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Rodsand

Past Producer in Norway with commodities Iron, Titanium, Metal, Vanadium, Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079696
MRDS ID W029786
Record type Site
Current site name Rodsand

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 8.1198, 62.84887 (WGS84)
Relative position RAUDSAND ABOUT 120 KM SOUTH WEST OF TRONDHEIM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Norway

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Titanium, Metal Critical Secondary
Vanadium Critical Secondary
Sulfur Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Analytical data

Result THE ORE CONTAINS: 31 % FE, 4.3 % TI02, 2.3 % MN, 0.62 % 5, 0.17 % V. THE ILMENITE CONTAINS ONLY 38 TO 40 % TI02.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock
    Rock unit name Metabasites
    Rock description Metabasites
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock
    Rock unit name Rodsand-Series
    Rock description Rodsand-Series

Nearby scientific data

(1) 8.1198, 62.84887
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Year of first production 1877

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner A/S Rodsand Gruber
  • Type Owner
    Owner Elkem-Spigerverket A/S

Production statistics

  • Year 1974
    Material CON FE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^(1970:) Fe 62.4 %, Tio2 2.13 %, V 0.49 %
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Vanadium Vanadium 0wt-pct
    TiO2 Conc. Titanium Titanium 2wt-pct
    Conc. Iron Iron 62wt-pct
  • Year 1975
    Period 1970 To 1975
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^(1970:) Fe 23 %, Tio2 3.4 %, V 0.15 %
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Titanium Titanium 3wt-pct
    Ore Iron Iron 23wt-pct
    Ore Vanadium Vanadium 0wt-pct
  • Year 1975
    Material CON TI
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^(1970:) Tio2 About 30 %
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    TiO2 Conc. Titanium Titanium 30wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 1970: MINING CAPACITY 650,000 T ORE;

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 30 wt-pct Iron Major 1970
    Titanium, Metal TiO2 4 wt-pct Titanium Minor 1970
    Vanadium V2O5 0.31 wt-pct Vanadium Minor 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • H1) TITANOMAGNETITE ORE;

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: FEED CAPACITY 1,850 TPD;

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICE LTD., 1976, THE ECONOMIC OF TITANIUM.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, 1977, INTERN. DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, P.320

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATIONS WERE SUSPENDED IN 1986.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1978 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

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