Mine detail: Grand Isle Block 16 Mine

Previously called 'Caminada Pass'

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Location

Lat / long:

29.19027, -89.94008

Resource(N)

Primary:	Sulfur
Tertiary:	Halite, Limestone, High Calcium
Ore:	Halite
Discovery year:	1955

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Producer
Production years:	1968-1969, 1988-
First production started:	1968

Geology

Host rock:	Louann
Host type:	Limestone,Salt
Structure:	Piercement Salt Dome
Tectonic:	Gulf Salt Basin
Alteration processes:	Biogenic Alteration Of Anhydrock To Limestone

References

MRDS	TC34045
DEP	10061187
Reference	{Deposit:: WAGUESPACK, S.J., 1983, SALT DOMES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, V. 3, P. 32-33}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: WAGUESPACK, S.J., 1983, P. 32-33.}
Reporter	Long, Keith R.