Mineral texture and composition of magnetite in the Sahavaara IOCG deposit, Pajala area : a mineral processing approach

• Main Author: Abongwa, Paul Wanka
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Life Earth Science; magnetite chemistry; pyrrhotite crystal forms; ore texture; paragenesis; process mineralogy; skarn minerals; geochemistry; iron ore; IOCG; Pajala area; northern Sweden; Bio- och geovetenskaper; Kolari; Lappland; Pajala; Sahavaara; karelian; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-54394

Stora Sahavaara is one of several iron (Cu-Au) deposits of economic potential in the Pajala-Kolari area and it is currently developed for mining by Northland Resources Inc. These deposits are hosted by 2.3-2.0 Ga Karelian greenstones and occur as magnetite-rich lenses at certain stratigraphical posi...