Salar de Arizaro
Salar de Arizaro is a large salt flat of the Andes in north-western Argentina.
It is located between the villages of Tolar Grande and Caipe, near Mina La Casualidad, in Los Andes Department, Salta Province.
Overview
Located in the central-western area of the Puna de Atacama, it covers an area of. Per extension, Salar de Arizaro is the 6th largest salt flat in the World and the 2nd largest in Argentina after the Salinas Grandes.The salar area features metallic and non-metallic resources, including salt, marble, iron, copper and onyx.
The nearest salt flats include Antofalla, Hombre Muerto, Pocitos and the Salinas Grandes of Jujuy and Salta provinces.
The Salar de Arizaro is crossed in the middle by the Salta–Antofagasta railway and the Provincial Route 27. A particular characteristic of it is a conical hill named Cerro Cono, a sandstone-formation.
The Salar de Arizaro is situated in the Lithium Triangle, and the area is being assessed for the extraction of Lithium carbonate by at least two companies: Lithium Chile and LiTHIUM-X