Bryan Mound Mine

Past Producer in Brazoria county in Texas, United States with commodities Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061155
MRDS ID TC34006
Record type Site
Current site name Bryan Mound Mine
Related records 10251615

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -95.37335, 28.9153 (WGS84)
Elevation 2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brazoria(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Freeport(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Freeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bay City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Brazoria

Comments on the location information

  • C. ARRIOLA SURVEY, A-141

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Halite Primary
Limestone, Ultra Pure Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Biogenic Alteration Of Anhydrock To Limestone

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 255
USGS model code 35a.7 (35ag)
Deposit model name Salt-dome sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • 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 > Salt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -95.37335, 28.9153

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Thickness 91.44M
    Depth to top 213.36M
    Depth to bottom 304.8M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1904
Discoverer Guffey Co.
Year of first production 1912
Year of last production 1968
Production years 1912-1935, 1967-1968

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Freeport Sulfur (Sulfur)
    First year 1912
    Last year 1935
  • Type Operator
    Owner Hooker Chemical (Sulfur)
    First year 1912
    Last year 1935
  • Type Operator
    Owner Dow Chemical Co. (Salt)
    First year 1912
    Last year 1935

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TOTAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 121.41HA

Comments on the workings information

  • FRASCH PRODUCTION OF SULFUR FROM 27 WELLS IN A 300 AC AREA. SOLUTION MINING OF SALT.

Comments on development

  • DOME DISCOVERED BY DRILLING 1902 BASED ON H2S/GAS SEEPS. NATIVE S FOUND IN OIL TEST 1904. FIRST SULFUR TEST 1906. ; MILL.CAP: 2000 TPD SULFUR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8313

  • Deposit

    HAYNES, W., 1942, THE STONE THAT BURNS: NEW YORK, VAN NOSTRAND, 344 P.

  • Deposit

    HALBOUTY, M.T., 1979, SALT DOMES, GULF REGION: 2ND ED, HOUSTON, GULF PUB. CO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    HALBOUTY (1979), P. 140.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINES HANDBOOK, V. 17, FREEPORT SULFUR CO.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 680 FT, SULFUR 700 FT, SALT 1136 FT. SALT VOLUME 1.5 CU MI TO 10,000 FT DEPTH. CAPROCK 800 AC IN AREAL EXTENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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