Description
U.S. Geological Survey/Servicio Geologico De Bolivia
Commodities
PrimaryLithium, Potassium, Boron-Borates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model267: Lithium-rich playa brines
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFluvial-Deltaic Complex
Materials
Ore mineralsBrine, Ulexite
GangueHalite
Geology
Host rockEvaporite
Tectonic settingInternal Drainage Basin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1975
Identification
Deposit ID10005857
MRDS IDBL10022
Alternate namesSalar De Uyuni
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-20.64758, -67.31615
References
BALLIVIAN, O., AND RISACHER, F., 1981, LOS SALARES DEL ALTIPLANO BOLIVIANO, METODOS DE ESTUDIO Y ESTIMACION ECONOMICA: PARIS, OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER, 246P.ERICKSON, G.E., VINE, J.D., AND BALLON, R., 1978, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LITHIUM-RICH BRINES IN SALAR DE UYUNI AND NEARBY SALARS IN SOUTHWESTERN BOLIVIA, IN PENNER, S.S., ED., LITHIUM NEEDS AND RESOURCES: PERGAMON PRESS, OXFORD, P. 355-363.RISACHER, F., MIRANDA, J., AND CARLO, L., 1977, LITIO Y POTASIO EN LAS BORATERAS DE RIO GRANDE: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES -L'OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER INFORME, 3 P.BRINE ANALYSES AND GEOLOGICAL STUDIES BY ERICKSON ET. AL., 1978GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981)CIMRI