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Colonsay Mine Ccp

Plant in Saskatchewan, Canada with commodity 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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278990
MAS/MILS ID 1220550010
Record type Site
Current site name Colonsay Mine Ccp
Alternate or previous names Central Canadian Potash, Central Canadian Potash Ccp

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -105.78404, 51.93327 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Saskatchewan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Unknown
Sylvanite Unknown
Sylvite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -105.78404, 51.93327
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 01S
    Thickness 3.2M
    Depth to top 1023M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin EVAPORATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N60W:01S
    Minimum Depth to Top 1000
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 200
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10
    Date of Last Modification 850103
  • Area 25800HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 25800
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE PRAIRIE EVAPORITE FORMATION IS GENERALLY FLAT-LYING, BUT GRADUALLY DIPS TO THE SOUTH. THE FORMATION IS APPROXIMATELY 3500 FEET DEEP AT ITS NORTHERN END AND 5000 FEET DEEP AT ITS SOURTHERN END.
  • MOST OF CANADAS POTASH MINES AND DEPOSITS ARE LOCATED IN THE PRAIRIE EVAPORITE FORMATION IN SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Year of first production 1969
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Colonsay

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Noranda Inc.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Noranda Minerals Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Description Potash Ore 104000 Mt Of Ore Treated
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 104000mt
  • Year 1972
    Description Potash Ore 2427999 Mt Of Ore Treated
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 2427999mt
  • Year 1975
    Description Potash Ore 2679999 Mt Of Ore Treated
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 2679999mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Potash Ore 3020000 Mt Of Ore Treated
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 3020000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Potash Ore 3330000 Mt Of Ore Treated
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 3330000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Potash Ore 2535000 Mt Of Ore Treated
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 2535000mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATED RESOURCES USED IN THE 1983 PROPERTY EVALUATION.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 1120M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Recovery 36
    Hardness of Rock NONCOHERENT WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics SEMIPLASTIC OR PLASTIC
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Number of Shafts 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 13234
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 334
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANON., THUMBS DOWN FOR POTASH EXPANSION, MINING JOURNAL,

  • Deposit

    11/6/81.

  • Deposit

    ANON., POTASH APPLICATION, MINING JOURNAL, 6/4/82.

  • Deposit

    ANON., ANOTHER CANADIAN POTASH PRODUCER..., INDUSTRIAL

  • Deposit

    MIN., AUG. 1982

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULFUR CORP., WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH RESOURCES,

  • Deposit

    3RD EDITION, 1979.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULFUR CORP., NORANDA MINES CENTRAL CANADA POTASH

  • Deposit

    ..., PHOS. AND POTASH #120, JULY- AUGUST 1982.

  • Deposit

    K.J. CAHOON, MANAGER, CENTRAL CANADA POTASH

  • Deposit

    WORLD BANK STAFF WORKING PAPER #263, 1978.

  • Deposit

    COST ESTIMATING NOTEBOOK, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR,

  • Deposit

    1982.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY ALSO KNOWN AS "CENTRAL CANADIAN POTASH"; (CCP). COMPANIES LISTED ARE THE OWNER/OPERATOR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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