Friedrichshall

Plant in Niedersachsen, Germany with commodity Potassium
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  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 10280015
MAS/MILS ID 4280200008
Record type Site
Current site name Friedrichshall

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 9.91903, 52.33206 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Niedersachsen(province)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Germany Niedersachsen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 9.91903, 52.33206

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 625M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 STRATABOUND
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin EVAPORATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 350
    Date of Last Modification 910904

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE UNSPECIFIED SEDIMENTARY ROCKS LISTED AS ORE ARE: CARNALLITE AND SYLVITE. THE UNSPECIFIED SEDIMENTARY ROCKS LISTED BELOW ORE ARE ROCK SALT AND ANHYDRITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1930
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kali Und Salz Ag
    Interest 100
    Home office Germany Fr
    Year 1983

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 900M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 2
    Length of Inclines (m) 800
    Slope of Inclines 18
    Number of Inclines 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings OPEN
    3rd Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 2800
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 1976-77 P. 90.

  • Deposit

    WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH, 1970, SURVEY AND MAPPING BRANCH

  • Deposit

    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MINES AND RESOURCES, OTTAWA, CANADA.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR, "WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH RESOURCES", 3RD, ED

  • Deposit

    1979, BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD.

  • Deposit

    EUROPE CHEMICAL NEWS, "WEST GERMANY", 8/6/81, PAGE 6.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATE AND POTASH, NO. 48, JULY/AUGUST, 1970.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATE AND POTASH, NO. 114, JULY/AUGUST, 1981.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATE AND POTASH, NO. 116, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER, 1970-?,

  • Deposit

    DATE MAY BE WRONG, POSSIBLY 1981.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATE AND POTASH, NO. 119, MAY/JUNE, 1982.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATE AND POTASH, NO. 120, JULY/AUGUST, 1982.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., P & K MAGAZINE, NO. 90,

  • Deposit

    JULY/AUGUST, 1977.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., P & K MAGAZINE, NO. 124,

  • Deposit

    MARCH/APRIL, 1983.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LDT., P & K MAGAZINE, NO. 125,

  • Deposit

    MAY/JUNE, 1983, PAGES 17, 38.

  • Deposit

    WORLD BANK, "WORLD TABLES", SECOND EDITION, 1980.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS, AUGUST 1981 AND MAY 1983

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN 1982 THE SHAFTS WERE FILLED IN. ALL FUTURE PRODUCTION WILL BE HANDLED BY THE BERGMANSSEGEN-HUGO FACILITIES.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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