| Deposit ID | 10230880 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0508 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370090046 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salar De Atacama Li |
| Alternate or previous names | Minsal |
| Related records | 60000725 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.28279, -23.33082 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Atacama(province)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Chile | Atacama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Potassium | Primary |
| Lithium Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -68.28279, -23.33082 |
|---|
| Operation type | Brine Operation |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1962 |
| Mining method | Auger Mining - Solution Mining |
| Year of first production | 1984 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Precipitation |
| Milling method | Leach-Solvent-Extract-Precipitation |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sociedad Chilena Del Lithio (Scl) |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2766000mt commodity | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2766000mt commodity | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370090046 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0508 | MAS references MRDS |
THE MINING JOURNAL, MINING WEEK, "MINSAL POTASH DEVELOPMENT
IMMINENT", MAY 6, 1994, PAGE 326.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-JUN-1995 | Bleiwas, Donald | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.