Ronnenberg

halokinetic potash-bearing salt in Germany

Geologic information

CountryGermany
Location:9.6451, 52.3128
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Site typemine
Deposit typehalokinetic potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinZechstein
Basin typeintracratonic basin
Geologic unitZechstein Group
Salt structureBenthe
Age
Paleozoic
Permian
Guadalupian-Lopingian
Roadian-Wordian-Capitanian-Wuchiapingian-Changhsingian
Minimum:Paleozoic-Permian-Lopingian-Changhsingian
Maximum:Paleozoic-Permian-Guadalupian-Roadian
Commodities
Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Other minerals:
Lithology
Notes:Worked Riedel, Ronnenburg, and Stassfurt seams.
Geologic map unit9.6451, 52.3128
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Economic information

Production
StatusPast Production
First year1905
Last year1975
K2O tonnage3.3Million tonnes
Grade of K2O13.8% of ore
Data years1905-1975
Data sourceBeer (1996)
Estimates of reserves or resources
Ore tonnage>4.5 provMillion tonnes
Data years1946
Data sourceWood (1946)

Reference information

Comments

Closed due to flooding; within 4 km of Benthe and Hansa-Empelde.

References

Beer, W.W., 1996, Kalilagerstatten in Deutschland [Potash deposits in Germany]: Kali und Steinsalz, v. 12, no. 1, p. 18-30.
British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 1975, World survey of potash resources (2d ed.): London, British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 148 p.
British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 1984, World survey of potash resources (4th ed.): London, British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 145 p.
Harben, P.W., and Kuzvart, M., 1996, Industrial minerals; A global geology: London, Industrial Minerals Information Ltd., 462 p.
Lefond, S.J., 1969, Handbook of world salt resources: New York, Plenum Press, 384 p.
U.S. Office of Military Government for Germany, 1945, Report on barite, fluorspar, graphite, potash, pyrite, salt and other miscellaneous non-metallic minerals in Germany: U.S. Office of Military Government for Germany, Economic Division, Industry Branch, Coal and Non-Metallic Mining Section, 28 p.
Wood, F.W., 1946, The winning and refining of potash minerals in the western zones of Germany; Mining section: London, Great Britain, British Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee Final Report 1400, 105 p.