Kalium Belle Plaine

Plant in Saskatchewan, Canada 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. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255143
MAS/MILS ID 1220550013
Record type Site
Current site name Kalium Belle Plaine
Alternate or previous names Patience Lake

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -105.1507, 50.41666 (WGS84)
Elevation 2200
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Saskatchewan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -105.1507, 50.41666

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Date of Last Modification 950706

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Vigoro Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1993
    First year 1993
    Last year 1995

Comments on other economic factors

  • DEVELOPMENT COST IS FOR PLANNED EXPANSION OF PLANT TO INCREASE OUTPUT OF NON-AGRICULTURAL GRADE POTASH PRODUCT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NOVEMBER, 1993, PAGE 77.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADDED TO MAS JULY 95, PLANT PRODUCES MOSTLY AGRICULTURAL GRADE POTASH (75%): 25% NON-AGRICULTURAL GRADE POTASH. IN 1993 COMPANY PLANTED TO INCREASE NON-AGRICULTURAL GRADE POTASH OUTPUT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JUL-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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