Mines in Plaquemines County, Louisiana

Plaquemines County, Louisiana has 21 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, with 10 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Plaquemines County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Alliance Sulfur Plant	Sulfur	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Garden Island Bay	Sulfur		Producer	MRDS
Grand Isle Block 16 Mine	Sulfur		Producer	MRDS
Grand Isle Block 18 Mine	Sulfur		Producer	MRDS
Lake Washington Mine	Sulfur	Surface-Underground	Producer	MRDS
Main Pass Block 299	Sulfur	Offshore	Producer	MRDS
Main Pass Sulfur Mine	Sulfur, Petroleum (Oil)		Producer	MRDS
Duplessis Sand Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Garden Island Bay Mine	Sulfur	Well	Past Producer	MRDS
Grand Ecaille Sulfur Mine		Well	Past Producer	MRDS
Lake Hermitage Dome	Sulfur	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Lake Hermitage Mine	Sulfur		Past Producer	MRDS
Lake Washington Mine	Sulfur		Past Producer	MRDS
Nairn Sand Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Unnamed Geothermal Prospect	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Geothermal Prospect	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Geothermal Prospect	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Geothermal Prospect	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Geothermal Prospect	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Geothermal Prospect	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Geothermal Prospect	Geothermal		Occurrence	MRDS