Rodsand

Producer in Norway with commodities Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Vanadium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158342
MAS/MILS ID 4030430003
Record type Site
Current site name Rodsand

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 10.3832, 63.59883 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Norway

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 10.3832, 63.59883

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Measured 10000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 10000000mt ore
    Total resources 10000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 47 wt-pct Iron Trace 1970
    Silica SiO2 11 wt-pct Silica Trace 1970
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.02 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1970
    Vanadium V 0.5 wt-pct Vanadium Trace 1970

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES, 1970, NEW YORK P276

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TABERG TYPE DEPOSIT, CONC ARE 63% FE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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