Malmberget Mine

Producer in Sweden with commodity Iron
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107442
MRDS ID W700321
Record type Site
Current site name Malmberget Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 20.68685, 67.16535 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 KM NORTH OF GALLIVARE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sweden(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Sweden

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 158
USGS model code 25i
Deposit model name Volcanic-hosted magnetite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) 20.68685, 67.16535

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Period -1976
    Material ORE FE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^59.13-68.24% Fe
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Iron Iron 62wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 61.

  • Deposit

    ZITZMANN, ARNOLD, ED., 1978, THE IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF EUROPE AND ADJACENT AREAS, V. II: HANNOVER, FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES, 386 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1988 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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