| Deposit ID | 10182608 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4690150004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Balsareny/Sallent |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 1.85413, 41.85127 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Spain(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Spain |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Potassium | Primary |
| Plant (1) | 1.85413, 41.85127 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| Year of first production | 1932 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Magnetic |
| District name | Catalonia |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Union Explosivos Rio Tinto, S. A. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Spain |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4690150004 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORIGINAL BALSARENY AND SALLENT MINES WERE COMBINED INTO ONE OPERATION, WHEN, IN 1974 THE OLD SALLENT MINE WAS CLOSED DOWN AND FLODDED, AND NEW SHAFT WAS CONSTRUCTED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-JUL-94 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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