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Storgangen Mine

Producer in Norway with commodities Titanium, Metal, Iron, Vanadium
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  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. Mining district
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008256
MRDS ID D000266
Record type Site
Current site name Storgangen Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 6.5027, 57.99885 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Norway

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Iron Secondary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 6.5027, 57.99885
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: "DIKE" OF 39% ILMENITE AND 6% MAGNETITE IN ANORTHOSITE. ILMENITE CONTAINS EXSOLUTION HEMATITE. "DIKE" 1600 M LONG AND UP TO 60M WIDE; DIPS 50% N (GEIS, 1971)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ergersund Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1960
    Period 1916 - 60
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace V2O5 Ore Vanadium Vanadium 0wt-pct
    Minor Ore Iron Iron 5wt-pct
    Major TiO2 Ore Titanium Titanium 17wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • CONCENTRATES 43% TIO2; 65% FE, 0.41% V (0.73% V2O5)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM 2 IS RPF ESTIMATE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEIS, H-P., MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, V. 3, NO. 3, 1971

  • Deposit

    LAWTHERS, ROBT., USBM I. C. 7791, 1957

  • Production

    GEIS, 1971; LAWTHERS, 1957

  • Reserve-Resource

    LAWTHERS, 1957

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1973 Fischer, Richard P. U.S. Geological Survey

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