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Mofjellet Mine

Producer in Norway with commodities Zinc, Copper, Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089355
MRDS ID W018944
Record type Site
Current site name Mofjellet Mine
Alternate or previous names Nord Norge Mine, Mofjell

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 14.2035, 66.2988 (WGS84)
Relative position EAST OF NORSK AT MO (TOWN)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Norway

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Boulangerite Ore
Breithauptite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cubanite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Hessite Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) 14.2035, 66.2988
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1500
Year of first production 1928

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bergverksselskapet Nord Norge

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 4200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 3.92 wt-pct Zinc Major 1983
    Copper Cu 0.23 wt-pct Copper Major 1983
    Lead Pb 0.7 wt-pct Lead Major 1983
    Silver Ag 6 g/mt Silver Minor 1983

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 120 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: MILL CAP. ALSO STATED AS 400 MTPD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-TONNAGE INFORMATION ON VOLCANIC-HOSTED COPPER-LEAD-ZINC MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, 78 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1975, P. 463.

  • Production

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1975

  • Reserve-Resource

    MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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