Lein 2 Smith Meyers Mine

Past Producer in Norway with commodities Nickel, Copper, Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038231
MRDS ID M045537
Record type Site
Current site name Lein 2 Smith Meyers Mine
Alternate or previous names Hosanger Gruber

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 5.4932, 60.57833 (WGS84)
Relative position 20 KM NE OF BERGEN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Norway

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pentlandite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) 5.4932, 60.57833

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form FLATTENED POD
    Plunge 5E
    Thickness 20M
    Length 90M
    Width 25M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FAULTED PORTION MAYBE OF LEIN 1

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1875
Production years 1875-1949; MOST POST 1933

Mining district

District name Vestland District

Comments on the production information

  • PT BY ANALOGY WITH LEIN 1

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BJORLYKKE, 1949, NORGES GEOL. UNDERS., NO. 137

  • Production

    BJORLYKKE, 1949

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEE MINE MAPS AND CROSS SECTIONS OF BJORLYKKE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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