Mine detail: Lagunas Pastos Grandes

Previously called 'Pastos Grandes'

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Location

Lat / long: -21.63923, -67.79393

Resource(B)

Primary: Boron-Borates, Lithium, Potassium
Tertiary: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite, Clay, Limestone, General
Ore: Brine, Ulexite
Gangue: Calcite, Clay, Gypsum, Halite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host type:Evaporite
Tectonic:Internal Drainage Basin

References

MRDSBL10029
DEP10005862
Reference{Deposit:: 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.}{Deposit:: RISACHER, F., AND MIRANDA, J., 1976, INDICIOS DE INTERES ECONOMICO EN LOS SALARES DEL SUD LIPEZ: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES - *FFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER INFORME, 8 P.}{Deposit:: ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.}{Deposit:: FIELD/LAB INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL}{Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981)}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
ReporterLong, Keith R., Orris, Greta J., Mosier, Dan