Mines in Lafourche County, Louisiana

12Total
2Active

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

All Mines in Lafourche County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Larose Grinding PlantBarite Barium OreFacilityActiveMSHA
Bully Camp DomeSulfurSurface-UndergroundProducerMRDS
Bully Camp Dome MineSulfurPast ProducerMRDS
Chacahoula MineSulfur, HalitePast ProducerMRDS
Chacahoula Salt DomeSulfurSurface-UndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Lafourche Crossing Geothermal ProspGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS
Unnamed Geothermal ProspectGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS
Unnamed Geothermal ProspectGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS
Unnamed Geothermal ProspectGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS
Unnamed Geothermal ProspectGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS
Unnamed Geothermal ProspectGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS
Unnamed Geothermal ProspectsGeothermalOccurrenceMRDS