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Bienvenida Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005899
MRDS ID BL10078
Record type Site
Current site name Bienvenida Mine
Alternate or previous names Azufrera Bienvenida

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.55226, -22.27476 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700
Relative position 16 KM SE OF LAGUNA COLORADA

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

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO BIENVENIDA SOUTH OF CERRO PANIZO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSES BY CORDERO AND BALLIVIAN (1969): 1.78 TO 10.44%

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 Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.55226, -22.27476
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Porous Volcanic Rocks

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE IS NATIVE S DISSEMINATED IN ALTERED TUFF (SECTOR 1, 6.79% S AVG.) AND IN ALTERED LAVA (SECTOR 2, 9.53% S AVG).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CORDERO, G., AND BALLIVIAN, M., 1969, PROSPECCION DEL YACIMIENTO DE AZUFRE BIENVENIDA: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-654, 8P., MAPS 1:20,000; 1:2,500; 1:1,000

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL, CORDERO AND BALLIVIAN (1969

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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