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Mills Ranch Mine + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Howard Draw Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Babb Manganese Prospect (Occurrence)Babb Deposits + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Ingram-Howe Deposit (Occurrence)Murrah Cave Prospect (Occurrence)Shumla Mn Prospects + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Unnamed Occurrence (Occurrence)Feely Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
9 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

12
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

4
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

1
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

Pyrolusite 3Wad 3Barite 2

Commodities

Manganese 11Barium-Barite 4Nitrogen-Nitrates 2

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Mills Ranch MineBarium-BariteBaritePast Producer30.177, -101.574
Howard Draw MineBarium-BariteBaritePast Producer30.184, -101.550
Ingram-Howe DepositManganesePyrolusite, WadOccurrence29.834, -101.417
Babb DepositsManganesePyrolusite, WadOccurrence30.112, -101.513
Mills Ranch MineManganesePyrolusite, WadPast Producer30.180, -101.584
Unnamed OccurrenceNitrogen-Nitrates—Occurrence29.722, -101.397
Murrah Cave ProspectNitrogen-Nitrates—Occurrence29.799, -101.431
Oppenheimer Canyon OccurrenceManganese—Occurrence30.088, -101.495
Feely ProspectManganese—Occurrence29.568, -101.134
Shumla Mn ProspectsManganese—Prospect29.779, -101.417
Mills Ranch Barite ProspectBarium-Barite—Occurrence30.163, -101.571
Howard Draw Barite ProspectBarium-Barite—Occurrence30.167, -101.547
Babb Manganese ProspectManganese—Occurrence30.113, -101.532
Feely Mn ProspectManganese—Occurrence29.569, -101.119
Oppenheimer Draw Mn ProspectManganese—Occurrence30.089, -101.512
Mills Ranch Mn ProspectManganese—Occurrence30.186, -101.594
Shumla DistrictManganese—Past Producer29.782, -101.396

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 8 fossil collection records in Val Verde County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Terrell County · Reagan County · Kinney County · Real County · Pecos County

Texas mineral guides

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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