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Salvador

stratabound potash-bearing salt in Brazil

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Geologic information

CountryBrazil
Location:-38.7328, -13.0467
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Site typelease/concession/permit area
Deposit typestratabound potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinReconcavo
Basin typemarine rift basin
Geologic unitAlianca Fm-Matarandiba Mbr
Age
Mesozoic
Jurassic
Upper Jurassic
Minimum:Mesozoic-Jurassic-Upper Jurassic
Maximum:Mesozoic-Jurassic-Upper Jurassic
Commodities
Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Other minerals:
Geologic map unit-38.7328, -13.0467
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Economic information

Thickness27-32m
Depth1100m
Production
StatusNone
CompanySirocco Mining Inc. (2012)

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Comments

Property covers 1,444 square km.

References

Atacama Minerals Corp., 2008, Atacama acquires major new potash project in Brazil: Vancouver, British Columbia, Atacama Minerals Corp. press release, July 14, 2008, 2 p., accessed December 9, 2008, at http://cnrp.marketwire.com/client/atacama_minerals/n/release.jsp?actionFor=878514.
Industrial Minerals, 2008a, Atacama seeks Brazilian potash: Industrial Minerals, no. 491, p. 14.
Industrial Minerals, 2008f, Salvador potash: Industrial Minerals, no. 495, p. 91.
Industrial Minerals, 2008g, South American potash exploration: Industrial Minerals, no. 492, p. 8.