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	Deposit Area 1854 - 005
	(Last updated 01.jun.2015)

Importance

Public:

Little Importance (reg. 01.06.2015)

Economical:

Minor interest , (Confirmed 01.jun.2015 by Terje Bjerkgård)

Operations

	From - To	Activity	Comments
	1901 - 1901	Test mining	Company/Institution :Et Nederlandsk konsortium
	1907 - 1907	Test mining	Company/Institution :Et svensk selskap
	1975 - 1975	Core drilling	Company/Institution :NGU
	1976 - 1976	Geochemistry	Company/Institution :NGU

Mineralization

	Era:	Paleozoic	Period:	Ordovician
	Dating:		Method:
	Genesis:	Sedex	Form:	Lens
	Main texture:	Breccia cement	Min. distribution:	Semi-massive (20-50 % ore minerals)

Main grain size:

Medium grained (1-3 mm)

Main alteration:

	Strike/Dip:	235 / 60	Direction:
			Plunge:

Stratigraphic classification of host rock

Era:

Paleozoic

Period:

Ordovician

	Province:	Caledonides
	Geotec.unit:	Ofoten Nappe Complex
	Tectonic complex:
	Igneous complex:

Group:

Evenesgruppen

Formation:

Mineralogy

	Relationship	Mineral	Amount
	Gangue mineral	Dolomite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Gangue mineral	Muscovite	Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
	Gangue mineral	Calcite	Accessory mineral (<1%)
	Gangue mineral	Quartz	Accessory mineral (<1%)
	Gangue mineral	Fuchsite	Accessory mineral (<1%)
	Gangue mineral	Hornblende	Accessory mineral (<1%)
	Ore mineral	Pyrite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Sphalerite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Chalcopyrite	Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
	Ore mineral	Pyrrhotite	Accessory mineral (<1%)
	Ore mineral	Rutile	Accessory mineral (<1%)
	Ore mineral	Galena	Accessory mineral (<1%)

Lithology:

	Relationship	Rock	Origin
	Host rock	Dolomittmarmor	Sedimentary Original rock :Dolomite
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Wall rock	Kvartsitt	Sedimentary Original rock :Sandstone
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Wall rock	Leivsetmarmor	Sedimentary Original rock :Limestone
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures

	Location:	Type:	Orientation(360 gr.):	Relation to min.:
	Host rock	Extensional lineation	Strike/Dip :45 / 15	Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :Modifies
	Host rock	Primary layering	Strike/Dip :235 / 60	Syn-mineralisation ;...Effect :Controls

Information(s) in free text format

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Sinklia-mineraliseringen er begrenset til en dolomittmarmorliste som ligger i den mektige karbonatenhet i Håfjellets sydøstlige helling ovenfor Ballangen sentrum. Malmmineralene er sinkblende og svovelkis og mengdeforholdet mellom disse varierer mye.Hovedforekomsten i NØ - enden av dolomittmarmorlinsa er et nedlagt gruveområde som består av en stoll, tre slepesynker og flere tipper (for skisse over området, se NGU nr. 142). Slepesynken følger mineraliseringens fall. Mineraliseringen består av en linse av massiv svovelkis, som kan minne noe om vasskis. Denne type malm er kun funnet her i gruveområdet. Både i liggen og hengen til den massive kisen har vi sinkblendemineralisering i bånd og breksjestruktur. Utenfor gruveområdet finnes ca. 24 skjerp og grøftinger av varierende størrelse. Disse fordeler seg langs hele strøket. Mineraliseringen varierer mye fra meget fattig impregnasjon til god, nesten massiv sinkblendemalm. Særlig sinkblendemineraliseringen i breksjestruktur viser at mineraliseringen er utsatt for deformasjon. Forekomsten er for liten til å være av økonomisk interesse. Terrenget er for det meste åpent, det finnes flere stier i området og velforeningen "Håfjellets Venner" eier en flott hytte i området som er åpen for alle.

Bibliography:

From NGU's Reference Archive:

Cramer, J.; Gust, J.; Vik, E. , 1976

	Mineralundersøkelser i Sinklien, Ballangen kommune.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.1339/4;14 pages

	Abstract:
	Malmen i Sinklien består av en massiv svovelkis-sinkblende linse, som ligger konkordant med sideberget i en Mg-fattig sone på overgangen mellom kalkspattmarmor og dolomitt. Det er kjent flere andre små sulfidanrikninger i dolomitten, men det er ingen sammenhengende mineralisering. Malmens opprinnelse er usikker, men det er sannsynligvis en syngenetisk stratiform malm.

Torgersen, J.C. , 1935

	Sink- og blyforekomster i det nordlige Norge.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;TIDSSKRIFTARTIKKEL;NGU; No.142;1-60 pages

Abstract:

The present paper continues the description of zinc-, and lead deposits in Northern Norway, including Nordland, Troms and Finnmark counties. The writer formerly described the zinc- and lead deposits of Helgeland, which is the southern part of Nordland county. In this paper is given a description of the remaining deposits of Northern Norway. Of these the most important are found in Ofoten, the north-eastern region of Nordland county. A few deposits of less importance belong to the Beiarn district in Nordland, a few are located in the counties Troms and Finnmark. In Ofoten the zinc- and lead deposits occur partly within the Archean area, partly within the area of the metamorphosed sediments of the Caledonian mountain range of Cambro-Silurian age. In the Archean area the ores are somtimes found in gabbroidic rocks, partly on fahlbands with pyrrhotite as the predominating ore mineral, partly on veins in or near the fahlbands, sometimes they occur on veins bedded in a biotite schist rich in quartz. The ore deposits connected to the metamorphosed sediments of the mountain range both mineralogically bear a close resemblance to the zinc- and lead deposits of Helgeland, formerly described by the author.

Name of Locality : Skjerp 1

(Object Id : 1854,005,01,00)

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Location

County :

Nordland (18)

Municipality :

Ballangen (1854)

Map 1:50000:

Evenes (1331-4)

Map 1:250000:

Narvik

Marking point:

Longitude:

16.7719330

Latitude:

68.3551540

EU89-UTM Zone 33

(Coordinates IS confirmed)

X-coord:

572930 m.

Y-coord:

7583509 m.

Commodity

	Main Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Sub Type:	Zinc
			Element(s):	Zn

Production

	Activity:	Pitting	Reserves:
	Prod. method:		Production:
	Prod. status:		Volume of dump:

Name of Locality : Skjerp 2

(Object Id : 1854,005,02,00)

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Location

County :

Nordland (18)

Municipality :

Ballangen (1854)

Map 1:50000:

Evenes (1331-4)

Map 1:250000:

Narvik

Marking point:

Longitude:

16.7657890

Latitude:

68.3542770

EU89-UTM Zone 33

(Coordinates IS confirmed)

X-coord:

572679 m.

Y-coord:

7583404 m.

Commodity

	Main Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Sub Type:	Zinc
			Element(s):	Zn

Production

	Activity:	Pitting	Reserves:
	Prod. method:		Production:
	Prod. status:		Volume of dump:

Fieldsamples

	Sample No.	Sample type	Miscellanrous
	NO0289.NO0359.01	Bedrock	Sampler :Lindahl, I./...Stored :Løkken Comment :Rik sinkblendemineralisering i dolomittbreksje. No. of registrated element analyses = 1
	NO0289.NO0359.02	Bedrock	Sampler :Lindahl, I./...Stored :Løkken Comment :Sinkmalm med svovelkis og sinkblende. No. of registrated element analyses = 1

NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Locality : Skjerp 3

(Object Id : 1854,005,03,00)

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Location

County :

Nordland (18)

Municipality :

Ballangen (1854)

Map 1:50000:

Evenes (1331-4)

Map 1:250000:

Narvik

Marking point:

Longitude:

16.7638430

Latitude:

68.3542530

EU89-UTM Zone 33

(Coordinates IS confirmed)

X-coord:

572599 m.

Y-coord:

7583399 m.

Commodity

	Main Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Sub Type:	Zinc
			Element(s):	Zn

Production

	Activity:	Pitting	Reserves:
	Prod. method:		Production:
	Prod. status:		Volume of dump:

Fieldsamples

	Sample No.	Sample type	Miscellanrous
	NO0289.NO0360.01	Bedrock	Sampler :Lindahl, I./...Stored :Løkken Comment :Sinkmineralisering i dolomittbreksje. No. of registrated element analyses = 1

NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Locality : Skjerp 4

(Object Id : 1854,005,04,00)

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Location

County :

Nordland (18)

Municipality :

Ballangen (1854)

Map 1:50000:

Evenes (1331-4)

Map 1:250000:

Narvik

Marking point:

Longitude:

16.7556370

Latitude:

68.3518270

EU89-UTM Zone 33

(Coordinates IS confirmed)

X-coord:

572270 m.

Y-coord:

7583119 m.

Commodity

	Main Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Sub Type:	Zinc
			Element(s):	Zn

Production

	Activity:	Pitting	Reserves:
	Prod. method:		Production:
	Prod. status:		Volume of dump:

Fieldsamples

	Sample No.	Sample type	Miscellanrous
	NO0289.NO0289.01	Bedrock	Sampler :Lindahl, I./...Stored :Løkken Comment :Sinkmineralisering i dolomittbreksje. No. of registrated element analyses = 1

NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Sample point : Prøvepunkt 1

(Object Id : 1854,005,04,01)

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Location

County :

Nordland (18)

Municipality :

Ballangen (1854)

Map 1:50000:

Evenes (1331-4)

Map 1:250000:

Narvik

Marking point:

Longitude:

16.7595770

Latitude:

68.3525040

EU89-UTM Zone 33

(Coordinates IS confirmed)

X-coord:

572430 m.

Y-coord:

7583200 m.

Commodity

	Main Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Sub Type:	Zinc
			Element(s):	Zn

Fieldsamples

	Sample No.	Sample type	Miscellanrous
	NO0289.NO0361.01	Bedrock	Sampler :Lindahl, I./...Stored :Løkken Comment :Sinkmineralisering i dolomittbreksje. No. of registrated element analyses = 1

NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Sample point : Prøvepunkt 2

(Object Id : 1854,005,04,02)

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Location

County :

Nordland (18)

Municipality :

Ballangen (1854)

Map 1:50000:

Evenes (1331-4)

Map 1:250000:

Narvik

Marking point:

Longitude:

16.7570800

Latitude:

68.3516330

EU89-UTM Zone 33

(Coordinates IS confirmed)

X-coord:

572330 m.

Y-coord:

7583100 m.

Commodity

	Main Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Sub Type:	Zinc
			Element(s):	Zn

Fieldsamples

	Sample No.	Sample type	Miscellanrous
	NO0289.NO0362.01	Bedrock	Sampler :Lindahl, I./...Stored :Løkken Comment :Sinkmineralisering i dolomittbreksje. No. of registrated element analyses = 1

NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

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Analyse Results

from

Deposit Area 1854 - 005 Sinklia

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#
NO0289.NO0289.01	Bedrock	112	41722	11	10	14	.1	1.0
NO0289.NO0359.01	Bedrock	120	99999	11	6	5	.1	4.0
NO0289.NO0359.02	Bedrock	173	99999	2496	5	9	1.3	1.0
NO0289.NO0360.01	Bedrock	71	55026	12	1	1	.1	1.0
NO0289.NO0361.01	Bedrock	74	38900	32	1	1	.1	1.0
NO0289.NO0362.01	Bedrock	266	52575	11	16	14	.1	1.0

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Sample No.	Pt#	Pd#	As*	Cd*	Ba*	Mo*	Sb*	Bi*	S%
NO0289.NO0289.01	3.0	3.0	12	71.3	4	1.00	2	2	11.13
NO0289.NO0359.01	3.0	3.0	17	933.3	2	2.00	4	2	31.21
NO0289.NO0359.02	3.0	3.0	9	416.1	2	3.00	5	3	11.50
NO0289.NO0360.01	3.0	3.0	4	115.5	2	1.00	2	2	3.91
NO0289.NO0361.01	3.0	3.0	4	102.0	2	1.00	2	2	2.51
NO0289.NO0362.01	3.0	3.0	7	109.2	2	1.00	2	2	22.49

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Sample No.	V*	Cr*	Mn*	Fe%	Th*	U*	W*	Sr*	La*
NO0289.NO0289.01	2	2	198	6.17	2.00	5.00	1	22.0	2.00
NO0289.NO0359.01	2	2	152	4.20	2.00	5.00	1	7.0	2.00
NO0289.NO0359.02	2	2	206	1.21	2.00	5.00	1	48.0	3.00
NO0289.NO0360.01	2	2	302	.70	2.00	5.00	1	31.0	2.00
NO0289.NO0361.01	2	1	253	.67	2.00	5.00	1	42.0	2.00
NO0289.NO0362.01	2	2	318	12.36	2.00	7.00	1	13.0	2.00

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Sample No.	B*
NO0289.NO0289.01	2
NO0289.NO0359.01	3
NO0289.NO0359.02	2
NO0289.NO0360.01	2
NO0289.NO0361.01	2
NO0289.NO0362.01	2

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