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Mines in Smith County, Texas

Smith County, Texas has 20 mines on MSHA's register: 2 intermittent, 18 abandoned. 12 accidents have been reported at these mines between 2014 and 2018. Inspectors have issued 392 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Smith 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 Smith County →

Mines on register
20
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
392
0 underground · 19 surface · 1 facilities 0 coal · 20 metal and non-metal 2 intermittent 18 abandoned 12 reported accidents, 2014–2018
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.
Smith County, Texas · Population 238,014
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$71,923
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
Moore Asphalt Company Inc 2 0 0
Smith County Road & Bridge Department 2 0 0
Bell Sand Company Inc. 1 0 0
Bella Vista Contractors 1 0 0
Ben Jarvis 1 0 0
Boral Henderson Clay Products Inc 1 0 0
East Texas Iron Ore LLC 1 0 0
General Refractories Company 1 0 0
J & S Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Layne Sand Company 1 0 0
Mines in Smith County20 on register
  1. Tyler Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · U.S. Silica Company · MSHA ID 4104182
    Abandoned
  2. Smith County Stone LLC
    Surface metal/non-metal · Smith County Stone LLC · MSHA ID 4104303
    Abandoned
  3. Bell Sand Company Inc.
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bell Sand Company Inc. · MSHA ID 4102510
    Intermittent
  4. Crusher #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pirtle Energy Services · MSHA ID 4104610
    Abandoned
  5. East Texas Iron Ore LLC
    Surface metal/non-metal · East Texas Iron Ore LLC · MSHA ID 4105732
    Intermittent
  6. LEVI
    Surface metal/non-metal · Moore Asphalt Company Inc · MSHA ID 4104231
    Abandoned
  7. SOUTH TYLER MINE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ben Jarvis · MSHA ID 4104191
    Abandoned
  8. BELLA VISTA
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bella Vista Contractors · MSHA ID 4104252
    Abandoned
  9. J & S SAND PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · J & S Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4104239
    Abandoned
  10. RED PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · P M T · MSHA ID 4104233
    Abandoned
  11. Lavender
    Surface metal/non-metal · Moore Asphalt Company Inc · MSHA ID 4104406
    Abandoned
  12. COUNTY PORTABLE OPERATION
    Surface metal/non-metal · Smith County Road & Bridge Department · MSHA ID 4104241
    Abandoned
  13. SHAMBURGER PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Smith County Road & Bridge Department · MSHA ID 4104240
    Abandoned
  14. LINDALE SAND & GRAVEL
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lindale Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 4104259
    Abandoned
  15. WHITE PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Wilson-Riley Inc · MSHA ID 4104234
    Abandoned
  16. Layne Dredge Pond
    Surface metal/non-metal · Layne Sand Company · MSHA ID 4103073
    Abandoned
  17. Lindale Pits
    Surface metal/non-metal · Boral Henderson Clay Products Inc · MSHA ID 4100294
    Abandoned
  18. Stricklin Dredge & Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Stricklin Sand Company · MSHA ID 4102514
    Abandoned
  19. Troup Plant
    Facility metal/non-metal · General Refractories Company · MSHA ID 4100912
    Abandoned
  20. Tyler Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tyler Sand Company · MSHA ID 4103465
    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.