Louisiana · Jefferson County
Past Producer

Caminada Mine

Jefferson County, Louisiana, United States
Sulfur
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Commodities
PrimarySulfur
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsAnhydrite, Calcite, Gypsum, Halite, Sulfur
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1968
Discovery year1948
Identification
Deposit ID10291181
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates29.13337, -89.99118
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. MICROFILM COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY,INDIVIDUAL COMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS1968 AND 1969).CATHY HOCK, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, FREEPORT SULPHUR CO.;10/8/87 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH LEE OSMONSON.BATES, R. L. SULFUR, IN GEOLOGY OF THE INDUSTRIAL ROCKS ANDMINERALS (CHAP. 10--SEDIMENTARY MINERALS AND SULFUR).DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC., NEW YORK, 1969, PP. 406-414.CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. UNDERPINNINGS PLACED FOR OFFSHORESULFUR MINE. JULY 31, 1967, P. 42.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. COMPANIES TURN TO GULF OFMEXICO AS NEW SULPHUR SOURCE, IN THIS MONTH IN MINING.JUNE 1966, PP. 676-677._____. ANOTHER OFFSHORE MINE FOR FREEPORT, IN OUTLOOK.JULY 1967, P. 10.-----. CAMINADA MINE TO USE NINE-MILE LINE FOR MOLTEN SUL-PHUR, IN THIS MONTH IN MINING. AUGUST 1967, PP. 111-112.FREEPORT MINERALS COMPANY. 1974 ANNUAL REPORT. PP. 6 AND8.-----. 1975 ANNUAL REPORT, FORM 10-K. P. 3.-----. 1979 ANNUAL REPORT, FORM 10-K. PP. 3-7.FREEPORT SULFHUR COMPANY. 1966 ANNUAL REPORT. PP. 4-5.-----. 1967 ANNUAL REPORT. PP. 3, 5-6, AND 12-13.-----. SULPHUR, ALLY OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY (COMPANYINFO. PAMPHLET). 1978 ED., 16 PP.GITTINGER, L. B., JR. SULFUR, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ANDROCKS. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, ANDPETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., NEW YORK, 4TH ED., 1975, ED.BY S. J. LEFOND, PP. 1103-1125.HAWKINS, M. E., AND C. J. JIRIK. SALT DOMES IN TEXAS, LOU-ISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, AND OFFSHORE TIDELANDS: ASURVEY. BUMINES IC 8313, 1966, 78 PP.HAYNES, W. BRIMSTONE, THE STONE THAT BURNS. D. VAN NOS-TRAND CO., INC., PRINCETON, N.J., 1959, 308 PP.HAZLETON, J. E. THE ECONOMICS OF THE SULPHUR INDUSTRY. RE-SOURCES FOR THE FUTURE, INC., WASHINGTON, D.C., 1970, 172NETZEBAND, F. F., T. R. EARLY, J. P. RYAN, AND W. C. MILLER.SULFUR RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION IN TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MIS-SOURI, OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS, KANSAS, AND MISSISSIPPI, ANDMARKETS FOR THE SULFUR. BUMINES IC 8222, 1964, 77 PP.SHELTON, J. E. SULFUR. BUMINES MINERAL COMMODITY PROFILE,JULY 1979, 25 PP.TAYLOR, R. E. ORIGIN OF THE CAP ROCK OF LOUISIANA SALTDOMES. LA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 11, AUGUST 1938, 191 PP.THE OIL AND GAS JOURNAL. FREEPORT SULPHUR SHUTS DOWN MINEIN LOUISIANA GULF. MAR. 24, 1969, P. 71.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. BARATARIA PASS QUADRANGLE (TOPOGRA-PHIC ORTHOPHOTOMAP), LOUISIANA. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES, 1973,SCALE 1:24,000.-----. BRETON SOUND QUADRANGLE (TOPOGRAPHIC MAP), LOUIS-IANA. 1 DEG. X 2 DEG. SERIES, 1973 REV., SCALE 1:250,-----. GRAND ISLE QUADRANGLE (TOPOGRAPHIC ORTHOPHOTOMAP),LOUISIANA--JEFFERSON PARISH. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES, 1973,-----. PORT SULPHUR QUADRANGLE (TOPOGRAPHIC ORTHOPHOTOMAP),LOUISIANA--PLAQUEMINES PARISH. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES, 1973,MINING JOURNAL, V 321, #8247, OCT. 22, 1993, P278.FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. 1981 ANNUAL REPORT. P. 38.FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. 1986 ANNUAL REPORT. PP. 6 AND 53.