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Starks Mine

Producer in Calcasieu 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 10061195
MRDS ID TC34053
Record type Site
Current site name Starks Mine
Alternate or previous names Stark

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -93.56713, 30.17329 (WGS84)
Elevation 8
Relative position SE OF STARKS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calcasieu(county)

Louisiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Vinton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Charles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Charles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Calcasieu(hydrologic unit)

Calcasieu-Mermentau(hydrologic accounting unit)

Louisiana Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Louisiana Calcasieu

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Louisiana 9S 12W Louisiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Halite Primary
Limestone, Ultra Pure Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore
Sulfur 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) -93.56713, 30.17329
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 352.65M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1951
Year of last production 1960

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co. (Sulphur), Ppg Industries Inc. (Salt)

Comments on the workings information

  • FRASCH PRODUCTION OF SULFUR. SOLUTION MINING OF SALT.

Comments on development

  • DOME DISCOVERED 1925. DEVELOPMENT STATUS: DEVELOPED PURDUCER INACTIVE FOR SULFUR, DEVELOPED PRODUCER ACTIVE FOR SALT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8313

  • Deposit

    SALT DOMES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, V. 1.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 1157 FT. DEPTH TO SALT 1538 FT. SALT VOLUME 2.2 CU MI TO 10,000 FT.

Reporter information

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

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