Unterbreizbach

stratabound potash-bearing salt in Germany

Geologic information

CountryGermany
Location:9.9764, 50.8139
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Site typemine
Deposit typestratabound potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinZechstein
Basin typeintracratonic basin
Geologic unitZechstein Group
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
Geologic map unit9.9764, 50.8139
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Economic information

Production
StatusActive Production (2005)
CompanyK+S KALI GmbH (2009)
First year1910
Estimates of reserves or resources
Ore tonnage52.5 sylMillion tonnes
Grade of K2O27% of ore
Data sourceZapp and Lindloff (2003)

Reference information

References

British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 1975, World survey of potash resources (2d ed.): London, British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 148 p.
Gerling, Rainer, 2008, Compound Mine Werra presentation: K+S Kali GmbH Web page accessed December 15, 2008, at http://www.k-plus-s.com/.
Harben, P.W., and Kuzvart, M., 1996, Industrial minerals; A global geology: London, Industrial Minerals Information Ltd., 462 p.
K+S Kali GmbH, 2009d, Werra-Unterbreizbach: K+S Web page accessed April 10, 2009, http://www.kali-gmbh.com/uken/company/locations/europe/unterbreizbach.html.
Kokorsch, R., and Psotta, M., 1984, Die Rohstoffversorgung der Kalifabriken Wintershall und Hattorf [The raw material supply of potash Wintershall and Hattorf]: Kali u. Steinsalz, v. 9, no. 2, p. 39-51.
Zapp, J., and Lindloff, U., 2003, Verbesserung der Konkurrenzfahigkeit des Werkes Werra; Projekt zur Gewinnung und Verarbeitung von Sylvinit [Improving the competitiveness of the Werra project for the extraction and processing of sylvite]: Kali und Steinsalz, p. 35-41.