Field course in Fennoscandian bedrock geology
Aug 31 – Sept 12, 2015
This biannual course is part of the new line of specialisation in geology, ”Evolution of
the Fennoscandian bedrock” at the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi, Turku,
Finland.
The course in full is aimed at the students of Turku and Åbo Akademi Universities.
The course includes an SGA -sponsored seminar at Luleå University of Technology, Sept
7-8. The seminar comprises two main topics, “Ore deposits of Northern Fennoscandia”
and “3/4D-modelling of ore deposits and districts” (detailed content given later). The
seminar costs 750 EUR/day for industrial delegates. Students have free registration.
Ten (10) SGA students will be allowed to participate on the pre-seminar mapping
exercises in the Nautanen area, Sweden, Sept 3-5 and the post-seminar excursion in
through the Peräpohja Belt, Finland, Sept 9. There is no registration fee for the pre- and
post-seminar activities for the selected SGA students. However, the students are
expected to arrange the required transportation and accommodation during the
activities.
General information and enquiries:
 Pietari Skyttä, University of Turku; [email protected]
Registration (dead-line June 30, 2015):
 SGA -seminar at LTU (Industrial and student delegates); Pre-and postseminar activites for SGA student members: Tobias Kampmann, LTU;
[email protected]
 University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University students: Pietari Skyttä;
[email protected]
See you in September!
Best regards, Pietari Skyttä
Course schedule
Monday Aug 31: Traveling to Kiruna, early departure from Turku
Tuesday-Thursday Sept 1-3: Kiruna
Host Henrikki Rutanen LKAB
 Accommodation mo 31/08 – thu 03/09 Malmfältens Folkhögskola, Kiruna
Tuesday Sept 1
Morning – Overview of LKAB and the Kiruna mine (Henrikki Rutanen); Rock
mechanical aspects of mining (Stig Fjellborg) & moving of the Kiruna town (Lars
Malmgren och Jimmy Töyrä)
Afternoon – Excursions to the Visitor mine (besöksgruvan) and some production
areas; Group 1: Visitor Mine > Production areas; Group 2: Production areas > Visitor
Mine (alternative target: Subsidence-induced fractures above the mine/in the town
area)
Wednesday Sept 2
Morning – Overview of LKAB’s exploration activities (KIrsten Holme + staff)
Afternoon – Excursion to an active exploration target (e.g. open pit)
Thursday Sept 3
Early morning – Drive to Malmberget
Morning – Research Laboratory in Malmberget (Therese Lindberg)
Thursday-Saturday Sept 3-5: Nautanen Shear Zone, An SGA event
Hosts Tobias Bauer, LTU and Edward Lynch, SGU
 Accommodation thu 03/09 – sat 05/09 Gällivare camping, Gällivare
Thursday Sept 3
Afternoon – Introduction into the geology of the Nautanen Shear Zone; excursion?
Friday Sept 4
Morning & Afternoon – Mapping exercise in the Nautanen Shear Zone
Sarturday Sept 5
Morning – Mapping exercise in the Nautanen Shear Zone
Afternoon – Wrap-up of the mapping exercise, with presentations
Evening – Drive to Luleå
Sunday Sept 6: Day-off in Luleå
 Accommodation sat 05/09 – tue 08/09 Gammelstad Gästhem, Luleå
Monday-Tuesday Sept 7-8: SGA seminar at LTU, Luleå; host Tobias Bauer LTU
Monday Sept 7 - Ore deposits of Northern Fennoscandia
08:30-09:00
Registration
09:00-12:30
SGA-sponsored lectures
Metallogeny of gold in northern Fennoscandian shield- Pasi Eilu (GTK)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:00
VMS deposits in the Skellefte district – Rod Allen, Boliden
14:00-14:30
Cu deposits in northern Sweden – Roger Nordin, Boliden
14:30-15:00
LTUs profile in ore geological research - Pär Weihed, LTU
15:00-15:30
What economic geologist needs to know about geometallurgy – Pertti
Lamberg, LTU
15:30-16:00
Coffee
16:00-17:00
Exploration in plate-tectonic context – Marko Holma
Tuesday, Sept. 8 - 3/4D-modelling of ore deposits and districts
09:00-10:00
Modelling of deposits from deposit to Belt-scales - T. Bauer (LTU)
10:00-11:00
Interpretation of geophysical data from the Nautanen area Thorkild Rasmunssen (LTU)
11:00-12:00
3D quantitative mineral potential targeting in the Skellefte District,
northern Sweden – Tobias Hermansson (Boliden)
12:00-13:00
Lunch
13:00-14:00
GIS-methods in exploration potential mapping - Vesa Nykänen, GTK
14:00-15:00
Geological 3/4D-modelling in Finnish Lapland - Tero Niiranen, GTK
15:00-15:30
Coffee
15:30-16:30
Belt-scale restorations from the Peräpohja Belt - P. Skyttä, University
of Turku
Free for students
Registration fee 750 €/day for industrial participants
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Tuesday evening - Drive to Haparanda
Accommodation tue 08/09 – wed 09/09 River Motell & Vandrarhem, Haparanda
Wednesday-Friday Sept 9-11: Peräpohja Belt
 Accommodation wed 09/09 –sat 12/09 Hotelli Aakenus, Rovaniemi
Wednesday Sept 9
Morning & Afternoon – SGA-excursion through the Peräpohja Belt; start from
Tornio, Guide Pietari Skyttä
Evening – Arrival at Rovaniemi
Thursday Sept 10
Mapping exercises in the Peräpohja Belt, close to Rovaniemi (Narkaus-Kakari)
Friday Sept 11
Mapping exercises in the Peräpohja Belt, close to Rovaniemi (Muurola)
Saturday Sept 12: Back home… early departure… Expected arrival around midnight
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