| Deposit ID | 10085574 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701187 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Phillips Ranch Mine |
| Related records | 10154056 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.21022, 31.64738 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 22 MI (35 KM) SW OF ORLA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Culberson(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rustler Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Guadalupe Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Pecos-Red Bluff Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Lower Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Culberson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Celestite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Model code | 256 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35a.8 |
| Deposit model name | Stratabound sulfur |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite | ||
| Rock unit name | Castile Formation;Salado Formation | ||
| Rock description | Castile Formation;Salado Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -104.21022, 31.64738 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range (Mmio) Extensional Faulting |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Virginia Draw Graben |
| Thickness | 121.92M |
|---|---|
| Length | 2743.2M |
| Width | 304.8M |
| Depth to top | 424.89M |
| Depth to bottom | 580.95M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1968 |
| Discoverer | Texasgulf |
| Year of first production | 1980 |
| Year of last production | 1982 |
| Production years | 1980-1982 |
| District name | Rustler Springs Sulfur District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Texasgulf , Duval , Addwest Minerals ) |
| First year | 1968 |
| Last year | 1969 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701187 |
PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P.
GUTLINGER, J.R., AND NESTLERODE, E.L., 1992, THE GEOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILLIPS RANCH SULFUR DEPOSIT, IN WESSEL, G.R., AND WIMBERLY, B.H., EDS., NATIVE SULFUR, DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION: LITTLETON, COLO., SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS, P. 125-134.
CRAWFORD, J.E., 1990, GEOLOGY AND FRASCH-MINING OPERATIONS OF THE CULBERSON SULFUR MINE, CULBERSON COUNTY, WEST TEXAS, IN KYLE, J.E., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE DELEWARE BASIN, TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS GUIDEBOOK SERIES, V. 8, P. 141-162.
CIMRI
CRAWFORD (1990) P. 143
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1990 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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