| Deposit ID | 10300525 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0484670003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grand Saline Operation |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -95.70775, 32.64046 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 122 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Van Zandt(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Grand Saline(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mineola(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tyler(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Sabine(hydrologic unit)
Sabine(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sabine(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Van Zandt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Salt | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -95.70775, 32.64046 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0484670003 |
OWNER/OP: MORTON SALT CO.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-1983 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Active since 03/06/1973 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4101776 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | GRAND SALINE OPERATIONS |
| Current operator | Morton Salt Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1978 m, 0.98 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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