Potosi
Producer

Salar De Challviri

Potosi, Bolivia
Boron-BoratesHaliteGypsum-Anhydrite
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Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryHalite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeLACUSTRINE EVAPORITE
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlCLOSED, SEMI-CLOSED BASIN
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID60000164
MRDS IDBL10047
Alternate namesLago Salada
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-22.51424, -67.57168
References
CADIMA, J., AND LAFUENTE, F., 1969, PROSPECCION GENERAL DE ALGUNAS BORATERAS PARTICULARES: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-647.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, 246.P.FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNELROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.