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Phillips Ranch

Past Producer in Culberson county in Texas, United States with commodity Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10154056
MRDS ID W701187
MAS/MILS ID 0481090009
Record type Site
Current site name Phillips Ranch
Related records 10085574

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -104.2305, 31.65936 (WGS84)
Elevation 1060
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Culberson(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rustler Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Guadalupe Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Pecos-Red Bluff Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Lower Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Pecos(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Culberson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -104.2305, 31.65936
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00E
    Dip 10E
    Thickness 10M
    Length 2500M
    Width 300M
    Area 150HA
    Depth to top 75M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Strike And Dip N00E:10E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 75
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 150
    Date of Last Modification 830223

Comments on the geologic information

  • SULFUR OCCURS IN THE BANDED ANHYDRITE OF CASTILE FORMATION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Well
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1968
Mining method Auger Mining - Frasch Process
Year of first production 1980

Mining district

District name Rustler Springs

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Addwest Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1993
    First year 1993
    Last year 1993
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Duval Corp. (Pennzoil Co.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Texas
    Year 1984
    First year 1982
    Last year 1984
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pennxzoil Sulfur Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Texas
    Year 1987
    First year 1984
    Last year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description First Year's Production 19840 Metric Tons Of S Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 19840mt
  • Year 1981
    Description 61111 Metric Tons Of S Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 61111mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Production Through April;Mine Closed 5684 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 5684mt
  • Year 1985
    Ore mined 86635mt
    Description High Costs + Low Demand = Closed Mine. 86635 Total Mt Produced
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 86635mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Measured 2266000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2266000mt ore
    Total resources 2266000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sulfur S 99.4 wt-pct Sulfur Major 1982

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method FRASCH PROCESS 10-89
    Percent Recovery 100
    Capacity 60
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 200
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 95
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method FRASCH PROCESS 10-89
    Percent Recovery 100
    Capacity 240
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 83
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    ELLISON, S.P., SULPHUR IN TEXAS, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC

  • Geology

    GEOLOGY, 1971.

  • Ownership

    PENNZOIL COMPANY. 1984 ANNUAL REPORT. P. 16.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FORM 10-K FOR FISCAL YEAR

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENDING DEC. 31, 1981; COMMISSION FILE NO. 1-5591; PENNZOIL

  • Reserve-Resource

    COMPANY.

  • Deposit

    SEMRAD, BOB, RESIDENT MANAGER OF CULBERSON PROPERTY, PHONE

  • Deposit

    CONVERSATIONS AND PERSONAL VISIT BY EVALUATOR 9/22/82.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING MAGAZINE, MAY 1981, PAGE 590

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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