Triunvirato Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006429
MRDS ID BL20461
Record type Site
Current site name Triunvirato Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.09807, -17.85043 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Relative position 0.5 KM N80E OF HUAYCURI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE CONTAINED 46.3% PB AND 20 G/MT AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.09807, -17.85043

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Folding, Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Villa, Luis Cabezas

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE TUNNELS, LONGEST 52 M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTED ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL - BANCO MUNDIAL - I.M.CH. 301-0293-04

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Tarquino, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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