Country | Canada | ||||
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Location: | -105.1976, 50.4295 | ||||
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Site type | mine | ||||
Deposit type | stratabound potash-bearing salt | ||||
Evaporite basin | Elk Point | ||||
Basin type | intracratonic basin | ||||
Geologic unit | Prairie Evaporite-Patience Lake Mbr-Belle Plaine Mbr-Esterhazy Mbr | ||||
Age | Paleozoic Devonian Middle Devonian Givetian
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Minerals | Potassium minerals: Other minerals: | ||||
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Geologic map unit | -105.1976, 50.4295 | ||||
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Depth | 1500m |
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Production | |
Status | Active Production |
Company | Mosaic (2009) |
First year | 1964 |
Estimates of reserves or resources | |
Ore tonnage | 2866 rec+poten recMillion tonnes |
Grade of K2O | 18% of ore |
Data source | Mosaic (2009) |