Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formPLATE - LIKE
Ore controlMain Sulfide Belt
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cubanite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Svecokarelidic Quartzites;Dolomite, Skarn, Serpentine
StructureSvecokarelidic Folded Region
Tectonic settingPrec Baltic Shield
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1972
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10039371
MRDS IDM047033
Alternate namesOutokumpu
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates62.7651, 28.4695
References
MINING MAGAZINE, 12/78 , FINLAND: MEETING THE CHALLENGE: MINING MAGAZINE, P. 565 - 585CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT--COBALT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.