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.

salt lakes in Tibet  /  boron-rich and lithium-rich brine  /  lithium salt precipitation with natural energy