Mine detail: Salar De Coipasa

Previously called 'Boratera De Sabaya'

Location:	Oruro, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long:	-19.36428, -68.13283
dep_id:	10086922
mrds_id:	BL10040
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Bromine, Boron-Borates, Halite
Trace mineral:	Lithium, Potassium, Diatomite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Halite, Ulexite
gangue:	Clay, Diatomite, Gypsum
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
disc_yr:	1976
discr:	U.S. Geological Survey/Servicio Geologico De Bolivia
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:: 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, 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:: 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 Deposit:: RISACHER, F., 1984, ORIGINE DES CONCENTRATIONS EXTREMES EN BORE ET EN LITHIUM DANS LES SAUMURES DE *LTIPLANO BOLIVIEN: ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES DE FRANCE COMTES-RENDUS DE SEANCES, SER. 2, V. 299, P. 701-706. Deposit:: FIELD AND LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS BY USGS/GEOBOL (ERICKSEN ET AL, 1977; RETTIG ET AL, 1980) Deposit:: FIELD AND LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL 1990 Other Database:: CIMRI