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Lake Washington Mine

Past Producer in Plaquemines county in Louisiana, United States with commodities Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061180
MRDS ID TC34037
Record type Site
Current site name Lake Washington Mine
Alternate or previous names Grande Ecaille

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.80841, 29.38359 (WGS84)
Relative position SW OF PORT SULPHUR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Plaquemines(county)

Louisiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bay Batiste(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mississippi River Delta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Breton Sound(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Louisiana Plaquemines

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Louisiana 18S;19S 26E;27E Louisiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Halite Tertiary
Limestone, Ultra Pure Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Biogenic Alteration Of Anhydrock To Limestone

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 255
USGS model code 35a.7 (35ag)
Deposit model name Salt-dome sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Louann
    Rock description Louann
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.80841, 29.38359
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 457.2M
    Depth to bottom 518.16M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1929
Discoverer Humble Oil Co.
Year of first production 1933
Year of last production 1978

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Freeport Sulphur Co.

Comments on the production information

  • EXHAUSTED

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATED ULTIMATE RECOVERY

Comments on the workings information

  • FRASCH PRODUCTION OF SULFUR

Comments on development

  • DOME DISCOVERED 1928 BY GEOPHYSICAL METHODS. SULFUR DISCOVERED 1929 DURING AN OIL TEST. FREEPORT DRILLED 18 SULFUR TESTS 1932-1933.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM, IC 8313

  • Deposit

    SALT DOMES OF LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOL. SOC., VOL. 2.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 1094 FT, DEPTH TO SALT 1565 FT. SALT VOLUME IS 100 AC IN AREA. SULFUR AT 1500 TO 1700 FT DEPTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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