Commodities
PrimaryMagnesite
Commodity typeM
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1941
Identification
Deposit ID10227516
MRDS IDTC36742
Alternate namesDow Freeport, Dow A, Dow B, Texas Division, Dow Magnesium Operations, Dow Velasco
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates28.95027, -95.30853
References
FLEMINGS, M. C., AND OTHERS, 1981, AN ASSESSMENT OF MAGNE-SIUM PRIMARY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY: DIVISION OF INDUS-TRIAL ENERGY CONSERVATION, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY,CONTRACT NO. AC01-76CS40284 BY MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTEOF TECHNOLOGY, REPORT DOE/CS/40284-T1, 176 P.SRI INTERNATIONAL, 1982, MAGNESIA FROM SEA WATER OR BRINE:CHEMICAL ECONOMICS HANDBOOK, P. 746.1001 T, 747.1000 E,F, I, P, 747.2000 E, F.KIRK, R. E., AND OTHMER, D. F., MAGNESIUM AND MAGNE-SIUM ALLOYS: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, V. 8,THE INTERSCIENCE ENCYCLOPEDIA, INC., NEW YORK, P. 562.