西藏盐湖资源丰富,绝大多数盐湖分布于交通不便、无工业基础且生态环境极度脆弱的高海拔地区,而西藏地区社会经济发展和自然状态决定了西藏盐湖的开发应以锂、硼开发为主,兼顾钾资源的综合利用。本文介绍了中国科学院青海盐湖研究所与相关盐湖企业合作,研发了西藏查波措硫酸盐型富锂盐湖开发技术、结则茶卡碳酸盐型盐湖和龙木错硫酸盐型盐湖的耦合开发技术,形成了针对西藏硫酸盐型、硫酸盐-碳酸盐型富硼锂盐湖开发的独特的自然成矿工艺路线。
Salt lakes are well developed in Tibet, most of which are located in high altitude regions, where the transportation is inconvenient, the local ecological environment is fragile and without an industrial base. Based on the social and economic development level and the poor natural conditions in Tibet, the lithium and boron utilization should be considered a priority in the salt lake exploitation after combining the utilization of the potassium resource. In this paper, our cooperation experiment and field work with companies are reviewed, including the development of the lithium extraction technology from the sulfate-type salt lake of Cabocuo, and the coupled exploitation technology of Jiezechaka (carbonate-type) salt lake and Longmucuo salt lake (sulfate-type). And finally, the unique natural salt precipitation routing is suggested both for the sulfate-type salt lakes and the sulfate-carbonate type salt lakes.