| Deposit ID | 10255609 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4030230001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sulitjelma |
| Alternate or previous names | Sulitjelma Bergverk A/S, Sulitjelma Gruber |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 16.10359, 67.13208 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 127 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sor-Trondelag(province)
Norway(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Norway | Sor-Trondelag |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | 16.10359, 67.13208 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1948 |
| Mining method | Combined Methods |
| Year of first production | 1967 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Sulitjelma |
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| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
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| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sulitjelma Bergverk A/S (State Owned Co.) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Norway |
| Year | 1983 |
| Year | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 352000 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 370000 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 414300 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 385000 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 403000 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year 443300 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 407600 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 380000 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 442800 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 411200 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 513300 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 443200 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 134700 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 487700 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 474300 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 445500 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mt/Year Ore 490000 Mt/Year Ore |
| Year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Description | Published Ore Production 500000 Mtpy |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4030230001 |
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND THE BULLETIN OF THE SOCIETY OF
ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS, VOL 68, MAY, 1973, NO. 3, "THE
GEOLOGICAL SETTING OF THE SULITJELMA ORE BODIES, CENTRAL
NORWEGIAN CALEDONIDES".
MINING MAGAZINE, "SULITJELMA GRUBER", NOVEMBER, 1980,
PAGES 416 TO 422.
WORLD MINING, "SULITJELMA MINES NARROW COPPER", FEBRUARY,
1974, PP44-50.
NORGES BERGVERKSDRIFT 1977, 1978, 1980. (NORWEGIAN VERSION
OF THE MINERALS YEARBOOK.
E&MY, "NORWAY", MAY, 1983, PP133, 134.
SULFUR IN SCANDINAVIA - A REVIEW OF PRODUCTION AND USAGE.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., SULPHUR NUMBER 161,
JULY/AUGUST, 1982.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., SURVEY OF WORLD SULPHUR
RESOURCES, SECOND EDITION, 1974.
RESOURCES, THIRD EDITION, 1985.
ELKEM QUARTLY REPORT, MAY 1 TO AUG 31, 1983.
WORLD MINING, "NORWAY", DECEMBER, 1977, PAGE 68.
E&MJ, MAY, 1983, PAGES 132 TO 134.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-SEP-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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