Luikonlahti Mine

Producer in Finland with commodities Copper, Zinc, Cobalt, Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039370
MRDS ID M047032
Record type Site
Current site name Luikonlahti Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.40294, 63.59846 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Finland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Finland

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES APPROXIMATE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Svecokarelidic Schist
    Rock description Svecokarelidic Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.40294, 63.59846

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Svecokarelidic Folded Region

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Main Sulfide Belt

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kotalahti Nickel Belt

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Myllykoski

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 12/78 , FINLAND: MEETING THE CHALLENGE: MINING MAGAZINE, P. 565 - 585

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Saso, Jerri L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.