Commodities
PrimaryPotassium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsSylvite
GangueClay, Halite, Iron
Geology
Host rockEvaporite · Salado Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1934
Last production1981
Identification
Deposit ID10106657
MRDS IDD007914
Alternate namesPotash Company of America Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.59958, -103.97605
References
MANSFIELD, G.R., AND LANG, W.B., 1929 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATION NO. 212, 17 PAGESSTORMS, W.R., 1948 USBM IC-7445, 18 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