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Gulf Chemical and Metallureical Co (Producer)(Facility) Amoco Texas Refinery (Plant)Milchem Grinding Plant + 1 more nearby (Producer)High Island Mine (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
4 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 2 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

3
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

2
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

1
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

1
Plant

A processing plant site.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

Halite 3

Commodities

Sulfur 2Halite 2Barium-Barite 2Vanadium 1Tin 1Molybdenum 1Magnesite 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
High Island MineSulfurHalitePast Producer29.565, -94.385
Cedar Point Salt DomeHaliteHaliteOccurrence29.650, -94.934
Galveston Block 144 Salt DomeHaliteHaliteOccurrence29.284, -96.534
Milchem Grinding PlantBarium-Barite—Producer29.301, -94.802
Galveston PlantBarium-Barite—Producer29.300, -94.800
Gulf Chemical and Metallureical CoVanadium, Tin, Molybdenum, Magnesite—Producer29.357, -94.942
(Facility) Amoco Texas RefinerySulfur—Plant29.369, -94.936

Nearby counties

Chambers County · Harris County · Brazoria County · Fort Bend County · Liberty County

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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