Falunverken

Producer in Stockholms Lan, Sweden with commodities Copper, Lead, Sulfur, Zinc
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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158510
MAS/MILS ID 4010190002
Record type Site
Current site name Falunverken
Alternate or previous names Falun Kopparverk

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 15.60285, 60.59867 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stockholms Lan(province)

Sweden(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Sweden Stockholms Lan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 15.60285, 60.59867

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Mining method Filled Stopes - Inclined Cut and Fill
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags Ab
    Year 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NUMBERS FROM 87/88 E/MJ INTL. JOURNAL OF MINING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1976-77 WORLD MINES REGISTER P160

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZN ORE-550TPD, CU 9TPD, PB 9TPD, ZN CONC 50TPD, PYRITE 200TP RGROUND MINE DEVELOPED BY VERTICAL SHAFT, MINED BY MECHANIZE ND FILL, OPEN PIT-500 TPD WASTE STRIPPED, 200 TPD ORE MINED, IT EQUIPMENT-BLAST HOLE DRILLS, SHOVELS, TRUCKS, FLOTATION 5

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-SEP-1992 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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