| Deposit ID | 10170101 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0220570002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bully Camp Dome |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.38569, 29.43856 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lafourche(county)
Louisiana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lake Bully Camp(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Terrebonne Bay(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
New Orleans(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
West 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 | Lafourche |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 019 S | 020 E | 01 | C | Louisiana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -90.38569, 29.43856 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Auger Mining - Frasch Process |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Potash Corp. Of Saskatchewan |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1996 |
| First year | 1996 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Texasgulf Inc. (Sub Of Elf Aquitaine, Inc.) |
| Home office | Connecticut |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1995 |
| Last year | 1996 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0220570002 |
MINING ENGINEERING, MAY, 1995, P407. "POTASH CORP. BUYS
TEXASGULD FOR $810M".
JIRIK CHARLES J & WEAVER LOUIS K 1975 A SURVEY OF SALT
DEPOSITS AND SALT CAVERNS - THEIR RELEVANCE TO THE
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FEA/S-76/310
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-JUN-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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