Elkhorn

stratabound potash-bearing salt in Canada

Geologic information

CountryCanada
Location:-101.249, 49.915
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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
Other minerals:
Lithology
Geologic map unit-101.249, 49.915
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Economic information

Depth780 (in north) to 1241 (in south)m
Production
StatusNone
CompanyMantra Mining Ltd. (2008)

Reference information

Comments

Near Rocanville, Agrium and BHP mines.

References

Industrial Minerals, 2008d, Ringbolt enters Canadian potash: Industrial Minerals, no. 487, p. 23.