Mine detail: Salar De Empexa

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -20.32703, -68.47534

Resource(B)

Primary: Boron-Borates, Bromine, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite, Lithium
Ore: Brine, Gypsum, Halite, Ulexite
Gangue: Calcite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1900
Last production ended: 1941

Geology

Host type:Clay, Mud
Tectonic:Internal Drainage Basin

References

MRDSBL10041
DEP10005869
Reference{Deposit:: 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.}{Deposit:: CADIMA, J., AND LAFUENTE, F., 1969, PROSPECCION GENERAL DE ALGUNAS BORATERAS PARTICULARES: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-647}{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:: 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.}{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, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.}{Deposit:: GEOLOGIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981)}{Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE BY ERICKSEN ET. AL. (1978)}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
ReporterLong, Keith R., Orris, Greta J., Mosier, Dan