Potash resource Zielitz #358 (mine) in Germany

Production
Thickness	6-9m
Depth	400-1000m
Status	Active Production (2006)
Company	K+S KALI GmbH (2009)
First year	1973
K₂O tonnage	3.45Million tonnes
Data years	1981
Data source	Upham (1983)
Estimates of reserves or resources
K₂O tonnage	11.8Million tonnes
Grade of K₂O	16-17% of ore
Data source	Adams (1975)

Reference information

Comments

Reserves from Adams (1975) are for Ronnenberg horizon.

References

Adams, S.S., 1975, Potash, in Lefond, S.J., ed., Industrial minerals and rocks: Littleton, Colo., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., p. 963-990.

British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 1975, World survey of potash resources (2d ed.): London, British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 148 p.

Garrett, D.E., 1996, Potash; Deposits, processing, properties and uses: New York, Chapman and Hall, 734 p.

Harben, P.W., and Kuzvart, M., 1996, Industrial minerals; A global geology: London, Industrial Minerals Information Ltd., 462 p.

K+S Kali GmbH, 2009f, Zielitz: K+S Web page accessed April 10, 2009, http://www.kali-gmbh.com/uken/company/locations/europe/zielitz.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.

Ober, J.A., 2007, Potash, in Metals and Minerals: U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook 2006, v. I, p. 58.1-58.9, accessed online September 21, 2012, at http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/potash/myb1-2006-potas.pdf.

Upham, M.A., 1983, Overview of the development of the world potash mines, in McKercher, R.M., ed., Potash 83; Potash technology; mining, processing, maintenance, transportation, occupational health and safety, environment: Toronto, Canada, Pergamon Press, p. 11-18.