Hitura Nickel Mine

Finland / Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Nivala /
 nickel mine/processing, open-pit mine
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Type location for the newly discovered and incredibly rare Rhenium mineral Tarkianite. Owned by Belvedere, a Canadian mining company the mine was closed by may 23rd, 2013.
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Coordinates:   63°50'33"N   25°1'47"E

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  • Rhenium is important for very high-temperature turbine blades.
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