| Deposit ID | 10182407 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4050400001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Virtasalmi |
| Geographic coordinates: | 27.50279, 62.14844 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Finland(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Finland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| (1) | 27.50279, 62.14844 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Outokumpu Oy |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4050400001 |
THE CONCENTRATORS OF OUTOKUMPU OY FINLAND ; OUTOKUMPU BASE
ONCENTRATORS, WORLD MINING, NOV 1968 P 50-53 ; 1975 E/MJ INT
NAL DIRECTORY OF MINING P 223 ; WORLD MINES REGISTER 1976-7
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EMPLOYS 30, MINE & CONC OPEN 1966, CRUSHING AND GRINDING ORE D TO 70-80%-10MM. GRINDING IN 5.9 X 11.81 ROD MILL AND A 9.0 49 PEBBLE MILL. THE PRODUCT IS 60%-200 MESH. PULP PH CHANGED 5 BY ADDING 600GM/TON LIME, 40-50GM/TON ENSO OIL NO 2 AS FRO COLLECTOR IS 22-27 GM/TON SODIUM AMYXANTHATE, CONC GRADES 24 AND RECOVERY 95.7%, ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN MILL 22.4 KW HOUR TAILING DISPOSAL AREA IS 300 M EAST OF MILL. THE CONSUMPTIO OCESS WATER IN THE CONC PLANT IS APPROX 1,000 L/M, THIS AMOU BE ALMOST TOTALLY OBTAINED FROM THE CLARIFIED WATER IN THE T AREA. FRESH PROCESS WATER IS OBTAINED FROM LAKE VIRMASJARVI AWAY FROM THE MILL. 1,000TPD CU ORE, 25TPD CU |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-JUL-1991 | West, B.J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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