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Deposit Area 1805 - 027
(Last updated 26.apr.2020)

Name of Deposit Area : Fagernesfjellet
(Object Id : 1805,027,00,00)
Location
County : Nordland (18) Municipality : Narvik (1805)
Map 1:50000: Narvik (1431-4) Map 1:250000: Narvik
Marking point: Longitude: 17.4361580 Latitude: 68.4284320
EU89-UTM Zone 33 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 599935 m. Y-coord: 7592608 m.
Commodity
Main Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Sub Type: Iron
Element(s): Fe
Production
Activity: Test mining Reserves: 1260 thousand tons
Prod. method: Open pit and underground mining Production: ,15 thousand tons
Prod. status: Disused, closed Volume of dump: 90 m3

Importance
Public: Little Importance (reg. 09.02.2017)
Economical: Minor interest , (Confirmed 09.feb.2017 by Terje Bjerkgård)

Products
Element/product Crude ore grade or quality
FE_MAG 15 %
FE_TOT 23 %
P 1.2 %

Mineralization
Era: Proterozoic Period: Neoproterozoic
Dating: Method:
Genesis: Sedex Form: Layer
Main texture: Banded Min. distribution: Massive (>50 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Fine grained (< 1 mm) Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: 220 / 50 Direction: 300
Plunge: 50
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period: Neoproterozoic
Province: Caledonides
Geotec.unit: Narvik Nappe Complex
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Narvikgruppen Formation: Sjåfjell jernformasjon

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Amphibole Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Magnetite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Hematite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Apatite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Unknown Amfbolitt Extrusive
Original rock :Basalt
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
Unknown Granat-gl.sk. Sedimentary
Original rock :Greywacke
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Unknown Primary layering Strike/Dip :220 / 50 Syn-mineralisation ;...Effect :None

Information(s) in free text format
Free text
The iron formation at Fagernesfjellet is not easy to find due to the dense vegetation, but the location is well described by Blomlie (2012). The deposit is situated in a steep hill-side just above the Narvik harbour. A water-filled adit with the orientation 120 is performed, and part of the iron formations can be studied (but not very well) in the walls by the entrance. The iron formation consists of 0.5 to 1 m thick zones of disseminated to massive fine grained magnetite in an amphibole and biotite rich matrix (Samples JSFE1413/14) in biotite-rich schist. Minor mm-thin bands of pyrite occur in the iron formation.

Bibliography:
References not to be found in NGU's Reference Archive.:

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
JSFE1413 Block
Sampler :Jan Sverre Sandstad/...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Magnetite dissemination in biotite-amphibole rock
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
No. of registrated oxide analyses = 1
JSFE1414 Bedrock
Sampler :Jan Sverre Sandstad/...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Magnetite dissemination in biotite-amphibole rock, minor sulphide veinlets
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
No. of registrated oxide analyses = 1
NO0219.01 Bedrock
Sampler :Sørdal, T./...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Finkornig jernmalm med py.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NO0219.02 Bedrock
Sampler :Sørdal, T./...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Skifrig fattig jernmalm.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NO0219.03 Bedrock
Sampler :Sørdal, T./...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Skarnmalm med kis
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NO0219.04 Bedrock
Sampler :Sørdal, T./...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Skarnmalm.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 1805 - 027 Fagernesfjellet

Element analyses
( *=parts pr. million, #=parts pr.billion, Negative values means below detection limit value.)
Sample No. Sample Type Cu* Zn* Pb* Co* Ni* Ag* Au#
JSFE1413 Block 10 19 4 8 9 1.3
JSFE1414 Bedrock 7 22 4 7 12 1.4
NO0219.01 Bedrock 10 34 91 17 9 1.1 3.0
NO0219.02 Bedrock 5 47 4 16 19 .1 1.0
NO0219.03 Bedrock 101 24 292 26 45 4.2 9.0
NO0219.04 Bedrock 2 10 19 4 5 .1 2.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sb* Bi* Ga*
JSFE1413 1 707 0.20 11.70
JSFE1414 1 2784 0.20 10.10
NO0219.01 3.0 3.0 52 .5 1419 1.00 2 2
NO0219.02 3.0 3.0 3 .2 92 1.00 2 4
NO0219.03 3.0 7.0 112 .2 30 1.00 2 8
NO0219.04 3.0 3.0 7 .2 414 1.00 2 2
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Sample No. S% V* Cr* Mn* Fe% Th* U* W* Rb*
JSFE1413 79 68 4.40 1.00 22.4
JSFE1414 69 7 4.20 0.80 31.0
NO0219.01 .08 33 22 142 17.97 3.00 5.00 1
NO0219.02 .01 34 23 111 14.47 3.00 7.00 1
NO0219.03 4.81 112 33 46 14.18 2.00 6.00 1
NO0219.04 .01 19 20 72 2.70 6.00 5.00 1
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Sample No. Sr* Y* Zr* Nb* Ta* Cs* La* Ce* Pr*
JSFE1413 355.3 33.2 97 6.60 0.50 1.60 28.40 54.90 6.63
JSFE1414 390.3 29.7 99 7.40 0.40 1.40 23.40 45.30 5.89
NO0219.01 215.0 16.00
NO0219.02 75.0 12.00
NO0219.03 320.0 11.00
NO0219.04 135.0 21.00
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Sample No. Nd* Sm* Eu* Gd* Tb* Dy* Ho* Er* Tm*
JSFE1413 25.40 5.26 1.24 6.00 1.02 5.71 1.15 3.39 0.51
JSFE1414 25.20 5.03 0.98 5.28 0.80 5.08 1.09 3.07 0.41
NO0219.01
NO0219.02
NO0219.03
NO0219.04
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Sample No. Yb* Lu* B* Hf*
JSFE1413 3.14 0.46 2.50
JSFE1414 2.74 0.47 2.30
NO0219.01 2
NO0219.02 2
NO0219.03 2
NO0219.04 2

Oxide analyses
( All values are in % )
Sample No. Sample Type SiO2 Al2O3 TiO2 Fe2O3 MnO MgO CaO
JSFE1413 Block 35.32 4.81 0.41 44.63 0.06 3.90 7.52
JSFE1414 Bedrock 35.76 4.41 0.37 44.36 0.06 3.39 6.20
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Sample No. Na2O K2O P2O5 Loss Sum
JSFE1413 0.66 0.84 2.69 -0.69 100.00
JSFE1414 1.04 0.96 2.60 -0.37 99.00

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