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Deposit Area 817 - 009
(Last updated 11.mai.2023)

Name of Deposit Area : Helldal
(Object Id : 0817,009,00,00)

Location
County : Telemark (08) Municipality : Drangedal (0817)
Map 1:50000: Gjerstad (1612-1) Map 1:250000: Arendal
Marking point: Longitude: 9.1564540 Latitude: 58.9564210
EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 508999 m. Y-coord: 6535210 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn) Sub Type: Copper
Element(s): Kis Cu
Production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump:

Importance
Public: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)
Economical: Minor interest , (Confirmed 27.feb.2002 by Jan Sverre Sandstad)

Mineralization
Era: Proterozoic Period: Mesoproterozoic
Dating: Method:
Genesis: Volcex Form: Lens
Main texture: Breccia cement Min. distribution: Massive (>50 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Fine grained (< 1 mm) Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period: Mesoproterozoic
Province: South Norwegian Basement Province
Geotec.unit: Bamble Complex
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Amphibole Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Pyrrhotite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Chalcopyrite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Sphalerite Accessory mineral (<1%)

Information(s) in free text format
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Gruven ligger under en liten skrent på østsiden av et lite dalføre på østsiden av Hommansfjellet. En traktorvei går gjennom dalen og passerer like under gruvetippen. Den tar av fra veien til Bratthammar gård like etter avkjørselen fra fylkesveien. (JSS/PMI)

Photo(s) from the Deposit area:
Photo no. 1 showing Helldal skjerp"

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
TE0202.01 Dump
Sampler :J.S. Sandstad/...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Massiv magnetkis+kobberkis med grønne bergartsfragmenter og amfibol.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
TE0202.02 Dump
Sampler :J.S. Sandstad/...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Semi-massiv magnetkis-kobberkis i kvarts+amfibol rik grunnmasse.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
TE0202.03 Dump
Sampler :J.S. Sandstad/...Stored :Løkken
Comment :Massiv magnetkis-kobberkis malm, rel Cu-rik, fra skeidehaug.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:


Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 817 - 009 Helldal

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#
TE0202.01 Dump 9695 1117 2 211 107 3.9 347.0
TE0202.02 Dump 15878 9331 5 105 50 3.8 297.0
TE0202.03 Dump 41122 7333 16 146 73 8.7 1.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sb* Bi* S%
TE0202.01 2.0 1.0 20 4.1 10 6.00 2 16 20.20
TE0202.02 1.0 2.0 8 56.9 75 3.00 2 21 11.30
TE0202.03 1.0 1.0 13 45.0 14 3.00 2 51 15.50
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Sample No. V* Cr* Mn* Fe% Th* U* W* Sr* La*
TE0202.01 15 14 177 36.09 1.00 4.00 1 12.0 2.00
TE0202.02 17 9 356 17.61 1.00 12.00 1 20.0 3.00
TE0202.03 2 26 322 23.53 1.00 9.00 1 15.0 3.00
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Sample No. B*
TE0202.01 5
TE0202.02 2
TE0202.03 2


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