Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiarySilver, Molybdenum, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlDrag Folded Part, North Limb Of A Partially Overturned Syncline
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Vihanti Formation
Associated rockHornblendite,Granite · Granite, Pegmatite, Plagioclase-Hornblende Dikes
StructureKarelian Schist Belt, Svecokarelidic Folded Region, Cross Faults, Strike Faults And Joints
Tectonic settingPrec Baltic Shield
AlterationAlteration Of Dolomite To Skarn
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1954
Discovery year1946
Identification
Deposit ID10073149
MRDS IDW018994
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates64.39852, 25.16974
References
MIKKOLA, A. K., 1963, SULPHIDE MINERALIZATION IN THE VIHANTI ZINC DEPOSIT, FINLAND; BULL. COMM. GEOL. FINLAND NO. 205, 44 P.MIKKOLA, A. K., VAISANEN, S. E., 1972, REMOBILIZATION OF SULPHIDES IN THE OUTOKUMPU AND VIHANTI ORE DEPOSITS, FNLD.; INTL. GEOL. CONG. 24TH PROC. SECT. 4 P. 488 - 497ENGINEERING MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY, 1976, P. 231.E/MJ, 1976