Commodities
PrimaryNickel
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryPGE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model11: Komatiitic Ni-Cu
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPIPE-LIKE
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gersdorffite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockPeridotite,Amphibolite · Karelian
StructureKotalahti Nickel Belt, Faults
Tectonic settingPrec Baltic Shield
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1959
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10079606
MRDS IDW029645
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates62.56511, 27.6195
References
B.G.R., FEB. 1977, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LAENDERBERICHTE, ROHSTOFFE ZUR STAHLVEREDLUNG IN FINNLAND, NORWEGEN, SCHWEDENMINING MAGAZINE, 1978, FINLAND: MEETING THE CHALLENGE: DEC., P. 565-585.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987.DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT--NICKEL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.BGR, FEB., 1977; CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION IS FROM DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985.1980 DATA FROM DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985