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Amelie

Producer in France with commodities Bromine, Potassium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10118178
MAS/MILS ID 4270380004
Record type Site
Current site name Amelie

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 7.24383, 47.76555 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bromine Tertiary
Potassium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnallite Unknown
Halite Unknown
Sylvanite Unknown
Sylvite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 7.24383, 47.76555
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.5M
    Depth to top 500M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin EVAPORATION
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 400
    Date of Last Modification 841116
  • Area 8133HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8133
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE MDPA CONCESSION CORRESPONDS WITH THE SOUTHERN TWO- THIRDS OF THE WITTELSHEIM POTASH DEPOSIT. THE TWO BEDS OF THE WITTELSHEIM ARE SEPARATED BY APPROX. 20 METERS OF HALITE THE UPPER BED IS 1.5 TO 2.0 METERS THICK AND CONTAINS 30 TO 40% KCL WHILE THE LOWER BED IS 2.0 TO 5.5 METERS THICK WITH 23 TO 27% KCL. THE LOWER BED IS THE MOST EXTENSIVE AND IS THE MAIN HORIZON.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1904
Mining method Caving Methods - Longwall Caving
Year of first production 1981
Milling method Crystallization

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mines Domaniates De Potasse D'Alsace Sa (Mdpa)
    Interest 100
    Home office France
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description Mine Output/Potash Ore 3160000 Mt Of Ore Treated

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 114500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 114500000mt ore
    Total resources 114500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Potassium K2o 17 wt-pct Potassium Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE ESTIMATED INSITU RESOURCES USED IN THE PROPERTY ECONOMIC EVALUATION IN 1984.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 850M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method LONGWALL CAVING 10-108
    Percent Recovery 55
    Hardness of Rock SOFT SEMIPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 15086
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 232
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • ALL INFRASTRUCTURE EXPLORATION, AQUISITION, AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS WERE PRIOR TO 1967.
  • RECENT VOLCANIC ACTIVITY IN THE FRENCH MINING DISTRICT RESULTS IN TEMPERATURES OF 54 DEG. C AT 1000 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP., WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH RESOURCES,

  • Reserve-Resource

    3RD EDITION, 1979.

  • Deposit

    1977 MDPA ANNUAL REPORT.

  • Deposit

    1981 MDPA ANNUAL REPORT.

  • Deposit

    PROCESS ECONOMIC INTERNATIONAL, VOL. III, NOS. 1&2, 1982.

  • Deposit

    "THE POTASH MINES OF ALSACE", MINING MAGAZINE, NOV. 1981.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE POTASH INDUSTRY OF FRANCE CONSISTS OF A GROUP OF MINES JUST NORTH OF MULHOUSE IN THE ALSACE. ALL MINES ARE OWNED BY MDPA AND THEREFORE ALL DATA IS AGGREGATED AT PRESENT THERE ARE THREE MINES IN OPERATION: MARIE LOUISE THEODORE AMELIE THE RESERVES AT THE THEODORE MINE ARE ALMOST EXHAUSTED. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS OF MINE LIFE REMAINING. IN ADDITION, THE ORE PRODUCED AT THEODORE IS OF LOW GRADE AND IN ORDER TO KEEP MILL RECOVERY AND CONCENTRATE GRADE HIGH IT IS NECESSARY FOR MDPA TO SHIP ORE FROM MARIE-LOUISE TO THE THEODORE MILL. THIS AMOUNTS TO APPROXIMATELY 16000 MTPY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Michael, Mark R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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