Mine detail: Kerettti

Previously called 'Outokumpu'

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Location: Finland, Europe
Lat / long: 62.7651, 28.4695
dep_id: 10039371
mrds_id: M047033
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Nickel, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
orebody_fm: PLATE - LIKE
alteration: Serpentinization
ore_ctrl: Main Sulfide Belt
Reporter: Saso, Jerri L., Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Svecokarelidic Quartzites;Dolomite, Skarn, Serpentine
hrock_type: Quartzite
Structure: Svecokarelidic Folded Region
tectonic: Prec Baltic Shield
Year first produced: 1972
disc_yr: 1910
References:
  • Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, 12/78 , FINLAND: MEETING THE CHALLENGE: MINING MAGAZINE, P. 565 - 585
  • Deposit:: CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT--COBALT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-F, 54 P.
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