| Deposit ID | 10005860 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10026 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Laguna Cachi Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Cachi Laguna |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.94116, -21.72672 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4495 |
| Relative position | 41 KM S70W OF ESTANCIA LAS JUNTAS, 220 KM FROM UYUNI BY ROAD. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sodium | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Halite | Tertiary |
| Lithium Critical | Tertiary |
| Boron-Borates | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brine | Ore |
| Halite | Ore |
| Trona | Ore |
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Result | BRINE ANALYSES BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981): DENSITY 1.044, PH 10.60, CL 12 G/L, SO4 787 MG/L, B 216 MG/L, SIO2 90 MG/L, NA 20.9 G/L, K 7.29 G/L, LI 177 MG/L, CA 10.0 MG/L, MG 0.4 MG/L. ANALYSIS OF SODA CRUST (AHLFELD ET AL, 1964): 47.30% NA2CO3, 11.00% NAHCO3, 11.05% NA2SO4, 7.10% NACL, 0.97% INSOLUBLE RESIDUE. BRINE ANALYSES BY RISACHER ET AL (1984): 21 TO 25 DEGREES CENT, DENSITY 1,196 TO 1,238 |
|---|---|
| Result | PH 10.05 TO 10.38 |
| Result | CO3 75,000 TO 81,000 MG/L |
| Result | CL 32,000 TO 57,200 MG/L |
| Result | SO4 25,900 TO 35,800 MG/L |
| Result | B 1,210 TO 2,500 MG/L |
| Result | SI 202 TO 225 MG/L |
| Result | P 160 TO 230 MG/L |
| Result | F 40 TO 70 MG/L |
| Result | AS 438 TO 2,300 MG/L |
| Result | NA 80,000 TO 92,000 MG/L |
| Result | K 19,700 TO 35,600 MG/L |
| Result | LI 416 TO 848 MG/L |
| Result | CA 4.9 TO 6.0 MG/L |
| Result | MG 0.7 TO 2.9 MG/L |
| Result | MO 25 TO 50 MG/L |
| Result | W 11 TO 20 MG/L. |
| Model code | 267 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.13 (35bm) |
| Deposit model name | Lithium-rich playa brines |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite |
| (1) | -67.94116, -21.72672 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1960 |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empresa Minera Barrero , Quimica Boliviana |
| First year | 1958 |
| Last year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 0M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10026 |
BALLIVIAN, O., AND RISACHER, F., 1981, LOS SALARES DEL ALTIPLANO DE BOLIVIA; METODOS DE ESTUDIO Y ESTIMACION ECONOMICA: PARIS, OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER, 246P.
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 328.
RISACHER, F., SAMUEL, J., AND KREMPP, G., 1984, CONCENTRATIONS EXTREMES EN MOLYBDENE, TUNGSTENE ET ARSENIC DANS LES SAUMURES DUN LAC DE L'ALTIPLANO DE BOLIVIE: COMPTES RENDUS ACADEMIE SCIENCES PARIS, V. 299, SER. II, N. 19, P. 1325-1328.
RISACHER, FRANCOIS, 1984, ORIGINE DES CONCENTRATIONS EXTREMES EN BORE ET EN LITHIUM DANS LES SAUMURES DE L'ALTIPLANO BOLIVIEN: ACADEMIE DE SCIENCES DE FRANCE COMTES-RENDUS, SERIE 2, V. 299, NO. 11, P. 701-706.
RISACHER, F., AND MIRANDA, J., 1976, INDICIOS DE INTERES ECONOMICO EN LOS SALARES DEL SUD LIPEZ: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES - L'OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER INFORME, 8 P.
GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981)
SITE VISIT WAS MADE BY G.J. ORRIS AND S. ASHER-BOLINDER OF THE USGS AND J.E. SORIA E. AND RENE ENRIQUEZ R. OF GEOBOL IN AUGUST, 1990.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS AN ALKALINE LAKE OF 3000 SQUARE METERS AREA. THE PART OF THE LAKE CONTAINING BRINES IS 1.5 KM IN AREA WITH AN AVERAGE DEPTH OF 0.2 M FOR AN AREA OF 1 SQUARE KM AND 10 CM FOR AN AREA OF 0.5 SQUARE KM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1990 | Orris, Greta J. | 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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