| Deposit ID | 10061181 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34038 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bay Sainte Elaine Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bay St. Elaine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.68621, 29.18027 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 30 MI S9E OF HOUMA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Terrebonne(county)
Louisiana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cocodrie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Terrebonne Bay(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
New Orleans(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Louisiana | Terrebonne |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 21S; 22S | 17E;18E | Louisiana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Halite | Tertiary |
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| 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 > Salt |
| (1) | -90.68621, 29.18027 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Piercement Salt Dome |
| Depth to top | 216.41M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1928 |
| Discoverer | Freeport/Texas Oil |
| Year of first production | 1952 |
| Year of last production | 1959 |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Freeport Sulphur Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Of Louisiana |
| Home office | Louisiana |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34038 |
WAGUESPACK, S.J., 1983, SALT DOMES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, V. 3, P. 5-6.
SCHNEIDER, S.J., 1959, BAY SAINT ELAINE OIL FIELD: AAPG BULL V. 43, P. 2456-2469.
USBM IC 8313.
HAYNES, W., 1942, THE STONE THAT BURNS: NEW YORK, VAN NOSTRAND.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTH TO CAPROCK 710 FT, DEPTH TO SALT 814 FT. SALT VOLUME 6.7 CU MI TO 10,560 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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