Country | Germany | ||||
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Location: | 9.6451, 52.3128 | ||||
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Site type | mine | ||||
Deposit type | halokinetic potash-bearing salt | ||||
Evaporite basin | Zechstein | ||||
Basin type | intracratonic basin | ||||
Geologic unit | Zechstein Group | ||||
Salt structure | Benthe | ||||
Age | Paleozoic Permian Guadalupian-Lopingian Roadian-Wordian-Capitanian-Wuchiapingian-Changhsingian
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Minerals | Potassium minerals: Other minerals: | ||||
Lithology | |||||
Notes: | Worked Riedel, Ronnenburg, and Stassfurt seams. | ||||
Geologic map unit | 9.6451, 52.3128 | ||||
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Production | |
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Status | Past Production |
First year | 1905 |
Last year | 1975 |
K2O tonnage | 3.3Million tonnes |
Grade of K2O | 13.8% of ore |
Data years | 1905-1975 |
Data source | Beer (1996) |
Estimates of reserves or resources | |
Ore tonnage | >4.5 provMillion tonnes |
Data years | 1946 |
Data source | Wood (1946) |
Closed due to flooding; within 4 km of Benthe and Hansa-Empelde.