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Locality type:

Mine

Classification

Species:

Copper

Formula:

Comments:

First found in 1910 10 meter below the surface. The copper was found filling a fracture in metabasite dyke inside the iron ore. The copper appears as massive to skeletal crusts up to a few mm in thickness made of crystals up to 0,1 mm in size.

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Copper data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Vitåfors mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

96686

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:96686:7

GUID (UUID V4):

08215729-3ac5-4c55-b976-04fda2444702

Nearest other occurrences of Copper

1.8km (1.1 miles)

ⓘ Sofia mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden

3.2km (2.0 miles)

ⓘ Kapten mine, Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden

3.4km (2.1 miles)

ⓘ Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden

50.7km (31.5 miles)

ⓘ Gruvberget, Svappavaara, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden

67.1km (41.7 miles)

ⓘ Rakkurijärvi Cu-(Au) deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden

69.8km (43.4 miles)

ⓘ Pahtohavare Cu-Au deposit, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden

78.6km (48.8 miles)

ⓘ Viscaria Mine, Kiruna Town Mining District, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden

References

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	Journal (issue)
enable operators to develop and sustain top-notch mine maintenance performance ..............30 E&MJ Founded...company was pumping tailings from its Alegria iron ore mine to the Fundão TSF. The judge ruled that Vale shared...and Rio Tinto’s presentations centered on their copper and aluminum businesses, respectively, rather than...Lake diamond mine in Canada on care and maintenance, closure of the Thabazimbi iron ore mine in South Africa...include a full shutdown of the company’s Sierrita copper mine in Arizona and adjustments to operating plans

Journal (issue)

enable operators to develop and sustain top-notch mine maintenance performance ..............30 E&MJ Founded...company was pumping tailings from its Alegria iron ore mine to the Fundão TSF. The judge ruled that Vale shared...and Rio Tinto’s presentations centered on their copper and aluminum businesses, respectively, rather than...Lake diamond mine in Canada on care and maintenance, closure of the Thabazimbi iron ore mine in South Africa...include a full shutdown of the company’s Sierrita copper mine in Arizona and adjustments to operating plans