| Deposit ID | 10278764 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220550012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Belle Plaine |
| Alternate or previous names | Kalium |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.2174, 50.44996 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Saskatchewan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Potassium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Unknown |
| Sylvanite | Unknown |
| Sylvite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -105.2174, 50.44996 |
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| Strike | N60W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 07S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 31M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 45500HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 1550M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1963 |
| Mining method | Auger Mining - Solution Mining |
| Year of first production | 1964 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Crystallization |
| Milling method | Crystallization |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kalium Canada Ltd. (Sub. Of Ppg Canada Inc.) |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ppg Canada Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220550012 |
BRITISH SULFUR CORP.,"WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH RESOURCES,"
3RD EDITION, 1979.
"DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF POTASH IN CANADA," ADOLF V.
MITTERER.
THE NORTHERN MINER,"PRODUCTION CAPACITY EXPLODES," JULY
14, 1966.
PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM NO. 120, JULY/AUGUST, 1982.
"POTASH IN CANADA," ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES CANADA.
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW "KALIUM CHEMICALS," 1981, PAGE 339.
SME MINING ENGINEERING HANDBOOK, VOL.2,"SOLUTION MINING
OF POTASH,"W.H.W. HUSBAND.
PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM NO. 37, SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER, 1968,
PG. 33.
PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM NO. 118, MARCH/APRIL, 1982 PG.16
PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM NO. 94 "SASKATCHEWAN, PARTS I
AND II," MARCH/APRIL 1978.
POTASH AND POTASSIUM FERTILIZERS, ROBERT NOYES.
U.S. PATENT NO. 3096969 DATED JULY 9, 1963.
WORLD POTASH SURVEY, VOL. I, JACOBS ENGINEERING CO.,
ION DE LOS E
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-JAN-95 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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