Elton North

halokinetic potash-bearing salt in Russian Federation

Geologic information

CountryRussian Federation
Location:46.6936, 49.2244
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Site typearea
Deposit typehalokinetic potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinPricaspian
Basin typepolyphasic basin
Geologic unitIren Fm or equivalent
Age
Paleozoic
Permian
Cisuralian
Kungurian
Minimum:Paleozoic-Permian-Cisuralian-Kungurian
Maximum:Paleozoic-Permian-Cisuralian-Kungurian
Commodities
Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Other minerals:
Geologic map unit46.6936, 49.2244
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Economic information

Production
StatusNot Determined
Estimates of reserves or resources
Ore tonnage653 C1+C2 (syl)Million tonnes
K2O tonnage134 C1+C2Million tonnes
Grade of K2O20.6% of ore
Data sourceSvidzinskiy and others (1982)

Reference information

References

Svidzinskiy, S.A., Derevyagin, V.S., Vyazovov, V.V., Koval'skii, F.I., and Sedletskaya, N.M., 1982, Kieserite of the Elton deposit and prospects of its commercial exploitation: Lithology and Mineral Resources, v. 17, no. 1, p. 84-90.