Bonaire Salt

Producer in Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands with commodities Halite, Bromine
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062302
MRDS ID TC35638
Record type Site
Current site name Bonaire Salt

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.26401, 12.07903 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Netherlands Antilles(province)

Netherlands(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Netherlands Netherlands Antilles

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTHERN PART OF BONAIRE SELECTED AS LOCATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Bromine Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.26401, 12.07903

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Akzo Salt Anitlles, N. V.
    First year 1990

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 360,000 MT/YR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TORRES, I.E., THE NETHERLAND ANTILLES, ARUBA, AND ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, IN MINERAL INDUSTRIES OF LATIN AMERICA AND CANADA, 1990, INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK V. 3, P. 248-250

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    TORRES (1990).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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