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Deposit Area 1805 - 062
(Last updated 18.feb.2005)

Name of Deposit Area : Raudfjellet
(Object Id : 1805,062,00,00)
Drill Cores from the Deposit Area: See Borehole Area Raudfjellet

Location
County : Nordland (18) Municipality : Narvik (1805)
Map 1:50000: Skjomen (1331-1) Map 1:250000: Narvik
Marking point: Longitude: 17.1611460 Latitude: 68.3414730
EU89-UTM Zone 33 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 588997 m. Y-coord: 7582496 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Ferroalloys (Cr,Ni,Co,V,Mo,W) Sub Type: Nickel
Element(s): Ni Cu Co
Production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump: 40 m3

Importance
Public: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)
Economical: Minor interest , (Confirmed 18.feb.2005 by Havard Gautneb)

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
Pitting

Mineralization
Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician
Dating: 437 (-2\+2) million year Method: U/Pb
Genesis: Orthomagmatic formation Form: Irregular
Main texture: Structureless Min. distribution: Disseminated (<20 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Medium grained (1-3 mm) Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician
Province: Caledonides
Geotec.unit: Narvik Nappe Complex
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex: Råna Pluton
Group: Narvikgruppen Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Olivine Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Plagioclase Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Hornblende Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Pyroxene Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Pyrrhotite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Pentlandite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Chalcopyrite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Host rock Peridotitt Intrusive
Original rock :Peridotite
437 (-2\+2) mill. years;..Method:U/Pb
Wall rock Noritt Intrusive
Original rock :Norite
437 (-2\+2) mill. years;..Method:U/Pb

Information(s) in free text format
Free text
På Raudfjellet mye rust. Dette er særlig over hovedskjerpet. Dette skyldes små peridotitter i selve fjellet. Det er også et skjerp tilknyttet en av disse kroppene som ikke ble besøkt. Hovedskjerpet er sannsynlig en affset fra sulfider i peridotitten. Malmen i hovedskjerpet er ofte semimassiv. H.o.h. 600m. 1 plukkprøve for analyse.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
NO0260.01 Dump
Sampler :Lindahl, I./...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Semimassiv magnetkismalm med svovelkis.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Locality : Raudfjellet
(Object Id : 1805,062,01,00)

Location
County : Nordland (18) Municipality : Narvik (1805)
Map 1:50000: Skjomen (1331-1) Map 1:250000: Narvik
Marking point: Longitude: 17.1546320 Latitude: 68.3406600
EU89-UTM Zone 33 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 588732 m. Y-coord: 7582396 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Ferroalloys (Cr,Ni,Co,V,Mo,W) Sub Type: Nickel
Element(s): Ni Cu
Production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump:


Name of Locality : Raudfjellet
(Object Id : 1805,062,02,00)

Location
County : Nordland (18) Municipality : Narvik (1805)
Map 1:50000: Skjomen (1331-1) Map 1:250000: Narvik
Marking point: Longitude: 17.1738700 Latitude: 68.3386150
EU89-UTM Zone 33 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 589532 m. Y-coord: 7582196 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Ferroalloys (Cr,Ni,Co,V,Mo,W) Sub Type: Nickel
Element(s): Ni Cu
Production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump:



Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 1805 - 062 Raudfjellet

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#
NO0260.01 Dump 2680 112 -41 553 3110 -8.2 7.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sn* Sb* Bi*
NO0260.01 3.0 49.0 44 -8.2 65 15.90 -20 -20 -20
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Sample No. S% V* Cr* Mn* Fe% Th* U* Sr* La*
NO0260.01 7.96 104 137 334 17.50 -30.00 -30.00 59.7 -8.20
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Sample No. B*
NO0260.01 -41


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