| Deposit ID | 10086922 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10040 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salar De Coipasa |
| Alternate or previous names | Boratera De Sabaya |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.13283, -19.36428 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3657 |
| Relative position | AT COIPASA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oruro(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bromine | Primary |
| Halite | Primary |
| Boron-Borates | Primary |
| Lithium Critical | Tertiary |
| Potassium | Tertiary |
| Diatomite | Tertiary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| Ulexite | Ore |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Diatomite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Result | BRINE ANALYSES BY ERICKSEN ET. AL. (1978): LI 210 TO 580 PPM, K 7,700 TO 20,000 PPM K. BRINE ANALYSES BY RETTIG ET AL (1980): PH 6.97 TO 7.37 |
|---|---|
| Result | DENSITY 1.223 TO 1.247 G/CM3 |
| Result | HCO3 642 TO 922 MG/KG |
| Result | SO4 20,100 TO 33,300 MG/KG |
| Result | CL 150,000 TO 152,000 MG/KG |
| Result | F 19 TO 30 MG/KG, BR 88 TO 221 MG/KG |
| Result | CA 67 TO 207 MG/KG |
| Result | MG 8,990 TO 21,800 MG/KG |
| Result | NA 59,600 TO 83,500 MG/KG |
| Result | K 7,140 TO 18,300 MG/KG |
| Result | SR 14 TO 18 MG/KG |
| Result | LI 251 TO 524 MG/KG |
| Result | B 497 TO 1,300 MG/KG |
| Result | PO4 6.1 TO 13 MG/KG |
| Result | SIO2 4.9 TO 20 MG/KG. |
| Model code | 267 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.13 (35bm) |
| Deposit model name | Lithium-rich playa brines |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud |
| (1) | -68.13283, -19.36428 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1976 |
| Discoverer | U.S. Geological Survey/Servicio Geologico De Bolivia |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10040 |
BALLIVIAN, O., AND RISACHER, F., 1981, LOS SALARES DEL ALTIPLANO DE BOLIVIA; METODOS DE ESTUDIO Y EVALUACION ECONOMICA: PARIS, OFFICE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE OUTRE-MER, 246P.
ERICKSEN, G.E., VINE, J.D., AND BALLON, R., 1977, LITHIUM-RICH BRINES AT SALAR DE UYUNI AND NEARBY SALARS IN SOUTHWESTERN BOLIVIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-615, 47P.
RISACHER, F., 1984, ORIGINE DES CONCENTRATIONS EXTREMES EN BORE ET EN LITHIUM DANS LES SAUMURES DE L'ALTIPLANO BOLIVIEN: ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES DE FRANCE COMTES-RENDUS DE SEANCES, SER. 2, V. 299, P. 701-706.
FIELD AND LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS BY USGS/GEOBOL (ERICKSEN ET AL, 1977; RETTIG ET AL, 1980)
FIELD AND LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL 1990
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SALAR IS 2,000 SQUARE KM IN AREA WITH A SALT CRUST OF 0.5 M THICKNESS. SALT CRUST CONSISTS OF HALITE IN THE INTERIOR OF THE LAKE WITH A MARGIN OF CLAY-GYPSUM-ULEXITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 27-APR-1995 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
| Editor | 04-JUL-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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