Ancash
Past Producer

Venus Mine

Ancash, Peru
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10065757
MRDS IDTC41156
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-9.98795, -77.19586
References
BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1017, 166 PCIMRIBODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).