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Sintoukola Project-Kola

stratabound potash-bearing salt in Congo

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Geologic information

CountryCongo
Location:11.695, -4.093
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Site typelease/concession/permit area
Deposit typestratabound potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinLower Congo
Basin typemarine rift basin
Geologic unitLoeme Fm
Age
Mesozoic
Cretaceous
Lower Cretaceous
Aptian
Minimum:Mesozoic-Cretaceous-Lower Cretaceous-Aptian
Maximum:Mesozoic-Cretaceous-Lower Cretaceous-Aptian
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Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Other minerals:
Lithology
Notes:2 sylvite horizons, 3.9 and 3.3 m thick, found in drill hole K-18; 0.9 and 2 m thick in drill hole K-6; horizons of carnallite also present.
Geologic map unit11.695, -4.093
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Economic information

Production
StatusNone
CompanyElemental Minerals Ltd. (2012)
Estimates of reserves or resources
Ore tonnage362 ind; 442 infMillion tonnes
K2O tonnage71 ind; 87 infMillion tonnes
Grade of K2O19.5; 19.6% of ore
Data sourceDorling (2011)

Reference information

Comments

Resource is for sylvinite ore in Upper and Lower seams; 15 percent cut-off grade.

References

Dorling, S., Elliott, J., Scogings, A., Davies, P., and Rigby, N., 2011, NI 43-101 Technical Report Sintoukola potash project, Republic of Congo; report prepared for Elemental Minerals Limited: SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc. and CSA Global Pty. Ltd., 158 p. and appendices.
Industrial Minerals, 2012, Sintoukola potash: Industrial Minerals, no. 533, p. 49.
Macpherson, Iain, 2009, Sintoukola Potash Project, Republic of Congo, 24th November 2009: West Perth, Western Australia, Elemental Minerals Ltd. Web page accessed February 15, 2010, at http://www.elementalminerals.com.au/upload/documents/Annual%20General%20Meeting%20Presentation%2024%20Nov%202009.pdf.Macpherson, Iain, 2010, Sintoukola potash project operational update: Elemental Minerals Limited Web page accessed September 6, 2012, at http://www.elementalminerals.com/upload/documents/AGM%20Presentation%2030%20November%202010.pdf.