Hitura

Producer in Finland with commodities Copper, Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182503
MAS/MILS ID 4050450004
Record type Site
Current site name Hitura
Alternate or previous names Pohjois-Karjala

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 24.94583, 63.98662 (WGS84)
Elevation 75
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Finland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Finland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pentlandite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 24.94583, 63.98662

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 500M
    Width 300M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 25
    Date of Last Modification 830718

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Outokumpu Oy
    Interest 100
    Home office Finland
    Year 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PT PRODUCED AS BY-PRODUCT AT HARJAVALTA WORKS OF OUTOKUMPU OY.IN LIEU OF AVAILABLE INFO,IT IS ASSUMED THAT PT ASSOCIATED WITH AL NI-CU ORES MINED IN FINLAND.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 42
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 20
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 1545
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 4.94
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method COMBINED METHODS

Comments on other economic factors

  • MINE CONSISTS OF TWO OPEN PIT OPERATIONS IN TWO ORE BODIES. MINE WAS CONVERTED TO UNDERGROUND IN 1991 (NICKEL NEWS 10-92) FEED GRADE AS PER ABOVE REFERENCE IS .7 PCT NI.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANON."SMELTING AND REFINING: A STUDY IN RESOURCE

  • Deposit

    RECOVERY,"ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. NOV PP 103-

  • Deposit

    107.

  • Deposit

    ANON. 1980. E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING. P.289.

  • Deposit

    CONCENTRATES OF OUTOKUMPU OY FINLAND, HITURA NICKEL, COPPER

  • Deposit

    OPENED IN 1970, COMPANY PUBLISHED MATERIAL.

  • Deposit

    GAAL, G. 1972. "TECTONIC CONTROL OF SOME NI-CU DEPOSITS IN

  • Deposit

    FINLAND, "INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS PRECEEDINGS

  • Deposit

    SECTION 3-4, 24TH MONTREAL. PP. 215-224.

  • Deposit

    PAPUNEN, HEIKKI. 1971. "SULFIDE MINERALOGY OF THE KOTALAHTI

  • Deposit

    AND HITURA NICKEL-COPPER ORES,FINLAND,"ANNALES

  • Deposit

    ACADEMICAL SCIENTIARUM FENNICAE. SERIES A. 109. PP.1-72

  • Deposit

    SIIKARLA,TOIVO. 1964. "THE NICKEL OCCURENCE OF HITURA."

  • Deposit

    NIVALA COMMUE, CENTRAL FINNISH BOTHNIA, GEOEXPLORATION.

  • Deposit

    VOLUME 2, NO. 3. PP.133-149.

General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-APR-1995 Gcg / Golder U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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