Balsareny/Sallent

Plant in Spain with commodity Potassium
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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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182608
MAS/MILS ID 4690150004
Record type Site
Current site name Balsareny/Sallent

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 1.85413, 41.85127 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 1.85413, 41.85127

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1912
Year of first production 1932
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Magnetic

Mining district

District name Catalonia

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Explosivos Rio Tinto, S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Spain
    Year 1977

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ORIGINAL BALSARENY AND SALLENT MINES WERE COMBINED INTO ONE OPERATION, WHEN, IN 1974 THE OLD SALLENT MINE WAS CLOSED DOWN AND FLODDED, AND NEW SHAFT WAS CONSTRUCTED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-94 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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