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Deposit Area 1866 - 303 | |||||
(Last updated 31.aug.2022) |
Name of Deposit Area : Salater |
(Object Id : 1866,303,00,00) |
Location |
County : | Nordland (18) | Municipality : | Hadsel (1866) |
Map 1:50000: | Oddvær (1131-1) | Map 1:250000: | Svolvær |
Marking point: | Longitude: | 14.7051960 | Latitude: | 68.4152310 |
EU89-UTM Zone 33 | (Coordinates IS confirmed) |
X-coord: | 487896 m. | Y-coord: | 7589188 m. |
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Commodity |
Main Type: | Graphite | Sub Type: | Graphite |
Production |
Activity: | Test mining | Reserves: | ||
Prod. method: | Underground mining | Production: | ||
Prod. status: | Volume of dump: |
Importance |
Public: | Not Assessed (reg. 07.12.2015) |
Economical: | Could be significant , (Confirmed 20.feb.2001 by Havard Gautneb) |
Products |
Element/product | Crude ore grade or quality | |
REFRAC | 8 % |
Operations |
From - To | Activity | Comments | |
1900 - 1914 | Test mining | Company/Institution :Anglo-Norwegian Mining |
Mineralization |
Era: | Proterozoic | Period: | ||
Dating: | Method: | |||
Genesis: | Sedimentary deposit | Form: | Irregular | |
Main texture: | Granoblastic | Min. distribution: | Disseminated (<20 % ore minerals) |
Main grain size: | Medium grained (1-3 mm) |
Strike/Dip: | 230 / 60 | Direction: | ||
Plunge: |
Stratigraphic classification of host rock |
Era: | Proterozoic | Period: |
Province: | ||
Geotec.unit: | ||
Tectonic complex: | ||
Igneous complex: |
Group: | Formation: |
Mineralogy |
Relationship | Mineral | Amount | |
Not defined | Graphite | Major mineral (>10%) | |
Not defined | Plagioclase | Major mineral (>10%) | |
Not defined | Quartz | Major mineral (>10%) | |
Not defined | Sillimanite | Accessory mineral (<1%) |
Structures |
Location: | Type: | Orientation(360 gr.): | Relation to min.: | |
Host rock | Foliation | Strike/Dip :308 / 60 | Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :Controls |
Information(s) in free text format |
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At Sellåter on the eastern side of Morfjorden, a ca. 1200 m long helicopter-borne EM anomaly was discovered along the seaside (Figure 9.1). Partly this can be an effect of seawater, but the anomaly extends into land in a way that indicate some conductive material in bedrock. Geological follow-up work in 2017 discovered graphite mineralisation at the shore (Rønning at al. 2018). To get a better image of the graphite distribution, EM31 profiling was performed in 2018. The Sellåter area is also nearly 100 % soil covered. Exposed bedrock (with graphite) is detected along the shore. At Sellåter, several lines were measured with EM31 (Figure 9.6). High apparent electric conductivity (> 200 mS/m, apparent resistivity < 5 Om) is proven at several locations and partly these coincide with exposed graphite. The graphite mineralisation seems to be distributed into several isolated lenses. The largest of these is ca. 400 m long and at least 50 m wide. The graphite may also continue underneath the sea and further to the north (outside the area presented in Figure 9.6). An interpretation of graphite structures is shown. Detailed geophysical maps are shown in Rønning et al (2019). |
Bibliography: |
From NGU's Reference Archive: |
Rønning, J.S.;Gautneb, H.; Larsen, B.E.; Baranwal, V.C.; Davidsen, B.; Engvik, A.K.; Gellein, J.; Knezevic, J.; Ofstad, F.; Xiuyan Ren; Viken, G. , 2019 |
Geophysical and geological investigations of graphite occurrences in Vesterålen, Northern Norway, in 2018 and 2019 |
;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;RAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.2019.031;212 pages |
Abstract: | |
Several potential graphite occurrences in Vesterålen were selected for follow-up work based on helicopter-borne geophysical data. The purpose for this is to confirm the existence of the graphite and next to briefly evaluate the quality and quantity of the graphite-bearing structures. The goal for the project, which is sponsored by Nordland county administration, is to increase the knowledge of each individual graphite occurrence. By doing so, the interest in graphite prospecting in Northern Norway may increase, effective prospecting can be implemented, and land planning can be developed with appropriate regard for areas with potential for economic graphite. |
Gautneb, Håvard; Rønning, Jan Steinar; Engvik, Ane K.; Henderson, Iain H.C.; Larsen, Bjørn Eskil; Solberg, Janja Knezevic; Ofstad, Frode; Gellein, Jomar; Elvebakk; Harald; Davidsen, Børre , 2020 |
The graphite occurrences of northern Norway, a review of geology, geophysics and resources |
;ARTIKKEL;Minerals; No.7(10);24 s. pages |
Abstract: | |
Artikkel i Minerals 2020 nr. 7 vol. 10. Abstract: There are three provinces in Northern Norway in which occurrences of graphite are abundant; the Island of Senja, the Vesterålen archipelago, and the Holandsfjorden area. From these provinces, we report graphite resources from 28 occurrences. We use a combination of airborne and ground geophysics to estimate the dimensions of the mineralized areas, and, combined with sampling and analysis of the graphite contents, this gives us inferred resources for almost all the occurrences. The average TC (total carbon) content is 11.6%, and the average size is 9.3 Mt or 0.8 Mt of contained graphite. We demonstrate that the Norwegian graphite occurrences have grades and tonnages of the same order of magnitude as reported elsewhere. The graphite-bearing rocks occur in a sequence that encompasses carbonates, meta-arenites, acid to intermediate pyroxene gneisses, and banded iron formations metamorphosed into the granulite facies. Available radiometric dating shows that the graphite-bearing rocks are predated by Archean gneisses and postdated by Proterozoic intrusions of granitic to intermediate compositions. |
Fieldsamples |
Sample No. | Sample type | Miscellanrous | ||||
NO0298i.01 | Bedrock |
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NO0298i.02 | Bedrock |
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93-8a | Bedrock |
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93-8b | Bedrock |
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NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.: |
Name of Sample point : Hg8-17-hg9-17 |
(Object Id : 1866,303,00,01) |
Location |
County : | Nordland (18) | Municipality : | Hadsel (1866) |
Map 1:50000: | Oddvær (1131-1) | Map 1:250000: | Svolvær |
Marking point: | Longitude: | 14.7051960 | Latitude: | 68.4152310 |
EU89-UTM Zone 33 | (Coordinates IS confirmed) |
X-coord: | 487896 m. | Y-coord: | 7589188 m. |
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Commodity |
Main Type: | Graphite | Sub Type: | Graphite |
Fieldsamples |
Sample No. | Sample type | Miscellanrous | ||||
Hg8-17 | Hand specimen |
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Hg9-17 | Hand specimen |
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NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.: |
Name of Sample point : Hg10-17 |
(Object Id : 1866,303,00,02) |
Location |
County : | Nordland (18) | Municipality : | Hadsel (1866) |
Map 1:50000: | Oddvær (1131-1) | Map 1:250000: | Svolvær |
Marking point: | Longitude: | 14.7051230 | Latitude: | 68.4152130 |
EU89-UTM Zone 33 | (Coordinates IS confirmed) |
X-coord: | 487893 m. | Y-coord: | 7589186 m. |
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Commodity |
Main Type: | Graphite | Sub Type: | Graphite |
Fieldsamples |
Sample No. | Sample type | Miscellanrous | ||||
Hg10-17 | Hand specimen |
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NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.: |
Name of Sample point : Hg11-17 |
(Object Id : 1866,303,00,03) |
Location |
County : | Nordland (18) | Municipality : | Hadsel (1866) |
Map 1:50000: | Oddvær (1131-1) | Map 1:250000: | Svolvær |
Marking point: | Longitude: | 14.7052200 | Latitude: | 68.4152760 |
EU89-UTM Zone 33 | (Coordinates IS confirmed) |
X-coord: | 487898 m. | Y-coord: | 7589193 m. |
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Commodity |
Main Type: | Graphite | Sub Type: | Graphite |
Name of Sample point : JK30517-3 |
(Object Id : 1866,303,00,04) |
Location |
County : | Nordland (18) | Municipality : | Hadsel (1866) |
Map 1:50000: | Oddvær (1131-1) | Map 1:250000: | Svolvær |
Marking point: | Longitude: | 14.7040770 | Latitude: | 68.4188260 |
EU89-UTM Zone 33 | (Coordinates IS confirmed) |
X-coord: | 487852 m. | Y-coord: | 7589590 m. |
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Commodity |
Main Type: | Graphite | Sub Type: | Graphite |
Fieldsamples |
Sample No. | Sample type | Miscellanrous | ||||
JK30517-3 | Hand specimen |
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NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.: |
Analyse Results |
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Deposit Area 1866 - 303 Salater |
Special analyses |
Sample No. | Sample Type | What is measured | Result |
Hg10-17 | Hand specimen | Content of sulfur | .962% |
Hg10-17 | Hand specimen | Total carbon (TC) | 7.87% |
Hg8-17 | Hand specimen | Total carbon (TC) | 5.69% |
Hg8-17 | Hand specimen | Content of sulfur | .685% |
Hg9-17 | Hand specimen | Content of sulfur | .317% |
Hg9-17 | Hand specimen | Total carbon (TC) | 5.83% |
JK30517-3 | Hand specimen | Content of sulfur | .389% |
JK30517-3 | Hand specimen | Total carbon (TC) | 6.29% |
93-8a | Bedrock | Total carbon (TC) | 8.544% |
93-8b | Bedrock | Total carbon (TC) | 9.382% |
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