Triunfo Mine

Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006431
MRDS ID BL20464
Record type Site
Current site name Triunfo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.93781, -18.35097 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 4.5 KM N45E OF POOPO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Llallagua
    Rock description Llallagua

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.93781, -18.35097

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Poopo

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 9918000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.35 wt-pct Tin Major 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLE AND PROSPECTIVE RESERVES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DE LA RIVA, C., LARA, S., AND OLMOS, M., 1977, TRIUNFO MINE INVENTORY PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Cardenas, Nestor 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.