Mcintosh Mine

Producer in Washington county in Alabama, United States with commodity Halite
Sections on this page
  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 10111496
MRDS ID TC34029
Record type Site
Current site name Mcintosh Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.36254, 31.12104 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Alabama(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Citronelle West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Citronelle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hattiesburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Escatawpa(hydrologic unit)

Pascagoula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pascagoula(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Alabama Washington

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG VALUES FROM THE NATIONAL ATLAS USING GIVEN COUNTY, 1:24000 QUADRANGLE AND SITE NAMES

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) -88.36254, 31.12104

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 121.92M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1948

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Olin Corp.

Comments on the workings information

  • SOLUTION MINING OF SALT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 270 FT, DEPTH TO SALT 400 FT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.