| Deposit ID | 10061192 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34050 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jefferson Island Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Lake Peigneur, Jefferson Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -91.9832, 29.98107 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 23 |
| Relative position | JEFFERSON ISLAND |
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 | 12S | 5E | Louisiana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Halite | Primary |
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | Tertiary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anhydrite | Ore |
| Halite | Ore |
| Model code | 255 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35a.7 (35ag) |
| Deposit model name | Salt-dome sulfur |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Louann | ||
| Rock description | Louann | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt |
| (1) | -91.9832, 29.98107 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Piercement Salt Dome |
| Depth to top | 213.36M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Discoverer | Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co. (Sulfur), Joseph Jefferson (Salt) |
| Year of first production | 1919 |
| Year of last production | 1935 |
| Production years | 1923-1934 (SALT), 1932-1936 (SULFUR) |
| District name | Five Islands |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jefferson Lake Sulfur Co. (Sulfur), Diamond Crystal (Salt) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 1219.2M |
| Overall width | 914.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34050 |
KUPFER, D.M., 1983, METHODS OF ROCK-SALT MINING IN LOUISIANA, IN SALT DOMES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, V. 3, P. 122-142.
O'DONNELL, L., 1935, JEFFERSON ISLAND SALT DOME, AAPG BULL, V. 19, P. 1602-1644.
USBM IC 8313
CIMRI
KUPFER (1983) P. 134 (SALT)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AREA: <2800 HECTARES. TWO TYPES OF DEPOSITS: (1) CHERT RUBBLE WITH MN-OXIDES UP TO 6-12 M THICK OF 10-20% MN; (2) REDSIDUAL DEPOSITS (GRANZON) OF 0.6-1.6M CONSISTING OF NODULES, PARTICLES, BOULDERS UP TO 0.3 M DIAMETER. |
| Deposit | DEPTH TO CAPROCK 530 FT, DEPTH TO SALT 31 FT. SALT VOLUME 2.4 CU MI. SULFUR BEARING CAPROCK OCCURS ON N FLANK OF DOME AT DEPTH OF 700 TO 900 FT. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1895, 1932 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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