Venier Mine, Lake County, Colorado, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Venier Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
Lake County | County |
Colorado | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 14' 17'' North , 106° 14' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Leadville | 2,644 (2017) | 5.0km |
Leadville North | 1,794 (2011) | 5.9km |
Alma | 277 (2017) | 15.8km |
Fairplay | 681 (2017) | 20.3km |
Twin Lakes | 171 (2011) | 21.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Colorado Gold Camp | Frisco, Colorado | 39km |
Mindat Locality ID:
115428
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:115428:6
GUID (UUID V4):
ce7a913f-129d-47b6-90bf-766c7e66a7f4
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Venir; Venire
A former Mn-Au-Ag-Pb-Cu occurrence/mine located on private land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Local rocks include Laramide intrusive rocks.
Workings include unspecified underground openings.
Production statistics: Year = 1929 (ore - accurate): Au = 7 grams/ton; Ag 274 grams/ton; Pb <1%; Cu <1%; Fe 25%.
Reserves in-situ (Venir vein) = 45,359 metric tons ore(1929).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10142317 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- Central Colorado–Taos TroughBasin
- Colorado
- Lake County
- Leadville Mining DistrictMining District
- Lake County
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Venier Mine, Lake County, Colorado, USA