Vulcan Materials Salt Plant

Producer in Yoakum county in Texas, United States with commodities Halite, Salt
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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10178586
MAS/MILS ID 0485010001
Record type Site
Current site name Vulcan Materials Salt Plant
Alternate or previous names Denver City Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -102.80466, 32.96513 (WGS84)
Elevation 1083
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yoakum(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Denver City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seminole(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hobbs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mustang Draw(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Yoakum

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Salt Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) Blackwater Draw Formation

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Vulcan Materials Co.
    Home office Alabama
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOLUTION MINING PERMIAN SALT BED AT A DEPTH OF 686 M

  • Deposit

    BELOW PLANT SITE ELEV (397 M ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL)

  • Deposit

    ELECTROLYTIC SEPARATION OF NACL TO PRODUCE NAOH AND CL2

  • Deposit

    GAS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Garner U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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