Mine detail: Virtasalmi Mine

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Location: Finland, Europe
Lat / long: 61.79845, 26.60278
dep_id: 10039372
mrds_id: M047034
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite
orebody_fm: PIPE - LIKE
alteration: Serpentinization
ore_ctrl: Main Sulfide Ore Belt
Reporter: Saso, Jerri L.
hrock_unit: Kotalahti Formation
hrock_type: Norite,Pyroxenite,Serpentinite
tectonic: Baltic Shield
Year first produced: 1966
References:
  • MINING MAGAZINE, 12/78 , FINLAND: MEETING THE CHALLENGE: MINING MAGAZINE, P. 565 - 58
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