Salar De Ascotan

Producer in Chile with commodities Boron-Borates, Halite, Diatomite, Sodium Sulfate, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000452
MRDS ID I000471
Record type District
Current site name Salar De Ascotan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.2995, -21.54756 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position DRAINAGE BASIN HAS AN AREA OF 640 SQ MILES; SALAR COVERS AREA OF 96 SQ MILES., EST, APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE SALAR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Halite Tertiary
Diatomite Tertiary
Sodium Sulfate 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) -68.2995, -21.54756

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Year of first production 1883
Year of last production 1967

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner EMPRESSA BORATERA DE ASCOTAN
    First year 1888
    Last year 1889

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

  • 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, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.

  • Deposit

    STOERTZ, G.E., AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1974, GEOLOGY OF SALARS IN NORTHERN CHILE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 811, 65 P.

  • Deposit

    ERICKSEN, G.E., AND SALAS O., RAUL, 1989, GEOLOGY AND RESOURCES OF SALARS IN THE CENTRAL ANDES, IN ERICKSEN, G.E., CANAS, P., M.T., AND REINEMUND, J.A., EDS., GEOLOGY OF THE ANDES AND ITS RELATION TO HYDROCARBON AND MINERAL RESOURCES: HOUSTON, TEXAS, CIRCUM-PACIFIC COUNCIL FOR ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES EARTH SCIENCE SERIES, V. 11, P. 151-164.

  • Deposit

    RAMIREZ R., C.F., AND HUETE L., CARLOS, 1981, HOJA OLLAGUE, REGION DE ANTOFAGASTA: CHILE INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE, NO. 40, ESCALA 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    VILA, TOMAS, 1953, RECURSOS MINERALES NO-METALLICOS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, CHILE, EDITORIAL UNIVERSITARIA, S.A., 449 P.

Beyond USGS

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