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Hammaslahti Mine

Producer in Finland with commodities Copper, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039367
MRDS ID M047028
Record type Site
Current site name Hammaslahti Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.8028, 62.7984 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Finland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Finland

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT LOCATED IN THE SE PART OF MAIN SULFIDE ORE BELT. COORDINATES APPROXIMATE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • HAMMASLAHTI ORE CONTAINS ALMOST NO COBALT OR NICKEL

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 11
USGS model code 6a
Deposit model name Komatiitic Ni-Cu

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose
    Rock unit name Phyllites, Schist
    Rock description Phyllites, Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.8028, 62.7984
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zones

Ore body information

  • Dip STEEP

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Located In A Shear Zone Of Impure Arkose. Main Sulfide Ore Belt

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1973

Mining district

District name Kotalahti Nickel Belt

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Outokumpu Oy

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ARE ONLY ADEQUATE TO SECURE CONTINUITY OF PRODUCTION AT CURRENT LEVEL FOR 10 YEARS.

Comments on the workings information

  • SUB-LEVEL STOPING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 12/78 , FINLAND: MEETING THE CHALLENGE: MINING MAGAZINE, P. 565 - 585

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Saso, Jerri L. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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