Stekenjokk

Producer in Sweden with commodities Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Sulfur
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084851
MRDS ID W700065
Record type Site
Current site name Stekenjokk

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 16.7428, 62.78858 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sweden(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Sweden

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Acanthite Ore
Argentite Ore
Bornite Ore
Boulangerite Ore
Bournonite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cubanite Ore
Galena Ore
Hematite Ore
Hessite Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Graphite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rutile Gangue
Sericite Gangue

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 Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 16.7428, 62.78858

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fold Hinge

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 15100000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 0.3 wt-pct Lead Minor 1983
    Zinc Zn 3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1983
    Copper Cu 1.46 wt-pct Copper Major 1983
    Gold Au 0.2 g/mt Gold Minor 1983
    Silver Ag 53 g/mt Silver Minor 1983
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Total resources 15000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sulfur S 20 wt-pct Sulfur Major 1966
    Gold Au 0.3 g/mt Gold Minor 1966
    Silver Ag 55 g/mt Silver Minor 1966
    Lead Pb 0.3 wt-pct Lead Minor 1966
    Zinc Zn 3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1966
    Copper Cu 1.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1966

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    GRIP, E., 1978, SWEDEN, IN BOWIE, S.H.U., KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLAM, H.W., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 1: NORTHWESTERN EUROPE: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 93-198.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983; GRIP, 1978

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS SHAPED LIKE A RULER. MASSIVE ORE IS ALWAYS IN HANGING WALL OF THE OREBODY AND IS USUALLY IN CONTACT WITH GRAPHITIC SCHISTS. DISSEMINATED ORE IS IN SERICITIC SCHISTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.