Skaland-Senja

Producer in Norway with commodity Graphite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106766
MRDS ID ISM0086
Record type Site
Current site name Skaland-Senja

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 17.28729, 69.44881 (WGS84)
Elevation 450

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Norway

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 17.28729, 69.44881

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1896
Year of first production 1931
Year of last production 1984

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner A/S Skaland Grafitverk

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOUGHTY, C., 1975: GRAPHIT-GEWINNUNG IN NORWEGEN.- CONCENTRATES NO.1, P.5-7, SALA-INTERNATIONAL

  • Production

    BERGVERKS-NYTT, SEVERAL VOL'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1984 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

Beyond USGS

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