TY - JOUR
T1 - Metallic mineral deposits in the Nordic countries
AU - Weihed, Pär
AU - Eilu, Pasi
AU - Larsen, Rune B.
AU - Stendal, Henrik
AU - Tontti, Mikko
PY - 2008/3/1
Y1 - 2008/3/1
N2 - The Nordic countries, including Greenland, have a long tradition in mining. Documented mining dates back to the 8th century AD. Today this region is the most important metallic mining district of the European Union. Metals are produced from active mines in all countries except Iceland and related industries are thriving in all countries. Important ore deposit types include: volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits (Cu, Zn, Pb, Au, Ag), orogenic gold deposits (Au), layered intrusions (Ni, PGE, Ti±V), intrusive hosted Cu-Au, apatite-Fe deposits, Cr- and anorthosite hosted Ti deposits. Besides these well-documented deposits, new kinds of deposits are being explored, e.g., iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG), shale-hosted Ni-Zn-Cu and different types of uranium deposits.
AB - The Nordic countries, including Greenland, have a long tradition in mining. Documented mining dates back to the 8th century AD. Today this region is the most important metallic mining district of the European Union. Metals are produced from active mines in all countries except Iceland and related industries are thriving in all countries. Important ore deposit types include: volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits (Cu, Zn, Pb, Au, Ag), orogenic gold deposits (Au), layered intrusions (Ni, PGE, Ti±V), intrusive hosted Cu-Au, apatite-Fe deposits, Cr- and anorthosite hosted Ti deposits. Besides these well-documented deposits, new kinds of deposits are being explored, e.g., iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG), shale-hosted Ni-Zn-Cu and different types of uranium deposits.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=44649157759&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.18814/epiiugs/2008/v31i1/017
DO - 10.18814/epiiugs/2008/v31i1/017
M3 - Article
VL - 31
SP - 125
EP - 132
JO - Episodes
JF - Episodes
SN - 0705-3797
IS - 1
ER -