Gold prospect 37 km N of Kuusamo.
The largest known gold deposit in the Palaeoproterozoic Kuusamo Schist Belt. It has been test mined, is under feasibility study by Polar Mining Oy, and presently (November 2006) has an in situ resource estimated as 3360 kg gold and 1550 t cobalt. The deposit is also enriched in Ag, Cu, Mo, Ni, REE and U.
References:http://en.gtk.fi/ExplorationFinland/Commodities/Gold/juomasuo.html
Vanhanen, Erkki 2001. Geology, mineralogy and geochemistry of the Fe-Co-Au-(U) deposits in the Paleoproterozoic Kuusamo Schist Belt, northeastern Finland. Geological Survey of Finland, Bulletin 399. 228 pages
http://arkisto.gtk.fi/abs/tr153abs.html Mineral List:24 entries listed. 22 valid minerals.
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