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Salmuera Del Rio Grande Deposit

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lithium, Potassium, Boron-Borates
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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. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005857
MRDS ID BL10022
Record type Site
Current site name Salmuera Del Rio Grande Deposit
Alternate or previous names Salar De Uyuni

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.31615, -20.64758 (WGS84)
Elevation 3653
Relative position 58 KM SW OF UYUNI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • ZONE OF HIGH BRINE CONCENTRATION WHERE THE RIO GRANDE DE LIPEZ FLOWS INTO THE SALAR DE UYUNI.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary
Potassium Primary
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Brine Ore
Ulexite Ore
Halite Gangue

Analytical data

Result BRINE ANALYSES (RETTIG ET AL, 1980): PH 5.99 TO 8.07
Result DENSITY 1.000 TO 1.279 G/CM3
Result HCO3 225 TO 1,100 MG/KG
Result SO4 300 TO 46,500 MG/KG
Result CL 875 TO 160,000 MG/KG
Result F 1.0 TO 26 MG/KG
Result BR UP TO 291 MG/KG
Result CA 80 TO 2,340 MG/KG
Result MG 45 TO 41,300 MG/KG
Result NA 515 TO 83,000 MG/KG
Result K 27 TO 27,400 MG/KG
Result SR 0.5 TO 37 MG/KG
Result LI 3.1 TO 2,060 MG/KG
Result B 3.1 TO 1,090 MG/KG
Result PO4 0.51 TO 8 MG/KG
Result SIO2 1.8 TO 61 MG/KG.

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 Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.31615, -20.64758
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 10M
    Length 15000M
    Width 12000M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 10M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fluvial-Deltaic Complex

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1975
Discoverer U.S. Geological Survey/Servicio Geologico De Bolivia

Mining district

District name Salar De Uyuni

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Complejo Industrial De Los Recursos Evaporiticos Del Salar De Uyuni

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ASSUMES 10 M THICKNESS OF HALITE WITH 30% POROSITY AND BRINE CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.5 TO 2 G/L LI, 5 TO 15 G/L K, AND 0.3 TO 1.5 G/L B.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS WOULD BE BY BRINE PRODUCTION FROM WELLS

Comments on development

  • IN 1990, TIERRA S.A. WAS LOOKING AT THE ULEXITE DEPOSITS IN THE AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS FLAT LYING.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1975-1976

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1991 Orris, Greta J. 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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