Laguna Salinas

Producer in Arequipa, Peru with commodities Boron-Borates, Halite, Sodium, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023493
MRDS ID I000483
Record type Site
Current site name Laguna Salinas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.14126, -16.36438 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Relative position 80 KM E OF THE TOWN OF ARQUIPA IN SOUTHERN PERU.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Arequipa(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Arequipa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Halite Tertiary
Sodium Tertiary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary
Clay Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Inyoite Ore
Ulexite Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Halite Gangue
Illite Gangue
Montmorillonite Gangue

Analytical data

Result THE ULEXITE GRADES 32-36% B2O3.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 260
USGS model code 35b.3
Deposit model name Lacustrine borates

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.14126, -16.36438

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Closed Basin

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.3M
    Depth to top 2.9M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Closed Basin, Arid Climate

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1883
Year of first production 1894
Production years 1894-1920'S

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minerales Y Servicios Sa (Formerly Borates De Peru Sa); Compania Del Boro Y Derivadas Sa (Formerly B

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NORMAN, J.C., AND SANTINI, K.N., 1985, AN OVERVIEW OF OCCURRENCES AND ORIGIN OF SOUTH AMERICAN BORATE DEPOSITS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPOSIT AT LAGUNA SALINAS, PERU, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 53-59.

  • Deposit

    MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1958, FIRST KNOWN OCCURRENCE OF INYOITE IN A PLAYA, AT LAGUNA SALINAS, PERU: THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 43, P. 1144-1147.

  • Deposit

    KISTLER, R.B., AND SMITH, W.C., 1975, BORON AND BORATES, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS): NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 473-496.

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.

  • Deposit

    KISTLER, R.B., AND SMITH, W.C., 1983, BORON AND BORATES, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS): NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC..

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ROSKILL, 1993.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROSKILL, 1993; KISTLER AND SMITH, 1983.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 04-NOV-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 27-MAR-1995 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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