CANADIAN AND WORLD MINERAL DEPOSIT DATABASES
Geological Survey of Canada


Deposit number Country Location Names Commodities
948 Bulgaria 42.40.00 N -- 026.45 E Venetsa Cu; Ag; Au
 
Database name: World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits
Compilers: R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born
Release date: 2015-01-27
   
Deposit name(s): Venetsa
Political location(s): Bulgaria
Deposit clan (type): sediment-hosted copper
Deposit (sub) types: undifferentiated; streaks of massive monomineral sulphide (mostly chalcopyrite or pyrite) aggregates associated with organic matter in sandstones
Geologic province: West Balkan Mountains
Commodities: Cu; Ag; Au
Geological ages: Early Jurassic (host rocks)
Qualified comments: (Applies to: miscellaneous comments) streaks of massive monomineral sulphide (mostly chalcopyrite or pyrite) aggregates associated with organic matter in sandstones; sulphides and organic matter occur as layers, lenses and small pieces in sandstone
References:
Todorov, T, 1997
Geochemistry of Gold in `Venetsa' Sandstone-Hosted Stratiform Copper Deposit in Bulgaria
in Mineral Deposits: Research and Exploration, Where Do They Meet?, Edited by Papunen, H., Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Sga Meeting, Turku, Finland, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 980 p, p. 327 - 330

Todorov, T., 1994
Organic Matter in the Venetsa Sandstone Copper Deposit, Bulgaria
in 9th Symposium of International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits, Beijing, China, August 12-18, Edited by Anonymous, Abstracts, International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits (IAGOD), 905 p, p. 748 - 749

Production data: 1,500,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: S
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 0.5 percent
Reference: Todorov, T, 1997: Geochemistry of Gold in `Venetsa' Sandstone-Hosted Stratiform Copper Deposit in Bulgaria; in Mineral Deposits: Research and Exploration, Where Do They Meet?, Edited by Papunen, H., Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Sga Meeting, Turku, Finland, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 980 p, p. 327 - 330
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Resource data:
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2,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: reserve
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 0.5 percent
Ag: 300 grams/metric ton
Reference: Todorov, T, 1997: Geochemistry of Gold in `Venetsa' Sandstone-Hosted Stratiform Copper Deposit in Bulgaria; in Mineral Deposits: Research and Exploration, Where Do They Meet?, Edited by Papunen, H., Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Sga Meeting, Turku, Finland, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 980 p, p. 327 - 330
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%

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