Producer

Vammala Mine

Finland
NickelCopperPGE
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper, PGE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Geology
Host rockPeridotite,Granite
Tectonic settingBaltic Prec Shield
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1975
Last production1983
Discovery year1961
Identification
Deposit ID10024515
MRDS IDISM0239
Alternate namesStormi Mine
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.33181, 24.90277
References
HAKLI, T.A., VORMISTO, K., AND HANNINEN, E., 1979, VAMMALA, A NICKEL DEPOSIT IN LAYERED ULTRAMAFITE, SOUTHWEST FIN-LAND: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 74, NO. 5, P. 1166-1182. (G1-G12;- L11, PC1)BUSCH, K., 1977, ROHSTOFFE ZUR STAHLVEREDLUNG IN FINLAND, NORWEGEN, SCHWEDEN: HANNOVER (GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC-), BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE.ISOKANGAS, PAULI, 1978, FINLAND, IN BOWIE, S.H.U., KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLAM, M.J., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROP-E, V. 1, NORTHWEST EUROPE: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING -AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 39-92. (RR8)THIELE, J., 1978, INTERNATIONAL REPORT: HANNOVER, GERMANY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC), BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN- UND ROHSTOFFE.ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, 1981, THE ECONOMICS OF NICKEL, 3D ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES, [498] -P. (RR1-RR3)OUTOKUMPU OY, ANNUAL REPORTS. (PC1-PC2)WORLD MINING, 1977, CONCENTRATORS OF OUTOKUMPU OY--THE NICKEL-COPPER FLOTATION MILLS: WORLD MINING, V. 30, NO. 13-, P. 44-49. (PC1-PC2)MINING JOURNAL, 1984, FINLAND--NEW MINE FOR OUTOKUMPU OY: MINING JOURNAL, V. 302, NO. 7763, P. 364-365. (PA3)ROSS, J.R., AND TRAVIS, G.A., 1981, NICKEL SULFIDE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: ECONOMIC -GEOLOGY, V. 76, NO. 6, P. 1291-1329. (RR4)PA1, PA2: S3; PA3: RF8 PC1, PC2: S3 (1979-81), RF6 (1977-78), RF7 (1976); PC1: RF1 (1975).