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Garpenberg-Garpenberg North

Producer in Sweden with commodities Zinc, Lead, Copper, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089361
MRDS ID W018961
Record type Site
Current site name Garpenberg-Garpenberg North

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 16.16949, 60.31532 (WGS84)
Relative position 50 KM SE OF FALUN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sweden(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Sweden

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Diopside Gangue
Fluorite Gangue
Gahnite Gangue
Mica Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Talc Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue
Tremolite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 60
USGS model code 18c
Deposit model name Skarn Zn-Pb
Mark3 model number 22

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eoarchean
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Leptite Series Quartzites, Mica Schists
    Rock description Leptite Series Quartzites, Mica Schists
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 16.16949, 60.31532
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form NARROW STRINGS OF COMPACT ORE
    Depth to bottom 380M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Folding Provided Areas Favorable To Precipitation Of Sulphide Solutions From Granites

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1963
Year of first production 1972

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Boliden A/B

Production statistics

  • Year 1974
    Period 1925-1974
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^4.0% Zn, 2.8% Pb, 0.4% Cu, 86 G/T Ag, 1 G/T Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 1g/mt
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 86g/mt
    Ore Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 3wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 4wt-pct
  • Year 1974
    Period 1965-1974
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^2.1% Zn, 0.9$ Pb, 0.1% Cu, 156 G Ag/T, 0.2 G Au/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 156g/mt
    Ore Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct
  • Year 1975
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^4.3 % Zn, .8 % Pb, 140 G/Mt Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 140g/mt
    Major Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 4wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • THE FIRST CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION FIGURE IS FOR GARPENBERG ODAL, THE SECOND IS FOR GARPENBERG NORRA.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 1360000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 3.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1973
    Lead Pb 2 wt-pct Lead Major 1973
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 136000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 3.5 wt-pct Zinc Major 1973
    Lead Pb 2 wt-pct Lead Major 1973
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 336000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 5.3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1977
    Lead Pb 3.7 wt-pct Lead Major 1977
    Copper Cu 0.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1977
    Silver Ag 130 g/mt Silver Minor 1977
    Gold Au 1 g/mt Gold Minor 1977

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 365 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1974 ; ECON.COM: 1000 MTPD MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAGNUSSON, N.H., 1950, ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL SWEDEN; INT. GEOL. CONG. 18TH, REPT. 17, P. 371 - 79

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, APRIL 1978, P. 302-309.

  • Production

    ANNUAL PRODUCTION IS FROM E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY, 1976, P. 286. THE CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION IS FROM GRIP, 1978.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INDIVIDUAL STRINGS ARE 1-2 M WIDE. THE OLD ORE ZONE WAS 2000 SQ. MAND THE NORTH EXTENSION MEASURES AT LEAST 8000 SQ. M. 32 ORE BODIES OCCUR IN 10 ZONES, IN AN AREA 1 KM LONG; THE TOTAL AREA OF ORE IS APPROXIMATELY 12000 SQ. M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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