Commodities
PrimaryPotassium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnallite, Langbeinite, Sylvite
GangueClay, Halite
Geology
Host rockEvaporite · Salado Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1940
Last production1981
Identification
Deposit ID10012334
MRDS IDD007903
Alternate namesInternational Minerals and Chemicals Corp. Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.41292, -103.93605
References
MANSFIELD, G.R., AND LANG, W.B., 1929 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATION NO. 212, 17 PAGESHARLEY, G.T., AND STORMS, W.R., 1949 USBM IC-7511, 21 PAGESJONES, C.L., 1954 NMGS GUIDEBOOK FIFTH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 107-112ALTO, B.R., AND FULTON, R.S., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 299-309NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAAUSTIN, G.S., 1976 NMBMMR ANNUAL REPORT, P. 23-29