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Malagash

Past Producer in Nova Scotia, Canada with commodities Potassium, Halite, Magnesite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023856
MRDS ID I005015
Record type Site
Current site name Malagash

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -63.32417, 45.79158 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Nova Scotia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary
Halite Primary
Magnesite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore
Potash Ore
Sylvite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Windsor Group
    Rock description Windsor Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -63.32417, 45.79158
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1917
Production years 1924-1959 (SALT)

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Canadian Salt Co. Ltd.
    First year 1984

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 80000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Potassium Kcl 8 wt-pct Potassium Major 1983
    Magnesite MgCl2 17 wt-pct Magnesium Major 1983

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 344.42M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS TO A DEPTH OF 1130 FT AND OVER 1000 FT ALONG STRIKE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1984, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1983: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN 198, 308 P

  • Reserve-Resource

    MR198.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 POTASH ZONES OCCUR IN SALT MASS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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