Texasgulf Sulfur Plant

Unknown in Beaufort county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10175267
MAS/MILS ID 0370130021
Record type Site
Current site name Texasgulf Sulfur Plant
Alternate or previous names Texasgulf Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -77.10749, 35.54569 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaufort(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Washington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rocky Mount(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rocky Mount(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Tar(hydrologic unit)

Pamlico(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neuse-Pamlico(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Beaufort

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -77.10749, 35.54569

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Auger Mining - Frasch Process

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Texasgulf Inc. (Sub Of Elf Aquitaine, Inc.)
    Home office Connecticut
    Year 1995
    First year 1995

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method FRASCH PROCESS 10-89

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NC GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUN-96 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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