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Laguna Sacabaya

Past Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Boron-Borates, Bromine
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005838
MRDS ID BL00060
Record type Site
Current site name Laguna Sacabaya

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.96203, -18.64207 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position JUST SW OF ESTANCIA CRUZANI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE CENTER OF LAGUNA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Bromine Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Brine Ore
Ulexite Ore

Analytical data

Result TWO SAMPLES OF WATER COLLECTED FROM NEAR THE SOUTHERN SHORE RAN 27-41.2 PPM B, 6-11 PPM LI, 4 PPM SR, AND 10 PPM CD (1 SAMPLE WAS FILTERED).

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 267
USGS model code 35b.13 (35bm)
Deposit model name Lithium-rich playa brines

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.96203, -18.64207
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Closed, Semi-Closed Basin

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 0M

Comments on development

  • ULEXITE HAS BEEN MINED IN THE PAST BY CAMPESINOS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL

  • Deposit

    SHORT SITE VISIT BY S. ASHER-BOLINDER (USGS) AND EDUARDO SORIA (GEOBOL) AND EDUARDO COMACHE (GEOBOL) IN AUGUST, 1990

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ULEXITE, LARGELY IN THE FORM OF COTTONBALLS, HAS BEEN MINED FROM THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SALAR. THE LAKE SURFACE IS A TYPICAL PLAYA WITH WET MUD RIMMING SHALLOW WATERS. IN 1990, THE SHORELINE MUDS WERE WATER-SATURATED TO A DEPTH OF 85 CM, COMMONLY LIGHT GRAY IN COLOR BUT DARK COLORED WHERE ORGANIC-RICH, AND HAD A STRONG HYDROGEN SULFIDE ODOR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1990 Orris, Greta J. (Asher-Bolinder, Sigrid) U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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