Documents in our library name Suomen Mineraali chrysotile deposit at Finnish Lapland, Finland as an asbestos deposit, run by Suomen Mineraali Oy. Fiber: chrysotile. Where the documents differ, each is shown below with its source.
The documents describe this as a deposit or prospect: they report exploration or describe the deposit, not mining for sale.1
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Every statement about this mine in the documents, in each document's own words, by the year it is about.
1955
- Exploration: “A deposit of chrysotile asbestos was found in Finnish Lapland” (Suomen Mineraali Oy), p. 121
- Exploration: “Early in 1955, a deposit of good-quality chrysotile asbestos was found in the Nattastunturi area in Finnish Lapland” (Suomen Mineraali Oy), as reported by Mineral Trade Notes, p. 542
- Exploration: “discovery of a high-quality chrysotile asbestos deposit was reported in Finnish Lapland in 1955”, p. 113
References
- Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1955 (January 1, 1956), p. 12.
- Asbestos Magazine, 1956, November 1956 (November 1, 1956), p. 54.
- Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1956 (January 1, 1957), p. 11.
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