Surface mining, with its accompanying dust, noise, truck traffic, and land disruption, generally conflicts with most urban land uses. Urban development, however, is dependent upon the availability of nearby mineral resources for the construction of roads and buildings.

Geologic map that depicts surface geology of Tarrant, Dallas, Kaufman, Ellis, Johnson, Somervell, and Rockwall Counties and parts of Parker, Hood, Erath, Bosque, Hill, Navarro, Henderson, Van Zandt, and Hunt Counties, Texas.