Commodities
PrimaryPotassium
TertiarySalt
Commodity typeN
Materials
Other materialsCarnallite, Halite, Kainite, Langbeinite, Polyhalite, Sylvite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1940
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10295862
MRDS IDTC36238
Alternate namesInternational Minerals and Chemic, Al Deposit.Al Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.41264, -103.93719
References
U.S. DEPT. OF INTERIOR, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS RECORD, POTASH LEASING IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO, OCT. 1975, PP. 317-324.GOLDSMITH, L.H. SOME FUNDAMENTALS OF POTASH GEOLOGY AS A GUIDE TO EXPLORATION, 1966, PP. 1-15.ADAMS, S.S. GEOLOGY IN POTASH MINING AND EXPLORATION, PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF A.I.M.E. DENVER, COLORADO FEB. 19, 1970. PP. 1-18.CHEESEMAN, R.J., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOLOGY AND OIL/POTASH RESOURCES OF DELAWARE BASIN, EDDY AND LEA COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO. NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR 159, 1978, PP. 7-11.ROSWELL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, IMC POTASH MINE FIELD TRIP CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO, 1965-66 ONE DAY FIELD TRIP SERIES. PP. 1-8.AUSTIN G. S. NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES POTASH OCCURRENCES IN NEW MEXICO, NOV. 8, 1976. BACKUP INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH REPORT.DOLZANI, R. FIELD VISIT TO IMC OPERATION SEPT. 25, 1981.INTERNATIONAL MINERALS AND CHEMICALS, INTRODUCTION TO IMC-CARLSBAD, 1980, PP. 1-21.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES 10K REPORT, DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY INTERNATIONAL MINERALS AND CHEMICAL CORP., JUNE 30, 1980. PP. 12-14.INTERNATIONAL MINERALS & CHEMICAL CORP., FORM 10-K, P. 9-10. YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1985. NO GRADE GIVEN FOR ORE BUT AMOUNT AND GRADE FOR PRODUCT OUTPUT WAS GIVEN.IMC FERTILIZER GROUP INC.1992 ANN.REP.(30 JUNE FIS. YR.); PG.18-CONV.TO METRIC; NO GRADE GIVEN; FIG. UNCHANGED FROM 1991 10-KU.S. DEPT. OF INTERIOR, BUREAU OF MINES, VALUATION OF POTASH OCCURRENCES WITHIN THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT SITE IN SOUTEASTERN NEW MEXICO, NOV. 1977, PP. 118-120