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Occurence 1806 - 061 Jernhaugen
(Object Id: 2502)
(Last updated: 07.02.2024)

Location
County: Nordland Municipality: Narvik (1806)
Map 1:50000: Evenes (1331-4) Map 1:250000: Narvik
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 33
East: 568825 m. North: 7583580 m.
Longitude: 16.6723210 Latitude: 68.3568100
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Resource
Resource Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Resource Subtype: Iron
Element(s): Fe
Importance
Raw material meaning: Not Assessed (reg. 18.02.2015)

Resources and production
Activity: Pitting Reserves: 360 thousand tons
Operating method: Historical production:


Products
Element/product Crude ore grade or quality Reg. date
Fe-mag. 15-33 % 05.02.1999
Fe-total 33-42 % 05.02.1999
P 0.15-0.3 % 05.02.1999
S .006-.08 % 05.02.1999

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
1899 - 1906 Pitting Company/Institution :A/S Håfjellets jernfelter
1935 - 1945 Geology Company/Institution :NGU
1976 - 1977 Geology Company/Institution :Rana Gruver A/S

Mineralization
Genesis: Sedimentary deposit Form: Layer
Main texture: Banded Min. distribution: Semi-massive (20-50 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Medium grained (1-3 mm) Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: 280 / 30 Direction: 45
Plunge: 20
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Period:
Province: Caledonides
Geotec.unit: Ofoten Nappe Complex
Tectonic complex: Upper allochton
Igneous complex:
Group: Salangen Group Formation: Håfjell iron formation

Mineralogy
Relationship Mineral Amount
Gangue mineral Garnet Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Quartz Major mineral (>10%)
Gangue mineral Epidote Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Gangue mineral Calcite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Gangue mineral Apatite Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Gangue mineral Amphibole Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
Ore mineral Magnetite Major mineral (>10%)
Ore mineral Hematite Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Host rock carbonate mica schist Sedimentary
Original rock :Marl
Host rock Qauttz mica schist Sedimentary
Original rock :Mudstone
Wall rock amphibolite Intrusive
Original rock :Dolerite
Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
Wall rock Calcite marble Sedimentary
Original rock :Limestone

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Host rock Fold axis Dir./Plunge :45 / 20 Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :Modifies
Wall rock Primary layering Strike/Dip :280 / 30 Syn-mineralisation ;...Effect :None

Information(s) in free text format
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Jernhaugen er ett av 4 jermalmfelter ved Fuglevatnet. Lokalt på selve jernhaugen har forekomsten på grunn av folding betydelig mektighet. Malmen består av flere lag og linser med hematitt og magnetittmalm. Noe fosforik malm opptrer også i denne sekvensen. Malmen er undersøkt med grøting og skjerping. Den totale lengden av utgående som er undersøkt dreier seg om ca. 700 meter. Det er gravd ca 50 grøfter over forekomsten som strekker seg fra Jernhaugen og østover inn i en bred dal. Mindre aktivitet kan finnes ytterligere lengre mot NØ med noen små grøfter. Se forøvrig Foslie (1949). Som ellers i jernformasjonen ligger jernmalmene i tynne glimmerskifre inne i karbonatsekvensen.

Bibliography:
From NGU's Reference Archive:
Foslie, Steinar , 1949
Håfjellsmulden i Ofoten og dens sedimentære jern-mangan-malmer. Søndre Ofotens malmforekomster II.
;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;TIDSSKRIFTARTIKKEL;NGU; No.174;1-129 + f pages
Abstract:
The sedimentary hematite-magnetite ores of marine origin, occurring within the crystalline mica schists of the caledonian mountain of Northern Norway, belong to a characteristic type of iron ore deposits, internationally known as the Dunderland ore type. Such deposits are known from latitude 65 degrees 20' to 69 degrees 40' N, thus covering a distance along the mountain chain of about 550 km. Transversely to this direction, they are known for at most 90 km, but generally much less. It is significant, that they do not occur farther southwards along the mountain chain, nor in its eastern part. The reason seems to be, taht they are connected with the so-called western development or the mountain chain formations, which disappear below the ocean in the Trondheim district. Compared with the eastern development, it is characterized by greater thickness of the sedimentary series, a far more considerable part of crystalline limestones and - so faar as now known - absence of the basic lavas (greenstone formation), which are important in the east and south. It belongs to a more central part of the geosyncline. The southern and greater part of the ore-bearing district is so strongly folded, that it has been difficult to establish the stratigraphic relation between the different deposits or their proper place within the formations.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
NO0364.01 Bedrock
Sampler: Lindahl, I./...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Rich magnetite- hematite ore.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NO0364.02 Bedrock
Sampler: Lindahl, I./...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Coarse grained magnetite ore.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NO0364.03 Bedrock
Sampler: Lindahl, I./...Stored: Løkken
Comment: Magnetite ore with pyrite content.
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
N-25 Bedrock
Sampler: Bjerkgård/Raaness/...Stored: Løkken
Comment: coarse grained magnetite
No. of registrated oxide analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Sample point: Prøvepunkt
(Object Id: 39470 61,00,01)

Location
County: Nordland Municipality: Narvik (1806)
Map 1:50000: Evenes (1331-4) Map 1:250000: Narvik
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 33
East: 568792 m. North: 7583595 m.
Longitude: 16.6715300 Latitude: 68.3569610
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Resource
Resource Type: Ferrous metals(Fe, Mn, Ti) Resource Subtype: Iron
Element(s): Fe


Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
N-26 Bedrock
Sampler: Bjerkgård/Raaness/...Stored: Løkken
Comment: garnet-amphibole-magnetite
No. of registrated oxide analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:


Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 1806 - 061 Jernhaugen

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#
NO0364.01 Bedrock 12 884 2 68 55 .4 73.0
NO0364.02 Bedrock 8 1457 7 45 21 .4 1.0
NO0364.03 Bedrock 50 574 2 34 22 .1 21.0
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Sample No. Pt# Pd# As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sb* Bi* S%
NO0364.01 3.0 3.0 2 1.5 93 1.00 2 2 .04
NO0364.02 3.0 3.0 2 4.1 40 1.00 2 4 .06
NO0364.03 3.0 3.0 2 .2 16 1.00 2 2 7.20
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Sample No. V* Cr* Mn* Fe% Th* U* W* Sr* La*
NO0364.01 24 15 16434 21.57 2.00 5.00 1 117.0 4.00
NO0364.02 27 12 8827 17.72 2.00 5.00 1 194.0 7.00
NO0364.03 26 15 2069 26.54 2.00 5.00 1 46.0 6.00
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Sample No. B*
NO0364.01 2
NO0364.02 2
NO0364.03 5

Oxide analyses

( All values are in % )
Sample No. Sample Type SiO2 Al2O3 TiO2 Fe2O3 MnO MgO CaO
N-25 Bedrock 50.68 2.89 0.22 41.72 0.09 1.95 1.31
N-26 Bedrock 52.15 3.71 0.28 39.18 0.16 2.62 1.69
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Sample No. Na2O K2O P2O5 Loss Sum
N-25 1.01 0.38 0.38 -0.74 100.00
N-26 0.02 0.03 0.44 -0.32 100.00


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