Database name: |
World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits |
Compilers: |
R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born |
Release date: |
2015-01-27 |
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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 |
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Production data: |
1,500,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: SGrade-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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Resource and reserve figures are historical in nature. The Data source provided with each set of figures should be cited if the Data are re-reported. |
2,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: reserveGrade-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% |