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potash-bearing brine in Peru

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Geologic information

CountryPeru
Location:-80.624, -5.689
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Site typedeposit
Deposit typepotash-bearing brine
Evaporite basinSechura
Basin typecontinental closed basin
Age
Cenozoic
Quaternary
Pleistocene-Holocene
Minimum:Cenozoic-Quaternary-Holocene
Maximum:Cenozoic-Quaternary-Pleistocene
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Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Geologic map unit-80.624, -5.689
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Production
StatusNone
Estimates of reserves or resources
K2O tonnage10.4Million tonnes
Data years1979
Data sourceAmericas Petrogas (2010)

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Comments

Brines in the basin estimated to contain 17 Mt KCl and 146 Mt MgCl2; under development by Grow Max (Americas Petrogas) in March 2010.

References

Americas Petrogas, 2010, Peru potash and minerals; Grow Max Agri Corp.: American Petrogas Web page accessed March 2, 2010, at http://www.americaspetrogas.com/s/Peru.asp.
British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 1979, World survey of potash resources (3d ed.): London, British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 138 p.
British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 1984, World survey of potash resources (4th ed.): London, British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 145 p.