Mine · Loving County, Texas, United States
Z&T Ranch Sand Plant
Z&T Ranch Sand Plant is a mine in Loving County, Texas, United States, operated by Independence TX, LLC.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Loving County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (active) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | industrial sand (mainly industrial sand) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Independence TX, LLC | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 70 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 31.9878, -103.5619 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow its operator compares
Independence TX, LLC operates 3 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 139 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Operator in United States | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 1st | 56 | 2.1% |
| Sev.en Global Investments a.s. | 2nd | 50 | 1.9% |
| Rosebud Mining Company | 3rd | 40 | 1.5% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Metinvest B V | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Independence TX, LLC | 140th | 3 | 0.11% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 86 water rights and 1 power plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitan groundwater basin water right CP-01305 | Water right | — | — | 23 km |
| Lea County groundwater basin water right L-00648-C | Water right | — | — | 23 km |
| Jal groundwater basin water right J-00002 | Water right | — | — | 24 km |
| Tip Top Solar Energy Center LLC | Power plant | 220 MW | Under construction | 28 km |
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- New Mexico Office of the State Engineer points of diversion (WATERS). New Mexico Office of the State Engineer points of diversion (WATERS), Terms not verified.