Commodities
PrimaryPotassium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsSylvite
GangueClay, Halite
Geology
Host rockEvaporite · Salado Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1965
Last production1981
Identification
Deposit ID10012333
MRDS IDD007902
Alternate namesHobbs Potash Facility, Kerr-Mcgee Chemical Corp. Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.50486, -103.78021
References
MANSFIELD, G.R., AND LANG, W.B., 1929 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MININ AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATION NO. 212, 17 PAGESJONES, C.L., 1954 NMGS GUIDEBOOK FIFTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 107-112ALTO, B.R., AND FULTON, R.S., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 299-309CHEESEMAN, R.J., 1978 NMBMMR CIRC 159, P. 7-14AUSTIN, G.S., 1976 NMBMMR ANNUAL REPORT, P. 23-29