Salar De Challviri

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Boron-Borates, Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000164
MRDS ID BL10047
Record type District
Current site name Salar De Challviri
Alternate or previous names Lago Salada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.57168, -22.51424 (WGS84)

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
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.57168, -22.51424

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • CLOSED, SEMI-CLOSED BASIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner CIA MINERA TIERRA
    Year 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • 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

    FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL

  • Deposit

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

Beyond USGS

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