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Stekenjokk

Past Producer in Sweden with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304171
MAS/MILS ID 4010450008
Record type Site
Current site name Stekenjokk

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 14.45334, 65.09877 (WGS84)
Elevation 820
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sweden(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Sweden

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 14.45334, 65.09877
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 15HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 15
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918
Mining method Combined Methods
Year of first production 1975
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Boliden Ab
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Sweden
    Interest 100
    Home office Sweden
    Year 1980

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Description Open Pit 175000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1976
    Description Open Pit And Underground 600000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1977
    Description Open Pit And Underground 600000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1978
    Description Open Pit And Underground 600000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1979
    Description Open Pit And Underground 600000 Mt Ore

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Measured 8800000mt ore
    Demonstrated 8800000mt ore
    Total resources 8800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.45 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
    Gold Au 0.2999 g/mt Gold Trace 1976
    Sulfur S 19.4 wt-pct Sulfur 1976
    Zinc Zn 3.24 wt-pct Zinc Major 1976
    Silver Ag 41 g/mt Silver Trace 1976
    Arsenic As 0.06 wt-pct Arsenic 1976
    Lead Pb 0.25 wt-pct Lead 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Demonstrated 4310000mt ore
    Total resources 4310000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.6 wt-pct Copper Major 0
    Gold Au 0.3 g/mt Gold Trace 0
    Zinc Zn 3.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 0
    Silver Ag 45 g/mt Silver Trace 0
    Lead Pb 0.25 wt-pct Lead 0

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 360M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OTHER COMBINED METHODS
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. STEEL W/LAGGING CONCRETE REINFOR
    Number of Shafts 2
    Length of Inclines (m) 1000
    Slope of Inclines 80
    Number of Inclines 2
    Capacity 2000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 9.65
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on other economic factors

  • SURFACE RESERVES MINED BY OPEN PIT METHOD DURING SUMMER BETWEEN 1975 AND 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, DEC. 1977, PP. 620-626.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ZACHRISSON, EBBE. THE STRUCTURAL SETTING OF THE STENKENJOKK

  • Reserve-Resource

    ORE BODIES, CENTRAL SWEDISH CALEDONIDES. ECON. GEOL.,

  • Reserve-Resource

    VOL. 66, 1971, PP. 641-652.

  • Deposit

    1975 E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE UNDER DEVELOPMENT, 400,000TPY. JAN. 4, 1979 OTHER MINERAL HOLDINGS = 20 YEAR MINING LEASE, ISSUED 1973.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-JAN-95 Rmt U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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