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Aitik

Producer in Sweden with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084849
MRDS ID W700063
Record type Site
Current site name Aitik
Related records 10134025

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 21.17016, 67.01533 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 15 KM ESE OF GALLIVARE., Estimated- Unknown Precision

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sweden(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Sweden

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Scapolite Gangue
Sericite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Lina Granite
    Rock description Lina Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Precambrian
    Chronological age 1540
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 21.17016, 67.01533
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Plunge 25-30
    Plunge direction N20W
    Thickness 200M
    Length 2000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1935

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Boliden Ab

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRIP, E., 1978, SWEDEN, IN BOWIE, S.H.U., KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLEM, H.W., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 1: NORTHWEST EUROPE: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 93-198.

  • Deposit

    VOKES, F.M., 1978, INTRODUCTION, IN BOWIE, S.H.U., KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLEM, H.W., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 1: NORTHWEST EUROPE: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 93-198.

  • Production

    GRIP, 1978; VOKES, 1978

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-88 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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