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Selvag

Prospect in Norway with commodity Vanadium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
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  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024990
MRDS ID ISM0742
Record type Site
Current site name Selvag

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 17.00381, 68.49879 (WGS84)
Relative position WEST OF NARVIK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Norway

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Vanadium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • VANADIUM

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) 17.00381, 68.49879
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOLDING AND FAULTING; LCRET; CLPN (CALCIUM FLUORAPATITE) + QRTZ + CLCD + ORCL + SRCT + KLNT + MMRL + DLMT + LMON + PYRT; V BELIEVED TO BE MOSTLY ASSOCIATED WITH ORGANIC MATTER IN THE PHOSPHORITE BEDS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL RATED-CAPACITY OF PHOSPHATE ROCK AT 3 ELEMENTAL PHOSPHATE PLANTS IN IDAHO IS 2,4 MIL TONS. THESE HAVE OPERATED AT GREATER THAN RATED CAPACITY IN RECENT YEARS AND PRODUCE A BY-PRODUCT, FERROPHOSPHORUS, THAT CONTAINS ABOUT 7-8% V. MOST PHOSPHORITE MINED SATISFIES AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES AND YIELDS NO FERROPHOSPHORUS. UNKNOWN: DEPENDS PARTLY ON AN INCREASE IN ELEMENTAL PHOSPHORUS CAPACITY.AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED BENEFICIATED PHOSPHORITE FED TO THE 3 PRODUCERS OF ELEMENTAL P IN IDAHO. THE PROPORTION ENDING UP A FERROPHOSPHORUS IS NOT KNOWN. THE PROPORTION OF FERROPHOSPHORUS PROCESSED BY V-MILLS IS ALSO NOT KNOWN. MUCH OF THE CURRENT FERROPHOSPHORUS IS BEING STOCKPILED. (ANNUAL V-PRODUCTION CANNOT BE DISCLOSED WITHOUT DISCLOSING COMPANY-CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION). UNKNOWN

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RR9 REPRESENTS ONLY PRESENT OR POTENTIAL ELEMENTAL PHOSPHORUS PRODUCERS, RR10 REPRESENTS DEMONSTRATED RESOURCES FOR ALL OF IDAHO, RR11 REPRESENTS DEMONSTRATED RESOURCES FOR TOTAL WESTERN PHOSHATE FIELD REPRESENTS V2O5 IN R11, ABOVE, IF RESOURCES CONTAIN 0,08% V. RF3 REPRESENTS IDENTIFIED RESOURCES FOR THE WESTERN US PHOSPHATE FIELD, RR33 REPRESENTS SUBECONOMIC STRIPPABLE RESOURCES, RR34 REPRESENTS SUBECONOMIC UNDERGROUND RESOURCES. TOTAL V2O5 RESOURCES IN RR33 & RR34 IF GRADE SHOULD EQUAL 0,08%V.

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ( X; DEMAND FOR ELEMENTAL P). DEVELOPMENT(YES); EXPLORATION(YES); ASSESSMENT(PRESENT PRODUCTION SHOULD CONTINUE; SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION UNLIKELY.); PHOSPHORITE CONTAINING ABOUT 0,08 TO 0,09% V IS MINED, BENEFICIATED, CALCINED AND DELIVERED TO ELEMENTAL PHOSPHORUS PLANTS. THESE PLANTS PRODUCE A BY-PRODUCT OF ELEMENTAL-P, FERROPHOSPHORUS, THAT CONTAINS 7 TO 8% V, AND WHICH CAN BE FURTHER PROCESSED AT V-PLANTS. THIS IS PRESENTLY THE ONLY VIABLE V-MINING AND -PROCESSING PRODUCTION IN THE US. MAINTAINING PRODUCTION LEVELS BY CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF MINING LEASES. CONTINUING DRILL PROGRAMS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS, UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK 1970

  • Deposit

    GEIS, H. A. SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE IRON-TITANIUM PROVINCES IN NORWAY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THOSE IN PRODUCTION. IN: MINERALS SCI. ENGNG. PP. 13-21

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: CIRCA 1940 (FOR VANADIUM
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE 0 REFINED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1986 Rossouw, Cindy Geological Survey of South Africa

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