Description
Boliden Mining Co.
Commodities
PrimaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlOre Closely Associated With Faults And Is Restricted To One Sandstone Horizon
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Sandstone
StructureFlexure Belt Around Caledonides Due To A Nappe (Overthrust) Underwhich The Ore Horizon Lies
Tectonic settingEugeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1960
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10073165
MRDS IDW019014
RegionEU
Data scoreC
Coordinates61.94875, 12.51968
References
GRIP, ERLAND, 1960, THE LEAD DEPOSITS OF THE EASTERN BORDER OF THE CALEDONIDES IN SWEDEN; INT. GEOL. CONG. 21ST, REPT. 16, P. 149 - 159GRIP, E., 1960, INT. GEOL. CONG. 21ST, REPT. 16 P. 155