| Deposit ID | 10111497 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34034 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Winnfield Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -92.70849, 31.89463 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Winn(county)
Louisiana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Winnfield West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Alexandria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dugdemona(hydrologic unit)
Lower Red(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Red-Ouachita(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Kisatchie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Louisiana | Winn |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 11N | 3W | Louisiana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| Model code | 252 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35a.4 (35ad) |
| Deposit model name | Salt domes: diapiric salt structures |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt | ||
| Rock unit name | Louann | ||
| Rock description | Louann | ||
| |||
| (1) | Cockfield Formation |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Piercement Salt Dome |
| Depth to top | 60.96M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1860 |
| Year of first production | 1932 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Solvay Process Co. |
| Last year | 1950 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carey Salt Co. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carey Salt Co. |
| First year | 1932 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Winn Rock Inc./Solvay Process Co. (Limestone) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 243.84M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34034 |
BARNES, V.E., 1933, METALLIC MINERALS IN CAPROCK, WINNFIELD SALT DOME, LOUISIANA: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 18, P. 335-340.
BELCHIC, H.C., 1960, THE WINNFIELD SALT DOME: SHREVEPORT GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, SPRING FIELD TRIP 1960, P. 29-47.
FOOSE, R.M. ET AL, 1962, STRUCTURE OF WINNFIELD SALT DOME, AAPG BULL, V. 46, P. 1444-1459.
USBM IC 8313
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CAPROCK OUTCROPS, DEPTH TO SALT 200 FT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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