| Deposit ID | 10023382 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000278 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Main Pass Sulfur Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Main Pass Block 299 Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.77227, 29.27526 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 17 MILES E OF VENICE, LA., Accurate--The Approximate Center Of The Deposit. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Plaquemines(county)
Louisiana(state)
United States(country)
USGS map quadrangles
Breton Sound(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Louisiana | Plaquemines |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Petroleum (Oil) | Primary |
| Halite | Tertiary |
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | Tertiary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anhydrite | Ore |
| Halite | Ore |
| Sulfur | Ore |
| Model code | 255 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35a.7 (35ag) |
| Deposit model name | Salt-dome sulfur |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Louann | ||
| Rock description | Louann | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt |
| (1) | -88.77227, 29.27526 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Piercement Salt Dome |
| Thickness | 70.1M |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 458.11M |
| Depth to bottom | 573.63M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1988 |
| Year of first production | 1991 |
| Ownership category | National Offshore |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Main Pass Joint Venture: Freeport-Mcmoran Resource Partners (58.33%); Imc Fertilizer Inc. (25%); Ho |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Government (Minerals Management Service) |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 29000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I000278 |
ACKERMAN, J.M., 1992, MAIN PASS - FRASCH SULFUR MINE AND OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT, IN WESSEL, G.R., AND WIMBERLY, B.H., EDS., NATIVE SULFUR--DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION: LITTLETON, COLO., SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS, P. 73-80.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1990, ANNUAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS: NO. 272, P. 20-21.
HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1984, GEOLOGY OF THE NONMETALLICS: NEW YORK, METAL BULLETIN INC., 392 P.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1989, WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 257, P. 21.
EDWARDS, A.F., AND OTHERS, 1992, THE GEOLOGY OF MAIN PASS SULPHUR AND OIL DEPOSIT: SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS PREPRINT 92-254, 14 P.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1994, FREEPORT CLOSES CAMINADA AS MAIN PASS REACHES CAPACITY, IN WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 317, P. 19-20.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1994.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | First Production Year: 1992 (S); 1991 (OIL) |
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT IS THE LARGEST FRASCH SULFUR RESERVE OFF THE LOUISIANNA COAST AND THE LARGEST NORTH AMERICAN FRASCH DISCOVERY IN 30 YEARS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS BELOW SEAFLOOR, OCCURS UNDER 210 FT OF WATER, IS 41-230 FT THICK, AND COVERS 1100 ACRE AREA. THE TOP OF THE DOME IS 1300 FT BELOW SEA LEVEL. THE CAPROCK COVERS 1700 AC IN AREA AND IS 130-530 FT THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-90 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-92 | Long, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-94 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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