Mine detail: Salar De Uyuni

Previously called 'Salmuera Del Rio GrandeBoratera PampaLlipi-LlipiSalmueras Del Salar De Uyuni Deposits'

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Location

Lat / long: -19.99759, -67.99949

Resource(B)

Primary: Lithium, Halite
Secondary: Boron-Borates, Potassium
Tertiary: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Magnesite, Sodium Sulfate
Discovery year: 1976

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTARY, EVAPORITE, BRINE
Production size: Large
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1500

Geology

Structure:FLUVIAL-LACUSTRINE COMPLEX, LARGE INTERNAL DRAINAGE BASIN

References

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DEP60000727
Reference{Deposit:: ERICKSEN, G.E., VINE, J.D., AND BALLIN, R.A., 1978, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND DISTRI- BUTION OF LITHIUM-RICH BRINES IN SALAR DE UYUNI AND NEARBY SALARS IN SOUTH- WESTERN BOLIVIA, IN PENNER, S.S., ED., LITHIUM NEEDS AND RESOURCES, ENERGY, V. 3, P. 355-363.}{Deposit:: CROZIER, R.D., 1988, A STRATEGY TO ENTER A SATURATED MARKET--BOLIVIAN LITHIUM: 8TH INDUSTRIAL MINERALS INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS, PAPERS, P. 59-75.}{Deposit:: BALLIVIAN, O., AND RISACHER, F., 1981, LOS SALARES DEL ALTIPLANO BOLIVIANO, METODOS DE ESTUDIO Y ESTIMACION ECONOMICA: PARIS, OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER, 246 P.}{Deposit:: ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.}{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.}{Deposit:: CADIMA, J., AND LA FUENTE, R., 1969, PROSPECCION GENERAL DE ALGUNAS BORATERAS PARTICULARES: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-647}
ReporterORRIS, GRETA J., ANSTETT, TERRANCE F.