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Mines in Howard County, Texas

Howard County, Texas has 30 mines on MSHA's register: 8 active, 5 intermittent, 16 abandoned. 14 accidents have been reported at these mines between 2018 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 649 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Howard County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.

Abandoned and historical mine features in Howard County →

Mines on register
30
Active
8
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
649
0 underground · 30 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 30 metal and non-metal 5 intermittent 16 abandoned 14 reported accidents, 2018–2026
Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Howard County, Texas · Population 33,127
11.7%
Mining share of county employment
$71,457
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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MSHA-registered mine, any status

Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.

Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
Laredo Paving, Inc. 6 0 0
Forsan Cowboy Construction, Inc. 4 0 0
OnCore Processing LLC 4 3 0
Price Construction 2 0 0
Silver Spur Energy Services, Inc 2 0 0
Thompson Materials 2 0 0
Tubb Quarry, LLC. 2 1 0
West Point Silica, LLC 2 2 0
Big Spring Sands LLC 1 1 0
BP Surface Solutions LLC 1 0 0
Mines in Howard County30 on register
  1. OnCore 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · OnCore Processing LLC · MSHA ID 4105523
    Active
  2. Tubb Quarry Plt #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tubb Quarry, LLC. · MSHA ID 4105047
    Active
  3. Sand Springs Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Nomad Proppant Services LLC · MSHA ID 4105613
    Active
  4. West Point Plant #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · West Point Silica LLC · MSHA ID 4105698
    Active
  5. Big Spring Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Big Spring Sands LLC · MSHA ID 4105690
    Active
  6. West Point Plant #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · West Point Silica, LLC · MSHA ID 4105725
    Active
  7. OnCore5
    Surface metal/non-metal · OnCore Processing LLC · MSHA ID 4105647
    Active
  8. OnCore8
    Surface metal/non-metal · OnCore Processing LLC · MSHA ID 4105750
    Active
  9. OnCore 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · OnCore Processing LLC · MSHA ID 4105559
    Abandoned
  10. FT 4250
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cowboy Construction · MSHA ID 4105259
    Intermittent
  11. LU823/Portable Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Laredo Paving Inc · MSHA ID 4104856
    Abandoned
  12. O Daniels Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cowboy Construction · MSHA ID 4105257
    Abandoned
  13. ROBINSON PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Clyde Mcmahon Concrete Company · MSHA ID 4104036
    Abandoned
  14. Yarber FM821 Clay Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · West Texas Rock Resources, LLC · MSHA ID 4105201
    Intermittent
  15. LU825
    Surface metal/non-metal · Laredo Paving, Inc. · MSHA ID 4104927
    Abandoned
  16. Spur Pit #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Silver Spur Energy SERVICES INCORPORATED · MSHA ID 4105602
    Abandoned
  17. Spur Pit #4
    Surface metal/non-metal · Silver Spur Energy Services, Inc · MSHA ID 4105787
    Intermittent
  18. Forsan
    Surface metal/non-metal · Thompson Materials · MSHA ID 4105880
    Intermittent
  19. TQ Porta Crush
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tubb Quarry, LLC · MSHA ID 4105392
    Abandoned
  20. LU822
    Surface metal/non-metal · Laredo Paving, Inc · MSHA ID 4104863
    Abandoned
  21. O Daniels Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Forsan Cowboy Construction, Inc. · MSHA ID 4105729
    Abandoned
  22. Bynum Pit - Forsan#1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Forsan Cowboy Construction, Inc. · MSHA ID 4105393
    Abandoned
  23. Flat Top
    Surface metal/non-metal · Thompson Materials · MSHA ID 4105881
    Intermittent
  24. I54 Open #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · BP Surface Solutions LLC · MSHA ID 4105904
    New Mine
  25. LU500
    Surface metal/non-metal · Laredo Paving, Inc · MSHA ID 4104995
    Abandoned
  26. LU550
    Surface metal/non-metal · Laredo Paving, Inc. · MSHA ID 4105135
    Abandoned
  27. LU821
    Surface metal/non-metal · Laredo Paving, Inc · MSHA ID 4104862
    Abandoned
  28. Martin Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Price Construction · MSHA ID 4101047
    Abandoned
  29. O'Daniel Pit And Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Price Construction · MSHA ID 4101330
    Abandoned
  30. Portable No 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Don Zahn · MSHA ID 4103519
    Abandoned

Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.

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How to read these numbers

The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.