Petsamo-Pechenga District

Producer in Russia with commodities Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000954
MRDS ID M045575
Record type District
Current site name Petsamo-Pechenga District
Alternate or previous names Pechenga, Kotseljoki, Kammikivi, Ortoaivi, Soukerjoki, Mirona, Pilgujaavi, Onkituntari, Kualanturi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 31.21146, 67.92847 (WGS84)
Relative position RUSSIAN SFSR, KOLA PENINSULA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Platinum Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 31.21146, 67.92847

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description LAYERING: FINE-GRAINED CONTACT PHASE, SERP., PYROXENITE, GABBO; SHEAR ZONES; ORE FOLDED
Type of structure Regional
Structure name SYNCLINE
Structure description OPEN SYNCLINE PLUNGING GENTLY SW GIVING ACCURATE FORM TO ORE ZONE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CONCENTRATION. CONCENTRATION AT BASE OF SERPENTINE LAYER, IN FOORWALL PHYLLITES, SHEARS AND BRECCIAS ALONG FOOTWALL. DENSELY DISSEMINATED ORES IN APODUNITIZED SERPENTINES OF THE BOTTOM OF THE INTRUSION AND BRECCIATED ORES AT CONTACTS ARE RICHEST. PHYLLITES SURROUNDING INTRUSION CONTAIN SOME POOR DISSEMINATED ORES. PD CONCENTRATION GREATEST IN PENTLANDITE, PT AND RH IN PYRRHOTITE. CHALCOPYRITE DEPLETED IN THESE ELEMENTS RELATIVE TO OTHER DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1920

Mining district

District name PETSAMO-PECHENGA DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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