Fosdalen

Producer in Norway with commodities Copper, Iron, Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279790
MAS/MILS ID 4030410003
Record type Site
Current site name Fosdalen
Alternate or previous names Fosdalens Bergverks

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 11.20325, 64.05882 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Norway

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 11.20325, 64.05882

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Milling method Magnetic

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Fosdalens Bergverks
    Year 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1988 YEARBOOK-PETER KUCK
  • MALM MINE AND CONCENTRATOR LOCATED IN TRONDELAG MAGNETITE ORE 1.6 MILLION TPY, PRODUCED 196,000 MT OF CONCENTRATE IN 1988.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SEPT 1976, TABLE B-1126 MINES ACCOUNTING FO

  • Deposit

    F ALL OUTPUT OTHER THAN COAL

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FE ORE-5,000TPD, CU 2TPD, FE 1,75OTPD, PYRITE CONC 80TPD, UN ND MINE DEVELOPED BY ADIT, VERTICAL SHAFT, SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND MINING-LONG HOLE BLASTING, SUB-LEVEL CAVING, SHRINKAGE, ORE CO OF PROCESSING AND CAPACITY-FLOTATION 80TPD, MAGNETIC EXTRAC 50TPD

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-OCT-1996 West, B.J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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