Winnfield Salt Dome

Producer in Winn county in Louisiana, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267363
MAS/MILS ID 0221270003
Record type Site
Current site name Winnfield Salt Dome

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -92.71706, 31.91908 (WGS84)
Elevation 50
Location accuracy 100(meters)

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 011 N 004 W 19 Louisiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -92.71706, 31.91908

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Winnrock Inc
    ID 1600021
    Interest 100
    Home office Louisiana
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOMAP REGIONAL MAP NO 5 NORTH LOUISIANA

  • Deposit

    WINNFIELD LA 15 MIN QUAD MAP USGS

  • Deposit

    WATER QUALITY STATION MAP NO 15 OFFICE OF WATER DATA

  • Deposit

    COORDINATION USGS

  • Deposit

    MSHA METAL-NONMETAL MINE FILE REFERENCE 02/25/81

  • Deposit

    GUIDEBOOK NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA SALT DOMES GULF COAST

  • Deposit

    ASSOCIATION OF GEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES 1970

  • Deposit

    JOHN ROVIK PROFESSOR LSU GEOLOGY SCHOOL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-1983 Louisiana Geological Survey Louisiana Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusIntermittent since 02/11/2026
MSHA mine ID1600021
Mine name (MSHA)Winn Rock, LLC
Current operatorWinn Rock LLC
Current controller (parent)Kara L Dunham
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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