| Deposit ID | 10107475 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700963 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cardona |
| Alternate or previous names | Minas De Cardona |
| Geographic coordinates: | 1.68526, 41.91574 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 30 KM NW OF MANRESA., Estimated Location, Lat-Long Is For The Town Of Cardona. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Spain(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Spain |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Potassium | Primary |
| Halite | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnallite | Ore |
| Halite | Ore |
| Result | AVERAGE GRADE IS 11% K2O. |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite |
| Rock unit name | Cardona Formation |
| Rock description | Cardona Formation |
| (1) | 1.68526, 41.91574 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ebro Basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Anticlinal Diapir |
| Dip | 25-30N |
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| Development status | Producer |
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| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Explosivos Rio Tinto S. A. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 300000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Unknown |
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| Overall depth | 1025M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700963 |
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 48.
AGARD, J., AND EMBERGER, A., 1989, INTRODUCTION TO SOUTHWEST EUROPE, IN DUNNING, F.W., GARRARD, P., HASLAM, H.W., AND IXER, R.A., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 4/5: SOUTHWEST AND EASTERN EUROPE, WITH ICELAND: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MIENRALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 1-36.
VAZQUEZ GUZMAN, F., 1989, SPAIN, IN DUNNING, F.W., GARRARD, P., HASLAM, H.W., AND IXER, R.A., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 4/5: SOUTHWEST AND EASTERN EUROPE, WITH ICELAND: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MIENRALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 105-196.
RAMIREZ ORTEGA, A., 1986, THE CATALAN POTASH FIELD: INDUSTRIAL MIENRALS, NO. 230, P. 55-59.
GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1985, SPAIN'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 217, P. 23-63.
VAZQUEZ GUZMAN, 1989.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A 6 KM LONG ANTICLINE CONTAINS A SALT DOME. THE POTASH MINES ARE ON THE N FLANK OF THE ANTICLINE WHERE BEDS DIP 25-30 DEG NORTH; TO THE SOUTH THE BEDS DIP IS 65 TO 75 DEGREES. THE ORE-BEARING SECTION (FROM BOTTOM): MARL, THICK BEDS OF HALITE, HALITE WITH MARL, SYLVANITE BEDS 5-20 M THICK, CARNALLITE, ROCK SALT WITH MARL, MARL WITH SANDSTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-89 | Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-92 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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