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Laguna Khara

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Sodium, Cobalt, Bromine
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086918
MRDS ID BL10027
Record type Site
Current site name Laguna Khara

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.85782, -21.89477 (WGS84)
Elevation 4509
Relative position 31 KM S15E OF CAMPAMENTO MINA CORINA.

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

  • SE OF CERRO CHASCON.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sodium Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Bromine Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Brine Ore
Trona Ore

Analytical data

Result WATER ANALYSES BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981): PH 9.40, CO3 516 MG/L, HCO3 1.22 G/L, CL 3.16 G/L, SO4 208 MG/L, B 85 MG/L, SIO2 68 MG/L, NA 2.5 G/L, K 208 MG/L, LI 36 MG/L, CA 3.6 MG/L, MG 110 MG/L

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 259
USGS model code 35b
Deposit model name Evaporite (playa)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Brine
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.85782, -21.89477
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Alkaline Lake

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ASSUMES AVERAGE LAKE DEPTH OF 3 M, 8.19 G/L TOTAL DISSOLVED SALTS, 36.4% OF WHICH IS TRONA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS AN ALKALINE LAKE WITH SURFACE AREA OF 12 SQUARE KM.

Reporter information

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

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