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Colchani Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Halite, Sodium
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005964
MRDS ID BL10183
Record type Site
Current site name Colchani Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.97808, -20.31147 (WGS84)
Elevation 3653
Relative position JUST W OF COLCHANI.

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

  • SALT CRUST OF SALAR DE UYUNI IS MINED JUST WEST OF COLCHANI.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Sodium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Analytical data

Result ANALYSIS (AHLFELD ET AL, 1964): 95.10% NACL, 0.34% NA2SO4, 0.25% NA2CO3, 0.13% INSOLUBLE RESIDUUM, TRACE FE. BRINE ANALYSIS (RETTIG ET AL, 1980): PH 6.37, DENSITY 1.256 G/CM2, HCO3 1,800 MG/KG, SO4 32,600 MG/KG, CL 161,000 MG/KG, F 17 MG/KG, BR 210 MG/KG, CA O MG/KG, MG 36,200 MG/KG, NA 40,600 MG/KG, K 24,100 MG/KG, SR LESS THAN 50 MG/KG, LI 1,510 MG/KG, B 722 MG/KG, PO4 6.4 MG/KG, SIO2 18 MG/KG.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.97808, -20.31147
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Spanish Colonists
Year of first production 1575

Mining district

District name Salar De Uyuni

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-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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