Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates, Bromine, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite, Lithium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model267: Lithium-rich playa brines
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsBrine, Gypsum, Halite, Ulexite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud
Tectonic settingInternal Drainage Basin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1900
Last production1941
Identification
Deposit ID10005869
MRDS IDBL10041
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.32703, -68.47534
References
ERICKSEN, 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: ENERGY, V. 3, P. 355-363.CADIMA, J., AND LAFUENTE, F., 1969, PROSPECCION GENERAL DE ALGUNAS BORATERAS PARTICULARES: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-647BALLIVIAN, 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.ERICKSEN, G.E., VINE, J.D., AND BALLON A., R., 1977, LITHIUM-RICH BRINES AT SALAR DE UYUNI AND NEARBY SALARS IN SOUTHWESTERN BOLIVIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-615, 47P.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, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.GEOLOGIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981)GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE BY ERICKSEN ET. AL. (1978)CIMRI