Mertainen

Mine in Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Sweden

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]

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 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. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Grip & Frietsch 1973, p. 94
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 "Gruvchefen övertygad om att LKAB kommer att bryta Mertainen". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). July 23, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ^ Grip & Frietsch 1973, p. 95
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