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Anse La Butte Mine

Past Producer in St. Martin county in Louisiana, 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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061179
MRDS ID TC34036
Record type Site
Current site name Anse La Butte Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -91.90847, 30.72522 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lafayette(county)

Louisiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Palmetto(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

New Roads(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baton Rouge(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bayou Teche(hydrologic unit)

Atchafalaya-Vermillion(hydrologic accounting unit)

Louisiana Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Louisiana St. Martin
United States Louisiana Lafayette

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) -91.90847, 30.72522
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 41.76M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1901
Discoverer Anse La Dome Butte Oil Co.
Year of first production 1902

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cargill, Inc., Gordy Salt Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • SOLUTION MINING OF SALT

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO CAPROCK. DEPTH TO SALT 137 FT. SALT VOLUME 3.1 CU MI TO 10,560 FT DEPTH.

Reporter information

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

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