The distribution of talc within the Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE mine, Finland

• Main Author: McDonald, Isabel
• Other Authors: Helsingin yliopisto, Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, Helsingfors universitet, Matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2020
• Subjects: Kevitsa; ore geology; magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits; ultramafic intrusions; Central Lapland Greenstone Belt; alteration; talc; Geologian ja geofysiikan maisteriohjelma; Master's Programme in Geology and Geophysics; Magisterprogrammet i geologi och geofysik; none; Petrologia ja taloudellinen geologia; Petrology and Economic Geology; Berggrundsgeologi och ekonomisk geologi; Sodankylä; Lapland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/324287

Talc is a problematic alteration mineral at the Kevitsa Ni-Cu-(PGE) mine in Sodankylä, Finland, and its distribution and control were assessed in this thesis. Kevitsa is a polymetallic mine hosted in an ultramafic intrusion, extracting Ni, Cu, Co, Au, Pt and Pd, which are of increasing importance in...