Salar Laguani

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Boron-Borates, Halite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000163
MRDS ID BL10043
Record type District
Current site name Salar Laguani
Alternate or previous names Salar De Laguani, Boratera Pajoncha

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.3023, -20.93947 (WGS84)
Relative position GEODETIC COORDINATES FOR APPROXIMATE CENTER OF SALAR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Halite Tertiary

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.3023, -20.93947

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BALLIVIAN, O., AND RISACHER, F., 1981, LOS SALARES DEL ALTIPLANO DE BOLIVIA; METODOS DE ESTUDIO Y EVALUACION ECONOMICA: PARIS, OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER, 246 P.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MUESSIG, S., 1966, RECENT SOUTH AMERICAN BORATE DEPOSITS, IN RAU, J.L., ED., SECOND SYPOSIUM ON SALT: CLEVELAND, OHIO, NORTHERN OHIO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC., V. 1, P. 151-159.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.