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Deposit Area 1853 - 010
(Last updated 20.mar.2024)

Name of Deposit Area : Øvre Kleven
(Object Id : 1853,010,00,00)

Location
County : Nordland (18) Municipality : Evenes (1853)
Map 1:50000: Astafjorden (1332-2) Map 1:250000: Narvik
Marking point: Longitude: 17.0346330 Latitude: 68.5198310
EU89-UTM Zone 33 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 583132 m. Y-coord: 7602196 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Sub Type: Iron
Element(s): Fe
Production
Activity: Mining Reserves: 413 thousand tons
Prod. method: Open pit and underground mining Production: 300 thousand tons
Prod. status: Disused, closed Volume of dump: 16500 m3

Importance
Public: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)
Economical: Minor interest , (Confirmed 25.feb.2005 by Agnes Raaness)

Products
Element/product Crude ore grade or quality
FE_TOT 21 %

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
1913 - 1914 Regular production Company/Institution :Ofoten malmfelt (engelsk)
1913 - 1923 Core drilling
1917 - 1923 Regular production Company/Institution :Beer Sonderheim (tysk)
1976 - 1976 Geology Company/Institution :Rana Gruber
2012 - 2014 Geology Company/Institution :NGU

Mineralization
Era: Proterozoic Period: Neoproterozoic
Dating: Method:
Genesis: Sedex Form: Layer
Main texture: Banded Min. distribution: Massive (>50 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Medium grained (1-3 mm) Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: 225 / 40 Direction: 260
Plunge: 30
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period: Neoproterozoic
Province: Caledonides
Geotec.unit: Seve-Køli Nappe Complex
Tectonic complex: Øvre allokton
Igneous complex:
Group: Bogengruppen Formation: Håfjell jernmalmformasjon

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Amphibole Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Magnetite Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Unknown Karbonatgl.skifer Sedimentary
Original rock :Greywacke
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
Unknown Amfibolitt Extrusive
Original rock :Basalt
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Unknown Primary layering Strike/Dip :225 / 40 Syn-mineralisation ;...Effect :None

Information(s) in free text format
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The Bogen Fe ore field consists of a number of workings over a strike length of c. 6 km. About 1.6 mill.t of magnetite ore was produced from three open pits with associated underground workings (Øvre and Nedre Kleven, Bergvik) between 1906 and 1939 (several periods). The ore occurs in several layers and lenses of semimassive ore, varying in thickness from less than 2 meters and up to c. 10 meters, typically separated by amphibolitic layers often with magnetite impregnation. The total thickness of the mineralized zone varies from c. 10 meters to 100-200 meters. The zone is strongly deformed and is folded into a number of recumbent tight to isoclinals fold structures, which have disrupted the ore layers and increased considerably the thickness in the fold closures. The mineralized zone is situated between calcareous mica schist (structurally below) and calcite marble (structurally above). The ore is generally banded/laminated on mm to cm scale, with alternating quartz, amphibole +/- biotite and magnetite layers. At places the ore contains thin manganese-rich or/and hematite-rich layers, typically in the structurally upper and lower parts, respectively.

Bibliography:
References not to be found in NGU's Reference Archive.:
Søvegjarto, U. 1978: Bogen jernmalmfelt. Sluttrapport geologi. Int. rapp. Rana Gruber A/S. 10 sider, 51 bilag.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
NO0272.01 Bedrock
Sampler :Sørdal, T./...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Magnetittmalm, fattig.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NO0272.02 Bedrock
Sampler :Sørdal, T./...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Magnetittmalm, rusten og fattig.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NO0272.03 Bedrock
Sampler :Sørdal, T./...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Rik magnetittmalm.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Locality : Øvre brudd
(Object Id : 1853,010,01,00)

Location
County : Nordland (18) Municipality : Evenes (1853)
Map 1:50000: Astafjorden (1332-2) Map 1:250000: Narvik
Marking point: Longitude: 17.0356920 Latitude: 68.5201380
EU89-UTM Zone 33 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 583174 m. Y-coord: 7602232 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Sub Type: Iron
Element(s): Fe


Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
ØKleven-1 Bedrock
Sampler :Bjerkgård/Raaness/...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Amfibolholdig kvarts-magnetittmalm (øvre brudd)
No. of registrated oxide analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Locality : Midtre brudd
(Object Id : 1853,010,02,00)

Location
County : Nordland (18) Municipality : Evenes (1853)
Map 1:50000: Astafjorden (1332-2) Map 1:250000: Narvik
Marking point: Longitude: 17.0351070 Latitude: 68.5193550
EU89-UTM Zone 33 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 583153 m. Y-coord: 7602143 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Sub Type: Iron
Element(s): Fe


Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
ØKleven-3 Bedrock
Sampler :Bjerkgård/Raaness/...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Hematittholdig kvarts-magnetittmalm (midtre brudd)
No. of registrated oxide analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:


Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 1853 - 010 Øvre Kleven

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#
NO0272.01 Bedrock 11 123 32 12 7 .2 2.0
NO0272.02 Bedrock 71 32 4 13 10 .2 4.0
NO0272.03 Bedrock 12 37 2 18 7 .1 2.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sb* Bi* S%
NO0272.01 3.0 3.0 2 .7 20 1.00 2 2 .06
NO0272.02 3.0 3.0 2 .2 51 1.00 2 6 2.28
NO0272.03 3.0 3.0 2 .2 102 1.00 2 2 .04
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Sample No. V* Cr* Mn* Fe% Th* U* W* Sr* La*
NO0272.01 29 16 1242 12.72 3.00 5.00 1 234.0 10.00
NO0272.02 38 17 214 11.70 2.00 5.00 1 48.0 8.00
NO0272.03 40 26 310 21.18 3.00 5.00 1 66.0 13.00
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Sample No. B*
NO0272.01 3
NO0272.02 2
NO0272.03 2

Oxide analyses

( All values are in % )
Sample No. Sample Type SiO2 Al2O3 TiO2 Fe2O3 MnO MgO CaO
ØKleven-1 Bedrock 36.70 6.10 0.27 34.70 0.37 5.43 11.66
ØKleven-3 Bedrock 44.41 5.86 0.31 38.96 0.16 3.91 5.58
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Sample No. Na2O K2O P2O5 Loss Sum
ØKleven-1 1.00 0.38 0.45 1.36 98.00
ØKleven-3 0.82 0.24 0.48 -0.67 100.00


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