Mertainen
The Mertainen is an iron ore deposit and mine in Lapland, Sweden, Sweden. It is located about 30 km southeast of the town of Kiruna. In December 2016 Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB closed the mine for indefinite time. Re-opening the mine remains a possibility according to LKAB executive Magnus Arnkvist.
The ore is chiefly magnetite with small amounts of hematite. The deposit has a few small massive magnetite bodies and a larger volume of low grade ore made up of host-rock intruded by magnetite veins. The host rock is made up of scapolite and biotite-altered Syenite Porphyry. The Syenite Porphyry display magnetite nodules.
Most of the deposit has a low phosphorus grade (0.05%) but in the northeast phosphorus grades are higher (0.2 to 0.9%).
See also
References
- ^ Grip & Frietsch 1973, p. 94
- ^ "Gruvchefen övertygad om att LKAB kommer att bryta Mertainen". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). July 23, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ Grip & Frietsch 1973, p. 95
- Bibliography
- Grip, Erland; Frietsch, Rudyard (1973). Malm i Sverige 2 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell. ISBN 91-20-03191-2.
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