | Brewster County, TX | Common clays | 7 | 16 |
| SanBar Stateline #1 | SanBar Sand Management LLC | Loving County, TX | Sand, industrial | 7 | 16 |
| Ace Portable Plant | Ace Industrial Sands LLC | Liberty County, TX | Sand, industrial | 3 | 16 |
| Trini Fine Materials | El Paso Star Ready Mix Inc | El Paso County, TX | Sand, industrial | 3 | 16 |
| San Pablo Sand and Gravel | Capitol Aggregates, Inc. | Webb County, TX | Shell | 4 | 15 |
| Stallwitz Pit | Presser Construction Inc | Moore County, TX | Shell | 3 | 15 |
| Wtrr Sweetwater Landfill | West Texas Rock Resources LLC | Nolan County, TX | Gypsum | 2 | 15 |
| Halo Pit | Apac-Texas Inc | Guadalupe County, TX | Sand, industrial | 2 | 15 |
| Martin 137 | NM Energy LLC | Martin County, TX | Common clays | 7 | 14 |
| Tilden Plant | J W Hughes Excavation, Inc. | Mcmullen County, TX | Common clays | 24 | 13 |
| Coyote Run River Pit | Desert Rock Company | Hudspeth County, TX | Sand, industrial | 3 | 13 |
| Conroe Dryer Plant | Liberty Materials, Inc. | Montgomery County, TX | Sand, industrial | 2 | 13 |
| Yarber FM821 Clay Pit | West Texas Rock Resources LLC | Howard County, TX | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 2 | 12 |
| Ecology Grinding Plant | Ecology Minerals Inc | Brewster County, TX | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 3 | 11 |
| Clay County Mine | Triangle Brick Company | Clay County, TX | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 6 | 10 |
| Cimbar Resources Inc. | Cimbar Resources | Nueces County, TX | Barite barium ore | 17 | 9 |
| Corpus Processing Facility | Superior Weighting Products LLC | Nueces County, TX | Barite barium ore | 17 | 9 |
| Dolen Plant | Dolen Specialty Sand Products LLC | Liberty County, TX | Sand, industrial | 6 | 7 |
| OnCore 2B | OnCore Processing LLC | Dawson County, TX | Sand, industrial | 20 | 6 |
| Bennett Plant | Acme Brick Company | Parker County, TX | Common clays | 12 | 5 |
| Corpus Christi Grinding Plant | Halliburton | Nueces County, TX | Barite barium ore | 10 | 4 |
| Standard Pit | Acme Brick Company | Bastrop County, TX | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 7 | 4 |
| Independent #2 -Stamford Quarry | Independent Aggregates LLC | Jones County, TX | Agate | 3 | 4 |
| Chew and Abel Mines | Acme Brick Company | Austin County, TX | Common clays | 7 | 3 |
| Houghton Ranch Location | HC Mining, LLC | Kaufman County, TX | Sand, industrial | 6 | 3 |
| Awc Jen RSP Daniels HLP Thtn | Acme Brick Company | Henderson County, TX | Fire clay | 7 | 1 |
| Elgin Plant | General Shale Brick, Inc. | Bastrop County, TX | Common clays | 5 | 1 |
| U S Brick Pit | General Shale Brick, Inc. | Palo Pinto County, TX | Fire clay | 3 | 1 |
| South Crusher #8 | Croell, Inc. | Hutchinson County, TX | Sand, industrial | 3 | 1 |
| Mineral Wells North Mineral Wells South | General Shale Brick, Inc. | Parker County, TX | Common clays | 2 | 1 |
| Kingsland/Miller Pit | Big Creek Sand and Gravel, Inc. | Hutchinson County, TX | Sand, industrial | 2 | 1 |
| Athens Plant & Pits | General Shale Brick, Inc. | Henderson County, TX | Common clays | 1 | 1 |
| Tower Property | Acme Brick Company | Cooke County, TX | Common clays | 8 | 0 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sand, industrial | 43 | 45.7% |
| Common clays | 18 | 19.1% |
| Barite barium ore | 6 | 6.4% |
| Shell | 5 | 5.3% |
| Gypsum | 5 | 5.3% |
| Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 4 | 4.3% |
| Talc | 3 | 3.2% |
| Fire clay | 2 | 2.1% |
| Salt | 2 | 2.1% |
| Misc. nonmetallic mnls. | 1 | 1.1% |
| Common shale | 1 | 1.1% |
| Pigment minerals | 1 | 1.1% |
| Ground silica | 1 | 1.1% |
| Chem. and fertil. mnls. | 1 | 1.1% |
| Agate | 1 | 1.1% |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 596 | 120 | $442,570 | 53 |
| 2023 | 782 | 140 | $525,206 | 48 |
| 2024 | 758 | 127 | $442,477 | 52 |
| 2025 | 731 | 110 | $414,883 | 40 |
| 2026 | 665 | 107 | $436,877 | 39 |
Standards cited most at nonmetal mineral mines in Texas
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 247 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 196 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 188 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 183 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 128 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 126 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 112 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 94 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 90 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 87 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 83 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 75 |
| 30 CFR 57.12032 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 64 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 63 |
| 30 CFR 56.4101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 61 |
Injury and illness cases at nonmetal mineral mines in Texas
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 6 |
| Permanent disability | 3 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 149 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 74 |
What the accident reports at nonmetal mineral mines in Texas describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 70 |
| Slip or fall of person | 54 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 30 |
| Machinery | 27 |
| Powered haulage | 22 |
| Other | 14 |
| Disorders (physical agents) | 7 |
| Hoisting | 4 |
| Falling/sliding/rolling materials | 4 |
| Striking or bumping | 3 |
Equipment named in accident reports at nonmetal mineral mines in Texas
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 30 |
| Front-end loader | 15 |
| Forklift | 8 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 6 |
| Shovel | 6 |
| Packaging machine | 5 |
| Milling machinery | 5 |
| Welding machine | 5 |
| Elevator | 5 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 4 |
Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.