Commodities
PrimarySulfur, Petroleum (Oil)
TertiaryLimestone, Ultra Pure, Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model255: Salt-dome sulfur
Deposit sizeL
Materials
Ore mineralsAnhydrite, Halite, Sulfur
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Evaporite,Salt · Louann
StructurePiercement Salt Dome
Tectonic settingGulf Salt Basin
AlterationBiogenic Alteration Of Anhydrock To Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1991
Discovery year1988
Identification
Deposit ID10023382
MRDS IDI000278
Alternate namesMain Pass Block 299 Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.27526, -88.77227
References
ACKERMAN, J.M., 1992, MAIN PASS - FRASCH SULFUR MINE AND OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT, IN WESSEL, G.R., AND WIMBERLY, B.H., EDS., NATIVE SULFUR--DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION: LITTLETON, COLO., SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS, P. 73-80.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1990, ANNUAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS: NO. 272, P. 20-21.HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1984, GEOLOGY OF THE NONMETALLICS: NEW YORK, METAL BULLETIN INC., 392 P.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1989, WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 257, P. 21.EDWARDS, A.F., AND OTHERS, 1992, THE GEOLOGY OF MAIN PASS SULPHUR AND OIL DEPOSIT: SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS PREPRINT 92-254, 14 P.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1994, FREEPORT CLOSES CAMINADA AS MAIN PASS REACHES CAPACITY, IN WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 317, P. 19-20.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1994.