| Deposit ID | 10061183 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34040 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Avery Island |
| Geographic coordinates: | -91.90708, 29.89774 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 48 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iberia(county)
Louisiana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Delcambre(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Morgan City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
New Orleans(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Vermilion(hydrologic unit)
Atchafalaya-Vermillion(hydrologic accounting unit)
Louisiana Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Louisiana | Iberia |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 13S | 5E; 6E | Louisiana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| Model code | 252 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35a.4 (35ad) |
| Deposit model name | Salt domes: diapiric salt structures |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt | ||
| Rock unit name | Louann | ||
| Rock description | Louann | ||
| |||
| (1) | -91.90708, 29.89774 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Piercement Salt Dome |
| Depth to top | 2.44M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1862 |
| Year of first production | 1862 |
| Production years | 1862-1863, 1878-1879, 1880- |
| District name | Five Islands |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | International Salt Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Overall length | 1371.6M |
| Overall width | 1219.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34040 |
KUPFER, D.H., 1983, METHODS OF ROCK-SALT MINING IN LOUISIANA, IN SALT DOMES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, V. 3, P. 122-142.
BATES, F.W., ET AL., 1959, GEOLOGY OF AVERY ISLAND SALT DOME: AAPG BULL V. 43, P. 947-957.
USBM IC 8313
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S. 1882/1883.
CIMRI
KUPFER (1983), P. 134, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S. 1882/1883.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO CAPROCK. DEPTH TO SALT 8 FT. SALT VOLUME 4.0 CU MI TO 10,500 FT DEPTH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 02/02/2023 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1600509 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | AVERY ISLAND |
| Current operator | Cargill Deicing Technology |
| Current controller (parent) | Cargill Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (433 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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