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Deposit Area 604 - 107
(Last updated 29.apr.2019)

Name of Deposit Area : Gabe Gottes grube
(Object Id : 0604,107,00,00)
The deposit area belongs to the Province : Overberget

Location
County : Buskerud (06) Municipality : Kongsberg (0604)
Map 1:50000: Kongsberg (1714-2) Map 1:250000: Skien
Marking point: (Unavailable)

Commodity
Main Type: Precious metals (Au,Ag,PGE) Sub Type: Silver
Element(s): Ag
Production
Activity: Mining Reserves:
Prod. method: Underground mining Production: 310 thousand tons
Prod. status: Disused, closed Volume of dump:

Importance
Public: Little Importance (reg. 29.04.2015)
Economical: Not classified/evaluated
Historical: Yes , (Confirmed 29.apr.2015 by Terje Bjerkgård)

Products
Element/product Crude ore grade or quality
AG 193 ppm

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
1660 - 1929 Regular production Company/Institution :Kongsberg Sølvverk

Mineralization
Era: Paleozoic Period: Permian
Dating: Method:
Genesis: Hydrothermal vein Form: Irregular
Main texture: Fracture filling Min. distribution: Irregular (scattered)
Main grain size: Very unevenly grained Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period: Mesoproterozoic
Province: South Norwegian Basement Province
Geotec.unit: Kongsberg Complex
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Information(s) in free text format
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Gabe Gottes field comprises the mines Gabe Gottes, Gnade Gottes and Gute Gottes. 60 t silver was produced in the period 1660-1920.

Name of Locality : Gabe Gottes synk
(Object Id : 0604,107,01,00)

Location
County : Buskerud (06) Municipality : Kongsberg (0604)
Map 1:50000: Map 1:250000:
Marking point: Longitude: 9.5982560 Latitude: 59.6355000
EU89-UTM Zone 32
X-coord: 533735 m. Y-coord: 6610970 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Precious metals (Au,Ag,PGE) Sub Type: Silver
Element(s):


Name of Locality : Gnade Gottes gruve
(Object Id : 0604,107,02,00)

Location
County : Buskerud (06) Municipality : Kongsberg (0604)
Map 1:50000: Map 1:250000:
Marking point: Longitude: 9.5980760 Latitude: 59.6352740
EU89-UTM Zone 32
X-coord: 533725 m. Y-coord: 6610945 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Precious metals (Au,Ag,PGE) Sub Type: Silver
Element(s):


Name of Locality : Grev Bernsdorfs gruve
(Object Id : 0604,107,03,00)

Location
County : Buskerud (06) Municipality : Kongsberg (0604)
Map 1:50000: Map 1:250000:
Marking point: Longitude: 9.5993970 Latitude: 59.6332850
EU89-UTM Zone 32
X-coord: 533801 m. Y-coord: 6610724 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Precious metals (Au,Ag,PGE) Sub Type: Silver
Element(s):


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