Kalabagh

Producer in Punjab, Pakistan with commodity Halite

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Mineral occurrence model information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
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	10106730
MRDS ID	I000167
Record type	Site
Current site name	Kalabagh

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	71.56729, 32.96531 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Punjab(province)

Pakistan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Pakistan	Punjab

Comments on the location information

DEPOSIT IS ALONG THE LUN WAHAN RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Halite	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Halite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	EXPORT QUALITY OF SALT FROM PUNJAB SALT MINES: 98.65% NACL, 0.41% CASO4, 0.40% MGSO4, 0.24% NA2SO4, 0.11% MOISTURE, 0.03% INSOLUBLES, 0.16% UNDETERMINED.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	251
USGS model code	35a.3 (35ac)
Deposit model name	Bedded salt: marine evaporite salt

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
Rock unit name	Punjab Saline Series
Rock description	Punjab Saline Series

Nearby scientific data

(1)	71.56729, 32.96531	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Thickness 12.19M

Thickness	12.19M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Ownership information

Type Owner

Owner Pakistan Mienral Development Corp. Ltd. (Pmdc)

Type	Owner
Owner	Pakistan Mienral Development Corp. Ltd. (Pmdc)

Comments on the production information

ANNUAL PRODUCTION IS AVERAGE ANNUAL PRODUCTION IN 1987.

Comments on the reserve resource information

RESERVE ESTIMATE IS A MINIMUM.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I000167

Bibliographic references

Deposit

BILGRAMI, S.A., 1982, MINERAL INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN, IN WHITMORE, F.C., JR., AND WILLIAMS, M.E., EDS., RESOURCES FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY-- PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, HELD AT RESTON, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 14-19, 1979, P. 168-178.
Deposit

GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1987, PAKISTAN'S MINERAL POTENTIAL--PRINCE OR PAUPER?: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 238, P. 20-43.
Production

GRIFFITHS, 1987.
Reserve-Resource

BILGRAMI, 1982, P. 175; GRIFFITHS, 1987.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	INDIVIDUAL HALITE SEAMS ARE UP TO 40 FT THICK. THE SEAMS ARE CONTORTED, LENTICULAR, AND DIP AT STEEP ANGLES. DEPOSIT IS NEAR SURFACE.
Deposit	THIS IS PROBABLY THE THIRD MOST IMPORTANT SALT AREA IN PAKISTAN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-FEB-1990	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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