Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
TertiaryPGE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formPIPE-LIKE
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockPeridotite · Kotalahti Formation
Associated rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock
Tectonic settingPrec Baltic Shield
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1975
Discovery year1961
Identification
Deposit ID10106907
MRDS IDM047029
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.33181, 24.90277
References
MINING MAGAZINE, 12/78 , FINLAND: MEETING THE CHALLENGE: MINING MAGAZINE, P. 565 - 585BGR, FEB., 1977ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LAENDERBERICHTE, RHOHSTOFFE ZUR STAHLVEREDLUNG IN FINNLAND, NORWEGEN, SCHWEDEN.DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT--NICKEL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION IS FROM DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985.