Bleikvassli

Producer in Sor-Trondelag, Norway 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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206843
MAS/MILS ID 4030230002
Record type Site
Current site name Bleikvassli

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 13.63672, 65.6321 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sor-Trondelag(province)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Norway Sor-Trondelag

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Lead Primary
Sulfur Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 13.63672, 65.6321

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bleikvassli Gruber A/S
    Interest 100
    Home office Norway
    Year 1989

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 580
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    E&MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1991

  • Deposit

    1976-77 WORLD MINES REGISTER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-1992 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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