Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockPeridotite · Kemi Intrusion
StructureLayered Igneous Intrusion
Tectonic settingStable Prec Craton
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1967
Last production1982
Discovery year1959
Identification
Deposit ID10024339
MRDS IDISM0043
Alternate namesElijarvi, Viianlahti-Viianranta
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.78467, 24.71853
References
MINING MAGAZINE, 1978, KEMI--AN OPEN PIT CHROMITE MINE: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 139, NO. 6 (DEC.), P. 577-581, ALSO P. 567.NILSSON, D., 1979, CHROMIUM IN FINLAND: SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, V. 68, NO. 6, P. 10-14.KAHMA, A., SIIKARLA, T., VELTHEIM, V., VAASJOKI, O., AND HEIKKINEN, A., 1962, ON THE PROSPECTING AND GEOLOGY OF THE KEMI CHROMITE DEPOSIT, FINLAND: HELSINKI, BULLETIN DE LA COMMISSION GEOLOGIQUE DE FINLANDE 194, 89 P.BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, 1982, UNPUBLISHED CRIB FILE - CHROMIUM: RECORD PA01020.KAHMA, A., 1973, THE MAIN METALLOGENIC FEATURES OF FINLAND: HELSINKI, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND BULLETIN 265, 28 P.PA1-PA2: REPORTER (83 07); PA3-PA6: RF4; PA8: RF1 PC1: RF5, P. 7; PC2: REPORTER (84 05)