Mertainen
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Mertainen mine Location in Sweden | |
| Location | Kiruna |
| Municipality | Norrbotten County |
| Country | Sweden |
| Coordinates | 67°42′25.68″N 20°47′23.22″E / 67.7071333°N 20.7897833°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Iron ore |
| History | |
| Closed | 2016 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB |
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.[1] In December 2016 Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB closed the mine for indefinite time.[2] Re-opening the mine remains a possibility according to LKAB executive Magnus Arnkvist.[2]
The ore is chiefly magnetite with small amounts of hematite.[1] 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.[1] The host rock is made up of scapolite and biotite-altered Syenite Porphyry.[1] The Syenite Porphyry display magnetite nodules.[1]
Most of the deposit has a low phosphorus grade (0.05%) but in the northeast phosphorus grades are higher (0.2 to 0.9%).[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Grip & Frietsch 1973, p. 94
- ^ a b "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.
Mineral resources in Sweden | ||
|---|---|---|
| Iron |  | |
| Copper | ||
| Molybdenum | ||
| Zinc | ||