Yxsjoberg

Producer in Sweden with commodities Tungsten, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084861
MRDS ID W700079
Record type Site
Current site name Yxsjoberg

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 14.76948, 60.04868 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR LUDVIKA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sweden(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Sweden

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Fluorite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Scheelite Ore

Analytical data

Result IN GENERAL 0.3-0.4% WO3 AND 5% FLUORITE IN ORE. THE SCHEELITE IS ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY FLUORITE.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 42
USGS model code 14a
Deposit model name W skarn

Nearby scientific data

(1) 14.76948, 60.04868

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ljusnarsberg District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Statsgruvor

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 1600000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.2 wt-pct Copper Major 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRIP, E. 1978, SWEDEN, IN BOWIE, S.H.U., KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLAM, H.W., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 1: NORTHWESTERN EUROPE: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 93-198.

  • Deposit

    VOKES, F.M., 1978, INTRODUCTION, IN BOWIE, S.H.U., KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLAM, H.W., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 1: NORTHWESTERN EUROPE: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 1-38.

  • Reserve-Resource

    VOKES, 1978

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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