| Deposit ID | 10005858 |
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| MRDS ID | BL10021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salmueras Del Salar De Uyuni Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Salar Del Uyuni |
| Related records | 10005846, 60000727 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.99949, -19.99759 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 3653 |
| Relative position | EASTERN EDGE IS 10 KM W OF UYUNI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lithium Critical | Primary |
| Potassium | Primary |
| Magnesite | Primary |
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Halite | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brine | Ore |
| Result | BRINE ANALYSES BY RETTIG ET. AL. (1980), ERICKSEN ET. AL. (1978) AND DAVIS ET AL (1982).. BRINES HAVE 325 G/L TDS AND PH OF 7.25. |
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| Model code | 267 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.13 (35bm) |
| Deposit model name | Lithium-rich playa brines |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite | ||
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| (1) | -67.99949, -19.99759 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
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| Structure description | Possible N Trending Faults And Fractures |
| General form | SALINE LAKE |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1975 |
| Discoverer | U.S. Geological Survey/Servicio Geologico De Bolivia |
| District name | Salar Del Uyuni |
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| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Complejo Industrial De Los Recursos Evaporiticos Del Salar De Uyuni |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10021 |
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, 246P.
ERICKSEN, G.E., CHONG D., G., AND VILA G., T., 1976, LITHIUM RESOURCES OF SALARS IN THE CENTRAL ANDES, IN VINE, J.D., ED., LITHIUM RESOURCES AND REQUIREMENTS BY THE YEAR 2000: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 1005, P. 66-74
ERICKSON, G.E., VINE, J.D., AND BALLON A., 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.
DAVIS, J.R., HOWARD, K.A., RETTIG, S.L., SMITH, R.L., ERICKSEN, G.E., RISACHER, F., ALARCON, H., AND MORALES, R., 1982, PROGRESS REPORT ON LITHIUM-RELATED GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN BOLIVIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-782, 17P.
FIELD AND LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS BY ORSTOM (BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER, 1981)
FIELD AND LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS BY USGS/GEOBOL IN 1976 (ERICKSEN ET AL, 1977) AND IN 1978 (DAVIS ET AL, 1982)
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS FLAT LYING WITHIN A POROUS SALT CRUST UP TO 10 M THICK. HIGHEST BRINE CONCENTRATIONS ARE IN EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST (SALMUERAS DEL RIO GRANDE) PORTIONS OF THE SALAR. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF DEEPER, DENSER BRINES, SOME OF WHICH MAY REACH THE NEAR SURFACE THROUGH FRACTURES IN SALT RELATED TO PRE-EXISTING NORTH TRENDING FAULTS. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD DESCRIBES BRINES FOR ALL OF SALAR DE UYUNI EXCEPT FOR THE RIO GRANDE RIVER DELTA AREA DESCRIBED SEPARATELY IN MRDS RECORD BL 10022 (SALMUERA DEL RIO GRANDE) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1975-1976 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
| Editor | 27-APR-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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