Bredenbury

stratabound potash-bearing salt in Canada

Geologic information

CountryCanada
Location:-102.0457, 50.9424
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Site typelease/concession/permit area
Deposit typestratabound potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinElk Point
Basin typeintracratonic basin
Geologic unitPrairie Evaporite-Esterhazy Mbr
Age
Paleozoic
Devonian
Middle Devonian
Givetian
Minimum:Paleozoic-Devonian-Middle Devonian-Givetian
Maximum:Paleozoic-Devonian-Middle Devonian-Givetian
Commodities
Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Other minerals:
Lithology
Geologic map unit-102.0457, 50.9424
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Economic information

Average grade25% K2O
Production
StatusNone (2008)
CompanyPotash Corp. (2008)

Reference information

Comments

80 historical drill holes on property.

References

Bout, J., and Chiang, K., 2008, Global potash supply; A focus on Saskatchewan exploration: Toronto, CIBC World Markets Inc. Equity Research Industry Update, 70 p.
Roskill Information Services Ltd., 1989, The economics of potash (2d ed.): London, Roskill Information Services Ltd., 121 p.
Smith, M., 1982, Potash; Optimism prevails despite market gloom: Industrial Minerals, no. 176, p. 45-51.
Worsley, Neil, and Fuzesy, Anne, 1979, The potash-bearing members of the Devonian Prairie Evaporite of southeastern Saskatchewan, south of the mining area: Economic Geology, v. 74, no. 2, p. 377-388.