Krolop, Patrick;
Andersson, Ulf B;
McFall, Katie;
Kalmbach, Jana;
Gilbricht, Sabine;
Seifert, Thomas;
(2023)
Potential for sulfide-hosted by-products from the iron oxide-apatite deposits at Kiruna? A mineralogical perspective.
In:
17th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA) on Mineral Resources in a Changing World: Proceedings Volume 3.
(pp. pp. 60-63).
Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA): Zurich, Switzerland.
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Abstract
Sulfide mineralisation types in the Kiirunavaara and Per Geijer iron oxide-apatite deposits in the Kiruna district have been studied by mineralogical means to infer a preliminary potential for future by-products of Co, Cu, and sulfuric acid. Based on the dominance of pyrite over other sulfides, e.g., chalcopyrite and bornite-digenite solid solution series minerals, the main potential can be attributed to pyrite as the source of sulfuric acid. Significant concentrations of cobalt in pyrite types from both deposits may indicate an economic potential if proven processable in the future. Copper minerals have low concentrations of deleterious elements but occur less frequently compared to pyrite, so their potential is not yet tangible. Further studies are planned to evaluate the full potential of sulfides.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Potential for sulfide-hosted by-products from the iron oxide-apatite deposits at Kiruna? A mineralogical perspective |
| Event: | 17th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA) on Mineral Resources in a Changing World |
| Location: | SWITZERLAND, ETH Zurich, Zurich |
| Dates: | 28 Aug 2023 - 1 Sep 2023 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-2-8399-4046-7 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://e-sga.org/nc/publications/sga-biennial-mee... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Earth Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10203809 |
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