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Salar De Ollague Deposit

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Halite, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005889
MRDS ID BL10067
Record type Site
Current site name Salar De Ollague Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.23283, -21.17257 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Relative position JUST NW OF ESTACION ABAROA

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

Comments on the location information

  • SALAR EXTENDS INTO CHILE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Boron-Borates Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore
Ulexite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 262
USGS model code 35b.5
Deposit model name Lacustrine halite

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.23283, -21.17257
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATABOUND
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERICKSEN, G.E., AND SALAS, R., 1989, GEOLOGY AND RESOURCES OF SALARS IN THE CENTRAL ANDES, IN ERICKSEN AND OTHERS, EDS., GEOLOGY OF THE ANDES AND ITS RELATION TO HYDROCARBON AND MINERAL RESOURCES: CIRCUM-PACIFIC COUNCIL FOR ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES SERIES, V. 11, P. 151-164.

  • Deposit

    ALONSO, R.N., AND VIRAMONTE, J.G., 1985, PROVINCIA BORATIFERA CENTROANDINA, IN ACTAS00IV CONGRESO GEOLOGICO CHILENO: ANTOFAGASTO, CHILE, UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE CHILE, P. 3.45-3.63.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALMOST NOTHING IS KNOWN OF THIS SALAR. OTHER COMMODITIES MAY BE PRESENT, SUCH AS BRINES.
Deposit THIS SALAR LIES PARTIALLY IN CHILE AND THERE IS A SEPARATE RECORD FOR THAT PART OF THE SALAR (I010100). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit THERE IS A SEPERATE RECORD, MRDS RECORD I010100, FOR THE CHILEAN PART OF THIS SALAR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 30-JUN-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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