| Deposit ID | 10279539 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4290100001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Volkenroda Menteroda |
| Alternate or previous names | Muhlhausen |
| Geographic coordinates: | 10.7855, 49.74876 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hamburg(province)
Germany(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Germany | Hamburg |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Potassium | Primary |
| (1) | 10.7855, 49.74876 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1909 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4290100001 |
WORLD SURVEY OF POTASH.1970,SURVEY AND MAPPING BRANCH.DEPT.O
ENERGY,MINES AND RESOURCES.OTTAWA,CANADA.
DMA SERIES 1404.SHEET 231-A.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 | BEGAN PRODUCTION IN 1909. THIS MINE IS LOCATED NEAR THE TOWN OF MENTERODA, CLOSE TO THE WEST GERMAN MINE OF MUHLHAUSEN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-JUL-94 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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