Collier leaving Llano sand mining operation
This map shows the general location of the Collier Materials Inc. sand mine just outside of Llano city limits. The aggregate materials company recently vacated the site and declined to renew a contract with the city of Llano. Google Maps image
Collier Materials Inc. is closing up shop at its sand mining facility just outside of Llano. The aggregate mining company had been at its location for 10 years, but recently declined to renew a contract with the city of Llano for sand extraction from the nearby Llano River.
Collier declined to provide a comment on the matter, but Llano City Manager Finley deGraffenried confirmed that the company was pulling out and that it had rejected a contract to continue its mining operations in the river from its site at 1490 Texas 29, just outside of Llano city limits.
“We put together a contract for them to look at,” he told DailyTrib. “We were working through December (2025) with them.”
Collier reportedly began its exit from its Llano site in recent weeks.
deGraffenried explained that Collier had been contracted with the city to remove sand from the Llano River. Collier paid the city to extract the sand, which it sold as part of its business. Llano benefited doubly from the exchange, as the sand removal helped maximize water storage in Town Lake and Robinson Park.
Collier had been operating under a 10-year contract, originally approved by Llano City Council in April 2015. Prior to Collier’s arrival, the city of Llano periodically paid to have sand removed from the river. Its last payment was to Chanas Aggregates to dredge out 40,000 tons of material for $50,000 over a one-year period.
deGraffenried said that sand dredging would likely still be needed moving forward and that Llano City Council would likely hold a special meeting next week – the week of Monday, April 20 – to discuss the matter.
Collier did not provide a comment on what would be done with its sand mine moving forward.