Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates, Lithium, Potassium
TertiaryGypsum-Anhydrite, Halite, Clay, Limestone, General
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsBrine, Ulexite
GangueCalcite, Clay, Gypsum, Halite
Geology
Host rockEvaporite
Tectonic settingInternal Drainage Basin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10005862
MRDS IDBL10029
Alternate namesPastos Grandes
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.63923, -67.79393
References
BALLIVIAN, O., AND RISACHER, F., 1981, LOS SALARES DEL ALTIPLANO DE BOLIVIA; METODOS DE ESTUDIO Y EVALUACION ECONOMICA: PARIS, OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER, 246P.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.ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.FIELD/LAB INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOLGEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981)CIMRI