Country | Argentina | ||||
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Location: | -67.1667, -24.0833 | ||||
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Site type | deposit | ||||
Deposit type | potash-bearing brine | ||||
Evaporite basin | Rincon | ||||
Basin type | continental closed basin | ||||
Age | Cenozoic Neogene-Quaternary Pliocene-Pleistocene-Holocene
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Commodities | |||||
Minerals | Potassium minerals: Other minerals: | ||||
Lithology | |||||
Notes: | Lithium is primary commodity; potash is potential by-product. | ||||
Geologic map unit | -67.1667, -24.0833 | ||||
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Production | |
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Status | Under Development(?) |
Company | Rincon Lithium (2011), Li3 Energy Inc. (2011) |
Estimates of reserves or resources | |
K2O tonnage | 10.8Million tonnes |
Data source | Sorentino (2004) |
Lithium is produced from the brine; it is not clear if potash will be produced as a byproduct.