| Country | Uganda | ||||
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| Location: | 29.8667, -0.1333 | ||||
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| Site type | deposit | ||||
| Deposit type | potash-bearing brine | ||||
| Evaporite basin | Katwe | ||||
| Basin type | continental closed basin | ||||
| Age | Cenozoic Quaternary Holocene
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| Minerals | Potassium minerals: Other minerals: | ||||
| Notes: | Lake occupies a volcanic explosion crater in the Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field of the East African Rift Valley. | ||||
| Geologic map unit | 29.8667, -0.1333 | ||||
| Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location | ||||
| Production | |
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| Status | Small Production |
| Estimates of reserves or resources | |
| K2O tonnage | 0.5 estMillion tonnes |
| Grade of K2O | 3% of ore |
| Data source | Kisitu (1991) |