Commodities
PrimarySodium, Cobalt
TertiaryHalite, Lithium, Boron-Borates, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Arsenic
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model267: Lithium-rich playa brines
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlAlkaline Lake
Materials
Ore mineralsBrine, Halite, Trona, Ulexite
Geology
Host rockEvaporite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Tectonic settingInternal Drainage Basin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Last production1960
Identification
Deposit ID10005860
MRDS IDBL10026
Alternate namesCachi Laguna
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.72672, -67.94116
References
BALLIVIAN, O., AND RISACHER, F., 1981, LOS SALARES DEL ALTIPLANO DE BOLIVIA; METODOS DE ESTUDIO Y ESTIMACION ECONOMICA: PARIS, OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER, 246P.AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 328.RISACHER, F., SAMUEL, J., AND KREMPP, G., 1984, CONCENTRATIONS EXTREMES EN MOLYBDENE, TUNGSTENE ET ARSENIC DANS LES SAUMURES DUN LAC DE L'ALTIPLANO DE BOLIVIE: COMPTES RENDUS ACADEMIE SCIENCES PARIS, V. 299, SER. II, N. 19, P. 1325-1328.RISACHER, FRANCOIS, 1984, ORIGINE DES CONCENTRATIONS EXTREMES EN BORE ET EN LITHIUM DANS LES SAUMURES DE L'ALTIPLANO BOLIVIEN: ACADEMIE DE SCIENCES DE FRANCE COMTES-RENDUS, SERIE 2, V. 299, NO. 11, P. 701-706.RISACHER, F., AND MIRANDA, J., 1976, INDICIOS DE INTERES ECONOMICO EN LOS SALARES DEL SUD LIPEZ: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES - L'OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER INFORME, 8 P.GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981)SITE VISIT WAS MADE BY G.J. ORRIS AND S. ASHER-BOLINDER OF THE USGS AND J.E. SORIA E. AND RENE ENRIQUEZ R. OF GEOBOL IN AUGUST, 1990.CIMRI