Salar De Uyuni

Prospect in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lithium, Magnesite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182584
MAS/MILS ID 3350350061
Record type Site
Current site name Salar De Uyuni

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -66.78277, -20.46428 (WGS84)
Elevation 3653

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary
Magnesite Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -66.78277, -20.46428

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Brine Operation
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1976
Milling method Leach-Precipitation

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Inferred 921428mt commodity
    Total resources 921428mt commodity
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lithium LiO2 3.86 wt-pct Lithium Major 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ECONOMIC STUDY OF THE UYUNI SALAR, BY FRANCOIS RISACHER,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1989.

  • Reserve-Resource

    LITHIUM RESOURCES OF SALARS IN THE CENTRAL ANDES, BY

  • Reserve-Resource

    G.E. ERICKSEN, GUILLERMO CHONG D., AND TOMAS VILA G..

  • Reserve-Resource

    LECTURE ABSTRACT PRESENTED AT THE LITHIUM RESOURCES AND

  • Reserve-Resource

    REQUIREMENTS SYMPOSIUM, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES. JAN 22-

  • Reserve-Resource

    24, 1976, GOLDEN, CO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-APR-1995 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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