Bjornevatin

Producer in Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134345
MAS/MILS ID 4030130003
Record type Site
Current site name Bjornevatin
Alternate or previous names Sydvaranger

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 30.00367, 69.58184 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sogn Og Fjordane(province)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Norway Sogn Og Fjordane

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 30.00367, 69.58184

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 100M
    Length 2500M
    Width 200M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 860602

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1910
Milling method Magnetic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner A/S Sydvaranger (Government)
    Interest 51
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner
    Owner Private Interests
    Interest 49
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description 4399999 Metric Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Iron Iron 4399999mt

Comments on the production information

  • IN ADDITION TO THE $4.87 MILLING COST, THERE IS A $10.20 SMELTING COST FOR PELLETIZATION OF PRODUCT A.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 206800000mt ore
    Demonstrated 206800000mt ore
    Total resources 206800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 32.5 wt-pct Iron Major 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CONCENTRATE TO PRODUCE PELLETS AT KIRKENES 4030135011P SHIP 68,900 MT OF CONCENTRATE TO USA . 1987 ORE FROM FOUR PITS: 47.8%-BJORNEVATN NORTH, 21.2%-BJORNEVATN EAST, 15.6%-TVERRDALEN AND 15.4% -JERNTOPPEN. MAGNETITE ORE
  • 1988 YEARBOOK-PETER KUCK

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 71
    Primary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 27
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 22400
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 8.17
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 312
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SKOLE, ROBERT, SYDVARANGER AND REPPARFJORD - TWO OF THE

  • Deposit

    WORLD'S MOST NORTHERLY MINES, ENG. AND MIN. JOUR.,

  • Deposit

    NOVEMBER, 1973, PP 124-126.

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS, SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES, 1970.

  • Deposit

    MEINTRUP, WALTER AND FRITZ KLEINER, WORLD'S LARGEST ORE

  • Deposit

    GRINDER WITHOUT GEARS, MIN. ENGR., SEPTEMBER, 1982,

  • Deposit

    PP 1328-1331.

  • Deposit

    SIDNEY, D., SYDVARANGER'S NEW MILL, MINING MAGAZINE,

  • Deposit

    JANUARY, 1982, PP 30-33.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC, SYDVARANGER SPONGE

  • Deposit

    IRON PLANT WILL USE MIDREX PROCESS, JULY, 1978, P 41.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JUL-1986 Bolis U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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