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Markham Mine

Past Producer in Matagorda county in Texas, United States with commodity Halite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061165
MRDS ID TC34017
Record type Site
Current site name Markham Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.16804, 28.98109 (WGS84)
Elevation 17

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matagorda(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Midfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Port Lavaca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Beeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Matagorda Bay(hydrologic unit)

Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Matagorda

Comments on the location information

  • WILLIAM HADDEN SURVEY, A-194

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 252
USGS model code 35a.4 (35ad)
Deposit model name Salt domes: diapiric salt structures

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt
    Rock unit name Louann
    Rock description Louann
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.16804, 28.98109
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 431.9M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1908

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Texas Brine Corp

Comments on the workings information

  • SOLUTION MINING OF SALT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM IC8313

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 1380 FT, TO SALT 1417 FT. SALT VOLUME 1.9 CU MI TO 10,560 FT DEPTH.

Reporter information

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

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