Commodities
TertiaryPotassium
Commodity typeN
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1952
Discovery year1948
Identification
Deposit ID10150638
Alternate namesAmax Chemical, Southwestern Potash Corporation, Amax Potash Corp.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.67094, -103.96969
References
AMAX JOURNAL, 1977, 25 YEARS AND COMMITTED TO THE FUTURE:V. 14, NO. 3, COVER, P. A, 1-3.AUSTIN, G. S., 1976, POTASH OCCURRENCES IN NEW MEXICO:U. S. BUREAU OF MINES GRANT GO264007, 94 P.U. S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM SPECIALPROJECT, 1977, VALUATION OF POTASH OCCURRENCES WITHINTHE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT SITE IN SOUTHEASTERN NEWMEXICO: PREPARED FOR THE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-MENT ADMINISTRATION, 114 P."NEW MEXICO - THIS MONTH IN MINING" E&MJ, 62-WW-63-WW."HORIZON GOLD PURCHASES AMAX POTASH"; PAY DIRT,MAR.92,PG.12BAMAX 10 K REPORT, 12-31-80: SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION,P. 29.1986 E&MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, P. 173-174.