Elchor Rock House Plant

Past Producer in Culberson county in Texas, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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 10227032
MAS/MILS ID 0481090010
Record type Site
Current site name Elchor Rock House Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -104.3936, 31.35517 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Culberson(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dome Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salt Draw(hydrologic unit)

Lower Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Pecos(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Culberson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -104.3936, 31.35517

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past 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 Elchor Chemical Corp
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INACTIVE PLANT DEVELOPED TO RECOVER ELEMENTAL

  • Deposit

    SULFUR FROM GYPSUM OF UPPER PERMIAN CASTILE FORMATION

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.