Bartensleben

Plant in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany with commodity Potassium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Workings at the site
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158313
MAS/MILS ID 4290450001
Record type Site
Current site name Bartensleben

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 11.61901, 52.13202 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baden-Wurttemberg(province)

Germany(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Germany Baden-Wurttemberg

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 11.61901, 52.13202

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOUR POTASH SEAMS IN ZECHSTEIN FORMATION = 1) THURINGEN THICK (CARNALLITE) - 122K20,4 MGSO4.(2) HESSEN, 2-2.5 M THICK (S ITE) - 9 TO 12% K20, 15-25% MGSO4. (3) STRASSFURT, 2-10 M THICK( ITE) 11 TO 17% K20. (4) RENNENBERG,4-12 M THICK (SVLVINITE) 1 %K20. STRASSFURT SEAM BEING MINED AT DEPTH OF 1100 M IN 197

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1860
Year of first production 1865
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner E. German Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Germany Dr
    Year 1970
  • Type Operator
    Owner V. E. B. Kaliwerk Stassfurt
    Home office Germany
    Year 1970

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method PILLAR AND CHAMBER 10-42
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH.1970.SURVEY AND MAPPING BRANCH.DEPT.O

  • Deposit

    ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES.OTTAWA,CANADA.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1404.SHEET 170-C.SCALE 1:500,000.

  • Deposit

    TAUBERT H. 1974.THE POTASH AND SALT MINING INDUSTRY OF THE G

  • Deposit

    DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC.NEUE BERGBAUTECHMIK(BERLIN).V.4,NO.1,J

  • Deposit

    PP.5-8.

  • Deposit

    HUVOS,JOSEPH B.THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF EAST GERMANY.MINERALS

  • Deposit

    BOOK.V.III,1973.U.S.BUMINES.P.330

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-SEP-92 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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