Siegfried-Giesen

Plant in Niedersachsen, Germany with commodities Bromine, Potassium, Salt
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. 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 10303784
MAS/MILS ID 4280200011
Record type Site
Current site name Siegfried-Giesen

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 9.96232, 52.14876 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Niedersachsen(province)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Germany Niedersachsen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bromine Secondary
Potassium Primary
Salt Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anhydrite Unknown
Carnallite Unknown
Halite Unknown
Kainite Unknown
Polyhalite Unknown
Sylvanite Unknown
Sylvite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 9.96232, 52.14876

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 1000M
    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 FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Date of Last Modification 850103

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Stope - Sublevel
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Crystallization
Milling method Crystallization

Mining district

District name Lower Saxon District

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 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Description Mine Output/Potash Ore 1600000 Mt Of Ore Treated
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 1600000mt
  • Year 1974
    Description Mine Output/Potash Ore 2100000 Mt Of Ore Treated
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 2100000mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Mine Output/Potash Ore 1199999 Mt Of Ore Treated
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 1199999mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Mine Output/Potash Ore 1300000 Mt Of Ore Treated
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 1300000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Mine Output/Potash Ore 1500000 Mt Of Ore Treated
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 1500000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Mine Output/Potash Ore 1399999 Mt Of Ore Treated
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Potassium Potassium 1399999mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATED INSITU ORE RESOURCES USED IN THE 1982 PROPERTY ECONOMIC EVALUATION.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 1000M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Percent Recovery 74
    Hardness of Rock SOFT SEMIPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics SEMIPLASTIC OR PLASTIC
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING WHEN DRY
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 3
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 5200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP., WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH RESOURCES,

  • Deposit

    3RD EDITION, 1979.

  • Deposit

    P&K MAGAZINE, BRITISH SULPHUR COP.

  • Deposit

    P&K #42, JUL/AUG 1969

  • Deposit

    P&K #48, JUL/AUG 1970

  • Deposit

    P&K #70, MAR/APR 1974

  • Deposit

    P&K #90, JUL/AUG 1977

  • Deposit

    P&K #116, NOV/DEC 1981

  • Deposit

    P&K #119, MAY/JUN 1982

  • Deposit

    P&K #124, MAR/APR 1983

  • Deposit

    WORLD BANK WORLD TABLE, SECOND EDITION, 1980.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS, AUG. 1981, MAY 1983.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM, NO. 119, MAY/JUNE 1983.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS MINE/MILL WAS CLOSED IN 1983.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-SEP-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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