| Deposit ID | 10133492 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220550019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bredenbury |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -102.16729, 50.99999 (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) | -102.16729, 50.99999 |
|---|
| Strike | N60W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 07S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 4.9M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 960M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 15150HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Potash Corp. Of Saskatchewan (Pcs) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 1000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220550019 |
ANON., SASKATCHEWAN GOVERNMENT PREPARING NEW INDUSTRIAL
POLICY FOR RESOURCES; GREEN MARKETS, OCT. 18, 1982, P.7.
ANON., THE SASKATCHEWAN POTASH INDUSTRY; PHOSPHORUS AND
POTASSIUM NO. 112, MARCH/APRIL, 1981, P. 22-26.
ANON., CONSERVATIVES ROW CHANGES AT PCS IN WAKE OF VICT-
ORY; GREEN MARKETS, MAY 3, 1982, P.1.
ANON., PCS MAINTAINS PRODUCTION LEVELS, BUT MARKET UPTURN
AWAITED; MINING MAGAZINE, FEB. 1982, P.123.
ANON., PCS MINING PLANS $2.5 BILLION, TEN YEAR EXPANSION;
CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, MARCH 1980, P.10.
ANON., POTASH STUDY UNDERWAY; WFNS, NOV. 1981, ITEM 315,
P.20.
ANON., NEW SASKATCHEWAN POTASH PRODUCER TO COST $600
MILLION; THE NORTHERN MINER, OCT. 23, 1980, P.32.
ANON., PCS TO DEVELOP MINE AT BREDENBURY; CANADIAN MINING
JOURNAL, NOV. 1980, P. 11,12.
ANON., 1981 INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING; ENGINEER-
ING AND MINING JOURNAL, P. 81.
EATOCK, W.H., POTASH REFINING IN SASKATCHEWAN; MINING
ENGINEERING, SEPTEMBER, 1982, P.1350.
JONES, P.R. AND PRUGGER, F.F., UNDERGROUND MINING IN SAS-
KATCHEWAN POTASH; MINING ENGINEERING, DECEMBER, 1982, P.1677
LYON, FRED D., MAJOR EXPANSIONS PROGRAMMED AT CANADIAN
MINES AND PLANTS; E&MJ, MARCH 1981, P. 95, 97, 98.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-SEP-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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