Mine detail: Colchani Mine

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Location: Potosi, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -20.31147, -66.97808
dep_id: 10005964
mrds_id: BL10183
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Halite
Trace mineral: Sodium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Halite
orebody_fm: BEDDED
Reporter: Long, Keith R., Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Evaporite
tectonic: Internal Drainage Basin
Year first produced: 1575
discr: Spanish Colonists
References:
  • Deposit:: AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 327-328.
  • Deposit:: RETTIG, S.L., JONES, B.F., AND RISACHER, F., 1980, GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF BRINES IN THE SALAR OF UYUNI, BOLIVIA: CHEMICAL GEOLOGY, V. 30, P. 57-79.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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