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Llipi-Llipi Deposit

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Halite
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086917
MRDS ID BL10023
Record type Site
Current site name Llipi-Llipi Deposit
Alternate or previous names Boratera Pampa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.40448, -20.76786 (WGS84)
Elevation 3653
Relative position 11 KM N65W OF RIO GRANDE.

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

  • ON SE SIDE OF SALAR DE UYUNI NEAR RIO GRANDE RIVER DELTA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary
Halite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ulexite Ore
Clay Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Halite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Ignimbrite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.40448, -20.76786
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Internal Drainage Basin
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fluvial-Deltaic Complex

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ulexite Precipitation Is Controlled By Na, Ca And B Concentration Of Interstitial Brines.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Salar De Uyuni

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Complejo Industrial De Los Recursos Evaporiticos Del Salar De Uyuni

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FOR LLIPI LLIPI AND RIO GRANDE DEPOSITS; ESTIMATE ASSUMING 50 SQUARE KM AREA, 20 CM AVERAGE THICKNESS, AND A GRADE OF 60% ULEXITE. ESTIMATE INCLUDES RIO GRANDE DEPOSIT.
  • PERTAINS TO A CONCESSION OF 5.8 SQUARE KM, 10% OF TOTAL AREA OF THE DEPOSIT

Comments on development

  • AQUATER (ITALY) 3 SHALLOW PROBES WERE USED TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE AND EXPECTED THICKNESS OF THE SUBSURFACE ULEXITE LENSES IN 1990.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BALLIVIAN, O., AND RISACHER, F., 1981, LOS SALARES DEL ALTIPLANO BOLIVIANO, METODOS DE ESTUDIO Y ESTIMACION ECONOMICA: PARIS, OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER, 246P.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    SUAREZ, MILTON, CLARI, RENZO, FRANCESCHINI, GIOVANNI, PRINCIVALLI, M.M., AND ARIAS, FREDDY, 1993, RESULTADOS DE LA PRIMERA FASE DE EXPLORACION DE ULEXITA EN EL DELTA DE RIO GRANDE, SALAR DE UYUNI, BOLIVIA: BOLETIN DEL SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA 1, ANO 1993, P. 109-116.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF BORATE CONCESSION (CADIMA AND LAFUENTE, 1967, 1976-78

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSITS OCCUR AS DIAGENETIC LENSES AT VARIABLE DEPTHS WITHIN A FLUVIAL-DELTAIC SEDIMENTARY COMPLEX. LENSES ARE 50 TO 300 M IN DIAMETER AND 5 TO 50 CM THICK. BORATERA LLIPI-LLIPI IS 0.7 SQ KM IN AREA, 30 CM THICK. BORATERA RIO GRANDE IS UP TO 60 CM THICK. THE SUBSURFACE PRESENCE OF ULEXITE LENSES IS EXPRESSED AS SEMI-CIRCULAR RELIEF PATTERNS AT THE SURFACE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD
Editor 27-APR-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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