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Ravliden Mine

Producer in Sweden with commodities Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073019
MRDS ID W018809
Record type Site
Current site name Ravliden Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 18.48661, 65.04868 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sweden(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Sweden

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED 1500 M NORTH OF THE RAVLIDMYRAN DEPOSIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result ZN-RICH ORE RUNS 0.2 G/T AU, 193 G/T AG, 0.4% CU, 8.4% ZN, 1.7% PB, AND 20% S. CU-RICH ORE RUNS 0.6 G/T AU, 67 G/T AG, 1.9% CU, 3.1% ZN, 22% S.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Felsic Metamorphic Rock > Keratophyre
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 18.48661, 65.04868
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Plunge 25-30
    Plunge direction WSW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1940

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Boliden Ab

Production statistics

  • Year 1954
    Period 1950-1954
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.3 G/T Au, 89 G/T Ag, 0.49% Cu, 4.12% Zn, 0.65% Pb, 14.4% S
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Sulfur Sulfur 14wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Ore Zinc Zinc 4wt-pct
    Ore Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 89g/mt
    Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt
  • Year 1974
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.64% Cu, 4.32% Zn, 0.71% Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Ore Zinc Zinc 4wt-pct
    Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 888000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.49 wt-pct Copper Major 1983
    Zinc Zn 4.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1983
    Lead Pb 0.6 wt-pct Lead Minor 1983
    Silver Ag 89 g/mt Silver Minor 1983
    Gold Au 0.3 g/mt Gold Minor 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EMJ, 1976, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY.

  • Deposit

    GRIP, E., 1978, SWEDEN, IN BOWIE, S.H.U., KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLAM, H.W., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 1: NORTHWEST EUROPE: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 93-108.

  • Deposit

    VOKES, F.M., 1978, INTRODUCTION, IN BOWIE, S.H.U., KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLAM, H.W., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 1: NORTHWEST EUROPE: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 1-38.

  • Deposit

    MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON VOLCANIC-HOSTED COPPER-ZINC-LEAD MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, 78 P.

  • Production

    GRIP, 1978; VOKES, 1978

  • Reserve-Resource

    MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A NUMBER OF LINEAR BODIES OVER AN AREA OF 1800 SQ. M. THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF ORE, CU-RICH AND ZN-RICH. THE CU-RICH ORE IS IN THE FOOTWALL AND THE ZN-RICH ORE IS IN THE HANGING WALL.
Deposit 1975 PROD. ABOUT 60,000 MT. 4% ZN, 0.6% CU, 0.7% PB. BOLIDEN A/B

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1977 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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