Repparfjord

Past Producer in Norway with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400226
Record type Site
Current site name Repparfjord

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 24.21667, 70.43333 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Norway

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 203
USGS model code Unassigned
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu, red-bed
Mark3 model number 97

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 24.21667, 70.43333

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1979
    Period 1972-1979
    Ore mined 3060000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name Repparfjord redbed copper
    Estimate year 1985
    Remarks 0.02 million tons of contained copper. \nCopper grade 0.66%

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Repparfjord lat/long, deposit type, host rock age, production, % Cu, million tons contained copper, comments, and reference from Kirkham and Broughton, 2005, Appendix.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-MAY-2008 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey Minimal information in Kirkham and Broughton's appendix.

Beyond USGS

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