Mine detail: Salar De Empexa

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Location:	Potosi, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long:	-20.32703, -68.47534
dep_id:	10005869
mrds_id:	BL10041
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Boron-Borates, Bromine, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite, Lithium
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Brine, Gypsum, Halite, Ulexite
gangue:	Calcite
model:	267: Lithium-rich playa brines
conc_proc:	Evaporation
Reporter:	Long, Keith R., Orris, Greta J., Mosier, Dan
hrock_type:	Clay, Mud
tectonic:	Internal Drainage Basin
Year first produced:	1900
yr_lst_prd:	1941
References:	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