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Colluli

stratabound potash-bearing salt in Eritrea

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Geologic information

CountryEritrea
Location:40.345, 14.392
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Site typelease/concession/permit area
Deposit typestratabound potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinDanikil
Basin typecontinental rift basin
Geologic unitHouston Fm
Age
Cenozoic
Quaternary
Pleistocene-Holocene
Minimum:Cenozoic-Quaternary-Holocene
Maximum:Cenozoic-Quaternary-Pleistocene
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Potassium minerals:
Geologic map unit40.345, 14.392
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Economic information

Depth20-350m
Production
StatusNone
CompanySouth Boulder Mines (2011)
Estimates of reserves or resources
Ore tonnage564 meas+ind+infMillion tonnes
Grade of K2O11.3% of ore
Data years2012
Data sourceSouth Boulder Mines (2012)

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References

Economic Commission for Africa, 1982, Prospects for intra-African trade in raw materials for basic industries (phase IV): United Nations Economic and Social Council Report ST/ECA/AT/1, 45 p.
South Boulder Mines Ltd., 2009, Eritrea potash license granted: South Boulder Mines Web page accessed April 27, 2010, at http://www.southbouldermines.com.au/images/uploads/090728_eritrea_potash_licence_granted.pdf?phpMyAdmin=1bd01278398afe2def79ae9abee3d160.South Boulder Mines Ltd., 2012 Colluli potash project: South Boulder Mines Ltd. Web page accessed April 6, 2012, at http://www.southbouldermines.com.au/projects/colluli-potash-project/.