Outokumpu Copper-Cobalt Deposit-Finland

Producer in Finland with commodities Cobalt, Copper
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069381
MRDS ID W006866
Record type Site
Current site name Outokumpu Copper-Cobalt Deposit-Finland

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.00282, 62.74842 (WGS84)
Relative position 30 MILES NW OF TOWN OF JOENSUU

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Finland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Finland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Linnaeite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.00282, 62.74842

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1965
    Total resources 15000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Cobalt Co 0.1 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1965
    Copper Cu 3.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1965

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDREWS, R.W., 1962, COBALT: OVERSEAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES DIVISION, LONDON, HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, P. 114-.

  • Deposit

    BILBREY, JOSEPH H., 1962, COBALT, A MATERIALS SURVEY: WASHINGTON, U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR, BUR. OF MINES, P. 36.

  • Deposit

    MCMAHON, A.D., 1965, COPPER, A MATERIALS SURVEY: WASHINGTON, U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR, BUR. OF MINES, P. 64.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1975 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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