Karlyuk Deposit - K2o Brines Plant

Plant in Turkmenistan with commodity Potassium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255016
MAS/MILS ID 4640000001
Record type Site
Current site name Karlyuk Deposit - K2o Brines Plant
Alternate or previous names Karlyukski, Almalyk Levin, Karlyuki

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 66.33411, 37.5817 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Turkmenistan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Turkmenistan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 66.33411, 37.5817

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Brine Operation
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Auger Mining - Brine Well
Year of first production 1970
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Crystallization
Milling method Crystallization

Mining district

District name Gaurdak Series

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Turkmenistan (Turkmenia/Turkmenian) Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Turkmenistan
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Production At Full Rated Cap. 700000 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Potassium Potassium 700000MT
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Current Rated Cap Est. 1989; After 1990 100000 Mt/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Potassium Potassium 100000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES/RESOURCES UNKNOWN, NO ESTIMATE REPORTED, GRADE OF ORE, REPORTED AT 15.8 TO 19.6 WT% K2O. PREDOMINANT POTASH SALT IS THE MINERAL CARNALLITE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH RESOURCES, THE BRITISH SULPHUR CORP.

  • Deposit

    LTD., 4 EDITION, 1984, PP.76, 87-88.

  • Deposit

    U.S.S.R. VOL. III K, OFFICIAL STANDARD NAMES, US BOARD OF

  • Deposit

    GEOGRAPHIC NAMES, GEOGRAPHIC NAMES DIVISION, US ARMY TOPO.

  • Deposit

    COMMAND, WASHINGTON, D.C., 1970, P. 152.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROSKILL, THE ECONOMICS OFR POTASH 1989, 2ED EDITION, PP54-58

  • Reserve-Resource

    SEE PAGE 57. RESERVE DATA.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SEE MI LINES 001-002 OF BIBLIOGRAPHY, GRADE DATA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-JAN-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.