FIELD EXCURSIONS
The field excursions also focus on the main topic of the conference. They are planned as pre- and post-conference excursions, with some in the middle of the technical sessions on Wednesday.
Pre-conference Excursions
Field excursion 1:
Active and ongoing gold exploration and mining in Northern Finland
Leaders: P. Eilu and V. Nykänen
Dates: 18-20 August 2011
Excursion route: Rovaniemi – Sodankylä – Kittilä – Ylitornio - Rovaniemi (the trip will start and finish in Rovaniemi)
This field trip includes visit to the Pahtavaara and Kittilä gold mines, Mustajärvi and Hanhimaa gold occurrences, and Romppaanvuoma Au-U occurrence. In addition, the field trip provides an introduction to the Palaeoproterozoic metallogenic evolution of the region.
Price: 400 € (includes accommodation in double rooms for two nights, breakfast, lunch and dinner each day and all transfers)
Number of participants: min 15, max 30.
Field excursion 2:
Care of mine districts and the environment after closure of mines
Leaders: T. Karlsson and M.L. Räisänen
Dates: 18-20 August 2011
Excursion route: Kuopio – Outokumpu – Sotkamo – Taivalkoski – Pudasjärvi - Rovaniemi (the trip will start at Kuopio and finish at Rovaniemi)
This field trip includes visits to old and active mining areas, and looks to their baseline studies, monitoring, care after mining, environmental changes and geochemistry before and after mining.
Price: 500 € (includes accommodation in double rooms for two nights, breakfast, lunch and dinner each day and all transfers)
Number of participants: min 15, max 30.
Mid-conference Excursions
Field excursion 3: FULLY BOOKED
Chrome and PGE deposits associated with the 2.45 Ga layered intrusions of Northern Finland
Leaders: T. Törmänen and T. Karinen
Date: 24 August 2011
Excursion route: Rovaniemi – Kemi – Konttijärvi - Rovaniemi (the trip will start and finish in Rovaniemi)
This field trip includes visits to the Kemi chrome mine and PGE+Ni-Cu exploration projects at Kirakkajuppura (Penikat layered intrusion) or the Konttijärvi deposit of the Portimo layered intrusion complex. In addition, the field trip provides an introduction to the 2.45Ga layered intrusions of Northern Finland and associated ore deposits.
Price: 50 € (includes lunch and afternoon coffee in the field and all transfers).
Number of participants: min 15, max 30.
Field excursion 4: FULLY BOOKED
The Pyhä-Luosto Fell area and the Luosto Amethyst Mine
Leader: P. Johansson
Date: 24 August 2011
Excursion route: Rovaniemi – Kemijärvi – Pyhätunturi – Luostotunturi - Rovaniemi (the trip will start and finish in Rovaniemi)
This field trip includes a visit to the Pyhä-Luosto National Park and its Visitor Centre at Pyhätunturi, short walking trip to the Isokuru Gorge, which is the deepest gorge in Finland formed by pre-glacial fracturing of the bedrock, glacial and meltwater erosion and postglacial weathering. In addition, the excursion provides a visit to the Luosto Amethyst Mine at Lampivaara Hill near the Luosto recreation centre. There you can hear stories of the fascinating world of gemstones and dig up your own lucky amethyst. On the Lampivaara Hill you can admire the beautiful landscape of Lapland. The participants need outdoor clothing and sturdy shoes.
Price: 80 € (includes lunch, entrance ticket to the amethyst mine and all transfers)
Number of participants: min 15, max 50.
Post-conference Excursions
Field excursion 5: FULLY BOOKED
Geochemical and indicator mineral exploration methods and ongoing projects in the glaciated terrains in northern Finland
Leaders: P. Sarala and J. Ojala
Dates: 26-30 August 2011
Excursion route: Rovaniemi – Kittilä – Ivalo - Karasjok ( Norway) – Sodankylä - Rovaniemi (the trip will start and finish in Rovaniemi)
This field trip includes visit to the Kittilä gold mine, Petäjäselkä gold occurrence, Mäkäräselkä high-tech metal–Au occurrence, Ravnnaluhppu Cu-Au-occurrence ( Karasjok, Norway) and Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE-project. In addition, the field trip provides an introduction to the regional Quaternary geology of the area and stops in several glacial deposit examples, demonstrations of indicator mineral and till geochemical exploration methods, and visits to the Inari Sami Museum and the Tankavaara gold prospecting museum.
Price: 500 € (includes accommodation in double rooms for four nights, breakfast, lunch and dinner each day and all transfers)
Number of participants: min 15, max 30.
Field excursion 6:
IOCG and Porphyry-Cu deposits in Northern Finland and Sweden
Leaders: T. Niiranen and T. Karinen
Dates: 27-28 August 2010
Excursion route: Rovaniemi – Kolari – Pajala – Malmberget - Rovaniemi (the trip will start and finish in Rovaniemi)
This field trip includes visits to IOCG deposits in Kolari (Hannukainen), Iron deposits in Pajala (Stora Sahavaara/Tapuli) and visit to Aitik porphyry-Cu deposit in Gällivare.
Price: 300 € (includes accommodation in double rooms in Malmberget, all meals, and all transfers)
Number of participants: min 15, max 25
Field excursion 7: FULLY BOOKED
Geochemistry in Khibiny mountains and Monchegorsk, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Leaders: Y.L. Voytekhovsky and J. Pihlaja
Dates: 27-31 August 2011
Excursion route: Rovaniemi – Apatity – Khibiny – Monchegorsk – Apatity - Rovaniemi (the trip will start and finish in Rovaniemi)
This excursion starts with a workshop in the Geological Institute KSC RAS, in Apatity including presentations of the petrology and geochemistry of the Khibiny alkaline massif and isotope geochemistry and geochronology of the Kola Peninsula focusing on the Monchegorsk intrusions. During couple of next days there are visits to geologically spectacular ore fields of the Khibiny and the Monchegorsk. Different type of mine activity relating to apatite, molybdenite and Cu-Ni deposits with the environmental issues is seen during the excursion.
Price: 900 €
Number of participants: min 15, max 30
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