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Laguna Hedionda Sur

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Sodium, Cobalt, Bromine
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005859
MRDS ID BL10025
Record type Site
Current site name Laguna Hedionda Sur
Alternate or previous names Laguna Hedionda

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.3828, -22.4531 (WGS84)
Elevation 4510
Relative position 15 KM S OF ESTANCIA LACHITA, 306 KM FROM UYUNI BY ROAD.

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

Comments on the location information

  • 2 KM NE OF LAGUNA KOLLPA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sodium Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Bromine Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Brine Ore
Trona Ore

Analytical data

Result WATER ANALYSES BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981): DENSITY 1.028, PH 10.46, CO3 10.7 G/L, HCO3 336 MG/L, CL 6.71 G/L, SO4 1.35 G/L, SIO2 110 MG/L, B 114 MG/L, P 2.1 MG/L, NA 12.5 G/L, K 1.65 G/L, LI 0.5 MG/L, CA 9.0 MG/L, MG 2.8 MG/L

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Brine
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.3828, -22.4531
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Alkaline Lake

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ASSUMES 2,115,000 CUBIC METER LAKE VOLUME, 18.9 G/L TRONA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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, 246P

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS AN ALKALINE LAKE 2,820,000 SQUARE METERS IN AREA WITH AN AVERAGE DEPTH OF 0.75 M AND VOLUME OF 2,115,000 CUBIC METERS. TOTAL DISSOLVED SALTS ARE 33.5 G/L CONSISTING OF 56% TRONA, 32% NACL AND KCL, AND 12% SULFATES, BICARBONATES AND BORATES OF NA AND K.

Reporter information

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

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