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Chacahoula Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061189
MRDS ID TC34047
Record type Site
Current site name Chacahoula Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.93955, 29.70358 (WGS84)
Elevation 1
Relative position SW OF BRULE GUILLOT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Terrebonne(county)

Louisiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gibson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

New Orleans(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

New Orleans(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West Central Louisiana Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Central Louisiana Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Louisiana Lafourche

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Louisiana 15S 14E Louisiana

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.93955, 29.70358
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 358.14M
    Depth to bottom 434.34M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1955
Year of last production 1970
Production years 1955-1962, 1967-1970

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Freeport (To , John Mecom
    First year 1907
    Last year 1962

Comments on the production information

  • FREEPORT PRODUCTION 1955-1962, JOHN W. MECOM PRODUCTION 1967-1970.

Comments on the workings information

  • FRASCH PRODUCTION OF SULFUR. SOLUTION MINING OF SALT.

Comments on development

  • DOME DISCOVERED 1926

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SALT DOMES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOL. SOC., V. 1.

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8313

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 875 FT, DEPTH TO SALT 1100 FT. SULFUR MINED FROM 1175 TO 1425 FT.

Reporter information

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

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