Jefferson Lake Sulphur

Producer in Fort Bend county in Texas, 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. 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 10275462
MAS/MILS ID 0481570006
Record type Site
Current site name Jefferson Lake Sulphur

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -95.71965, 29.39335 (WGS84)
Elevation 22
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fort Bend(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Smithers Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Angleton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Houston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Fort Bend

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -95.71965, 29.39335

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
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 Operator
    Owner Jefferson Lake Sulphur
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Occidental Petroleum Corp
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRASCH SULFUR RECOVERY FROM SALT DOME CAPROCK

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.