Dombrov

halokinetic potash-bearing salt in Ukraine

Geologic information

CountryUkraine
Location:24.4508, 49.1887
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Site typemine
Deposit typehalokinetic potash-bearing salt
Evaporite basinCarpathian
Basin typeforeland basin
Geologic unitTyras Fm
Age
Cenozoic
Neogene
Miocene
Minimum:Cenozoic-Neogene-Miocene
Maximum:Cenozoic-Neogene-Miocene
Commodities
Minerals
Potassium minerals:
Lithology
Notes:Near surface deposit.
Geologic map unit24.4508, 49.1887
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Economic information

Thickness7-101m
Average grade10% K2O
Production
StatusPast Production
Last year2001

Reference information

References

British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 1979, World survey of potash resources (3d ed.): London, British Sulphur Corporation Limited, 138 p.
Garrett, D.E., 1996, Potash; Deposits, processing, properties and uses: New York, Chapman and Hall, 734 p.
Permyakov, R.S., and Krivousov, A.Y., 2006, Feasibility of the open-cut method in potash and rock-salt deposits: Journal of Mining Science, v. 8, no. 4, p. 412-416.