| Deposit ID | 10039056 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M046586 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hitura Nickel Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | 25.00304, 63.93185 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 4 KM N. OF MAKOLA NI DEPOSIT 92 KM EAST OF KOKKOLA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Finland(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Finland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Palladium Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Cobalt Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cobaltite | Ore |
| Cubanite | Ore |
| Gersdorffite | Ore |
| Graphite | Ore |
| Hessite | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Niccolite | Ore |
| Pentlandite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sperrylite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Antigorite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGES OF PT METALS: SERPENTINITES, PT .03 G/TON, PD .043 G/TON, RH .010 G/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | PERIDOTITE ZONE, PT .073 G/TON, PD .14 G/TON, RH .008 G/TON |
| Result | AVG. FOR ULTRAMAFIC BODY , PT .027 G/TON, PD .048 G/TON, RH .009 G/TON |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite |
| (1) | 25.00304, 63.93185 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Svecokarelidic Folded Region |
| General form | TUBE - LIKE VERTICAL BODY |
|---|---|
| Plunge | VERTICAL |
| Length | 400M |
| Width | 276M |
| Depth to bottom | 500M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Geological Survey Of Finland |
| District name | Kotalahti Nickel Belt |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Outokumpu Oy |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046586 |
HAKLI, ET AL., 1975, SEG PLATINUM SYMPOSIUM, DENVER COLO., P. 12
PAPUNEN, 1970, ANN. ACAD. SCI. FENNILAE, SER. A., II, 109, 74 P.
KAHMA, 1973, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FINLAND, BULL. 265, 28 P.
HAKLI, HANNINEN, VUORELAINEN, PAPUNEN 1976, MINERALSIN THE HITURA NICKEL DEPOSIT, FINLAND; ECON. GEOL. V.7, NO.7
1962 GEOPHYS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FINLAND
DIREXPL OUTOKUMPU CO.
DIREXPL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FINLAND
2=KAHMA (1973), 3 & 4=PAPUNEN (1970)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAPS AND SECTIONS GIVEN BY PAPUNEN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1976 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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