Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc, Sulfur
TertiaryGold, Silver, Arsenic, Molybdenum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlMain Sulfide Ore Belt
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Corundum, Mica, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Basalt · Svecokarelidic Schist;M Precamb Vihanti Formation
StructureSvecokarelidic Folded Region
Tectonic settingBaltic Shield
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1962
Discovery year1958
Identification
Deposit ID10039373
MRDS IDM047036
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates63.65684, 25.05132
References
MINING MAGAZINE, 12/78 , FINLAND: MEETING THE CHALLENGE: MINING MAGAZINE, P. 565 - 585MOSIER AND THERS, 1983, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON VOLCANIC-HOSTED CU-ZN-PB MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, 78 P.