Producer

Salar De Atacama

Chile
LithiumPotassiumBoron-BoratesGypsum-AnhydriteHalite
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Commodities
PrimaryLithium, Potassium
SecondaryBoron-Borates
TertiaryGypsum-Anhydrite, Halite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeLACUSTRINE EVAPORITE, BRINE
Deposit sizeL
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID60000439
MRDS IDI000198
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-23.49752, -68.24949
References
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1990, WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 279, P. 8.CROZIER, R.D., 1986, LITHIUM: RESOURCES AND PROSPECTS: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 154, NO. 2, P. 148-152.MINING ENGINEERING, 1989, ATACAMA BRINES PROVIDE BASIS FOR SOLAR EVAPORATION PROJECT, IN INDUSTRY NEWSWATCH: V. 41, NO. 11, P. 1073-1074.BORIC P., RICARDO, DIAZ F., FELIPE, AND MAKSAEV J., VICTOR, 1990, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REGION DE ANTOFAGASTA: SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGICA Y MINERIA -- CHILE BOLETIN 40, 246 P. ESCALA 1:500,000.STOERTZ, G.E., AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1974, GEOLOGY OF SALARS IN NORTHERN CHILE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 811, 65 P.