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Ertelien Grube =Mine

Past Producer in Norway with commodities Nickel, Copper, Platinum, Cobalt, Silver, Gold, Palladium
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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
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038234
MRDS ID M045541
Record type Site
Current site name Ertelien Grube =Mine
Alternate or previous names Ringerikes Verk, Ringerike

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 10.05952, 60.06767 (WGS84)
Relative position 43 KM N70W OF OSLO NEAR TYRIFJORD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Norway

Comments on the location information

  • TOPO MAP SHOWS TWO PROSPECTS IN SEC. 32 AND ONE MINE IN SEC. 9. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR MINE SYMBOL SHOWN IN SEC. 9.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Silver Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Palladium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PT

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 10.05952, 60.06767
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE BLACK SANDS ARE SAID TO CONTAIN A TRACE OF PT. COUNTRY ROCKS ARE MESOZOIC AND PALEOZOIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. THE AREA HAS DISSEMINATED COPPER MINERALS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ostland District

Comments on the production information

  • VOGT, 1902, Z. PRAK. GEOL., GIVES 140 G/METRIC TON AC 0.5 G/METRIC TON AU, 2.6 G/METRIC TON PT, IR+OS APPROX 0.1 G/METRIC TON

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FOSLIE AND HORST, 1932, NORGES GEOL. UNDERS., 137

  • Production

    BEYSCHLAG ET.AL., 1914; FOSLIE AND HORST, 1932

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALTHOUGH AU WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE LITERATURE, IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THIS WOULD REPRESENT A PLACER PGE-AU DEPOSIT

Reporter information

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

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