Sulfur Production and Consumption in Eight Western States: Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming

F. J. Kelly

Jan 1962 · U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines

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The Bureau has published much data on sulfur (4, 15, 23)3, most of it dealing with national or international aspects of the sulfur industry. Little information, however, is available on sulfur marketing in specific States or areas, Therefore, the Bureau has conducted a survey of the resources, production, consumption, and economic future of the sulfur and sulfuric acid industry in States of the Central and Southern Rocky Mountain area - Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico - and in the Northern Plains States - North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska, even though these States do not represent an economic or marketing unit. The purpose of this survey is to review the demand for sulfur and primary sulfur compounds that draws upon the natural resources of the region, to discover opportunities for better use of these resources, and also to analyze and evaluate the patterns of consumption, sources of supply, and other factors that affect the demand for these mineral products. While this survey stresses the economic and marketing phases of the industry, a complementary report (32) emphasizes the resources of sulfur in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. In this report the term "sulfur" not only includes elemental and native sulfur but also includes sulfur compounds such as iron sulfide (pyrite), hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, and sulfuric acid