Saskatchewan
Plant

Rocanville Division Sylvite

Saskatchewan, Canada
Potassium
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Commodities
PrimaryPotassium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsHalite, Sylvanite, Sylvite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
Identification
Deposit ID10278748
Alternate namesSylvite Mine, Rocanville
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates50.49997, -102.91731
References
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