Porsgrunn

Producer in Telemark, Norway with commodity Magnesite
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279829
MAS/MILS ID 4030371067
Record type Site
Current site name Porsgrunn
Alternate or previous names Magnesium Division

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 9.66948, 59.16548 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Telemark(province)

Norway(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Norway Telemark

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 9.66948, 59.16548

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Norsk Hydro: (Owns 70% Of Hydro Aluminium As)
    Interest 100
    Home office Norway

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT TYPE: MAGNESIUM ELECTROLYSIS

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PLANT PRODUCES 25,000 TPY CC MGO FROM SEAWATER AND 48,000 TPY MG METAL FROM MGCL2 PURCHASED FROM THE DEAD SEA PLANT (ISRAEL).

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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