Mines in Calcasieu County, Louisiana

12Total
7Active

Calcasieu County, Louisiana has 12 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 7 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sulfur, halite, with 2 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Calcasieu County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Asbury DequincyMisc. Nonmetallic Mnls. NECFacilityActiveMSHA
Lake Charles Grinding PlantBarite Barium OreFacilityActiveMSHA
Lake Charles Barite PlantBarium-BariteProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Lake Charles Sulfur PlantSulfurProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Starks MineSulfur, HaliteProducerMRDS
Starks Salt DomeSalt, SulfurSurface-UndergroundProducerMRDS
Sulphur Mines Salt DomeSalt, SulfurSurface-UndergroundProducerMRDS
Lake Charles Plant TiTitanium, PigmentProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
Sulphur MineSulfur, HalitePast ProducerMRDS
Unamed Geothermal ProspectGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS
Unamed Geothermal ProspectGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS
Westlake PlantBarite Barium OreSurfaceAbandonedMSHA