| Deposit ID | 10227516 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36742 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0480390002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dow Freeport Plants A and B |
| Alternate or previous names | Dow Freeport, Dow A, Dow B, Texas Division, Dow Magnesium Operations, Dow Velasco |
| Related records | 10063109 |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -95.30853, 28.95027 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Brazoria(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Freeport(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Freeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bay City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Austin-Oyster(hydrologic unit)
Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Galveston Bay-San Jacinto(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Brazoria |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Magnesite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Plant (1) | -95.30853, 28.95027 |
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| Thickness | 12M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Nonfloating Plant |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| Plant type | Refiner |
| Plant subcategory | Electrostatic |
| Milling method | Electrolytic Facilities |
| District name | None |
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| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dow Chemical U. S. A. (Division Of The Dow Chemical Co.) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Michigan |
| Year | 1982 |
| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Magnesium 81008 Metric Tons | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Magnesium 76912 Metric Tons | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Magnesium 69325 Metric Tons | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0480390002 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36742 | MAS references MRDS |
KIRK, R. E., AND OTHMER, D. F., MAGNESIUM AND MAGNE-
SIUM ALLOYS: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, V. 8,
THE INTERSCIENCE ENCYCLOPEDIA, INC., NEW YORK, P. 562.
FLEMINGS, M. C., AND OTHERS, 1981, AN ASSESSMENT OF MAGNE-
SIUM PRIMARY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY: DIVISION OF INDUS-
TRIAL ENERGY CONSERVATION, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY,
CONTRACT NO. AC01-76CS40284 BY MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY, REPORT DOE/CS/40284-T1, 176 P.
SRI INTERNATIONAL, 1982, MAGNESIA FROM SEA WATER OR BRINE:
CHEMICAL ECONOMICS HANDBOOK, P. 746.1001 T, 747.1000 E,
F, I, P, 747.2000 E, F.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATION VALUES GIVEN ABOVE APPLY TO THE PLANT A COMPLEX. LOCATION OF PLANT B IS N28DEG 59MIN 30SEC, W095DEG 22MIN 00SEC. PLANT A IS LOCATED ON THE "FREEPORT, TEX." 7.5 MIN., USGS QUAD. PLANT B IS LOCATED ON THE "JONES CREEK, TEX." 7.5 MIN. USGS QUAD. FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF THIS REPORT THE MINERALS AVALIABILITY FIELD OFFICE PERMITTED ENTRY OF MAGNESIUM ASSAYS, RECOVERIES, YIELDS, ETC., BASED UPON MAGNESIUM METAL, RATHER THAN OXIDE OR CHLORIDE, VALUES. THIS REPORT HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED TO REFLECT THIS ALTERNATE ENTRY METHODOLOGY. UPDATE WAS DONE MARCH 1988 PRODUCTION FIGURES BY COMMODITY SPECIALIST |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-OCT-96 | Witkowsky, Dan | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.