Winnfield Mine

Past Producer in Winn county in Louisiana, United States with commodities Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111497
MRDS ID TC34034
Record type Site
Current site name Winnfield Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -92.70849, 31.89463 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Winn(county)

Louisiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Winnfield West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Alexandria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dugdemona(hydrologic unit)

Lower Red(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Red-Ouachita(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Kisatchie National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Louisiana Winn

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Louisiana 11N 3W Louisiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Limestone, Ultra Pure Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 252
USGS model code 35a.4 (35ad)
Deposit model name Salt domes: diapiric salt structures

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) Cockfield Formation

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 60.96M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1860
Year of first production 1932

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Solvay Process Co.
    Last year 1950
  • Type Owner
    Owner Carey Salt Co.
    First year 1950
  • Type Operator
    Owner Carey Salt Co.
    First year 1932
  • Type Operator
    Owner Winn Rock Inc./Solvay Process Co. (Limestone)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 243.84M

Comments on the workings information

  • ROOM AND PILLAR MINING OF SALT. LIMESTONE QUARRY.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MINE FLOODED 1967?

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPROCK OUTCROPS, DEPTH TO SALT 200 FT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.