Mine detail: Kemi Mine

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Location: Finland, Europe
Lat / long: 65.78189, 24.71992
dep_id: 10039369
mrds_id: M047031
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Chromium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Chromite
gangue: Chlorite, Dolomite, Serpentine, Talc
ore_ctrl: Cr Ore Associated With A Basic - Ultrabasic Sill-Like Intrusion Within The Contact Between The Massif And Schist. Chromite Enriched Horizon Appears At A Distance Of 50 - 200 M. From The Base Of The Formation And The Surrounding Serpentinites And Talc-Carbonates
Reporter: Saso, Jerri L., Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Pudasjarvi Granite;Karelian Schist
hrock_type: Peridotite
Structure: Pudasjarvi Migmatite Granite Massif
tectonic: Prec Baltic Shield
Year first produced: 1967
disc_yr: 1959
References:
  • Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, 12/78 , FINLAND; MEETING THE CHALLENGE: MINING MAGAZINE, P. 565 - 585
  • Deposit:: DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT--CHROMITE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-B, 41 P.
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