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Kodal, Norway

Prospect in Norway with commodities Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Titanium, Metal
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097463
MRDS ID W029787
Record type Site
Current site name Kodal, Norway

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 10.21947, 59.3821 (WGS84)
Relative position 35 KM WEST OF TONSBERG, NORTH OF LARVIK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Norway

Comments on the location information

  • 25 KM DISTANCE TO HARBOUR

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
REE Critical Primary
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • IT IS PLANNED TO PRODUCE CONCENTRATE OF PHOSPHATE, RARE EARTH-OXIDE, CONCENTRATE OF MAGNETITE, AND CONCENTRATE OF ILMENITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result THE ORE IS A FINELY DISSEMINATED MIXTURE OF40-50 % ILMENO-MAGNETITE,5-15 % ILMENITE, 15-25 % APATITE, AND 20-35 % PYROXENE, (33 % FE, 9 % TIO2, 3.3 % P)

Nearby scientific data

(1) 10.21947, 59.3821
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description The Bergen Arc District
Type of structure Local
Structure description The Egersund Anorthosite Area

Ore body information

  • Strike EAST TO WEST
    Dip 80 DEG.SOUTH
    Thickness 32M
    Length 1500M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE OREBODY IS LOCATED IN A LARGE NEPHELINE-SYENITE-MASSIVE AND IS A NEPHELINE CONTAINING TITANOMAGNETITE-PYROXENITE. GENESIS: LIQUIDMAGMATIC

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • (1972) POTENTIAL PRODUCTION: PHOSPHATE (FLOUR-TYPE) 170,000 T-340,000 T WITH 17 % P; 1,500 T-3,500 T RARE EARTH OXIDES; MAGNETITE CONCENTRATE 400,000 T-800,000 T (8-10 % TI02, 60 % FE), ILMENITE CONCENTRATE (POSSIBLE) 20,000 T-200,000 T (45 % TI02)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • H1) ORE (TI, FE, RAE, P) DRILLED RESERVES
  • J1) ORE (TI, FE, RAE, P)

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: THE DISTANCE FROM THE DEPOSIT TO POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE HARBOURS IS 20-30 KM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BGR, FEBR. 1977, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LAENDERBERICHTE, XI, ROHSTOFFE ZUR STAHLVEREDLUNG IN FINNLAND, NORWEGEN, SCHWEDEN

  • Deposit

    NIELSEN, N.-A., 1972: THE ILMENOMAGNETITE-APATITE DEPOSIT AT KODAL, S.NORWAY, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, APRIL 1972, P.35-37

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS 15 TO 32 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1978 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

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