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Potash (Potassium) (commodity) from
U. S. Potash Co. Mine (U.S. Potash Mine; U.S. Borax & Chemical Co. Mine; U.S. Potash and Chemical Mine; Continental American Mine; Teledyne Mine; Mississippi Potash West Mine; Intrepid Potash West Mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Commodity:Potash (Potassium) (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Potash (Potassium) (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view U. S. Potash Co. Mine (U.S. Potash Mine; U.S. Borax & Chemical Co. Mine; U.S. Potash and Chemical Mine; Continental American Mine; Teledyne Mine; Mississippi Potash West Mine; Intrepid Potash West Mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1202786
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1202786:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Potash (Potassium) (commodity)
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘSaunders Mine (Duval Suphur & Potash - Saunders mine; Potash Producers - Saunders mine; Western Ag - Saunders mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘMosaic mine (Union Potash & Chemical Co. mine; International Agriculture mine; International Minerals & Chemical Corp. mine; Mosaic Potash mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘCrescent/North Mine (Duval Sulphur & Potash - Crescent Mine; Mississippi Potash - Crescent/North Mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘKerr McGee Mine (Kermac Mine; Kerr McGee Mine; Vertac Mine; Fermetia Mine; New Mexico Potash Mine; Mississippi Potash East Mine; Intrepid Potash East Mine; Hobbs Potash facility), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘNational Potash Co. mine (National Potash mine; Mississippi Potash North mine; Intrepid Potash North mine), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘPCA Mine (Potash Company of America mine; Lundberg Industries mine; Eddy Potash mine; HB Potash mine; Intrepid Potash - HB Project), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘNash Draw mine (Duval Sulphur & Potash Co. - Nash Draw mine; Potash Producers - Nash Draw; Western Ag - Nash Draw; IMC Potash - Nash Draw; Mosaic Potash - Nash Draw), Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘNoranda Prospect, Lea County, New Mexico, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘHodges Potash Property, Carlsbad Potash Mining District, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘNew Mexico Potash Corporation, Lea County, New Mexico, USA
 
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