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Laguna Mama Khumu

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Boron-Borates, Halite, Sulfur
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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 10006007
MRDS ID BL10273
Record type Site
Current site name Laguna Mama Khumu

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.07447, -22.25921 (WGS84)
Elevation 4450
Relative position 10 KM S80E OF MINA UTURUNCU.

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Halite Secondary
Sulfur Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore
Sulfur Ore
Ulexite Ore

Analytical data

Result LAKE WATERS (USGS): 280 PPM TDS
Result 4900 PPB B, 26.8 PPM CA, 15 PPM K, 1290 PPB LI, 8.5 PPM MG, 248 PPM NA, 39.8 PPM SI, 410 PPB SR.

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.07447, -22.25921
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL

  • Deposit

    FIELD/LAB INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBO

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BORATES ARE FOUND ON THE S SHORE OF LAGUNA MAMA KHUMU. ULEXITE OCCURS IN LAYERS 30 TO 80 CM THICK BELOW A 2CM HALITE CRUST AND ABOVE A CLAY LAYER. SOME NATIVE S OCCURES IN ULEXITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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