Overview

Mine Type	Underground
Status	Active
Commodities	Langbeinite Potash
Mining Method	Continuous Room-and-pillar
Production Start	...
Mine Life	...
Snapshot	The Mosaic Company produces a double sulfate of potash magnesia product, which is marketed under the brand name K-Mag at the Carlsbad, New Mexico facility.

Deposit type

• Evaporite

Summary:

The Carlsbad potash district is located within the northern New Mexico portion of the Delaware Basin. The Delaware Basin is the western subdivision of the greater Permian Basin, one of the deepest intracratonic basins in North America. Potash mineralization at Carlsbad occurs in the Ochoan Epoch (Upper Permian Age) Salado Formation. The Salado Formation, up to a maximum of 2,200 ft. thick, is an evaporite sequence dominated by 650 to 1,300 ft. of halite and muddy halite. It hosts 12 ore zones, 11 in the middle or McNutt Member and the 12th in the Upper Member. The area underlain by the 12 ore zones is about 1,900 sq. miles. The 400-ft. thick McNutt Member is at a depth of 300 to 1,500 ft. below the surface.

Mining Methods

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Comminution

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Processing

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Production

Commodity	Product	Units	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Langbeinite	Concentrate	kt	....	....	....	....	600	600	600	500	600

Operational metrics

Metrics	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Annual production capacity	....	....	....	....	0.7 Mt of langbeinite concentrate	0.7 Mt of langbeinite concentrate	0.7 Mt of langbeinite concentrate	0.7 Mt of langbeinite concentrate
Ore tonnes mined	....	....	....	....	3 Mt	3 Mt	3.2 Mt	2.7 Mt	2.2 Mt

Personnel

Job Title	Name	Profile	Ref. Date
.......................	.......................		Apr 30, 2024
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