| Deposit ID | 10231307 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4290300003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bernberg |
| Geographic coordinates: | 11.76899, 51.74872 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hessen(province)
Germany(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Germany | Hessen |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Potassium | Primary |
| (1) | 11.76899, 51.74872 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1889 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Veb Kaliwerk Bernburg |
| Home office | Germany Dr |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. German Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Germany Dr |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4290300003 |
WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH.1970.SURVEY AND MAPPING BRANCH.DEPT.O
ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES.OTTAWA,CANADA.
DMA SERIES 1404,SHEET 231-B.SCALE 1:500,000
TAUBERT H. 1974.THE POTASH AND SALT MINING INDUSTRY OF THE G
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC.NEUE BERGBAUTECHMIK(BERLIN).V.4,NO.1.J
PP.5-8.
HUVOS,JOSEPH B.THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF EAST GERMANY.MINERALS
BOOK.V.III,1973.U.S.BUMINES.P.330
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 77-RCD 010-BEGAN PRODUCTION IN 1889. 77-RCD 030-MINES LOCATED 4-5 KM SE OF BERNBERG. 77-RCD 060-4 POTASH SEAMS IN ZECHSTEIN FORMATION:1)THURINGEN THICK(CARNALLITE)-12%K20,4%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(SYLVINITE) 1 %K20.STRASSFURT SEAM BEING MINED AT DEPTH OF 1100 M IN 197 77-RCD 620-CAPACITY UNKNOWN,DRILLING AND BLASTING MOSTLY WIT DIESEL-DRIVEN TRACKLESS EQUIPMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONV BELTS.ASSUMED METHOD:ROOM AND PILLAR,ASSUMED 330 DAYS/YR.O 77-RCD 651-CRYSTALLIZATION PLANT HAS PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY OF TONNES K20 EQUIVALENT/YR.PRODUCES K2S04 AND/OR LANGBEINITE 40-50% K20. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-SEP-92 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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