Commodities
PrimaryBromine
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCarnallite, Sylvite
GangueGypsum
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud · Lake Bonneville Formation
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1939
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10019980
MRDS IDDC12114
Alternate namesKaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.73936, -113.97808
References
BINGHAM, C.P., 1980, SOLAR PRODUCTION OF POTASH FROM THE BRINES OF THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS, IN GREAT SALT LAKE: UTAH GEOL. AND MINER. SURV. BULL. 167.TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.TURK, L.J., ETAL, 1973, HYDROGEOLOGY OF LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS, BONNEVILLE SALT FLAT, UTAH: ECON. GEOL. VOL. 68, PP. 65-78.ECTON, J.V. AND MACDONALD, R.D., 1962, THE SOLAR PONDS OF BONNEVILLE LTD.: UNPUBLISHED REPORT FOR BONNEVILLE LTD.BINGHAM, C.P., 1980, SOLAR PROD. OF POT. FROM THE BRINES OF THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS IN GREAT SALT LAKE: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. BULL. 116.BINGHAM, C.P., 1980, SOLAR PROD. OF POTASH FROM THE BRINES OF THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS IN GREAT SALT LAKE: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR. BULL. 116.