Hydrogeochemical characterization of the Sakatti mine prospecting area, Sodankylä, Finnish Lapland

• Main Author: Lahtinen, Tatu
• Other Authors: Helsingin yliopisto, Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, Geotieteiden ja maantieteen laitos, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, Department of Geosciences and Geography, Helsingfors universitet, Matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för geovetenskaper och geografi
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2017
• Subjects: hydrogeologia; hydrogeokemia; vesikemia; Geology; Geologia; Geologi; Kitinen; Sodankylä; Lapland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/229614

In 2011, Anglo American Sakatti Mining Oy published an ore discovery in Sodankylä, Finnish Lapland. The rich Ni-Cu-PGE orebody, named Sakatti ore, is partially underlying Viiankiaapa-mire’s Natura 2000 protection area. This sets additional challenges for the utilization of the resource without compr...