Michigan Mine

Culberson County, Texas, United States

Sulfur

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimarySulfur

Commodity typeNonmetallic

Deposit

Deposit typeStratabound

Model256: Stratabound sulfur

Deposit sizeSmall

Materials

Ore mineralsSulfur

GangueCalcite, Clay, Gypsum, Quartz

Geology

Host rockSand and Gravel,Evaporite · Rustler Formation

StructureBasin And Range (Mmio) Extensional Faulting

Tectonic settingInterior Basin (Deleware Basin)

AlterationBioepigenetic Replacement Of Anhydrock By Calcite And Sulfur

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

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References

PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 PCIMRI

Identification

Deposit ID10106483

MRDS IDW701186

RegionNA

Data scoreC

Coordinates31.66794, -104.15882