Racalmuto

Producer in Sicilia, Italy with commodity Potassium

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10084856
MRDS ID	W700072
Record type	Site
Current site name	Racalmuto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	13.73511, 37.39903 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sicilia(province)

Italy(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Italy	Sicilia

Comments on the location information

LATITUDE-LONGITUDE FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE IS FOR THE TOWN OF RACALMUTO.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Potassium	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Kainite	Ore
Potash	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	13.73511, 37.39903	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

KAINITE LAYERS ARE FOLDED INTO AN ANTICLINE, WHICH LEADS TO A TENDENCY FOR THE BEDS TO THICKEN AT THE CREST OF THE FOLD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner Industri Sali Potassi E Affini Spa

Type	Owner
Owner	Industri Sali Potassi E Affini Spa

Comments on development

MINED ORE IS SENT TO TREATMENT PLANT AT SAN CATALDO.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W700072

Bibliographic references

Deposit

WATSON, IAN, 1980, THE INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF ITALY: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 48, P. 17-45.
Deposit

MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 61.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	SERIES OF KAINITE LAYERS, 5 OF WHICH ARE MINEABLE.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JAN-1988	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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