Mine detail: Carlsbad Potash District

Previously called 'Carlsbad'

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Location

Lat / long:

32.49044, -103.93799

Resource(N)

Primary:	Potassium
Discovery year:	1925

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	BEDDED
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1931
Last production ended:	1984

Geology

Structure:

CAPITAN REEF, DUNE FIELDS, KARST TOPOGRAPHY, CAPITAN REEF, NORTHWESTERN SHELF, DELAWARE BASIN

References

MRDS	D012100
DEP	60000398
Reference	{Deposit:: MANSFIELD, G.R., AND LANG, W.B., 1929, A. I. M. E. TECHNICAL PUB. NO. 212, 17 P.}{Deposit:: STORMS, W.R., 1948, USBM IC-7445, 18 P.}{Deposit:: JONES, C.L., 1954, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 5TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 107-112}{Deposit:: ALTO, B.R., AND FULTON, R.S., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 299-309}{Deposit:: AUSTIN, G.S., COMP, 1978, NMBMMR CIRC 159, 88 P.}{Deposit:: SIEMERS, W.T., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1979, NMBMMR RESOURCE MAP NO. 9}{Deposit:: AUSTIN, G.S., 1976, NMBMMR ANNUAL REPORT, P. 23-29}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}