| Deposit ID | 10182503 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4050450004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hitura |
| Alternate or previous names | Pohjois-Karjala |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 24.94583, 63.98662 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 75 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Finland(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Finland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Pentlandite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 24.94583, 63.98662 |
|---|
| Length | 500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1937 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1970 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Outokumpu Oy |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Finland |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4050450004 |
ANON."SMELTING AND REFINING: A STUDY IN RESOURCE
RECOVERY,"ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. NOV PP 103-
107.
ANON. 1980. E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING. P.289.
CONCENTRATES OF OUTOKUMPU OY FINLAND, HITURA NICKEL, COPPER
OPENED IN 1970, COMPANY PUBLISHED MATERIAL.
GAAL, G. 1972. "TECTONIC CONTROL OF SOME NI-CU DEPOSITS IN
FINLAND, "INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS PRECEEDINGS
SECTION 3-4, 24TH MONTREAL. PP. 215-224.
PAPUNEN, HEIKKI. 1971. "SULFIDE MINERALOGY OF THE KOTALAHTI
AND HITURA NICKEL-COPPER ORES,FINLAND,"ANNALES
ACADEMICAL SCIENTIARUM FENNICAE. SERIES A. 109. PP.1-72
SIIKARLA,TOIVO. 1964. "THE NICKEL OCCURENCE OF HITURA."
NIVALA COMMUE, CENTRAL FINNISH BOTHNIA, GEOEXPLORATION.
VOLUME 2, NO. 3. PP.133-149.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIMENSIONS FOR THE SOUTHERN ORE BODY ARE 500 M BY 300 M, DIMENSIONS FOR THE NORTHERN ORE BODY ARE 800 M BY 200M, THICKNESS OF BOTH BODIES IS GREATER THAN 200 M. ORE BODIES ARE ABOUT 80 M APART |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-APR-1995 | Gcg / Golder | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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