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| Deposit Area 2011 - 027 | |||||
| (Last updated 14.feb.2005) | |||||
Name of Deposit Area : Giednjujohka |
| (Object Id : 2011,027,00,00) |
| Location |
| County : | Finnmark (20) | Municipality : | Kautokeino (2011) |
| Map 1:50000: | Noarvas (2032-4) | Map 1:250000: | Inari |
| Marking point: | Longitude: | 24.6941050 | Latitude: | 68.9956180 |
| EU89-UTM Zone 34 |
| X-coord: | 647696 m. | Y-coord: | 7658320 m. |
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| Commodity |
| Main Type: | Precious metals (Au,Ag,PGE) | Sub Type: | Gold | |
| Element(s): | Au |
| Production |
| Activity: | Test mining | Reserves: | ||
| Prod. method: | Open pit mining | Production: | ||
| Prod. status: | Disused, closed | Volume of dump: |
| Importance |
| Public: | Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015) |
| Economical: | Minor interest , (Confirmed 10.feb.2005 by Peter Ihlen) |
Mineralization |
| Era: | Cenozoic | Period: | Quarternary | |
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| Genesis: | Clastic sediment | Form: | Irregular | |
| Main texture: | Pore space filling | Min. distribution: | Irregular (scattered) |
| Main grain size: | Very unevenly grained | Main alteration: |
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Mineralogy |
| Relationship | Mineral | Amount | |
| Ore mineral | Gold | Accessory mineral (<1%) |
Information(s) in free text format |
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| Alluvial gold has been worked immediately south of the Giednjujohka river, a tributary to Bavtajohka river. The gold workings are situated about 1 km up-streams from Bavtajohka and were active in 1925 when Mr. Løvholt from Ålesund conducted some work. |
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