| Deposit ID | 10121800 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0220750002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grand Ecaille Sulfur Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.78758, 29.36416 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Plaquemines(county)
Louisiana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bay Ronquille(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mississippi River Delta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Breton Sound(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
East Central Louisiana Coastal(hydrologic unit)
Central Louisiana Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Louisiana | Plaquemines |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -89.78758, 29.36416 |
|---|
| Operation type | Well |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Auger Mining - Frasch Process |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0220750002 |
USBM PROD TABS OWN/OP: FREEPORT MINERALS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-DEC-1994 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.