| Deposit ID | 10005890 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10068 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Victoria Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Canapa |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.09311, -21.49256 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 5300 |
| Relative position | 200 KM BY ROAD FROM UYUNI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Model code | 167 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25m |
| Deposit model name | Fumarolic sulfur |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite | ||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -68.09311, -21.49256 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Stratovolcano |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
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| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1958 |
| District name | Ca%Apa |
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| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Year | 1958 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 232000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 205000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1964 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 233000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10068 |
PONCE V., J., 1967, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINAS VICTORIA Y EL TRIUNFO: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-547, 9P., MAP 1:2,500.
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE BOLIVIA BOLETIN 5, P. 333-4.
SANTIESTEBAN A., CARLOS, 1972, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA SERRANIA DE CA%APA: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADO
ESPINOZA, A., 1990, MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL, PONCE (1967
CIMRI
PONCE (1967)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISSEMINATED SULFUR IN LENTICULAR BODIES ALIGNED ALONG N-S FRACTURES. SULFUR DISSEMINATED IN MATRIX, FILLING VESICLES AND INTRACLAST VOIDS, AND LOCALLY REPLACING FELDSPAR PHENOCRYSTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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