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Tellenes

Producer in Norway with commodities Iron, Titanium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10184177
MAS/MILS ID 4030030001
Record type Site
Current site name Tellenes
Alternate or previous names Has No Alternate Names.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 6.42333, 58.33524 (WGS84)
Elevation 232
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Norway

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Secondary
Titanium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 6.42333, 58.33524
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N49W
    Dip 90S
    Thickness 350M
    Length 2700M
    Width 450M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N49W:90S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 840531
  • Area 57HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 57
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1954
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1960
Milling method Magnetic

Mining district

District name Rogaland

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Titania A/S
    Interest 100
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1966
    Description Tio2 .44.5% Fe2o3 1.9% S.93% 1220000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Titanium Titanium 45wt-pct
    Trace Ore Iron Iron 2wt-pct
    Sulfur Sulfur 1wt-pct
  • Year 1970
    Description Do. 1889999 Mt Ore
  • Year 1973
    Description Do. 2449999 Mt Ore
  • Year 1978
    Description Do. 2690000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1980
    Description Do. 3059999 Mt Ore
  • Year 1981
    Description Do. 2210000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1983
    Description Ilmenite Conc 556600 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Titanium Titanium 556600mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Ilmenite Conc 661000 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Titanium Titanium 661000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Ilmenite Conc 735000 Mt Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Titanium Titanium 735000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Ilmenite Conc 800000 Ilmenite Conc
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Titanium Titanium 800000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Indicated 300000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 300000000mt ore
    Total resources 300000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 18 wt-pct Titanium Major 1978
    Iron FeO 1.3 wt-pct Iron Minor 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • APPROXIMATELY 300000 MT/CONC OF TELLENES OUTPUT SENT TO TIO2 SMELTER FACILITY AT TYSSEDA L. DUE TO HIGH COSTS, THE FLOTATION SEQUENCE AT TELLENES IS BEING PHASED OUT AND REPLACED WITH HIGH INTENSITY MAGNETIC SEPARATORS AND REICHERT CONES/ ONLY FINES AND MIDDLINGS WILL BE MILLED USING FLOTATION

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 57HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 33
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 15
    Capacity 9600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 2.63
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 316
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on other economic factors

  • FLOTATION PROCESS AT TELLENES IS BEING PHASED OUT (1985) IN FAVOR OF WET HIGH INTENSITY MAGNETIC SEPARATORS AND REICHERT CONES. ONLY MIDDLINGS AND FINES WILL BE TREATED BY FLOTATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUGGE, J.A.W. "NORWAY. MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE." 1978,

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    PP.217-220.

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    DIXON,COLIN J. "THE TELLENES ILMENITE DEPOSIT-NORWAY."

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    ATLAS OF ECONOMIC MINERAL DEPOSITS. CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS

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    ITHACA, NEW YORK, 1979, PP. 108-109.

  • Deposit

    GEINS, HANS,PETER. " A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE IRON-

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    TITANIUM PROVINCES IN NORWAY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THOSE

  • Deposit

    IN PRODUCTION " MINERALS SCIENCE ENGNG. V.3, NO.3, 1971,

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    PP. 13-24.

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    GILLSON, JOSEPH L. "TITANIUM" INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND

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    ROCKS. AIME, 2ND ED., 1949,P. 1048.

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    GRINDROD, J. "EUROPE- LARGEST ILMENITE MINE IN PRODUCTION."

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    MINING MAGAZINE, V. 105, NO.5, NOV. 1961, PP. 275-279.

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    HODOS, ELLEN F.B. "TITANIUM DEPOSITS STUDY" A SUMMARY OF

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    NOTES ON SELECTED TITANIUM DEPOSITS. PREPARED ON NOV. 2,1981

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    P. 5, AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION AT PLACER SERVICE.

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    GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

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    HOYT, CHARLES D. " TIME STUDIES AND COST ACCOUNTING INCREASE

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    EFFICIENCY AT TITANIA." MINING ENGINEERING, SEPTEMBER 1950

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    PP. 935-940.

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    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. "WORLD PRODUCERS OF TITANIUM MINERALS"

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    JAN. 1968, P. 23.

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    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS. "NORWEGIAN ILMENITE: A/S TITANIA'S

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    MAJOR EXPANSION AT TELLENES." SEPT. 1973, PP.24-28.

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    LYND, LANGTRY E. AND STANLEY J. LEFOND. "TITANIUM MINERALS

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    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS. AIME, 4TH ED., 1975, PP.1168

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    1184 AND 1189.

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    MILLER, JESSE A. "TITANIUM - A MINERALS SURVEY" U. S. DEPT.

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    OF THE INTERIOR IC 7791 , 1957, P. 49-50.

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    MINING JOURNAL. " NORWEGIAN ILMENITE EXPANSION" APRIL 24,

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    1970. P. 370.

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    MINING MAGAZINE. " TITANIA: THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF TITANIUM

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    MINERALS IN EUROPE. " OCTOBER 1978. PP. 364-371.

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    SULPHUR. " ILMENITE CAPACITY INCREASE." V.8, NO. 89, 1970,

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    P. 41.

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    VOKES, F.M. "INTRODUCTION. MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE."

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    1978, P. 20.

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    WORLD MINING. "NORWAY". SEPTEMBER 1975, P. 76.

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    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, "NORTHERN EUROPE", 1985.

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    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, "NORTHERN EUROPE", 1987, PP485.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING "LARGE NEW LAMELLA THICKENER FOR

  • Deposit

    ILMENITE TAILINGS", JAN 1985, P 58.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE RUGGED TERRAIN OF THE TELLENES DEPOSIT HAS DICTATED THE LOCATIONS OF THE PLANT FACILITIES. THEREFORE, RATHER THAN IN ONE CENTRAL COMPLEX, THE STRUCTURES LIE AT VARYING DISTANCES FROM THE MINE PIT. THE FLOW OF ORE FROM THE MINE PIT IS AS FOLLOWS; THE ORE IS LOADED AND TRANSPORTED BY TRUCK TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHING PLANT; CRUSHED ORE IS TRANSPORTED BY UNDERGROUND CONVEYOR 336 METERES TO THE GRINDING PLANT. FROM THE GRINDING PLANT THE ORE IS CONVEYED TO THE FLOTATION FACILITIES WHICH ARE NEAR THE GRIND UNIT. THE CONCENTRATE IS THEN TRANSPORTED IN A GRAVITY INDUCED TUNNEL TO THE LEACHING AND DRYING PLANT. THE TAILS FROM THE FLOTATION PLANT ARE DROPPED THROUGH A VERTICLE PIPE. THE LEACHED AND DRIED CONCENTRATE IS STORED IN UNDERGROUND SILOS WHERE WHEN READY FOR LOADING, ARE TRANSPORTED BY PIPE DIRECTLY TO THE SHIPS. TITANIA A/S IS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF NL INDUSTRIES. IN 1973 EXPANSION WAS CONDUCTED INCREASING PRODUCTION TO 910,000 MT/YR FROM 300,000 MT/YR. IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE DEPOSIT, THE DIP IS ALMOST VERTICLALLY SEAWARD, IN THE EAST THE DIP IS TO THE SOUTHWEST AND THE STRIKE IS 131 DEGREES TRUE WITH THE VARIABLE DIP. THE ROCKS OF THE AREA HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO HIGH GRADE METAMORPHISM IN THE KATAZONE OF THE SVECONORWEGIAN OROGEN. MINE RECOVERY IS 90 % WITH DILUTION OF 7.4% THE SULPHIDES ARE A MIXED CONCENTRATE SOLD MAINLY TO SCANDINAVIAN SMELTERS. MAGNETITE IS SOLD FOR COAL WASHING IN THE EUROPEAN MARKETS. THERE HAS BEEN (1980-1985) A SERIES OF CONTROVERSIES SURROUND ING DUMPING OF NON-TOXIC TAILINGS INTO FJORD AT TELLENES. AS OF 1985, CONTROVERSY HAS NOT BEEN SETTLED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-95 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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