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Deposit Area 624 - 067
(Last updated 19.mar.2020)

Name of Deposit Area : Bakken
(Object Id : 0624,067,00,00)

Location
County : Buskerud (06) Municipality : Øvre Eiker (0624)
Map 1:50000: Kongsberg (1714-2) Map 1:250000: Skien
Marking point: Longitude: 9.7444280 Latitude: 59.6953780
EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 541903 m. Y-coord: 6617721 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn) Sub Type: Zinc
Element(s): Zn Pb Cu
Production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump: 10 m3

Importance
Public: Not Assessed (reg. 18.02.2015)
Economical: Minor interest , (Confirmed 23.nov.2019 by Jan Sverre Sandstad)

Mineralization
Era: Paleozoic Period: Permian
Dating: Method:
Genesis: Hydrothermal breccia Form: Irregular
Main texture: Vein network Min. distribution: Irregular (scattered)
Main grain size: Medium grained (1-3 mm) Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: 15 / 90 Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period: Mesoproterozoic
Province: South Norwegian Basement Province
Geotec.unit: Kongsberg Complex
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Coal blende Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Pyrite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Galena Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Sphalerite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Chalcopyrite Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Host rock Banded dioritic gneiss Intrusive
Original rock :Diorite
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Host rock Foliation Strike/Dip :224 / 60

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Forekomsten ligger ca. 300 m sør for skogsbilveien langs et østvendt stup og består av en 6 m lang, 1-2 m bred og opptil 4 m høy skjæring. Denne følger en sone med årenettverk og minst 40 cm brede ganger av kvarts med orientering omkring 15°/90°. Subparallelle kvartsårer med hulromsfylling danner dels en breksjesone. Sulfidmineralene finnes både i breksjesonen og i kvartsganger. Foliasjonen til biotitt-amfibol gneissen er 224°/60°.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
BU0346.02 Dump
Sampler :J.S. Sandstad/...Stored :L›kken/...Size(kg) :2
Comment :Aggregater av sinkblende-kobberkis-blyglans-pyritt i kvartsbreksje
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Locality : Bakken D
(Object Id : 0624,067,01,00)

Location
County : Buskerud (06) Municipality : Øvre Eiker (0624)
Map 1:50000: Kongsberg (1714-2) Map 1:250000: Skien
Marking point: Longitude: 9.7470960 Latitude: 59.6963420
EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 542051 m. Y-coord: 6617830 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn) Sub Type: Zinc
Element(s): Zn Pb Cu
Production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump: 20 m3


Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Coal blende Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Chalcopyrite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Galena Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Pyrite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Sphalerite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Host rock Banded dioritic gneiss Intrusive
Original rock :Diorite
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Host rock Foliation Strike/Dip :168 / 85 Pre-mineralisation ;...Effect :None

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Skjerpet består av en mindre skjæring med vegger på 5x1 m langs østsida av en mindre rygg. Det er trolig en synk som i hovedsak er gjenfylt, og en tipp med volum på 20 m3 er spredt utover i glissen furuskog. I sørveggen finnes en ca. 50 cm bred sone med flere parallelle kvartsganger med orientering 170°/85° tilnærmet parallelt foliasjonen i biotitt-amfibol gneis, 168°/85°. Hulromsfylling er vanlig i de 15-20 cm brede gangene. Sulfidmineralene er anrika mellom gangene og dels sammen med kullblende langs kanten av dem.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
BU0346.01 Dump
Sampler :J.S. Sandstad/...Stored :L›kken/...Size(kg) :2
Comment :Kobberkis-blyglans-pyritt aggregater og sinkblende b†nd lang randsona i kvarts
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Locality : Bakken B
(Object Id : 0624,067,02,00)

Location
County : Buskerud (06) Municipality : Øvre Eiker (0624)
Map 1:50000: Kongsberg (1714-2) Map 1:250000: Skien
Marking point: Longitude: 9.7436430 Latitude: 59.6944490
EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 541859 m. Y-coord: 6617617 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn) Sub Type: Zinc
Element(s): Zn Pb Cu
Production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump: 20 m3


Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Coal blende Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Galena Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Chalcopyrite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Sphalerite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Pyrite Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Host rock Banded dioritic gneiss Intrusive
Original rock :Diorite
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Host rock Foliation Strike/Dip :18 / 85 Pre-mineralisation ;...Effect :None

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Skjerpet ligger vel 100 m SSV for hovedforekomsten og består av en 2x3 m vannfylt synk. En ca. 1 m bred sone med kvartsganger med orientering 24°/85° er observert. Også her er det vanlig med hulromsfylling av kvarts i gangene og mørke kullblende-førende bånd med finkornet sinkblende mellom dem. Sulfidmineralene finnes også som aggregater og disseminasjon i kvartsbreksje.

Name of Locality : Bakken A
(Object Id : 0624,067,03,00)

Location
County : Buskerud (06) Municipality : Øvre Eiker (0624)
Map 1:50000: Kongsberg (1714-2) Map 1:250000: Skien
Marking point: Longitude: 9.7434570 Latitude: 59.6940730
EU89-UTM Zone 32 (Coordinates IS confirmed)
X-coord: 541849 m. Y-coord: 6617576 m.

Commodity
Main Type: Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn) Sub Type: Zinc
Element(s): Zn Pb Cu
Production
Activity: Pitting Reserves:
Prod. method: Production:
Prod. status: Volume of dump: 3 m3


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

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Skjerpet ligger vel 40 m SSV i forlengelsen av mineraliseringene i Bakken B. Det består av en 1 m dyp vannfylt skjæring med sidevegger på 3x1 m. Nettverk av sulfidmineraliserte kvartsårer finnes; i hovedsak aggregater av pyritt.


Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 624 - 067 Bakken

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#
BU0346.01 Dump 13600 2080 63700 2 6 100.0 25.0
BU0346.02 Dump 12300 112500 5580 42 8 68.4 24.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sn* Sb* Bi*
BU0346.01 -5.0 -1.0 22 10.1 10 5.20 1 60 65
BU0346.02 -5.0 -1.0 82 517.0 20 0.71 1 2 33
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Sample No. Se* Ga* Ge* In* S% V* Cr* Mn* Fe%
BU0346.01 67.90 1.26 0.20 2.24 2.95 25 3 71 2.76
BU0346.02 30.00 2.59 0.11 6.94 8.68 3 2 167 4.68
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Sample No. Th* U* W* Rb* Sr* Y* Zr* Nb* Ta*
BU0346.01 -0.20 0.18 0 1.7 0.5 0.3 -1 0.11 -0.01
BU0346.02 -0.20 -0.05 0 1.6 0.3 0.2 -1 0.18 -0.01
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Sample No. Cs* La* Ce* B* Li* Be* Na* Mg* Al*
BU0346.01 0.29 1.30 1.75 -10 1 -0 -0 0 0
BU0346.02 0.19 0.70 1.86 -10 3 -0 -0 0 0
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Sample No. P* K * Ca* Sc* Ti* Te* Hf* Re* Hg*
BU0346.01 20 0 0 1.30 -0 4.65 -0.02 -0 0
BU0346.02 10 0 -0 2.10 -0 1.87 -0.02 -0 1
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Sample No. Tl*
BU0346.01 0
BU0346.02 0


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