ProMine Data Products

EU is currently heavily dependent on mineral and metal imports and the trade balance in the field is negative. For some strategic metals, EU is totally dependent on import. The efficiency of the overall production chain of minerals and metals in Europe should be enhanced by putting higher quality and added value products on the market. This was addressed by the four year long project ProMine starting on May 2009. The ProMine consortium led by Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) included 27 partners from 11 EU member states. Industry partners in the ProMine consortium produce more than 70% of metals in the EU.

Interactive map

ProMine mineral deposits map

Base Metals: lead+zinc; copper; tin; zinc only; lead; aluminium (bauxite ore)
Precious Metals: gold; silver; platinoids
Iron and ferro-alloy metals: iron; chrome (Cr2O3); manganese; vanadium; wolfram; molybdenum; nickel; cobalt; niobium – columbium (Nb2O5)
Speciality and rare metals: lithium (Li2O); beryllium (BeO); tantalum (Ta2O5); rare earths (RE2O3); cesium (Cs2O); rubidium (Rb2O); scandanium; zirconium (ZrO2) and hafnium; germanium; gallium; indium; cadmium; selenium and rhenium; bismuth; tellurium and mercury; antimony; titanium; general
Energy commodities: uranium and thorium; coal; lignite and peat; bituminous rocks (tons of oil); petroleum and gas; geothermal energy
Minerals for chemical use: borates (B2O3); barite (BaSO4); fluorite (CaF2); magnesium (magnesite – MgCO3); sodium sulphate (Na2SO4); sodium carbonate (natron – Na2CO3); pyrite (FeS2); sulphur; rock salt (NaCl); strontium (SrCO3 or SrSO4); zeolites
Ceramic and refractory minerals: common clays (brick, tile); white-firing clays (refractory and ceramic); dolomite; feldspar; nepheline; kaolin and kyanite
Fertilizer minerals: phosphate (P2O5) and potash (sylvite and carnallite – K2O)
Building raw materials, dimension stones: aggregate; other ornamental stone except gabb-gran; gypsum; anhydrite; cement limestone; limestone for lime and marble
Precious and semi-precious stones: gemstones; semiprecious stone
Speciality and other industrial rocks and minerals: abrasive minerals (garnet and staurolite); asbestos; attapulgite; sepiolite; bentolite; calcite (filler for paper – CaCO3); diatomite (kieselguhr); graphite; mica (sheet); perlite; massive quartz (blocks) for ferrosilicon (SiO2); quartz for optical and piezoelectrical use (SiO2); silica; silica sand; talc; vermiculite and wollastonite
Critical mineral raw materials

ProMine anthropogenic concentration map

Precious Metals: gold; silver; platinoids
Iron and ferro-alloy metals: iron; chrome (Cr2O3); manganese; vanadium; wolfram; molybdenum; nickel; cobalt; niobium – columbium (Nb2O5)
Speciality and rare metals: lithium (Li2O); beryllium (BeO); tantalum (Ta2O5); rare earths (RE2O3); cesium (Cs2O); rubidium (Rb2O); scandanium; zirconium (ZrO2) and hafnium; germanium; gallium; indium; cadmium; selenium and rhenium; bismuth; tellurium and mercury; antimony; titanium; general
Energy commodities: uranium and thorium; coal; lignite and peat; bituminous rocks (tons of oil); petroleum and gas; geothermal energy
Critical mineral raw materials (Anthropogenic concentration)

ProMine density maps

Alkaline Peralkaline: Commodity association: Nb, REE, P, (Ta, Zr, Sc, F, U, Fe)
Epithermal: Commodity association: Au, Ag, Sb, Hg, Te, Cu, In
Igneous Felsic: Commodity association: Sn, W, Ta, Nb, (Mo, Li, Be, B, In, F)
Igneous Intermediate: Commodity association: Cu, Mo, Au, (Re)
Igneous Replacement: Commodity association: Fe, W, Pb, Zn, Cu, Au
IOCG: Commodity association: Fe, Cu, Au, (P, REE, U, Co)
Mafic Intrusion: Commodity association: Fe, Ti, V
Mafic Ultramafic: Commodity association: Ni, Cr, Cu, PGE, (Co, Bi, U, Ag)
Orogenic Gold: Commodity association: Au, (Ag, As, W, Cu, Sb, Bi)
Pegmatites: Commodity association: Nb, Ta, Sn, Li, Be, (U, REE)
Carbonate Hosted: Commodity association: Zn, Pb, Ag, Ba
Sandstone and shale hosted: Commodity association: Cu, U, Pb, (Ni, Co, Zn, V, PGE, Re)
Sedimentary Deposits: Commodity association: Fe, Mn, Ba, K, Na, Sr
VMS: Commodity association: Cu, Zn, Pb, (Ag, Au, Te, Sn, In)
Residual Deposits: Commodity association: Fe, Al, Ni, Cu, (Mn, Au, P, REE)
Base Metals Veins: Commodity association: Pb, Zn, Cu, U, (Ba, F)

ProMine district / province mineral potential maps

Alkaline Peralkaline: Commodity association: Nb, REE, P, (Ta, Zr, Sc, F, U, Fe)
Epithermal: Commodity association: Au, Ag, Sb, Hg, Te, Cu, In
Igneous Felsic: Commodity association: Sn, W, Ta, Nb, (Mo, Li, Be, B, In, F)
Igneous Intermediate: Commodity association: Cu, Mo, Au, (Re)
Igneous Replacement: Commodity association: Fe, W, Pb, Zn, Cu, Au
IOCG: Commodity association: Fe, Cu, Au, (P, REE, U, Co)
Mafic Intrusion: Commodity association: Fe, Ti, V
Mafic Ultramafic: Commodity association: Ni, Cr, Cu, PGE, (Co, Bi, U, Ag)
Orogenic Gold: Commodity association: Au, (Ag, As, W, Cu, Sb, Bi)
Pegmatites: Commodity association: Nb, Ta, Sn, Li, Be, (U, REE)
Carbonate-Hosted: Commodity association: Zn, Pb, Ag, Ba
Sandstone-and-shale-hosted: Commodity association: Cu, U, Pb, (Ni, Co, Zn, V, PGE, Re)
Sedimentary Deposits: Commodity association: Fe, Mn, Ba, K, Na, Sr
VMS: Commodity association: Cu, Zn, Pb, (Ag, Au, Te, Sn, In)
Residual Deposits: Commodity association: Fe, Al, Ni, Cu, (Mn, Au, P, REE)
Base Metals Veins: Commodity association: Pb, Zn, Cu, U, (Ba, F)