Fact Sheet for Deposit Area 127

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	Deposit Area 127 - 002
	(Last updated 08.okt.2025)

Name of Deposit Area : Ruene

(Object Id : 0127,002,00,00)

Location

County :

Østfold (01)

Municipality :

Skiptvet (0127)

Map 1:50000:

Sarpsborg (1913-1)

Map 1:250000:

Oslo

Marking point:

Longitude:

11.2078100

Latitude:

59.4634860

EU89-UTM Zone 32

(Coordinates IS confirmed)

X-coord:

625119 m.

Y-coord:

6593740 m.

Commodity

	Main Type:	Ferroalloys (Cr,Ni,Co,V,Mo,W)	Sub Type:	Nickel
			Element(s):	Ni Cu

Production

Activity:	Mining	Reserves:
Prod. method:	Open pit and underground mining	Production:
Prod. status:	Disused, closed	Volume of dump:

Importance

Public: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)

Economical: Minor interest , (Confirmed 16.feb.2005 by Havard Gautneb)

Products

Element/product Crude ore grade or quality

NI 1.5 %

Mineralization

Era: Proterozoic Period: Mesoproterozoic

Dating: Method:

Genesis: Orthomagmatic formation Form:

Main texture: Min. distribution:

Main grain size: Main alteration:

Strike/Dip: Direction:

Plunge:

Stratigraphic classification of host rock

Era: Proterozoic Period: Mesoproterozoic

Province: East Norwegian Basement Province

Geotec.unit: Østfold Complex

Tectonic complex:

Igneous complex:

Group: Formation:

Information(s) in free text format

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Forekomsten ligger vel 100 m øst for gården Ruene på toppen av brattskrenten ned mot Glomma i øst. Arbeidene består av en 25-35 m lang og 3-4 m bred dagskjæring med opptil 6-7 m høye vegger. Den har retning 355 grader og i den sørlige enden finnes en vannfylt synk. Ifølge Rekstad (1921) skal det ha vært to synker og malmen inneholdt omtrent 1,5 % nikkel. Gruva ble drevet av Glørud interessentskap fram til 1876, ned til ca. 15 meters dyp hvor malmen tok slutt. Sulfidmineraliseringene domineres av uregelmessig disseminasjon og aggregater av magnetkis, kobberkis og pyritt i middels- til grovkornet metagabbro. I tillegg er det i nordveggen synlig en 20-30 cm bred sulfidsone med massiv til semi-massiv magnetkis middelskornet metagabbro. Rett øst for inngangen til skjæringen finnes flattliggende granittisk gneis og det ser ut til at sulfidmineraliseringene opptrer langs kanten av metagabbro mot kontakten til sidebergarten. Tippen er spredt nedover brattskråningen mot Glomma og det er vanskelig å anslå volum, men det er klart at det har vært ganske betydelig drift i denne lokaliteten. Ifølge Norges Bergverksstatstikk produserte Glørud interessentskap nesten 2.000 tonn nikkelmalm i perioden 1875-77, trolig fra flere forekomster i området (f.eks Glørud). Fire prøver av representativ mineralisering innsamlet i 2025 inneholder 0,5-3,6 % Ni.

Photo(s) from the Deposit area:

Photo no. 1 showing Ruene"

Photo no. 2 showing Malmsonen"

Bibliography:

From NGU's Reference Archive:

Rekstad, J. , 1921

Eidsberg. De geologiske forhold innen rektangelkartet Eidsbergs område

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KARTBESKRIVELSE; BOK;NGU; No.88;76 pages

Abstract:

The territory is situated in south-eastern Norway to the east of the Oslofjord. It is an inland district which at no place reaches the sea. Glomma is the chief river which runs through the country in a southerly direction. The rocks occurring here are gneiss, granite, gabbro and schistose amphibolite, all of them of Archean age. Gneiss occupies a large area of the region. The rock has a varied appearance. Partly it is rich in mica (mica gneiss), partly it contains hornblende (hornblende-gneiss), partly it is coarse-grained and of granitoid texture. This latter form embraces also granite which has been deformed by powerful mechanical forces. This granite is intermixed with the gneiss in such a way as to make it impossible to separate them on the map. For the most part there is no distinctive demarcation between them, but the one passes into the other. The gneiss is mostly stratified, with well defined strike and dip. The granite intermixed is younger than the gneiss, but it belongs to the oldest known granites of Scandinavia. The gneiss is for the most part of igneous origin. Gabbro and amphibolite occur as numerous lenses injected into the gneiss. Connected with the gabbro here occurs nickelferous pyrrhotite. The greatest of these occurrences is at Romsås.

, 1940

Aktenvermerk uber Nickelerz-Vorkommen in Smålenene.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;Bergarkivet; No.BA 1585;2 pages

Abstract:

Notatet gir opplysninger om nikkel-magnetkisforekomster i Smålenene, Spydeberg, Hobøl, Skiptvedt, Svendal, Rakkestad, Eidsberg, Trøgstad og Askim.

Fieldsamples

Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous

Ruene01 Dump

Sampler :Mansur/Sandstad/...Stored :Løkken/...Size(kg) :2

Comment :Semi-massive, medium grained pyrrhotite

No. of registrated element analyses = 1

Ruene02 Bedrock

Sampler :Mansur/Sandstad/...Stored :Løkken/...Size(kg) :2

Comment :Pyrrhotite±chalcopyrite aggregates in medium grained metagabbro

No. of registrated element analyses = 1

Ruene03 Bedrock

Sampler :Mansur/Sandstad/...Stored :Løkken/...Size(kg) :2

Comment :Pyrrhotite±chalcopyrite aggregates/dissemination in medium grained metagabbro

No. of registrated element analyses = 1

Ruene04 Bedrock

Sampler :Mansur/Sandstad/...Stored :Løkken/...Size(kg) :2

Comment :Massive/semi-massive, coarse grained pyrrhotite

No. of registrated element analyses = 1

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

Analyse Results

from

Deposit Area 127 - 002 Ruene

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#

Ruene01 Dump 4570 174 2 332 1 1.1 7.0

Ruene02 Bedrock 4720 166 3 186 1.1 8.0

Ruene03 Bedrock 2300 179 2 273 .6 4.0

Ruene04 Bedrock 5670 64 4 1390 4 1.3 13.0

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Sample No. Pt# Pd# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sn* Sb* Bi*

Ruene01 27.0 11.0 6 .7 90 1.97 1 0 2

Ruene02 11.0 11.0 3 .8 50 0.98 2 0 1

Ruene03 13.0 9.0 2 .6 20 1.09 1 0 1

Ruene04 2.5 71.0 18 .4 100 3.40 0 0 7

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Sample No. Se* Ga* Ge* In* S% V* Cr* Mn* Fe%

Ruene01 19.00 14.05 0.36 0.12 137 479 1035 19.25

Ruene02 9.00 10.45 0.17 0.23 184 657 1530 12.00

Ruene03 12.00 10.10 0.26 0.19 198 575 1405 14.25

Ruene04 64.00 5.19 0.77 0.02 18.80 48 160 124 35.10

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Sample No. Th* U* W* Rb* Sr* Y* Zr* Nb* Ta*

Ruene01 0.46 0.90 0 95.2 4.4 4.5 34 6.30 0.33

Ruene02 0.57 0.90 0 42.8 27.1 10.0 17 2.30 0.18

Ruene03 0.29 0.90 0 20.6 30.7 23.9 13 3.60 0.21

Ruene04 5.02 1.00 0 65.2 28.8 4.0 26 5.60 0.27

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Sample No. Cs* La* Ce* Li* Be* P* Sc* Te* Hf*

Ruene01 6.52 3.20 7.86 17 0 190 28.30 1.17 0.90

Ruene02 1.30 5.40 14.85 11 1 130 38.90 0.47 0.70

Ruene03 1.13 3.90 13.05 13 0 690 46.90 0.62 0.60

Ruene04 4.38 6.60 14.95 9 0 170 5.10 3.34 0.70

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Sample No. Re* Tl*

Ruene01 97 1

Ruene02 28 0

Ruene03 33 0

Ruene04 219 1

Era:	Proterozoic	Period:	Mesoproterozoic
Dating:		Method:
Genesis:	Orthomagmatic formation	Form:
Main texture:		Min. distribution:

	Province:	East Norwegian Basement Province
	Geotec.unit:	Østfold Complex
	Tectonic complex:
	Igneous complex:

	Abstract:
	Notatet gir opplysninger om nikkel-magnetkisforekomster i Smålenene, Spydeberg, Hobøl, Skiptvedt, Svendal, Rakkestad, Eidsberg, Trøgstad og Askim.

Sample No.	Sample Type	Cu*	Zn*	Pb*	Co*	Ni*	Ag*	Au#
Ruene01	Dump	4570	174	2	332	1	1.1	7.0
Ruene02	Bedrock	4720	166	3	186		1.1	8.0
Ruene03	Bedrock	2300	179	2	273		.6	4.0
Ruene04	Bedrock	5670	64	4	1390	4	1.3	13.0

Sample No.	Pt#	Pd#	As*	Cd*	Ba*	Mo*	Sn*	Sb*	Bi*
Ruene01	27.0	11.0	6	.7	90	1.97	1	0	2
Ruene02	11.0	11.0	3	.8	50	0.98	2	0	1
Ruene03	13.0	9.0	2	.6	20	1.09	1	0	1
Ruene04	2.5	71.0	18	.4	100	3.40	0	0	7

Sample No.	Se*	Ga*	Ge*	In*	S%	V*	Cr*	Mn*	Fe%
Ruene01	19.00	14.05	0.36	0.12		137	479	1035	19.25
Ruene02	9.00	10.45	0.17	0.23		184	657	1530	12.00
Ruene03	12.00	10.10	0.26	0.19		198	575	1405	14.25
Ruene04	64.00	5.19	0.77	0.02	18.80	48	160	124	35.10

Sample No.	Th*	U*	W*	Rb*	Sr*	Y*	Zr*	Nb*	Ta*
Ruene01	0.46	0.90	0	95.2	4.4	4.5	34	6.30	0.33
Ruene02	0.57	0.90	0	42.8	27.1	10.0	17	2.30	0.18
Ruene03	0.29	0.90	0	20.6	30.7	23.9	13	3.60	0.21
Ruene04	5.02	1.00	0	65.2	28.8	4.0	26	5.60	0.27

Sample No.	Cs*	La*	Ce*	Li*	Be*	P*	Sc*	Te*	Hf*
Ruene01	6.52	3.20	7.86	17	0	190	28.30	1.17	0.90
Ruene02	1.30	5.40	14.85	11	1	130	38.90	0.47	0.70
Ruene03	1.13	3.90	13.05	13	0	690	46.90	0.62	0.60
Ruene04	4.38	6.60	14.95	9	0	170	5.10	3.34	0.70