| Deposit ID | 10304323 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4050450003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vihanti |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 25.01979, 64.47853 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Finland(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Finland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Molybdenite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 25.01979, 64.47853 |
|---|
| Thickness | 500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 2000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 700M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 320M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| Mining method | Combined Methods |
| Year of first production | 1967 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Outokumpu Oy |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Finland |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4050450003 |
E&MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1991
1975 E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING P 223 ; OUTOKUM
METAL CONCENTRATORS, WORLD MINING NOV 1968 P 50-53; THE CON
ORS OF OUTOKUMPU OY FINLAND
PENTI, R., 1968, ON THE GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE
VIHANTI ZINC ORE DEPOSIT, FINLAND: BULLETIN DE LA
COMMISSION GEOLOGIGNE DE FINLANDE, NO. 236.
WORLD MINING, NOVEMBER 1980, PP. 32-34
WORLD MINING, MAY 1980, PP. 48-52.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ZN AND PYRITE ORE ARE CRUSHED ALTERNATELY IN THE SAME CRUSHE BLES FOR AUTOGENEOUS GRINDING ARE SCALPED OUT. THERE ARE 2 S GRINDING CIRCUITS, ZN ORE IS GROUND IN A PRIMARY ROD MILL F BY 2 PARALLEL PEBBLE MILLS. THE PRODUCT IS 7.9% +65 MESH, 200MESH. PYRITE ORE IS GROUND IN 2 STAGES IN A ROD MILL AND LE MILL, DAILY ORE CAPACITY 2,400(M)TPD |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-MAR-97 | Difrancesco, Carl A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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