Stollberg Mine

Producer in Sweden with commodities Lead, Zinc, Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Gold, Copper
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073164
MRDS ID W019013
Record type Site
Current site name Stollberg Mine
Alternate or previous names Lustigkulla Pb, Zn Mine, V. Silvberg

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 15.26949, 60.19867 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sweden(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Sweden

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Magnetite Ore
Rhodonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Cordierite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Martite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Granite
    Rock description Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eoarchean
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Leptite Series Quartzite, Mang. Limestones
    Rock description Leptite Series Quartzite, Mang. Limestones
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 15.26949, 60.19867

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1912

Mining district

District name West Silver Mountain Field

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner A/B Statsgruvor

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 219 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: 600 MTPD MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAGNUSSON, N. H., 1950, ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL SWEDEN; INT. GEOL. CONG. 18TH, REPT. 7, P. 371 - 79

  • Production

    RAUSCH & MARIACHER, 1970, AIME SYMP. PB - ZN, V1 P. 954 - 5

  • Reserve-Resource

    E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1976, P. 287

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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