El Triunfo Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005891
MRDS ID BL10069
Record type Site
Current site name El Triunfo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.09644, -21.48534 (WGS84)
Elevation 5250
Relative position 16 KM N45W OF CAMPAMENTO MINA CORINA, 200 KM FROM UYUNI BY ROAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.09644, -21.48534

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Porous Volcanic Ash

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1941

Mining district

District name Canapa

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Sulfur Sulfur 94wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PONCE V., J., 1967, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINAS VICTORIA Y EL TRIUNFO: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-547, 9P., MAPS 1:2,500

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY PONCE (1967

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    PONCE (1967)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISSEMINATED NATIVE S IN VOLCANIC ASH

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.