Mustavaara, Finland

Past Producer in Finland with commodities Iron, Titanium, Metal, Vanadium
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079694
MRDS ID W029784
Record type Site
Current site name Mustavaara, Finland

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.9865, 65.78182 (WGS84)
Relative position TAIVALKOSKI, 150 KM NORTH EAST OF OULU

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Finland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Finland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Titanium, Metal Critical Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Plagioclase Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.9865, 65.78182

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip STEEP TO NORTH
    Length 2000M
    Width 300M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED IN THE TAIVALKOSKI AND PUTASJAERVI AREA WHERE BASIC AND ULTRABASIC INTRUSIV ROCKS INTRUDED (10 KM BY SEVERAL KM LARGE). GENESIS: LIQUIDMAGMATIC, METAMORPHIC ALTERATION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1976

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rautaruukki Oy

Comments on the production information

  • IT IS PLANNED TO PRODUCE 1 TO 1.6 MILLION TONS ORE WITH ABOUT 0.2 % VANADIUM CONTENT (ABOUT 3,000 T V205)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE RESERVES ON THE BASIS OF OPEN-PIT MINING ARE ADEQUATE FOR TWENTY YEARS AT THE PLANNED ANNUAL OUTPUT OF 3,000 TONS OF VANADIUM PENTOXIDE.FURTHER RESERVES CAN BE INCLUDED IF UNDERGROUND MINING IS ADOPTED.

Comments on development

  • OPERATIONS ENCLOSE OPEN PIT MINING, ORE CONCENTRATOR, SMELTING AND PELLET PLANT ; ECON.COM: STRIPPING RATIO 0.3:1

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • RECORD NUMBER ISM0671 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BGR, FEBR. 1977, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LAENDERBERICHTE, XI ROHSTOFFE ZUR STAHLVEREDLUNG IN FINNLAND, NORWEGEN

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, DEC. 1974, P.41: ILMENITE OTANMAEKI CONCENTRATES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINE IS DUE TO BEGIN PRODUCTION IN 1976. THE ORE IS NEARLY SIMILAR TO THAT OF OTANMAEKI.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1978 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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