Mertainen

Mertainen mine
Location
Mertainen mine is located in Sweden
Mertainen mine
Mertainen mine
Location in Sweden
LocationKiruna
MunicipalityNorrbotten County
CountrySweden
Coordinates67°42′25.68″N 20°47′23.22″E / 67.7071333°N 20.7897833°E / 67.7071333; 20.7897833
Production
ProductsIron ore
History
Closed2016
Owner
CompanyLuossavaara-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]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e Grip & Frietsch 1973, p. 94
  2. ^ a b "Gruvchefen övertygad om att LKAB kommer att bryta Mertainen". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). July 23, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Grip & Frietsch 1973, p. 95
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