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Boratera De Challviri Sur Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity 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. 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. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006088
MRDS ID BL10396
Record type Site
Current site name Boratera De Challviri Sur Mine
Alternate or previous names Salar De Challviri

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.56615, -22.56421 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400
Relative position 25 KM S50E OF CAMPAMENTO SOL DE MA%ANA

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ulexite Ore
Gypsum Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.56615, -22.56421
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.02M
    Depth to top 0.01M
    Depth to bottom 0.03M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Salar De Challviri

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner A Chilean Co.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1969
    Total resources 3082676000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Boron-Borates Borax 62.21 wt-pct Boron Major 1969

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FOR A 10 SQ KM CONCESSION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BALLIVIAN, O., AND RISACHER, R., 1981, LOS SALARES DEL ALTIPLANO BOLIVIANO: PARIS AND LA PAZ, ORSTOM/UMSA, 247P.

  • Deposit

    CADIMA, J., AND LAFUENTE, 1969, PROSPECCION GENERAL DE ALGUNAS BORATERAS PARTICULARES: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-647, 36P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    CADIMA AND LAFUENTE (1969)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey

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