Commodities
PrimaryPotassium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeBEDDED
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlSHALLOW, SUBSIDING BASIN
Geology
StructureCAPITAN REEF, DUNE FIELDS, KARST TOPOGRAPHY, CAPITAN REEF, NORTHWESTERN SHELF, DELAWARE BASIN
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1931
Last production1984
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID60000398
MRDS IDD012100
Alternate namesCarlsbad
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates32.49044, -103.93799
References
MANSFIELD, G.R., AND LANG, W.B., 1929, A. I. M. E. TECHNICAL PUB. NO. 212, 17 P.STORMS, W.R., 1948, USBM IC-7445, 18 P.JONES, C.L., 1954, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 5TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 107-112ALTO, B.R., AND FULTON, R.S., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 299-309AUSTIN, G.S., COMP, 1978, NMBMMR CIRC 159, 88 P.SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979, NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP NO. 9AUSTIN, G.S., 1976, NMBMMR ANNUAL REPORT, P. 23-29NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA