Producer

Salar De Surire

Chile
Boron-BoratesSodium SulfateGypsum-AnhydriteHalite
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Commodities
PrimaryBoron-Borates
TertiarySodium Sulfate, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite
Deposit
Deposit typeLACUSTRINE EVAPORITE
Model260: Lacustrine borates
Deposit sizeY
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1988
Identification
Deposit ID60000441
MRDS IDI000296
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-18.91433, -69.08283
References
CROZIER, R.D., 1988, CHILE 1987--INDUSTRIAL MINERALS REVIEW: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 251, P. 44-50.KISTLER, R.B., AND SMITH, W.C., 1975, BORON AND BORATES, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS): NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 473-496.STOERTZ, G.E., AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1974, GEOLOGY OF SALARS IN NORTHERN CHILE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 811, 65 P.ERICKSEN, G.E., AND SALAS O., RAUL, 1989, GEOLOGY AND RESOURCES OF SALARS IN THE CENTRAL ANDES, IN ERICKSEN, G.E., CANAS P., M.T., AND REINEMUND, J.A., EDS., GEOLOGY OF THE ANDES AND ITS RELATION TO HYDROCARBON AND MINERAL RESOURCES: HOUSTON, TEXAS, CIRCUM-PACIFIC COUNCIL FOR ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES EARTH SCIENCE SERIES, V. 11, P. 151-164.LYDAY, P.A., 1992, HISTORY OF BORON PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 303, P. 19-37.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1995, NACC TO ACQUIRE QUIBORAX, IN WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 329, P. 8-9.