Past Producer

Otanmaki

Finland
VanadiumTitaniumIronSulfur
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Commodities
PrimaryVanadium, Titanium
SecondaryIron, Sulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsIlmenite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Vanadinite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1953
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10158158
RegionEU
Data scoreC
Coordinates64.11518, 27.103
References
HARKI, ILMARI. DISCOVERY AND MINING METHODS AT FINLAND'SLARGEST FE-TI-V MINE. MINING WORLD, AUGUST 1956, PP. 62-63.VARIETY. DECEMBER 1974, PP. 36-37 AND 39.WYLLIE, ROBERT J.M. FINLAND'S GEOLOGY AND MINES. WORLDMINING, MARCH 1978, PP. 39-41.ISOKANGAS, PAULI. FINLAND. MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE.1978, PP. 80-82.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF FINLAND.MINERALS YEARBOOK 1978-79. PP. 330 AND 337.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. FINLAND'S IM'S IN 1979. SEPTEMBER1980, PP. 12-13.RUNOLINNA, URMAS. HOW OTANMAKI FLOATS ILMENITE FROMFINLAND'S TITANIFERROUS-MAGNETITE. MINING WORLD, APRIL1957, PP. 49-55 AND 96.PAARMA, HEIKKI. MAGNETITE-ILMENITE LENSES OCCUR INANORTHOSITE ALONG AMPHIBOLITE CONTACT. MINING WORLD,AUGUST 1956, PP. 64-66.SARKKA, PAKKA. MINING METHODS IN FINLAND. WORLD MINING,MARCH 1978, PP. 00 .SOININEN, JARMO. SHRINK STOPING WITH MACHINE LOADINGMAKES OUTPUT 146 TONS PER MAN SHIFT. MINING WORLD, AUGUST1956, PP. 66-68.JARVINEN, KANKO. THE TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT AND METHODS OFTHE OTANMAKI MINE. THE MINES AND QUARRIES OF FINLAND.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND. GEOLOGINEN TUTKIMSLAITOSGEOTEKNILLISIA JULKAISUJA NO. 55, ED. BY ERKKI, AUROLA,MAY 1954, PP. 43-46.VOKES, G.M. INTRODUCTION MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE1978, PP. 20-21.RAUTARUUKI OY. BROCHURE. MINES.RAUTARUKKI OY. ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1980.RAUTARUUKI OY. GENERAL BROCHURE.LINDHOLM, OLE AND AUTTONEN, RISTO. GEOLOGY OF THEOTANMAKI. IN PUBLICATION "PRECAMBRIAN ORES OF FINLAND",26TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, PARIS, 1980, GUIDETO EXCURSIONS.MINING AND METALLURGICAL SOCIETY OF FINLAND 1980. SARJAB, NO. 258 "WASTE ROCK DILUTION AND ITS ECONOMIC SIGNIFI-CANCE IN MINING". PAPERS:(A) THE REASONS FOR LOWER THAN ESTIMATED GRADE OFMOSITED ORE AT OTANMAKI MINE AND STEPS TAKEN TOIMPROVE THE SITUATION, BY INTO HEIKKILA, PP. 18-20.(B) THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PLANNING AND SUPERVISION ON THESELECTIVITY OF MINING AT OTANMAKI, BY KARI KALLID,PP. 33-38.(C) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GRADE PREDICTION ANDPRODUCTION OUTPUT, BY OLE LINDHOLM, PP. 53-55.EXTRACTS FROM OTANMAKI ANNUAL REPORTS FOR YEARS 1966THRUOGH 1981. TRANSLATED IN LONDON. PERSONALLY GIVEN TOEVALUATOR DURING VISIT.SALO, URPO J., FINLAND-METALLIC ORES, MINING ANNUALREVIEW, 1987, PP. 486LAULAJAINEN, RISTO. PERSONAL LETTER TO LYND LANGTRY, BUR.TIO2 SPECIALIST ANNOUNCING CLOSING OF OTANMAKI MINE IN 1985