| Deposit ID | 10100644 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10024 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Laguna Kollpa |
| Alternate or previous names | Collpa Laguna |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.41058, -22.46976 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4150 |
| Relative position | 16 KM S10W OF ESTANCIA LACHITA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sodium | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Bromine | Secondary |
| Potassium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brine | Ore |
| Sylvite | Ore |
| Trona | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Illite | Gangue |
| Result | WATER ANALYSES BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981) DENSITY 1.032 TO 1.037, PH 10.8, C03 14 TO 16 G/L, HCO3 615 TO 616 MG/L, CL 5.47 TO 6.67 G/L, SO4 438 TO 466 MG/L, SIO2 132 TO 153 MG/L, B 75 TO 96 MG/L, P 2.2 TO 4.9 MG/L, NA 15 TO 17.1 G/L, K 1.05 TO 1.27 G/L, LI 0.5 MG/L, CA 6.8 TO 7.8 MG/L, MG 3.1 MG/L. WATER ANALYSIS BY AHLFELD ET AL (1964): 6% NASCO3, 2.6% NACL 0.5% ORGANIC MATTER. |
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| Model code | 267 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.13 (35bm) |
| Deposit model name | Lithium-rich playa brines |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments |
| (1) | -67.41058, -22.46976 |
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| General form | BRINE |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Local Peasants Harvest Trona On Frozen Lake Bed During Winter. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10024 |
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.
AHLFELD, A., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 328.
GEOLOGICAL STUDY BY BALLIVIAN AND RISACHER (1981
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LAKE IS 900,000 SQUARE METERS IN AREA WITH AN AVERAGE DEPTH OF 1.5 M. IN THE WINTER, TRONA FORMS RAFTS WITHIN THE LAKE BRINE. |
| 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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