Laguna Blanca Yacimiento

Occurrence in Tacna, Peru with commodities Boron-Borates, Lithium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056327
MRDS ID TAC0108
Record type Site
Current site name Laguna Blanca Yacimiento

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.13956, -17.57767 (WGS84)
Elevation 4240
Relative position PALCA A 32.5 KM AL NE(LINEA RECTA)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tacna(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Tacna
Peru Tacna

Comments on the location information

  • EL ACCESO ES POR LA CARRETERA AFIRMADA TACNA-TARATA-DESAGUADERO(APROXIMADAMENTE 5 HORAS) DESDE TACNA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Lithium Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Barroso
    Rock description Barroso
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.13956, -17.57767

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SE TIENE NINGUN DATO SOBRE RESERVAS(HASTA EL ANO 1,981).

Comments on development

  • SOLO SE HICIERON ALGUNOS POZOS DE RECONOCIMIENTO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSPIGLIOSI,C Y QUISPE,L.A .PROSPECCION GEOLOGICA POR LITIO EN LOS SALARES DEL SUR DEL PERU,INGEMMET 1,981

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EL YACIMIENTO ESTA CUBIERTO POR MATERIAL FLUVIOGLACIAR.
Deposit LA CUENCA DEL SALAR LAGUNA BLANCA SE ENCUENTRA EN EL LIMITE ENTRE PERU Y CHILE DE TAL MANERA QUE 2/3 DEL SALAR CORRESPONDEN AL PERU Y 1/3 A CHILE. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Quispe Aranda, Luis Alberto Instituto Geologico Minero Y Metalurgico, Peru

Beyond USGS

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