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	1841 - 035 Sulitjelma provins
	(Object Id: 36417) (Last updated: 07.11.2017)

Products

	Element/product	Crude ore grade or quality	Reg. date
	Cu	1.1 %	15.05.1993
	Kis	10 %	15.05.1993

Operations

	From - To	Activity	Comments
	1970 - 1975	Core drilling	Company/Institution : " "
	1970 - 1986	Geology	Company/Institution : " "
	1975 - 1980	Geophysics	Company/Institution :Sulitjelma Gruber

Mineralization

	Era:	Paleozoic	Period:	Ordovician
	Genesis:	Stockwork formation	Form:	Layer
	Main texture:	Breccia cement	Min. distribution:	Disseminated (<20 % ore minerals)

Main grain size:

Medium grained (1-3 mm)

Main alteration:

Chloritisation

	Strike/Dip:	290 / 30	Direction:
			Plunge:

Stratigraphic classification of host rock

Era:

Paleozoic

Period:

Ordovician

	Province:	Caledonides
	Geotec.unit:	Seve-Køli Nappe Complex
	Tectonic complex:	Kølidekkekomplekset
	Igneous complex:

Group:

Sulitjelmagruppen

Formation:

Otervassformasjonen

Mineralogy

	Relationship	Mineral	Amount
	Gangue mineral	Biotite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Gangue mineral	Chlorite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Sphalerite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Pyrite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Chalcopyrite	Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:

	Relationship	Rock	Origin
	Host rock	Klorittbreksje	Extrusive Original rock :Basalt
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Host rock	Biotittbreksje	Extrusive Original rock :Basalt
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Wall rock	Biotitt-gl.skifer	Sedimentary Original rock :Sandstone
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Wall rock	Amfibolitt	Extrusive Original rock :Tuff
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures

	Location:	Type:	Orientation(360 gr.):	Relation to min.:
	Host rock	Fold axis	Strike/Dip :40 / 20	Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :Controls

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Rupsiforekomsten er tolket å korrelere med Hankabakken/Palmbergnivået, og er den nordvestligste forekomsten i Sulitjelma. Mineraliseringen er en stratabundet impregnasjonstype i breksjert kloritt/biotittskifer. En malmskjæring viser høye gehalter over 7 m mektighet (2.3 % Cu og 1.5 % Zn), men forekomsten er ikke malmberegnet. To foldefaser har dannet en liggende elongert antiform med malmanrikning i ombøyningssonen. Borkjerner fra 14 borhull fra Rupsiforekomsten ligger på kjernelager i Sulitjelma, delvis lagret som 10 cm kjerne fra hver bormeter. Stien, R. 1993. Ved befaring i 1994 ble to borplasser funnet i det angitte området. På begge steder ligger det igjen store mengder borkjerner, men det finnes ikke prøver med rik mineralisering, bare rusten kvarts-serisitt-glimmerskifer. Prøve ble tatt av det mest rustne materiale. Furuhaug, L. 1994. Utfra rapport av Bugge et al. 1978 er det estimert en ressurs på 4.2 Mt med 1.1 % Cu på tre nivåer i Rupsi.

Bibliography:

From NGU's Reference Archive:

Krog, Jan Reidar; Næss, Gunnar , 1987

	Geokjemiske undersøkelser av bekkesedimenter i Sulitjelma-området.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.86.047;59 pages

	Abstract:
	Bekkesedimenter fra 334 prøvelokaliteter i Sulitjelma-området ble innsamlet med en prøvetetthet på 1 prøve pr. 10 km2. Rapporten inneholder tabeller og resultkart over 28 elementer oppsluttet med HNO3 og bestemt med ICAP.

Kollung, Sigbjørn , 1989

	Sulitjelmafeltet. Berggrunnsgeologisk kart - M 1 : 100 000. Beskrivelse.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;BOK; KARTBESKRIVELSE;Skrifter; No.93;1 - 47 pages

Abstract:

The eugeoclinal rocks of the Sulitjelma region occup a large depression in the Norwegian Caldonodrd betwwen the Nasafjell tectonic window of Precambrian rocks in the south and the Tysfjord window in the north. The age of the rocks is thought to be Cambro-Silurian. The regionl metamophism is mainly in greenschist facies in the lower units, amphibolite facies in the Gasak Nappe and greenschist to amphibolite facies in the Fauske Nappe. Some of the largest sulphide deposits in Norway are located near Sulitjelma. The different types of mineralizations occurring in the region are briefly described.

Hansen, Tor Søyland , 1982

	En geologisk undersøkelse av Nordgruvefeltet i Sulitjelma

;NTH Bergavd.;AVHANDLING;354 bl. pages

	Abstract:
	Dr.ing. avh. ved Norges tekniske høgskole, Trondheim, mars 1982

Kollung, S. , 1986

	Sulitjelma. Berggrunnskart; Sulitjelma; 21292; 1:50 000; trykt i farger;

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART

	Abstract:
	Opptrykk 1989

References not to be found in NGU's Reference Archive.:

Bugge, J. : Vurdering av malmmengdene i Sulitjelma Grubefelt. Malmreserver. - 1978 - BV2007

Fieldsamples

	Sample No.	Sample type	Miscellanrous
	NO0072.01	Core	Sampler: Furuhaug, L./...Stored: Løkken Comment: Rusten kv.-serisittsk. No. of registrated element analyses = 1

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

Location

County:

Nordland

Municipality:

Fauske (1841)

Map 1:50000:

Fauske (2129-4)

Map 1:250000:

Sulitjelma

Coordinate system:

EU89-UTM Zone 33

(Coordinates NOT confirmed)

East:

511533 m.

North:

7476796 m.

Longitude:

15.2690240

Latitude:

67.4071710

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Resource

	Resource Type:	Ferroalloys (Cr,Ni,Co,V,Mo,W)	Resource Subtype:	Wolfram
			Element(s):	W

Importance

Raw material meaning:

Not Assessed (reg. 18.02.2015)

Resources and production

	Activity:	Exploration	Reserves:
	Operating method:		Historical production:

Products

	Element/product	Crude ore grade or quality	Reg. date
	W	150 ppm	12.12.1992

Operations

	From - To	Activity	Comments
	1984 - 1984	Geology	Company/Institution :USB, NGU

Mineralization

	Genesis:	Replacement/Metasomatism	Form:	Layer
	Main texture:	Banded	Min. distribution:	Disseminated (<20 % ore minerals)

Main grain size:

Fine grained (< 1 mm)

Main alteration:

	Strike/Dip:	200 / 50	Direction:
			Plunge:

Stratigraphic classification of host rock

Era:

Paleozoic

Period:

	Province:
	Geotec.unit:
	Tectonic complex:
	Igneous complex:

Group:

Formation:

Mineralogy

	Relationship	Mineral	Amount
	Gangue mineral	Biotite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Gangue mineral	Amphibole	Major mineral (>10%)
	Gangue mineral	Calcite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Gangue mineral	Tourmaline	Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
	Gangue mineral	Quartz	Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
	Ore mineral	Scheelite	Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:

	Relationship	Rock	Origin
	Host rock	karbonat-biotittskifer	Sedimentary Original rock :Limestone
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures

	Location:	Type:	Orientation(360 gr.):	Relation to min.:
	Host rock	Foliation	Strike/Dip :200 / 50	Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :None

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Mineraliseringsindikasjoner ble funnet i 1983 under et bekkesedimentprogram i USB-regi. I 1984 ble oppfølgingsarbeidet (detaljgeologi og -geokjemi) konsentrert omkring skjærsonen ved Sørskardvatnet. Scheelittmineraliseringene opptrer i en ca. 25km lang og 150-300m bred "skjærsone", hvor 3 mineraliseringstyper forekommer: 1) Fint disseminert sceelitt i biotitt-karbonatskifer. 2) Grovkornet scheelitt i epigenetiske turmalin-boudiner. 3) Svakt mineralisert hydrothermale kvartsganger. "Skjærsonen" finnes mellom prekambriske sedimenter og eokambriske til nedre paleozoiske dekkeenheter. Den er begrenset av skyvesoner. Bergartene består av 0.5-25m mektige enheter med biotittskifre, biotitt-magnetkisskifre, biotitt-karbonatskifre, kvarts-zoisitt- og turmalinpegmatitter, samt enkelte store og mange små metagabbrolegemer (amfibolitter). Scheelitt i biotitt-karbonatskifer er den mest utbredte mineraliseringstypen i området. Den er stratabundet - finfordelt scheelitt (0.1-2mm) finnes i stratiforme, mm-tynne lag i skiferen. Gehalten er meget lav, med høyeste analyseverdier omkring 160ppm W, men sannsynlig tonnasje er stor: den mineraliserte skiferens mektighet er 12-15m over 25km lengde. Epigenetiske turmalin-boudiner er den mineraliseringstype som fører de høyeste W-gehalter, opptil 0.1%. De finnes som diskordante boudiner på opptil 30x70cm , med cm-store hulromsfyllinger av scheelitt. Hydrothermale kvartsganger finnes innenfor "skjærsonen" i form av cm-dm mektige ganger med meget svak mineralisering av scheelitt og små mengder magnetkis og litt kobberkis. Disse kvartsgangene er lokalt gull-anomale, høyeste analyseverdi er 165ppb Au.

Bibliography:

From NGU's Reference Archive:

Petersen, L. R.; Stendal, Henrik , 1985

	Feltundersøkelser av wolframmineraliseringer ved Sørskardvatnet, Valnesfjord, Nordland.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.85.048;26 pages

Abstract:

Ved Sørskardvatnet er det påvist svake wolfram-mineraliseringer (scheelitt) i en kvarts/karbonat-skifer, i kvartspegmatitter og i turmalinpegmatitter. Disse bergarter opptrer innenfor en 100 - 200 m mektig og flere mil lang, sterkt deformert sone mellom 2 kaledonske skyvedekke-enheter. En wolframholdig bergartsprøve fra biotitt/karbonat-skiferen inneholder et forhøyet gullinnhold (22 ppb), mens en pegmatittprøve inneholder 165 ppb.

Petersen, Lars R.; Stendal, Henrik , 1987

	Wolfram i Salten-regionen. Statusrapport.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.87.177;30 pages

Abstract:

Med økonomisk støtte fra NGUs USB-prosjekt har en gruppe fra København Universitet under ledelse av lektor Henrik Stendal, utført metallogenetiske undersøkelser av W-mineraliseringer i Salten-regionen. I øyeblikket pågår 3 hovedfagsarbeider (Kbh. Univ.) og et doktorgradsarbeide (NTH). Salten-regionen er en W-provins med en rekke lavgehaltige scheelittmineral- iseringer av sannsynlig exhalativ type i karbonatholdige glimmerskifre, samt på kvartsganger/pegmatitter og i skarnbergarter i de samme områder. Selv om skarn-mineraliseringene kan være relativt rike er det ikke påvist gode indikasjoner på større, økonomisk lovende forekomster. I forbindelse med W-undersøkelsene er det ved tungmineralvasking i elver og bekker påvist anomale delområder på elementer som Au, Ba, Hf og U-Th.

References not to be found in NGU's Reference Archive.:

Petersen, L.R. 1986: Geokemisk prospektering efter wolfram (scheelitt) i Valnesfjord-området, Norge. Hovedfagsoppgave. Københavns universitet.

Location

County:

Nordland

Municipality:

Fauske (1841)

Map 1:50000:

Sulitjelma (2129-2)

Map 1:250000:

Sulitjelma

Coordinate system:

EU89-UTM Zone 33

East:

540480 m.

North:

7448499 m.

Longitude:

15.9342090

Latitude:

67.1508430

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Resource

	Resource Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Resource Subtype:	Copper
			Element(s):	Cu Kis

Importance

Raw material meaning:

Not Assessed (reg. 18.02.2015)

Resources and production

	Activity:	Pitting	Reserves:
	Operating method:		Historical production:

Products

	Element/product	Crude ore grade or quality	Reg. date
	Cu	0.5 %	20.05.1993
	Kis	5 %	20.05.1993

Operations

	From - To	Activity	Comments
		Test mining	Company/Institution : " "
	1890 - 1985	Geology	Company/Institution :Sulitjelma Gruber
	1938 - 1981	Geophysics	Company/Institution : " "
	1942 - 1942	Core drilling	Company/Institution : " "

Mineralization

	Era:	Paleozoic	Period:	Ordovician
	Genesis:	Sedex	Form:	Layer
	Main texture:	Breccia cement	Min. distribution:	Semi-massive (20-50 % ore minerals)

Main grain size:

Very unevenly grained

Main alteration:

Chloritisation

	Strike/Dip:	120 / 25	Direction:
			Plunge:

Stratigraphic classification of host rock

Era:

Paleozoic

Period:

Ordovician

	Province:	Caledonides
	Geotec.unit:	Seve-Køli Nappe Complex
	Tectonic complex:	Kølidekkekomplekset
	Igneous complex:

Group:

Sulitjelmagruppen

Formation:

Otervassformasjonen

Mineralogy

	Relationship	Mineral	Amount
	Gangue mineral	Chlorite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Pyrite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Chalcopyrite	Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:

	Relationship	Rock	Origin
	Host rock	Amfibolitt	Extrusive Original rock :Tuff
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Wall rock	Glimmerskifer	Sedimentary Original rock :Sandstone
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

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Mineraliseringen ved Villumselv er antatt å være fortsettelsen av Jenny-sonen vestover fra Furuhaugen. Området ble oppboret med ca. 5 hull i 1942 på bakgrunn av geofysiske målinger. Svak impregnasjon av svovelkis og kobberkis ble påvist, men analysedata er ikke funnet. Pkt. 9 er antatt å ha samme analyser som i nærliggende. Området antas ikke å være interessant for ytterligere undersøkelser. Stien, R. 1993. Forkomsten ble funnet på et noe annet sted enn oppgitt fra R. Stien ved prøvetaking i 1994. Forekomsten er en liten vannfylt synk i en myrkant med tipp < 10 m3. Staw, J. 1994.

Bibliography:

From NGU's Reference Archive:

Krog, Jan Reidar; Næss, Gunnar , 1987

	Geokjemiske undersøkelser av bekkesedimenter i Sulitjelma-området.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.86.047;59 pages

	Abstract:
	Bekkesedimenter fra 334 prøvelokaliteter i Sulitjelma-området ble innsamlet med en prøvetetthet på 1 prøve pr. 10 km2. Rapporten inneholder tabeller og resultkart over 28 elementer oppsluttet med HNO3 og bestemt med ICAP.

Singsaas, Per; Sakshaug, G. F. , 1968

	Elektromagnetisk undersøkelse Avilonstollen, Sulitjelma.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.805;5 pages

Sakshaug, G.F. , 1969

	Elektromagnetisk undersøkelse Villumelv - Corisvann - Stålhaugen gr. - Storforsdalen

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.830;21 pages

Abstract:

Det var stilt som oppgave å undersøke nordre del av den malmførende horisont i Baldoaivvesynklinalen i strøket Villumelv - Storforsdalen. Undersøkelsene skulle foregå i områdene mellom feltet som i 1941 ble målt ved Furuhaugen gr. - Villumelv (GM Rapport nr. 26) og feltet som i 1967 ble målt syd for Storforsdalen, (NGU Rapport nr. 770). Det undersøkte området er ca. 15 km langt og har et areal på 32 km2. Det ble utført el.magn.kond.målinger (Turam) på vanlig måte. Ved målingene ble det påvist en rekke soner av varierende ledningsevne. Sonene ligger tildels grunt nær utgåendet av den malmførende horisont, tildels ligger de dypt og langt innenfor utgåendet av den malmførende horisont. I rapporten er det fremlagt forslag til plassering av borhull.

Kollung, S. , 1986

	Sulitjelma. Berggrunnskart; Sulitjelma; 21292; 1:50 000; trykt i farger;

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART

	Abstract:
	Opptrykk 1989

Kollung, Sigbjørn , 1989

	Sulitjelmafeltet. Berggrunnsgeologisk kart - M 1 : 100 000. Beskrivelse.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;BOK; KARTBESKRIVELSE;Skrifter; No.93;1 - 47 pages

Abstract:

The eugeoclinal rocks of the Sulitjelma region occup a large depression in the Norwegian Caldonodrd betwwen the Nasafjell tectonic window of Precambrian rocks in the south and the Tysfjord window in the north. The age of the rocks is thought to be Cambro-Silurian. The regionl metamophism is mainly in greenschist facies in the lower units, amphibolite facies in the Gasak Nappe and greenschist to amphibolite facies in the Fauske Nappe. Some of the largest sulphide deposits in Norway are located near Sulitjelma. The different types of mineralizations occurring in the region are briefly described.

References not to be found in NGU's Reference Archive.:

Andersen, M.C. 1985: Vurdering av rest-tonnage i Furuhaugen Grubefelt og områdene Kochhammeren og Villumselv. Rapport BV2263.

Raith, N. 1967: Furuhaugen-Avilon stoll. Geologiske og geofysiske undersøkelser 1890-1967. Rapport BV2062.

Fieldsamples

	Sample No.	Sample type	Miscellanrous
	NO0337.01	Dump	Sampler: Staw, J./...Stored: Løkken Comment: Py-cpy-malm. No. of registrated element analyses = 1

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

Location

County:

Nordland

Municipality:

Fauske (1841)

Map 1:50000:

Sulitjelma (2129-2)

Map 1:250000:

Sulitjelma

Coordinate system:

EU89-UTM Zone 33

East:

541779 m.

North:

7448100 m.

Longitude:

15.9640620

Latitude:

67.1470780

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Resource

	Resource Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Resource Subtype:	Copper
			Element(s):	Cu Kis

Importance

Raw material meaning:

Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)

Resources and production

	Activity:	Test mining	Reserves:
	Operating method:	Open pit and underground mining	Historical production:

Products

	Element/product	Crude ore grade or quality	Reg. date
	Cu	0.5 %	28.05.1993
	Kis	5 %	28.05.1993

Operations

	From - To	Activity	Comments
	1876 - 1985	Geology	Company/Institution :Sulitjelma Gruber
	1896 - 1918	Test mining	Company/Institution : " "
	1938 - 1981	Geophysics	Company/Institution : " "
	1942 - 1965	Core drilling	Company/Institution : " "

Mineralization

	Era:	Paleozoic	Period:	Ordovician
	Genesis:	Sedex	Form:	Layer
	Main texture:	Breccia cement	Min. distribution:	Semi-massive (20-50 % ore minerals)

Main grain size:

Very unevenly grained

Main alteration:

Chloritisation

	Strike/Dip:	140 / 25	Direction:
			Plunge:

Stratigraphic classification of host rock

Era:

Paleozoic

Period:

Ordovician

	Province:	Caledonides
	Geotec.unit:	Seve-Køli Nappe Complex
	Tectonic complex:	Kølidekkekomplekset
	Igneous complex:

Group:

Sulitjelmagruppen

Formation:

Otervassformasjonen

Mineralogy

	Relationship	Mineral	Amount
	Gangue mineral	Chlorite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Pyrite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Chalcopyrite	Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:

	Relationship	Rock	Origin
	Host rock	Amfibolitt	Extrusive Original rock :Tuff
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Wall rock	Glimmerskifer	Sedimentary Original rock :Sandstone
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

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Kochhammerens mineralisering er antatt å være fortsettelsen av Jenny-sonen fra Furuhaugen. En prøvestoll er drevet inn, trolig i samme tidsrom som det var prøvedrift på Furuhaugen. Stien, R. 1993. Ved prøvetaking i 1994 ble forekomsten funnet på et noe annet sted enn Stiens plassering. Ialt tre stoller er drevet inn i hammeren i forskjellige nivå, og flere hundre m3 med tippmateriale ligger under hammeren (NO0338.01). Flere cm store svovelkiskrystaller. En dagskjæring i en kvartsgang på myra ca. 100 m nord for hammeren har druserom med fine bergkrystaller samt svovel- og kopperkismineralisering. Furuhaug, L. 1994.

Bibliography:

From NGU's Reference Archive:

Singsaas, Per; Sakshaug, G. F. , 1968

	Elektromagnetisk undersøkelse Avilonstollen, Sulitjelma.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.805;5 pages

Kollung, Sigbjørn , 1989

	Sulitjelmafeltet. Berggrunnsgeologisk kart - M 1 : 100 000. Beskrivelse.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;BOK; KARTBESKRIVELSE;Skrifter; No.93;1 - 47 pages

Abstract:

The eugeoclinal rocks of the Sulitjelma region occup a large depression in the Norwegian Caldonodrd betwwen the Nasafjell tectonic window of Precambrian rocks in the south and the Tysfjord window in the north. The age of the rocks is thought to be Cambro-Silurian. The regionl metamophism is mainly in greenschist facies in the lower units, amphibolite facies in the Gasak Nappe and greenschist to amphibolite facies in the Fauske Nappe. Some of the largest sulphide deposits in Norway are located near Sulitjelma. The different types of mineralizations occurring in the region are briefly described.

Krog, Jan Reidar; Næss, Gunnar , 1987

	Geokjemiske undersøkelser av bekkesedimenter i Sulitjelma-området.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.86.047;59 pages

	Abstract:
	Bekkesedimenter fra 334 prøvelokaliteter i Sulitjelma-området ble innsamlet med en prøvetetthet på 1 prøve pr. 10 km2. Rapporten inneholder tabeller og resultkart over 28 elementer oppsluttet med HNO3 og bestemt med ICAP.

Kollung, S. , 1986

	Sulitjelma. Berggrunnskart; Sulitjelma; 21292; 1:50 000; trykt i farger;

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART

	Abstract:
	Opptrykk 1989

References not to be found in NGU's Reference Archive.:

Andersen, M.C. 1985: Vurdering av rest-tonnage i Furuhaugen Grubefelt og områdene Kochhammeren og Villumselv. Rapport BV2263.

Raith, N. 1967: Furuhaugen-Avilon stoll. Geologiske og geofysiske undersøkelser 1890-1967. Rapport BV2062.

Fieldsamples

	Sample No.	Sample type	Miscellanrous
	NO0338.01	Dump	Sampler: Furuhaug, L./...Stored: Løkken Comment: Grovk. py-xx + sl + cpy i q-ser.sk.. No. of registrated element analyses = 1

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

Location

County:

Nordland

Municipality:

Fauske (1841)

Map 1:50000:

Sulitjelma (2129-2)

Map 1:250000:

Sulitjelma

Coordinate system:

EU89-UTM Zone 33

East:

543829 m.

North:

7444199 m.

Longitude:

16.0098950

Latitude:

67.1118070

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Resource

	Resource Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Resource Subtype:	Copper
			Element(s):	Cu Kis Co

Importance

Raw material meaning:

Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)

Resources and production

	Activity:	Mining	Reserves:
	Operating method:	Open pit and underground mining	Historical production:	1 thousand tons

Products

	Element/product	Crude ore grade or quality	Reg. date
	Cu	1.54 %	10.08.1994
	Kis	14.4 %	10.08.1994

Operations

	From - To	Activity	Comments
	1900 - 1909	Geology	Company/Institution :Sulitjelma Gruber A/S
	1908 - 1909	Test mining	Company/Institution : " "
	1938 - 1981	Geophysics	Company/Institution : " "

Mineralization

	Era:	Paleozoic	Period:	Ordovician
	Genesis:	Sedex	Form:	Layer
	Main texture:	Breccia cement	Min. distribution:	Semi-massive (20-50 % ore minerals)

Main grain size:

Very unevenly grained

Main alteration:

Chloritisation

	Strike/Dip:	180 / 25	Direction:
			Plunge:

Stratigraphic classification of host rock

Era:

Paleozoic

Period:

Ordovician

	Province:	Caledonides
	Geotec.unit:	Køli Nappe Complex
	Tectonic complex:	Kølidekkekomplekset
	Igneous complex:

Group:

Sulitjelmagruppen

Formation:

Otervassformasjonen

Mineralogy

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

Lithology:

	Relationship	Rock	Origin
	Host rock	Amfibolitt	Extrusive Original rock :Tuff
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Wall rock	Glimmerskifer	Sedimentary Original rock :Sandstone
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

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Mineraliseringen i Helsingborg består av en kopperkisførende kvartsgang. Kun en kort periode med prøvedrift. Ingen dokumentasjon funnet. Stien, R. 1993. Gruven er øverst drevet i en ca. 100 m lang dagskjæring med slakt, vestlig fall (NO0373.02). Ca. 50 m lenger ned (øst for dagskjæringen) er det en stollinngang med en god del materiale utenfor (NO0373.01). Furuhaug, L. 1994.

Bibliography:

From NGU's Reference Archive:

Krog, Jan Reidar; Næss, Gunnar , 1987

	Geokjemiske undersøkelser av bekkesedimenter i Sulitjelma-området.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.86.047;59 pages

	Abstract:
	Bekkesedimenter fra 334 prøvelokaliteter i Sulitjelma-området ble innsamlet med en prøvetetthet på 1 prøve pr. 10 km2. Rapporten inneholder tabeller og resultkart over 28 elementer oppsluttet med HNO3 og bestemt med ICAP.

Kollung, Sigbjørn , 1989

	Sulitjelmafeltet. Berggrunnsgeologisk kart - M 1 : 100 000. Beskrivelse.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;BOK; KARTBESKRIVELSE;Skrifter; No.93;1 - 47 pages

Abstract:

The eugeoclinal rocks of the Sulitjelma region occup a large depression in the Norwegian Caldonodrd betwwen the Nasafjell tectonic window of Precambrian rocks in the south and the Tysfjord window in the north. The age of the rocks is thought to be Cambro-Silurian. The regionl metamophism is mainly in greenschist facies in the lower units, amphibolite facies in the Gasak Nappe and greenschist to amphibolite facies in the Fauske Nappe. Some of the largest sulphide deposits in Norway are located near Sulitjelma. The different types of mineralizations occurring in the region are briefly described.

Kollung, S. , 1986

	Sulitjelma. Berggrunnskart; Sulitjelma; 21292; 1:50 000; trykt i farger;

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART

	Abstract:
	Opptrykk 1989

Søyland Hansen, Tore , 1980

	Some guide-lines to ore in the Sulitjelma ore field

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;TIDSSKRIFTARTIKKEL;NGU; No.360;s.235-236 pages

Abstract:

The Sulitjelma Field occupies an area of 2500 km² of the Norwegian Caldonides near the border to Sweden north of the Arctic Circle. In the central part, an area of 500 km² is mineralized with sulphide, stratabound within a metavolcanic unit; the Sulitjelma Amphibolite. Within an area of 100 km² - the Sulitjelma ore field - there occur several ore deposits under variable stages of operation - mined out, being mined at present, planned mining, areas showing potential for deep ore prospecting and exploration. Around 20 ores are known in the range 0.2-5.0 M.t, while the total tonnage so far recorded is 30 M.t. with an average of 1.85 % Cu and 0.9 % Zn (normally 0.5 % Zn). Both massive and disseminated ores occur and ore minerals include pyrite with some pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite. Despite its importance, the area has attracted little geological research since the work of Vogt (1927). Several modern studies are, however, of importance to the understanding of the ore. These include Wilson (1968), who investigated the supposed nappe structure within the area, Rai's (1972) work on ore geochemistry, Grenne's (1975) petrological studies and the work of Boyle et al. (1979) east of the mine area which lead to the important discovery of an inversion zone and hence a large isoclinal fold within the Sulitjelma Amphibolite.

Fieldsamples

	Sample No.	Sample type	Miscellanrous
	NO0373.01	Dump	Sampler: Furuhaug, L./...Stored: Løkken Comment: Massiv py-cpy-malm. No. of registrated element analyses = 1

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

Drill Cores: Anna

Location

County:

Nordland

Municipality:

Fauske (1841)

Map 1:50000:

Sulitjelma (2129-2)

Map 1:250000:

Sulitjelma

Coordinate system:

EU89-UTM Zone 33

East:

543129 m.

North:

7441050 m.

Longitude:

15.9926110

Latitude:

67.0836560

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Resource

	Resource Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Resource Subtype:	Copper
			Element(s):	Cu Kis Co

Importance

Raw material meaning:

Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)

Resources and production

	Activity:	Mining	Reserves:
	Operating method:	Underground mining	Historical production:	290 thousand tons

Products

	Element/product	Crude ore grade or quality	Reg. date
	Cu	3.86 %	17.08.1994
	Kis	20.4 %	17.08.1994

Operations

	From - To	Activity	Comments
	1905 - 1982	Geology	Company/Institution :Sulitjelma Gruber A/S
	1907 - 1980	Core drilling	Company/Institution : " "
	1908 - 1923	Regular production	Company/Institution : " "
	1940 - 1981	Geophysics	Company/Institution : " "

Mineralization

	Era:	Paleozoic	Period:	Ordovician
	Genesis:	Volcex	Form:	Layer
	Main texture:	Breccia cement	Min. distribution:	Semi-massive (20-50 % ore minerals)

Main grain size:

Very unevenly grained

Main alteration:

	Strike/Dip:	200 / 25	Direction:
			Plunge:

Stratigraphic classification of host rock

Era:

Paleozoic

Period:

Ordovician

	Province:	Caledonides
	Geotec.unit:	Køli Nappe Complex
	Tectonic complex:	Kølidekkekomplekset
	Igneous complex:

Group:

Sulitjelmagruppen

Formation:

Otervassformasjonen

Mineralogy

	Relationship	Mineral	Amount
	Gangue mineral	Quartz	Major mineral (>10%)
	Gangue mineral	Amphibole	Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
	Ore mineral	Chalcopyrite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Pyrite	Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:

	Relationship	Rock	Origin
	Host rock	Amfibolitt	Extrusive Original rock :Tuff
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Wall rock	Glimmerskifer	Sedimentary Original rock :Sandstone
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

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The Sulitjelma Area includes more than 20 deposits with a total tonnage in excess of 35 Mt (Cook et al. 1990). The average grades of the 25 Mt mined from 11 deposits between 1887 and 1991 were 1.84 % Cu and 0.86 % Zn. Contents of precious metals were 10 g/t Ag and 0.25 g/t Au (Cook et al. 1990). The deposits are concentrated in an area of 25 km2, and are located at varying stratigraphic-structural levels in the Otervann Volcanic Formation (Cook et al., 1990), also known as the Sulitjelma amphibolites, in the Upper Allochthon Køli Nappe Complex. The palaeotectonic setting of the volcanic rocks is disputed. According to Boyle (1989), the volcanic rocks form the extrusive part of the Sulitjelma ophiolite complex, underlain by sheeted dikes of the Mietjerpakte Intrusive Complex and below that the Sulitjelma Gabbro Complex. Inclusions of Precambrian gneiss in the Gabbro have been interpreted to show that the ophiolite complex represents a fragment of an ensialic marginal basin (Cook et al. 1990). The gabbro has been dated to 437 ± 2 Ma (Pedersen et al. 1991), and because of the cogenetic relationships between the young gabbro and the volcanic rocks, it has been argued that the term ophiolite complex is inappropriate (Grenne et al. 1999). Structurally below the volcanic rocks, there is a thick sedimentary sequence of schists, the Furulund Group, which contains fossils of Upper Ordovician to Lower Silurian age (Spjeldnæs 1985). The whole rock package has been folded isoclinally, leading to a large-scale repetition of sedimentary and volcanic units. This also means that the ore units are repeated (Cook et al. 1990). The volcanic pile is divided into several units, and the sulphide deposits are found at different levels within these units (Figure 60). The deposits are further divided into a Southern and a Northern Ore Field. The Jakobsbakken, Sagmo and Anna deposits are in the southern part of the ore field. The Jakobsbakken deposit is the most zinc-rich of the deposits, containing 4.5 Mt of ore with 1.55 % Cu and 2.42 % Zn. It also is at a structurally lower position than the other two main deposits in the Southern Ore Field, closer to the underlying Furulund Schist. Most of the deposits are in the Northern Ore Field. The Ny-Sulitjelma and Bursi deposits are the structurally the lowest in this ore field, and are situated between overlying metabasalts of the so-called Giken Amphibolite Unit and the Furulund Schist (Cook et al. 1990). Structurally higher up in the Giken Amphibolite Unit is the Hankabakken–Palmberg ore zone. The largest of the deposits in the Sulitjelma field, Giken, is situated structurally above the Giken Amphibolite Unit and below a schist unit (the Leirelva Schist) equivalent to the Furulund Schist. The Giken deposit contained 10.5 Mt of ore, of which 5.8 Mt was mined, containing 2.25 % Cu and 0.7 % Zn. Further up structurally is the Charlotta deposit, which is located at the contact between the Leirelva Schist and the Lower Amphibolite Unit. It is possible that this is the same level as the Sagmo deposit in the Southern Ore Field. The Mons Petter deposit is the structurally highest ore zone in the Northern Ore Field, and is situated between the Lower and Middle Amphibolite Unit. The westernmost, small Furuhaugen deposit (0.52 Mt) has an uncertain structural position, but is possibly the highest deposit in the stratigraphy. Polyphase deformation with a high degree of folding and amphibolite-grade metamorphism has obliterated most primary textures and mineralogical zonation patterns in the Sulitjelma Ore Field. However, several of the deposits are underlain by alteration zones, and display zonation in base metals in accordance with classical VMS type deposits (Cook et al. 1990). References Boyle, A.P. 1989: The geochemistry of the Sulitjelma ophiolite and associated basic volcanics: Tectonic implications. in Gayer, R.A. (ed.): The Caledonide geology of Scandinavia, London, Graham and Trottman, p. 153–163. Cook, N.J., Halls, C. & Kaspersen, P. 1990: The geology of the Sulitjelma ore field, Northern Norway – some new interpretations. Economic Geology, vol. 85, 1720–1737. Grenne, T., Ihlen, P. M. & Vokes, F. M. 1999: Scandinavian Caledonide metallogeny in a plate tectonic perspective. Mineralium Deposita, v. 34, p. 422–471. Pedersen, R.B., Furnes, H. & Dunning, G. 1991: A U/Pb age for the Sulitjelma Gabbro, north Norway: Further evidence for the development of a Caledonian marginal basin in Ashgill–Llandovery time. Geological Magazine, vol. 128, p. 141–153. Spjeldnæs, N. 1985: Biostratigraphy of the Scandinavian Caledonides. In Gee, D.G. and Sturt, B.A. (eds.): The Caledonide orogen – Scandinavia and related areas. Wiley, Chichester, p.317–329.

Bibliography:

From NGU's Reference Archive:

Boyle, A.P.; Hansen, T.S.; Mason, R.; , 1985

	A new tectonic perspective of the Sulitjelma Region. I The Caledonide Orogen - Scandinavia and Related Areas, Red: D.G. Gee & B.A. Sturt

;John Wiley & Sons Ltd;ARTIKKEL;531-542 pages

Cook, N. , 1996

	Mineralogy of the sulphide deposits at Sulitjelma, northern Norway

;ARTIKKEL;Ore geology reviews; No.11;303-338 pages

Grenne, Tor , 1975

	En petrologisk-mineralogisk undersøkelse av Sulitjelmafeltets sulfidførende metavulkanske serier.

;NTH Bergavd.;AVHANDLING

Hansen, Tor Søyland , 1982

	En geologisk undersøkelse av Nordgruvefeltet i Sulitjelma

;NTH Bergavd.;AVHANDLING;354 bl. pages

	Abstract:
	Dr.ing. avh. ved Norges tekniske høgskole, Trondheim, mars 1982

Sakshaug, G.F. , 1966

	Geofysisk undersøkelse Anna Grube - Diamanten skjerp, Sulitjelma

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.640;19 pages

Søyland-Hansen, T. , 1976

	Sulitjelma grube. Oversiktskart 1:50 000

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART;Bergarkivet; No.K 2082

Sakshaug, G.F. , 1967

	Geofysisk undersøkelse Anna grube - Saakivann, Diamanten Skjerp - Balvann, Sulitjelma.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.705;13 pages

Sakshaug, G.F. , 1966

	Geofysisk undersøkelse Anna Grube - Diamanten skjerp, Sulitjelma

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.640;19 pages

Krog, Jan Reidar; Næss, Gunnar , 1987

	Geokjemiske undersøkelser av bekkesedimenter i Sulitjelma-området.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.86.047;59 pages

	Abstract:
	Bekkesedimenter fra 334 prøvelokaliteter i Sulitjelma-området ble innsamlet med en prøvetetthet på 1 prøve pr. 10 km2. Rapporten inneholder tabeller og resultkart over 28 elementer oppsluttet med HNO3 og bestemt med ICAP.

Kollung, S. , 1986

	Sulitjelma. Berggrunnskart; Sulitjelma; 21292; 1:50 000; trykt i farger;

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART

	Abstract:
	Opptrykk 1989

Kollung, Sigbjørn , 1989

	Sulitjelmafeltet. Berggrunnsgeologisk kart - M 1 : 100 000. Beskrivelse.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;BOK; KARTBESKRIVELSE;Skrifter; No.93;1 - 47 pages

Abstract:

The eugeoclinal rocks of the Sulitjelma region occup a large depression in the Norwegian Caldonodrd betwwen the Nasafjell tectonic window of Precambrian rocks in the south and the Tysfjord window in the north. The age of the rocks is thought to be Cambro-Silurian. The regionl metamophism is mainly in greenschist facies in the lower units, amphibolite facies in the Gasak Nappe and greenschist to amphibolite facies in the Fauske Nappe. Some of the largest sulphide deposits in Norway are located near Sulitjelma. The different types of mineralizations occurring in the region are briefly described.

References not to be found in NGU's Reference Archive.:

Warole, J.R. 1978: A report on geology of an area close to the Anna Grube. Intern rapp. Sulitjelma Bergverk nr. 522.113.001.

Drill Cores: Bursi

Location

County:

Nordland

Municipality:

Fauske (1841)

Map 1:50000:

Sulitjelma (2129-2)

Map 1:250000:

Sulitjelma

Coordinate system:

EU89-UTM Zone 33

East:

543533 m.

North:

7448446 m.

Longitude:

16.0046460

Latitude:

67.1499390

Show on map

Resource

	Resource Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Resource Subtype:	Copper
			Element(s):	Cu Zn Kis Co

Importance

Raw material meaning:

Little Importance (reg. 01.06.2015)

Resources and production

	Activity:	Mining	Reserves:	15 thousand tons
	Operating method:	Underground mining	Historical production:	1830 thousand tons

Products

	Element/product	Crude ore grade or quality	Reg. date
	Cu	1.50 %	15.05.1993
	Kis	12.1 %	15.05.1993
	Zn	0.31 %	15.05.1993

Operations

	From - To	Activity	Comments
	1902 - 1975	Regular production	Company/Institution :Sulitjelma Gruber
	1902 - 1985	Geology	Company/Institution : " "
	1969 - 1975	Core drilling	Company/Institution : " "

Mineralization

	Era:	Paleozoic	Period:	Ordovician
	Genesis:	Volcex	Form:	Layer
	Main texture:	Breccia cement	Min. distribution:	Disseminated (<20 % ore minerals)

Main grain size:

Medium grained (1-3 mm)

Main alteration:

Chloritisation

	Strike/Dip:	305 / 10	Direction:
			Plunge:

Stratigraphic classification of host rock

Era:

Paleozoic

Period:

Ordovician

	Province:	Caledonides
	Geotec.unit:	Seve-Køli Nappe Complex
	Tectonic complex:	Kølidekkekomplekset
	Igneous complex:

Group:

Sulitjelmagruppen

Formation:

Otervassformasjonen

Mineralogy

	Relationship	Mineral	Amount
	Gangue mineral	Sericite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Gangue mineral	Quartz	Major mineral (>10%)
	Gangue mineral	Graphite	Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
	Ore mineral	Chalcopyrite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Pyrite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Sphalerite	Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Lithology:

	Relationship	Rock	Origin
	Host rock	Chlorite schist	Extrusive Original rock :Basalt
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Wall rock	Amphibolite	Extrusive Original rock :Tuff
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Wall rock	Garnet mica schist	Sedimentary Original rock :Sandstone
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures

	Location:	Type:	Orientation(360 gr.):	Relation to min.:
	Host rock	Fold axis	Strike/Dip :100 / 10	Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :Controls

Information(s) in free text format

Description

The Sulitjelma Area includes more than 20 deposits with a total tonnage in excess of 35 Mt (Cook et al. 1990). The average grades of the 25 Mt mined from 11 deposits between 1887 and 1991 were 1.84 % Cu and 0.86 % Zn. Contents of precious metals were 10 g/t Ag and 0.25 g/t Au (Cook et al. 1990). The deposits are concentrated in an area of 25 km2, and are located at varying stratigraphic-structural levels in the Otervann Volcanic Formation (Cook et al., 1990), also known as the Sulitjelma amphibolites, in the Upper Allochthon Køli Nappe Complex. The palaeotectonic setting of the volcanic rocks is disputed. According to Boyle (1989), the volcanic rocks form the extrusive part of the Sulitjelma ophiolite complex, underlain by sheeted dikes of the Mietjerpakte Intrusive Complex and below that the Sulitjelma Gabbro Complex. Inclusions of Precambrian gneiss in the Gabbro have been interpreted to show that the ophiolite complex represents a fragment of an ensialic marginal basin (Cook et al. 1990). The gabbro has been dated to 437 ± 2 Ma (Pedersen et al. 1991), and because of the cogenetic relationships between the young gabbro and the volcanic rocks, it has been argued that the term ophiolite complex is inappropriate (Grenne et al. 1999). Structurally below the volcanic rocks, there is a thick sedimentary sequence of schists, the Furulund Group, which contains fossils of Upper Ordovician to Lower Silurian age (Spjeldnæs 1985). The whole rock package has been folded isoclinally, leading to a large-scale repetition of sedimentary and volcanic units. This also means that the ore units are repeated (Cook et al. 1990). The volcanic pile is divided into several units, and the sulphide deposits are found at different levels within these units. The deposits are further divided into a Southern and a Northern Ore Field. The Jakobsbakken, Sagmo and Anna deposits are in the southern part of the ore field. The Jakobsbakken deposit is the most zinc-rich of the deposits, containing 4.5 Mt of ore with 1.55 % Cu and 2.42 % Zn. It also is at a structurally lower position than the other two main deposits in the Southern Ore Field, closer to the underlying Furulund Schist. Most of the deposits are in the Northern Ore Field. The Ny-Sulitjelma and Bursi deposits are the structurally the lowest in this ore field, and are situated between overlying metabasalts of the so-called Giken Amphibolite Unit and the Furulund Schist (Cook et al. 1990). Structurally higher up in the Giken Amphibolite Unit is the Hankabakken–Palmberg ore zone. The largest of the deposits in the Sulitjelma field, Giken, is situated structurally above the Giken Amphibolite Unit and below a schist unit (the Leirelva Schist) equivalent to the Furulund Schist. The Giken deposit contained 10.5 Mt of ore, of which 5.8 Mt was mined, containing 2.25 % Cu and 0.7 % Zn. Further up structurally is the Charlotta deposit, which is located at the contact between the Leirelva Schist and the Lower Amphibolite Unit. It is possible that this is the same level as the Sagmo deposit in the Southern Ore Field. The Mons Petter deposit is the structurally highest ore zone in the Northern Ore Field, and is situated between the Lower and Middle Amphibolite Unit. The westernmost, small Furuhaugen deposit (0.52 Mt) has an uncertain structural position, but is possibly the highest deposit in the stratigraphy. Polyphase deformation with a high degree of folding and amphibolite-grade metamorphism has obliterated most primary textures and mineralogical zonation patterns in the Sulitjelma Ore Field. However, several of the deposits are underlain by alteration zones, and display zonation in base metals in accordance with classical VMS type deposits (Cook et al. 1990). References Boyle, A.P. 1989: The geochemistry of the Sulitjelma ophiolite and associated basic volcanics: Tectonic implications. in Gayer, R.A. (ed.): The Caledonide geology of Scandinavia, London, Graham and Trottman, p. 153–163. Cook, N.J., Halls, C. & Kaspersen, P. 1990: The geology of the Sulitjelma ore field, Northern Norway – some new interpretations. Economic Geology, vol. 85, 1720–1737. Grenne, T., Ihlen, P. M. & Vokes, F. M. 1999: Scandinavian Caledonide metallogeny in a plate tectonic perspective. Mineralium Deposita, v. 34, p. 422–471. Pedersen, R.B., Furnes, H. & Dunning, G. 1991: A U/Pb age for the Sulitjelma Gabbro, north Norway: Further evidence for the development of a Caledonian marginal basin in Ashgill–Llandovery time. Geological Magazine, vol. 128, p. 141–153. Spjeldnæs, N. 1985: Biostratigraphy of the Scandinavian Caledonides. In Gee, D.G. and Sturt, B.A. (eds.): The Caledonide orogen – Scandinavia and related areas. Wiley, Chichester, p.317–329.

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The Bursi deposit represent the lowest level of mineralization in the Sulitjelma ore district. The mineralization is a stratabound impregnation in brecciated chlorite schist. Folding in two phases resulted in formation of a dome structure in the otherwise flat-lying deposit. The deposit was mined from 1902 to 1975 and 1.83 mill. t of ore was produced with 1.5 % Cu and 0.31 % Zn. Reserves are estimated to 0.015 mill. t.

Bibliography:

From NGU's Reference Archive:

Singsaas, Per; Brækken, H. , 1942

	Elektromagnetiske undersøkelser Furuhaugen Grube - Gjertrudfjell, Bursi Grube - Furulund, Furulundskjerp - Lapphelleren, Fjell grube, Hankabakken grube, Storhaugen skjerp

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.26;23 pages

Kollung, S. , 1986

	Sulitjelma. Berggrunnskart; Sulitjelma; 21292; 1:50 000; trykt i farger;

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART

	Abstract:
	Opptrykk 1989

Kollung, Sigbjørn , 1989

	Sulitjelmafeltet. Berggrunnsgeologisk kart - M 1 : 100 000. Beskrivelse.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;BOK; KARTBESKRIVELSE;Skrifter; No.93;1 - 47 pages

Abstract:

The eugeoclinal rocks of the Sulitjelma region occup a large depression in the Norwegian Caldonodrd betwwen the Nasafjell tectonic window of Precambrian rocks in the south and the Tysfjord window in the north. The age of the rocks is thought to be Cambro-Silurian. The regionl metamophism is mainly in greenschist facies in the lower units, amphibolite facies in the Gasak Nappe and greenschist to amphibolite facies in the Fauske Nappe. Some of the largest sulphide deposits in Norway are located near Sulitjelma. The different types of mineralizations occurring in the region are briefly described.

Krog, Jan Reidar; Næss, Gunnar , 1987

	Geokjemiske undersøkelser av bekkesedimenter i Sulitjelma-området.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.86.047;59 pages

	Abstract:
	Bekkesedimenter fra 334 prøvelokaliteter i Sulitjelma-området ble innsamlet med en prøvetetthet på 1 prøve pr. 10 km2. Rapporten inneholder tabeller og resultkart over 28 elementer oppsluttet med HNO3 og bestemt med ICAP.

Hansen, Tor Søyland , 1982

	En geologisk undersøkelse av Nordgruvefeltet i Sulitjelma

;NTH Bergavd.;AVHANDLING;354 bl. pages

	Abstract:
	Dr.ing. avh. ved Norges tekniske høgskole, Trondheim, mars 1982

Christoffersen, T.M. , 1960

	Malmgeologisk beskrivelse av området Bursi-Charlotta, Sulitjelma.

;NTH Bergavd.;AVHANDLING

Eidsvig, Per , 1973

	Måling av oppladet potensial ved Mons Petter og Bursi.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.1123;10 pages

Singsaas, Per , 1960

	Geofysisk undersøkelse Øst for Bursi Grube/Sulitjelma.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.277;8 pages

References not to be found in NGU's Reference Archive.:

Andersen, M.C. 1985: Revurdering av Bursi-forekomsten. Intern rapp. Sulitjelma Bergverk, 6 sider.

Location

County:

Nordland

Municipality:

Fauske (1841)

Map 1:50000:

Sulitjelma (2129-2)

Map 1:250000:

Sulitjelma

Coordinate system:

EU89-UTM Zone 33

East:

544833 m.

North:

7447696 m.

Longitude:

16.0343530

Latitude:

67.1430200

Show on map

Resource

	Resource Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Resource Subtype:	Copper
			Element(s):	Cu Zn Kis Co

Importance

Raw material meaning:

Little Importance (reg. 01.06.2015)

Resources and production

	Activity:	Mining	Reserves:
	Operating method:	Underground mining	Historical production:	2500 thousand tons

Products

	Element/product	Crude ore grade or quality	Reg. date
	Cu	1.75 %	17.08.1994
	Kis	20 %	17.08.1994
	Zn	0.48 %	17.08.1994

Operations

	From - To	Activity	Comments
	1886 - 1986	Geology	Company/Institution : " "
	1887 - 1985	Core drilling	Company/Institution : " "
	1887 - 1986	Regular production	Company/Institution :Sulitjelma Gruber A/S
	1941 - 1984	Geophysics	Company/Institution : " "

Mineralization

	Era:	Paleozoic	Period:	Ordovician
	Genesis:	Volcex	Form:	Lens
	Main texture:	Cataclastic	Min. distribution:	Massive (>50 % ore minerals)

Main grain size:

Very unevenly grained

Main alteration:

Chloritisation

	Strike/Dip:	220 / 20	Direction:
			Plunge:

Stratigraphic classification of host rock

Era:

Paleozoic

Period:

Ordovician

	Province:	Caledonides
	Geotec.unit:	Køli Nappe Complex
	Tectonic complex:
	Igneous complex:

Group:

Sulitjelmagruppen

Formation:

Otervassformasjonen

Mineralogy

	Relationship	Mineral	Amount
	Gangue mineral	Chlorite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Gangue mineral	Biotite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Pyrite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Sphalerite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Chalcopyrite	Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:

	Relationship	Rock	Origin
	Host rock	Chlorite breccia	Extrusive Original rock :Basalt
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Host rock	Biotite breccia	Extrusive Original rock :Basalt
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Wall rock	Amphibolite	Extrusive Original rock :Tuff
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures

	Location:	Type:	Orientation(360 gr.):	Relation to min.:
	Host rock	Fold axis	Strike/Dip :220 / 20	Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :Controls

Information(s) in free text format

Description

The Sulitjelma Area includes more than 20 deposits with a total tonnage in excess of 35 Mt (Cook et al. 1990). The average grades of the 25 Mt mined from 11 deposits between 1887 and 1991 were 1.84 % Cu and 0.86 % Zn. Contents of precious metals were 10 g/t Ag and 0.25 g/t Au (Cook et al. 1990). The deposits are concentrated in an area of 25 km2, and are located at varying stratigraphic-structural levels in the Otervann Volcanic Formation (Cook et al., 1990), also known as the Sulitjelma amphibolites, in the Upper Allochthon Køli Nappe Complex. The palaeotectonic setting of the volcanic rocks is disputed. According to Boyle (1989), the volcanic rocks form the extrusive part of the Sulitjelma ophiolite complex, underlain by sheeted dikes of the Mietjerpakte Intrusive Complex and below that the Sulitjelma Gabbro Complex. Inclusions of Precambrian gneiss in the Gabbro have been interpreted to show that the ophiolite complex represents a fragment of an ensialic marginal basin (Cook et al. 1990). The gabbro has been dated to 437 ± 2 Ma (Pedersen et al. 1991), and because of the cogenetic relationships between the young gabbro and the volcanic rocks, it has been argued that the term ophiolite complex is inappropriate (Grenne et al. 1999). Structurally below the volcanic rocks, there is a thick sedimentary sequence of schists, the Furulund Group, which contains fossils of Upper Ordovician to Lower Silurian age (Spjeldnæs 1985). The whole rock package has been folded isoclinally, leading to a large-scale repetition of sedimentary and volcanic units. This also means that the ore units are repeated (Cook et al. 1990). The volcanic pile is divided into several units, and the sulphide deposits are found at different levels within these units (Figure 60). The deposits are further divided into a Southern and a Northern Ore Field. The Jakobsbakken, Sagmo and Anna deposits are in the southern part of the ore field. The Jakobsbakken deposit is the most zinc-rich of the deposits, containing 4.5 Mt of ore with 1.55 % Cu and 2.42 % Zn. It also is at a structurally lower position than the other two main deposits in the Southern Ore Field, closer to the underlying Furulund Schist. Most of the deposits are in the Northern Ore Field. The Ny-Sulitjelma and Bursi deposits are the structurally the lowest in this ore field, and are situated between overlying metabasalts of the so-called Giken Amphibolite Unit and the Furulund Schist (Cook et al. 1990). Structurally higher up in the Giken Amphibolite Unit is the Hankabakken–Palmberg ore zone. The largest of the deposits in the Sulitjelma field, Giken, is situated structurally above the Giken Amphibolite Unit and below a schist unit (the Leirelva Schist) equivalent to the Furulund Schist. The Giken deposit contained 10.5 Mt of ore, of which 5.8 Mt was mined, containing 2.25 % Cu and 0.7 % Zn. Further up structurally is the Charlotta deposit, which is located at the contact between the Leirelva Schist and the Lower Amphibolite Unit. It is possible that this is the same level as the Sagmo deposit in the Southern Ore Field. The Mons Petter deposit is the structurally highest ore zone in the Northern Ore Field, and is situated between the Lower and Middle Amphibolite Unit. The westernmost, small Furuhaugen deposit (0.52 Mt) has an uncertain structural position, but is possibly the highest deposit in the stratigraphy. Polyphase deformation with a high degree of folding and amphibolite-grade metamorphism has obliterated most primary textures and mineralogical zonation patterns in the Sulitjelma Ore Field. However, several of the deposits are underlain by alteration zones, and display zonation in base metals in accordance with classical VMS type deposits (Cook et al. 1990). References Boyle, A.P. 1989: The geochemistry of the Sulitjelma ophiolite and associated basic volcanics: Tectonic implications. in Gayer, R.A. (ed.): The Caledonide geology of Scandinavia, London, Graham and Trottman, p. 153–163. Cook, N.J., Halls, C. & Kaspersen, P. 1990: The geology of the Sulitjelma ore field, Northern Norway – some new interpretations. Economic Geology, vol. 85, 1720–1737. Grenne, T., Ihlen, P. M. & Vokes, F. M. 1999: Scandinavian Caledonide metallogeny in a plate tectonic perspective. Mineralium Deposita, v. 34, p. 422–471. Pedersen, R.B., Furnes, H. & Dunning, G. 1991: A U/Pb age for the Sulitjelma Gabbro, north Norway: Further evidence for the development of a Caledonian marginal basin in Ashgill–Llandovery time. Geological Magazine, vol. 128, p. 141–153. Spjeldnæs, N. 1985: Biostratigraphy of the Scandinavian Caledonides. In Gee, D.G. and Sturt, B.A. (eds.): The Caledonide orogen – Scandinavia and related areas. Wiley, Chichester, p.317–329.

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The Mons Petter deposit is representing the highest structural level in the northern ore field. It is divided in two ore bodies. Mons Petter I was the first ore produced from the Sulitjelma ore district and mining commenced in 1886, while Mons Petter II was found in 1971 and was mined until 1986. The latter was rich in copper and was easy to produce with a thickness up to 12 m. The total production from the mine was 2.5 mill. t with 1.75 % Cu and 0.48 % Zn.

Bibliography:

From NGU's Reference Archive:

Boyle, A.P.; Hansen, T.S.; Mason, R.; , 1985

	A new tectonic perspective of the Sulitjelma Region. I The Caledonide Orogen - Scandinavia and Related Areas, Red: D.G. Gee & B.A. Sturt

;John Wiley & Sons Ltd;ARTIKKEL;531-542 pages

	Sulitjelma gruber. Oversiktskart over feltet

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART;Bergarkivet; No.K 1205

Cook, N. , 1996

	Mineralogy of the sulphide deposits at Sulitjelma, northern Norway

;ARTIKKEL;Ore geology reviews; No.11;303-338 pages

Eidsvig, Per , 1973

	Måling av oppladet potensial ved Mons Petter og Bursi.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.1123;10 pages

Kollung, S. , 1986

	Sulitjelma. Berggrunnskart; Sulitjelma; 21292; 1:50 000; trykt i farger;

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART

	Abstract:
	Opptrykk 1989

Kollung, Sigbjørn , 1989

	Sulitjelmafeltet. Berggrunnsgeologisk kart - M 1 : 100 000. Beskrivelse.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;BOK; KARTBESKRIVELSE;Skrifter; No.93;1 - 47 pages

Abstract:

The eugeoclinal rocks of the Sulitjelma region occup a large depression in the Norwegian Caldonodrd betwwen the Nasafjell tectonic window of Precambrian rocks in the south and the Tysfjord window in the north. The age of the rocks is thought to be Cambro-Silurian. The regionl metamophism is mainly in greenschist facies in the lower units, amphibolite facies in the Gasak Nappe and greenschist to amphibolite facies in the Fauske Nappe. Some of the largest sulphide deposits in Norway are located near Sulitjelma. The different types of mineralizations occurring in the region are briefly described.

Krog, Jan Reidar; Næss, Gunnar , 1987

	Geokjemiske undersøkelser av bekkesedimenter i Sulitjelma-området.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.86.047;59 pages

	Abstract:
	Bekkesedimenter fra 334 prøvelokaliteter i Sulitjelma-området ble innsamlet med en prøvetetthet på 1 prøve pr. 10 km2. Rapporten inneholder tabeller og resultkart over 28 elementer oppsluttet med HNO3 og bestemt med ICAP.

Hansen, Tor Søyland , 1982

	En geologisk undersøkelse av Nordgruvefeltet i Sulitjelma

;NTH Bergavd.;AVHANDLING;354 bl. pages

	Abstract:
	Dr.ing. avh. ved Norges tekniske høgskole, Trondheim, mars 1982

Christoffersen, T.M. , 1960

	Malmgeologisk beskrivelse av området Bursi-Charlotta, Sulitjelma.

;NTH Bergavd.;AVHANDLING

Location

County:

Nordland

Municipality:

Fauske (1841)

Map 1:50000:

Sulitjelma (2129-2)

Map 1:250000:

Sulitjelma

Coordinate system:

EU89-UTM Zone 33

East:

545933 m.

North:

7447496 m.

Longitude:

16.0596470

Latitude:

67.1410600

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Resource

	Resource Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Resource Subtype:	Sulphides
			Element(s):	Kis

Importance

Raw material meaning:

Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)

Resources and production

	Activity:	Exploration	Reserves:
	Operating method:		Historical production:

Products

	Element/product	Crude ore grade or quality	Reg. date
	Cu	1.0 %	17.08.1994

Operations

	From - To	Activity	Comments
	1940 - 1970	Core drilling	Company/Institution : " "
	1968 - 1981	Geology	Company/Institution :Sulitjelma Gruber A/S
	1974 - 1981	Geophysics	Company/Institution : " "

Mineralization

	Era:	Paleozoic	Period:	Ordovician
	Genesis:	Sedex	Form:	Lens
	Main texture:	Breccia cement	Min. distribution:	Disseminated (<20 % ore minerals)

Main grain size:

Very unevenly grained

Main alteration:

Chloritisation

	Strike/Dip:	240 / 20	Direction:
			Plunge:

Stratigraphic classification of host rock

Era:

Paleozoic

Period:

Ordovician

	Province:	Caledonides
	Geotec.unit:	Køli Nappe Complex
	Tectonic complex:	Kølidekkekomplekset
	Igneous complex:

Group:

Sulitjelmagruppen

Formation:

Otervassformasjonen

Mineralogy

	Relationship	Mineral	Amount
	Gangue mineral	Chlorite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Pyrite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Chalcopyrite	Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Lithology:

	Relationship	Rock	Origin
	Host rock	Klorittbreksje	Extrusive Original rock :Basalt
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Wall rock	Amfibolitt	Extrusive Original rock :Tuff
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Information(s) in free text format

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Lapphellerens mineralisering består av disseminert sulfid i klorittbreksje med breksjerte tuffer i heng og tuffer i ligg. Sonen er undersøkt ved røsking og boring "fra gammelt av", men år og detaljer om dette er ukjent. Årstall for kjerneboring er derfor antatt. Stien, R: 1993. Ved prøvetakingen i 1994 var det ikke mulig å finne annet enn en borplass med masse umineraliserte kjerner. Staw, J. 1994.

Bibliography:

From NGU's Reference Archive:

Singsaas, Per; Brækken, H. , 1942

	Elektromagnetiske undersøkelser Furuhaugen Grube - Gjertrudfjell, Bursi Grube - Furulund, Furulundskjerp - Lapphelleren, Fjell grube, Hankabakken grube, Storhaugen skjerp

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.26;23 pages

Hansen, Tor Søyland , 1982

	En geologisk undersøkelse av Nordgruvefeltet i Sulitjelma

;NTH Bergavd.;AVHANDLING;354 bl. pages

	Abstract:
	Dr.ing. avh. ved Norges tekniske høgskole, Trondheim, mars 1982

Krog, Jan Reidar; Næss, Gunnar , 1987

	Geokjemiske undersøkelser av bekkesedimenter i Sulitjelma-området.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.86.047;59 pages

	Abstract:
	Bekkesedimenter fra 334 prøvelokaliteter i Sulitjelma-området ble innsamlet med en prøvetetthet på 1 prøve pr. 10 km2. Rapporten inneholder tabeller og resultkart over 28 elementer oppsluttet med HNO3 og bestemt med ICAP.

Christoffersen, T.M. , 1960

	Malmgeologisk beskrivelse av området Bursi-Charlotta, Sulitjelma.

;NTH Bergavd.;AVHANDLING

Kollung, S. , 1986

	Sulitjelma. Berggrunnskart; Sulitjelma; 21292; 1:50 000; trykt i farger;

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART

	Abstract:
	Opptrykk 1989

Kollung, Sigbjørn , 1989

	Sulitjelmafeltet. Berggrunnsgeologisk kart - M 1 : 100 000. Beskrivelse.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;BOK; KARTBESKRIVELSE;Skrifter; No.93;1 - 47 pages

Abstract:

The eugeoclinal rocks of the Sulitjelma region occup a large depression in the Norwegian Caldonodrd betwwen the Nasafjell tectonic window of Precambrian rocks in the south and the Tysfjord window in the north. The age of the rocks is thought to be Cambro-Silurian. The regionl metamophism is mainly in greenschist facies in the lower units, amphibolite facies in the Gasak Nappe and greenschist to amphibolite facies in the Fauske Nappe. Some of the largest sulphide deposits in Norway are located near Sulitjelma. The different types of mineralizations occurring in the region are briefly described.

Location

County:

Nordland

Municipality:

Fauske (1841)

Map 1:50000:

Sulitjelma (2129-2)

Map 1:250000:

Sulitjelma

Coordinate system:

EU89-UTM Zone 33

East:

547599 m.

North:

7449200 m.

Longitude:

16.0987770

Latitude:

67.1560780

Show on map

Resource

	Resource Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Resource Subtype:	Sulphides
			Element(s):	Kis

Importance

Raw material meaning:

Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)

Resources and production

	Activity:	Pitting	Reserves:
	Operating method:		Historical production:

Products

	Element/product	Crude ore grade or quality	Reg. date
	Cu	0.1 %	28.05.1993

Operations

	From - To	Activity	Comments
	1900 - 1900	Sampling	Company/Institution :Sulitjelma Gruber

Mineralization

	Era:	Paleozoic	Period:	Ordovician
	Genesis:	Sedex	Form:	Layer
	Main texture:	Cataclastic	Min. distribution:	Semi-massive (20-50 % ore minerals)

Main grain size:

Very unevenly grained

Main alteration:

	Strike/Dip:	270 / 45	Direction:
			Plunge:

Stratigraphic classification of host rock

Era:

Paleozoic

Period:

Ordovician

	Province:	Caledonides
	Geotec.unit:	Gasak Nappe Complex
	Tectonic complex:	Kølidekkekomplekset
	Igneous complex:

Group:

Småsorjusgruppen

Formation:

Lapphellarformasjonen

Mineralogy

	Relationship	Mineral	Amount
	Gangue mineral	Quartz	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Pyrrhotite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Chalcopyrite	Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Lithology:

	Relationship	Rock	Origin
	Wall rock	Rustskifer	Sedimentary Original rock :Sandstone
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

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Mineraliseringen på kobbertoppen består av ei mindre linse av magnetkis som ligger som et lag i rusten glimmerskifer, "Lapphellerenskifer". Det er ikke funnet analyser fra mineraliseringen eller analyser fra kjerneboring, slik at kobbergehalten er vurdert visuelt til ca. 0.1 %. Ingen litteratur er funnet. Stien, R. 1993. Tipp på ca. 10 m3 er delvis skjult av ei snøfonn. Rusten kalkstein. Sannsynligvis ligger også skjerpet under snøen. L. F. -94.

Photo(s) from the Deposit area:

Photo no. 1 showing Rusten kvarts-serisittskifer, Kobbetoppen skjerp3"

Bibliography:

From NGU's Reference Archive:

Hansen, Tor Søyland , 1982

	En geologisk undersøkelse av Nordgruvefeltet i Sulitjelma

;NTH Bergavd.;AVHANDLING;354 bl. pages

	Abstract:
	Dr.ing. avh. ved Norges tekniske høgskole, Trondheim, mars 1982

Kollung, S. , 1986

	Sulitjelma. Berggrunnskart; Sulitjelma; 21292; 1:50 000; trykt i farger;

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART

	Abstract:
	Opptrykk 1989

Krog, Jan Reidar; Næss, Gunnar , 1987

	Geokjemiske undersøkelser av bekkesedimenter i Sulitjelma-området.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.86.047;59 pages

	Abstract:
	Bekkesedimenter fra 334 prøvelokaliteter i Sulitjelma-området ble innsamlet med en prøvetetthet på 1 prøve pr. 10 km2. Rapporten inneholder tabeller og resultkart over 28 elementer oppsluttet med HNO3 og bestemt med ICAP.

Kollung, Sigbjørn , 1989

	Sulitjelmafeltet. Berggrunnsgeologisk kart - M 1 : 100 000. Beskrivelse.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;BOK; KARTBESKRIVELSE;Skrifter; No.93;1 - 47 pages

Abstract:

The eugeoclinal rocks of the Sulitjelma region occup a large depression in the Norwegian Caldonodrd betwwen the Nasafjell tectonic window of Precambrian rocks in the south and the Tysfjord window in the north. The age of the rocks is thought to be Cambro-Silurian. The regionl metamophism is mainly in greenschist facies in the lower units, amphibolite facies in the Gasak Nappe and greenschist to amphibolite facies in the Fauske Nappe. Some of the largest sulphide deposits in Norway are located near Sulitjelma. The different types of mineralizations occurring in the region are briefly described.

Fieldsamples

	Sample No.	Sample type	Miscellanrous
	NO0507.02	Dump	Sampler: Furuhaug, L./...Stored: Løkken Comment: Rusten kisimpr. q-ser.sk. No. of registrated element analyses = 1

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

Location

County:

Nordland

Municipality:

Fauske (1841)

Map 1:50000:

Sulitjelma (2129-2)

Map 1:250000:

Sulitjelma

Coordinate system:

EU89-UTM Zone 33

East:

548633 m.

North:

7448546 m.

Longitude:

16.1223560

Latitude:

67.1500520

Show on map

Resource

	Resource Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Resource Subtype:	Copper
			Element(s):	Cu Kis

Importance

Raw material meaning:

Little Importance (reg. 01.06.2015)

Resources and production

	Activity:	Test mining	Reserves:	250 thousand tons
	Operating method:	Underground mining	Historical production:

Products

	Element/product	Crude ore grade or quality	Reg. date
	Cu	1.5 %	28.05.1993

Operations

	From - To	Activity	Comments
	1900 - 1900	Test mining	Company/Institution :Sulitjelma Gruber
	1900 - 1975	Core drilling	Company/Institution : " "
	1941 - 1975	Geophysics	Company/Institution : " "

Mineralization

	Era:	Paleozoic	Period:	Ordovician
	Genesis:	Volcex	Form:	Layer
	Main texture:	Cataclastic	Min. distribution:	Irregular (scattered)

Main grain size:

Very unevenly grained

Main alteration:

Chloritisation

	Strike/Dip:	340 / 30	Direction:
			Plunge:

Stratigraphic classification of host rock

Era:

Paleozoic

Period:

Ordovician

	Province:	Caledonides
	Geotec.unit:	Seve-Køli Nappe Complex
	Tectonic complex:	Kølidekkekomplekset
	Igneous complex:

Group:

Sulitjelmagruppen

Formation:

Otervassformasjonen

Mineralogy

	Relationship	Mineral	Amount
	Gangue mineral	Chlorite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Chalcopyrite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Pyrite	Major mineral (>10%)

Lithology:

	Relationship	Rock	Origin
	Host rock	Klorittbreksje	Extrusive Original rock :Basalt
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Information(s) in free text format

Free text

The Sulitjelma Area includes more than 20 deposits with a total tonnage in excess of 35 Mt (Cook et al. 1990). The average grades of the 25 Mt mined from 11 deposits between 1887 and 1991 were 1.84 % Cu and 0.86 % Zn. Contents of precious metals were 10 g/t Ag and 0.25 g/t Au (Cook et al. 1990). The deposits are concentrated in an area of 25 km2, and are located at varying stratigraphic-structural levels in the Otervann Volcanic Formation (Cook et al., 1990), also known as the Sulitjelma amphibolites, in the Upper Allochthon Køli Nappe Complex. The palaeotectonic setting of the volcanic rocks is disputed. According to Boyle (1989), the volcanic rocks form the extrusive part of the Sulitjelma ophiolite complex, underlain by sheeted dikes of the Mietjerpakte Intrusive Complex and below that the Sulitjelma Gabbro Complex. Inclusions of Precambrian gneiss in the Gabbro have been interpreted to show that the ophiolite complex represents a fragment of an ensialic marginal basin (Cook et al. 1990). The gabbro has been dated to 437 ± 2 Ma (Pedersen et al. 1991), and because of the cogenetic relationships between the young gabbro and the volcanic rocks, it has been argued that the term ophiolite complex is inappropriate (Grenne et al. 1999). Structurally below the volcanic rocks, there is a thick sedimentary sequence of schists, the Furulund Group, which contains fossils of Upper Ordovician to Lower Silurian age (Spjeldnæs 1985). The whole rock package has been folded isoclinally, leading to a large-scale repetition of sedimentary and volcanic units. This also means that the ore units are repeated (Cook et al. 1990). The volcanic pile is divided into several units, and the sulphide deposits are found at different levels within these units. The deposits are further divided into a Southern and a Northern Ore Field. The Jakobsbakken, Sagmo and Anna deposits are in the southern part of the ore field. The Jakobsbakken deposit is the most zinc-rich of the deposits, containing 4.5 Mt of ore with 1.55 % Cu and 2.42 % Zn. It also is at a structurally lower position than the other two main deposits in the Southern Ore Field, closer to the underlying Furulund Schist. Most of the deposits are in the Northern Ore Field. The Ny-Sulitjelma and Bursi deposits are the structurally the lowest in this ore field, and are situated between overlying metabasalts of the so-called Giken Amphibolite Unit and the Furulund Schist (Cook et al. 1990). Structurally higher up in the Giken Amphibolite Unit is the Hankabakken–Palmberg ore zone. The largest of the deposits in the Sulitjelma field, Giken, is situated structurally above the Giken Amphibolite Unit and below a schist unit (the Leirelva Schist) equivalent to the Furulund Schist. The Giken deposit contained 10.5 Mt of ore, of which 5.8 Mt was mined, containing 2.25 % Cu and 0.7 % Zn. Further up structurally is the Charlotta deposit, which is located at the contact between the Leirelva Schist and the Lower Amphibolite Unit. It is possible that this is the same level as the Sagmo deposit in the Southern Ore Field. The Mons Petter deposit is the structurally highest ore zone in the Northern Ore Field, and is situated between the Lower and Middle Amphibolite Unit. The westernmost, small Furuhaugen deposit (0.52 Mt) has an uncertain structural position, but is possibly the highest deposit in the stratigraphy. Polyphase deformation with a high degree of folding and amphibolite-grade metamorphism has obliterated most primary textures and mineralogical zonation patterns in the Sulitjelma Ore Field. However, several of the deposits are underlain by alteration zones, and display zonation in base metals in accordance with classical VMS type deposits (Cook et al. 1990). References Boyle, A.P. 1989: The geochemistry of the Sulitjelma ophiolite and associated basic volcanics: Tectonic implications. in Gayer, R.A. (ed.): The Caledonide geology of Scandinavia, London, Graham and Trottman, p. 153–163. Cook, N.J., Halls, C. & Kaspersen, P. 1990: The geology of the Sulitjelma ore field, Northern Norway – some new interpretations. Economic Geology, vol. 85, 1720–1737. Grenne, T., Ihlen, P. M. & Vokes, F. M. 1999: Scandinavian Caledonide metallogeny in a plate tectonic perspective. Mineralium Deposita, v. 34, p. 422–471. Pedersen, R.B., Furnes, H. & Dunning, G. 1991: A U/Pb age for the Sulitjelma Gabbro, north Norway: Further evidence for the development of a Caledonian marginal basin in Ashgill–Llandovery time. Geological Magazine, vol. 128, p. 141–153. Spjeldnæs, N. 1985: Biostratigraphy of the Scandinavian Caledonides. In Gee, D.G. and Sturt, B.A. (eds.): The Caledonide orogen – Scandinavia and related areas. Wiley, Chichester, p.317–329.

Bibliography:

From NGU's Reference Archive:

Hansen, Tor Søyland , 1982

	En geologisk undersøkelse av Nordgruvefeltet i Sulitjelma

;NTH Bergavd.;AVHANDLING;354 bl. pages

	Abstract:
	Dr.ing. avh. ved Norges tekniske høgskole, Trondheim, mars 1982

Kollung, Sigbjørn , 1989

	Sulitjelmafeltet. Berggrunnsgeologisk kart - M 1 : 100 000. Beskrivelse.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;BOK; KARTBESKRIVELSE;Skrifter; No.93;1 - 47 pages

Abstract:

The eugeoclinal rocks of the Sulitjelma region occup a large depression in the Norwegian Caldonodrd betwwen the Nasafjell tectonic window of Precambrian rocks in the south and the Tysfjord window in the north. The age of the rocks is thought to be Cambro-Silurian. The regionl metamophism is mainly in greenschist facies in the lower units, amphibolite facies in the Gasak Nappe and greenschist to amphibolite facies in the Fauske Nappe. Some of the largest sulphide deposits in Norway are located near Sulitjelma. The different types of mineralizations occurring in the region are briefly described.

Krog, Jan Reidar; Næss, Gunnar , 1987

	Geokjemiske undersøkelser av bekkesedimenter i Sulitjelma-området.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.86.047;59 pages

	Abstract:
	Bekkesedimenter fra 334 prøvelokaliteter i Sulitjelma-området ble innsamlet med en prøvetetthet på 1 prøve pr. 10 km2. Rapporten inneholder tabeller og resultkart over 28 elementer oppsluttet med HNO3 og bestemt med ICAP.

Kollung, S. , 1986

	Sulitjelma. Berggrunnskart; Sulitjelma; 21292; 1:50 000; trykt i farger;

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART

	Abstract:
	Opptrykk 1989

Fieldsamples

	Sample No.	Sample type	Miscellanrous
	NO0508.01	Dump	Sampler: Staw, J./...Stored: Løkken Comment: Py-impr. i klorittsk. Q-rik. No. of registrated element analyses = 1

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

Location

County:

Nordland

Municipality:

Fauske (1841)

Map 1:50000:

Sulitjelma (2129-2)

Map 1:250000:

Sulitjelma

Coordinate system:

EU89-UTM Zone 33

East:

549333 m.

North:

7447496 m.

Longitude:

16.1380640

Latitude:

67.1405210

Show on map

Resource

	Resource Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Resource Subtype:	Copper
			Element(s):	Cu Zn Kis Co

Importance

Raw material meaning:

Regional Importance (reg. 01.06.2015)

Resources and production

	Activity:	Mining	Reserves:
	Operating method:	Underground mining	Historical production:	2590 thousand tons

Products

	Element/product	Crude ore grade or quality	Reg. date
	Cu	1.99 %	15.05.1993
	Kis	20.2 %	15.05.1993
	Zn	0.55 %	15.05.1993

Operations

	From - To	Activity	Comments
	1893 - 1965	Regular production	Company/Institution :Sulitjelma Gruber
	1901 - 1978	Core drilling	Company/Institution : " "
	1901 - 1980	Geology	Company/Institution : " "
	1980 - 1982	Geophysics	Company/Institution : " "

Mineralization

	Era:	Paleozoic	Period:	Ordovician
	Genesis:	Volcex	Form:	Layer
	Main texture:	Cataclastic	Min. distribution:	Irregular (scattered)

Main grain size:

Very unevenly grained

Main alteration:

Chloritisation

	Strike/Dip:	270 / 40	Direction:
			Plunge:

Stratigraphic classification of host rock

Era:

Paleozoic

Period:

Ordovician

	Province:	Caledonides
	Geotec.unit:	Seve-Køli Nappe Complex
	Tectonic complex:	Kølidekkekomplekset
	Igneous complex:

Group:

Sulitjelmagruppen

Formation:

Otervassformasjonen

Mineralogy

	Relationship	Mineral	Amount
	Gangue mineral	Chlorite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Gangue mineral	Biotite	Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
	Ore mineral	Pyrite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Chalcopyrite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Sphalerite	Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Lithology:

	Relationship	Rock	Origin
	Host rock	Chlorite breccia	Extrusive Original rock :Basalt
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Wall rock	Quartz mica schist	Sedimentary Original rock :Sandstone
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures

	Location:	Type:	Orientation(360 gr.):	Relation to min.:
	Host rock	Fold axis	Strike/Dip :300 / 30	Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :Controls

Information(s) in free text format

Description

The Sulitjelma Area includes more than 20 deposits with a total tonnage in excess of 35 Mt (Cook et al. 1990). The average grades of the 25 Mt mined from 11 deposits between 1887 and 1991 were 1.84 % Cu and 0.86 % Zn. Contents of precious metals were 10 g/t Ag and 0.25 g/t Au (Cook et al. 1990). The deposits are concentrated in an area of 25 km2, and are located at varying stratigraphic-structural levels in the Otervann Volcanic Formation (Cook et al., 1990), also known as the Sulitjelma amphibolites, in the Upper Allochthon Køli Nappe Complex. The palaeotectonic setting of the volcanic rocks is disputed. According to Boyle (1989), the volcanic rocks form the extrusive part of the Sulitjelma ophiolite complex, underlain by sheeted dikes of the Mietjerpakte Intrusive Complex and below that the Sulitjelma Gabbro Complex. Inclusions of Precambrian gneiss in the Gabbro have been interpreted to show that the ophiolite complex represents a fragment of an ensialic marginal basin (Cook et al. 1990). The gabbro has been dated to 437 ± 2 Ma (Pedersen et al. 1991), and because of the cogenetic relationships between the young gabbro and the volcanic rocks, it has been argued that the term ophiolite complex is inappropriate (Grenne et al. 1999). Structurally below the volcanic rocks, there is a thick sedimentary sequence of schists, the Furulund Group, which contains fossils of Upper Ordovician to Lower Silurian age (Spjeldnæs 1985). The whole rock package has been folded isoclinally, leading to a large-scale repetition of sedimentary and volcanic units. This also means that the ore units are repeated (Cook et al. 1990). The volcanic pile is divided into several units, and the sulphide deposits are found at different levels within these units. The deposits are further divided into a Southern and a Northern Ore Field. The Jakobsbakken, Sagmo and Anna deposits are in the southern part of the ore field. The Jakobsbakken deposit is the most zinc-rich of the deposits, containing 4.5 Mt of ore with 1.55 % Cu and 2.42 % Zn. It also is at a structurally lower position than the other two main deposits in the Southern Ore Field, closer to the underlying Furulund Schist. Most of the deposits are in the Northern Ore Field. The Ny-Sulitjelma and Bursi deposits are the structurally the lowest in this ore field, and are situated between overlying metabasalts of the so-called Giken Amphibolite Unit and the Furulund Schist (Cook et al. 1990). Structurally higher up in the Giken Amphibolite Unit is the Hankabakken–Palmberg ore zone. The largest of the deposits in the Sulitjelma field, Giken, is situated structurally above the Giken Amphibolite Unit and below a schist unit (the Leirelva Schist) equivalent to the Furulund Schist. The Giken deposit contained 10.5 Mt of ore, of which 5.8 Mt was mined, containing 2.25 % Cu and 0.7 % Zn. Further up structurally is the Charlotta deposit, which is located at the contact between the Leirelva Schist and the Lower Amphibolite Unit. It is possible that this is the same level as the Sagmo deposit in the Southern Ore Field. The Mons Petter deposit is the structurally highest ore zone in the Northern Ore Field, and is situated between the Lower and Middle Amphibolite Unit. The westernmost, small Furuhaugen deposit (0.52 Mt) has an uncertain structural position, but is possibly the highest deposit in the stratigraphy. Polyphase deformation with a high degree of folding and amphibolite-grade metamorphism has obliterated most primary textures and mineralogical zonation patterns in the Sulitjelma Ore Field. However, several of the deposits are underlain by alteration zones, and display zonation in base metals in accordance with classical VMS type deposits (Cook et al. 1990). References Boyle, A.P. 1989: The geochemistry of the Sulitjelma ophiolite and associated basic volcanics: Tectonic implications. in Gayer, R.A. (ed.): The Caledonide geology of Scandinavia, London, Graham and Trottman, p. 153–163. Cook, N.J., Halls, C. & Kaspersen, P. 1990: The geology of the Sulitjelma ore field, Northern Norway – some new interpretations. Economic Geology, vol. 85, 1720–1737. Grenne, T., Ihlen, P. M. & Vokes, F. M. 1999: Scandinavian Caledonide metallogeny in a plate tectonic perspective. Mineralium Deposita, v. 34, p. 422–471. Pedersen, R.B., Furnes, H. & Dunning, G. 1991: A U/Pb age for the Sulitjelma Gabbro, north Norway: Further evidence for the development of a Caledonian marginal basin in Ashgill–Llandovery time. Geological Magazine, vol. 128, p. 141–153. Spjeldnæs, N. 1985: Biostratigraphy of the Scandinavian Caledonides. In Gee, D.G. and Sturt, B.A. (eds.): The Caledonide orogen – Scandinavia and related areas. Wiley, Chichester, p.317–329.

Free text

The Ny-Sulitjelma deposit is characterized by isoclinal folding, which have led to increased thickness of the ore and enrichment of Cu (3-4 %) in the upper part of the ore. The deposit is likely at the same stratigraphic level as the Hankabakken I deposit. Mining was carried out between 1893-1965 and 2.59 mill. t of ore was produced with 1.99 % Cu and 0.55 % Zn. The ore zone is insufficient explored towards depth and it is a possibility for increasing the reserves. At the same stratigraphic level is the Gudrun deposit, which produced 0.71 mill.t with 1.49 % Cu and 0.55 % Zn.

Bibliography:

From NGU's Reference Archive:

Cook, N. , 1996

	Mineralogy of the sulphide deposits at Sulitjelma, northern Norway

;ARTIKKEL;Ore geology reviews; No.11;303-338 pages

	Sulitjelma gruber. Ny Sulitjelma grube, plankart 1:800

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART;Bergarkivet; No.K 1201 A-L

	Sulitjelma gruve. Gruvekart, profiler av Ny-Sulitjelma gruve 1:1 000

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART;Bergarkivet; No.K 2447

Krog, Jan Reidar; Næss, Gunnar , 1987

	Geokjemiske undersøkelser av bekkesedimenter i Sulitjelma-området.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.86.047;59 pages

	Abstract:
	Bekkesedimenter fra 334 prøvelokaliteter i Sulitjelma-området ble innsamlet med en prøvetetthet på 1 prøve pr. 10 km2. Rapporten inneholder tabeller og resultkart over 28 elementer oppsluttet med HNO3 og bestemt med ICAP.

Hansen, Tor Søyland , 1982

	En geologisk undersøkelse av Nordgruvefeltet i Sulitjelma

;NTH Bergavd.;AVHANDLING;354 bl. pages

	Abstract:
	Dr.ing. avh. ved Norges tekniske høgskole, Trondheim, mars 1982

Kollung, S. , 1986

	Sulitjelma. Berggrunnskart; Sulitjelma; 21292; 1:50 000; trykt i farger;

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART

	Abstract:
	Opptrykk 1989

Kollung, Sigbjørn , 1989

	Sulitjelmafeltet. Berggrunnsgeologisk kart - M 1 : 100 000. Beskrivelse.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;BOK; KARTBESKRIVELSE;Skrifter; No.93;1 - 47 pages

Abstract:

The eugeoclinal rocks of the Sulitjelma region occup a large depression in the Norwegian Caldonodrd betwwen the Nasafjell tectonic window of Precambrian rocks in the south and the Tysfjord window in the north. The age of the rocks is thought to be Cambro-Silurian. The regionl metamophism is mainly in greenschist facies in the lower units, amphibolite facies in the Gasak Nappe and greenschist to amphibolite facies in the Fauske Nappe. Some of the largest sulphide deposits in Norway are located near Sulitjelma. The different types of mineralizations occurring in the region are briefly described.

Fieldsamples

	Sample No.	Sample type	Miscellanrous
	NO0509.01	Dump	Sampler: Furuhaug, L/...Stored: Løkken Comment: Sl-cpy-py-po i kloritt/fyllittsk. No. of registrated element analyses = 1

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

Location

County:

Nordland

Municipality:

Fauske (1841)

Map 1:50000:

Sulitjelma (2129-2)

Map 1:250000:

Sulitjelma

Coordinate system:

EU89-UTM Zone 33

East:

548333 m.

North:

7447146 m.

Longitude:

16.1148550

Latitude:

67.1375440

Show on map

Resource

	Resource Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Resource Subtype:	Copper
			Element(s):	Cu Kis

Importance

Raw material meaning:

Regional Importance (reg. 01.06.2015)

Resources and production

	Activity:	Mining	Reserves:	500 thousand tons
	Operating method:	Underground mining	Historical production:	1990 thousand tons

Products

	Element/product	Crude ore grade or quality	Reg. date
	Cu	1.4 %	14.05.1993
	Kis	14.5 %	14.05.1993
	Zn	0.4 %	14.05.1993

Operations

	From - To	Activity	Comments
	1901 - 1985	Core drilling	Company/Institution : " "
	1901 - 1987	Regular production	Company/Institution :Sulitjelma Gruber
	1980 - 1984	Geophysics	Company/Institution : " "

Mineralization

	Era:	Paleozoic	Period:	Ordovician
	Genesis:	Volcex	Form:	Layer
	Main texture:	Cataclastic	Min. distribution:	Irregular (scattered)

Main grain size:

Very unevenly grained

Main alteration:

Chloritisation

	Strike/Dip:	270 / 35	Direction:
			Plunge:

Stratigraphic classification of host rock

Era:

Paleozoic

Period:

Ordovician

	Province:	Caledonides
	Geotec.unit:	Seve-Køli Nappe Complex
	Tectonic complex:	Kølidekkekomplekset
	Igneous complex:

Group:

Sulitjelmagruppen

Formation:

Otervassformasjonen

Mineralogy

	Relationship	Mineral	Amount
	Gangue mineral	Chlorite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Gangue mineral	Biotite	Subordinate mineral (1-10%)
	Ore mineral	Chalcopyrite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Pyrite	Major mineral (>10%)
	Ore mineral	Sphalerite	Subordinate mineral (1-10%)

Lithology:

	Relationship	Rock	Origin
	Host rock	Chlorite breccia	Extrusive Original rock :Basalt
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite
	Wall rock	Quartz mica schist	Sedimentary Original rock :Sandstone
			Metamorphic facies :Amphibolite

Structures

	Location:	Type:	Orientation(360 gr.):	Relation to min.:
	Host rock	Fold axis	Strike/Dip :290 / 30	Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :Controls

Information(s) in free text format

Description

The Sulitjelma Area includes more than 20 deposits with a total tonnage in excess of 35 Mt (Cook et al. 1990). The average grades of the 25 Mt mined from 11 deposits between 1887 and 1991 were 1.84 % Cu and 0.86 % Zn. Contents of precious metals were 10 g/t Ag and 0.25 g/t Au (Cook et al. 1990). The deposits are concentrated in an area of 25 km2, and are located at varying stratigraphic-structural levels in the Otervann Volcanic Formation (Cook et al., 1990), also known as the Sulitjelma amphibolites, in the Upper Allochthon Køli Nappe Complex. The palaeotectonic setting of the volcanic rocks is disputed. According to Boyle (1989), the volcanic rocks form the extrusive part of the Sulitjelma ophiolite complex, underlain by sheeted dikes of the Mietjerpakte Intrusive Complex and below that the Sulitjelma Gabbro Complex. Inclusions of Precambrian gneiss in the Gabbro have been interpreted to show that the ophiolite complex represents a fragment of an ensialic marginal basin (Cook et al. 1990). The gabbro has been dated to 437 ± 2 Ma (Pedersen et al. 1991), and because of the cogenetic relationships between the young gabbro and the volcanic rocks, it has been argued that the term ophiolite complex is inappropriate (Grenne et al. 1999). Structurally below the volcanic rocks, there is a thick sedimentary sequence of schists, the Furulund Group, which contains fossils of Upper Ordovician to Lower Silurian age (Spjeldnæs 1985). The whole rock package has been folded isoclinally, leading to a large-scale repetition of sedimentary and volcanic units. This also means that the ore units are repeated (Cook et al. 1990). The volcanic pile is divided into several units, and the sulphide deposits are found at different levels within these units. The deposits are further divided into a Southern and a Northern Ore Field. The Jakobsbakken, Sagmo and Anna deposits are in the southern part of the ore field. The Jakobsbakken deposit is the most zinc-rich of the deposits, containing 4.5 Mt of ore with 1.55 % Cu and 2.42 % Zn. It also is at a structurally lower position than the other two main deposits in the Southern Ore Field, closer to the underlying Furulund Schist. Most of the deposits are in the Northern Ore Field. The Ny-Sulitjelma and Bursi deposits are the structurally the lowest in this ore field, and are situated between overlying metabasalts of the so-called Giken Amphibolite Unit and the Furulund Schist (Cook et al. 1990). Structurally higher up in the Giken Amphibolite Unit is the Hankabakken–Palmberg ore zone. The largest of the deposits in the Sulitjelma field, Giken, is situated structurally above the Giken Amphibolite Unit and below a schist unit (the Leirelva Schist) equivalent to the Furulund Schist. The Giken deposit contained 10.5 Mt of ore, of which 5.8 Mt was mined, containing 2.25 % Cu and 0.7 % Zn. Further up structurally is the Charlotta deposit, which is located at the contact between the Leirelva Schist and the Lower Amphibolite Unit. It is possible that this is the same level as the Sagmo deposit in the Southern Ore Field. The Mons Petter deposit is the structurally highest ore zone in the Northern Ore Field, and is situated between the Lower and Middle Amphibolite Unit. The westernmost, small Furuhaugen deposit (0.52 Mt) has an uncertain structural position, but is possibly the highest deposit in the stratigraphy. Polyphase deformation with a high degree of folding and amphibolite-grade metamorphism has obliterated most primary textures and mineralogical zonation patterns in the Sulitjelma Ore Field. However, several of the deposits are underlain by alteration zones, and display zonation in base metals in accordance with classical VMS type deposits (Cook et al. 1990). References Boyle, A.P. 1989: The geochemistry of the Sulitjelma ophiolite and associated basic volcanics: Tectonic implications. in Gayer, R.A. (ed.): The Caledonide geology of Scandinavia, London, Graham and Trottman, p. 153–163. Cook, N.J., Halls, C. & Kaspersen, P. 1990: The geology of the Sulitjelma ore field, Northern Norway – some new interpretations. Economic Geology, vol. 85, 1720–1737. Grenne, T., Ihlen, P. M. & Vokes, F. M. 1999: Scandinavian Caledonide metallogeny in a plate tectonic perspective. Mineralium Deposita, v. 34, p. 422–471. Pedersen, R.B., Furnes, H. & Dunning, G. 1991: A U/Pb age for the Sulitjelma Gabbro, north Norway: Further evidence for the development of a Caledonian marginal basin in Ashgill–Llandovery time. Geological Magazine, vol. 128, p. 141–153. Spjeldnæs, N. 1985: Biostratigraphy of the Scandinavian Caledonides. In Gee, D.G. and Sturt, B.A. (eds.): The Caledonide orogen – Scandinavia and related areas. Wiley, Chichester, p.317–329.

Free text

The Hankabakken mine was worked on two different ore bodies, Hankabakken I and II. Hankabakken II is a blind deposit, localized some 500 m NW from Hankabakken I. The thickness of the ore bodies were generally 3-5 m, and commonly with increasing Cu-content towards the hangingwall. Altogether 1.99 mill. t of ore was produced with 1.4 % Cu and 0.4 % Zn. Reserves are estimated to 0.5 mill. t.

Photo(s) from the Deposit area:

Photo no. 1 showing Oversiktsbilde med Hankabakken midt i bildet." Photo no. 2 showing Gjenstøpt stollåpning"

Bibliography:

From NGU's Reference Archive:

Cook, N. , 1996

	Mineralogy of the sulphide deposits at Sulitjelma, northern Norway

;ARTIKKEL;Ore geology reviews; No.11;303-338 pages

Lassen, T. , 1877

	Sulitjelma gruber. Hankabakken, geologisk profil

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART;Bergarkivet; No.K 1206

	Sulitjelma gruber. Hankabakken, gruvekart 1931-44 1:800

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART;Bergarkivet; No.K 1197 A-I

Søyland-Hansen, T. , 1976

	Sulitjelma grube. Oversiktskart 1:50 000

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART;Bergarkivet; No.K 2082

Hansen, Tor Søyland , 1982

	En geologisk undersøkelse av Nordgruvefeltet i Sulitjelma

;NTH Bergavd.;AVHANDLING;354 bl. pages

	Abstract:
	Dr.ing. avh. ved Norges tekniske høgskole, Trondheim, mars 1982

Krog, Jan Reidar; Næss, Gunnar , 1987

	Geokjemiske undersøkelser av bekkesedimenter i Sulitjelma-området.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.86.047;59 pages

	Abstract:
	Bekkesedimenter fra 334 prøvelokaliteter i Sulitjelma-området ble innsamlet med en prøvetetthet på 1 prøve pr. 10 km2. Rapporten inneholder tabeller og resultkart over 28 elementer oppsluttet med HNO3 og bestemt med ICAP.

Kollung, S. , 1986

	Sulitjelma. Berggrunnskart; Sulitjelma; 21292; 1:50 000; trykt i farger;

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;KART

	Abstract:
	Opptrykk 1989

Kollung, Sigbjørn , 1989

	Sulitjelmafeltet. Berggrunnsgeologisk kart - M 1 : 100 000. Beskrivelse.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;BOK; KARTBESKRIVELSE;Skrifter; No.93;1 - 47 pages

Abstract:

The eugeoclinal rocks of the Sulitjelma region occup a large depression in the Norwegian Caldonodrd betwwen the Nasafjell tectonic window of Precambrian rocks in the south and the Tysfjord window in the north. The age of the rocks is thought to be Cambro-Silurian. The regionl metamophism is mainly in greenschist facies in the lower units, amphibolite facies in the Gasak Nappe and greenschist to amphibolite facies in the Fauske Nappe. Some of the largest sulphide deposits in Norway are located near Sulitjelma. The different types of mineralizations occurring in the region are briefly described.

Eidsvig, Per , 1976

	IP- og ledningsevnemålinger (6) i borhull Hankabakken II, Sulitjelma.

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.1436;8 pages

Singsaas, Per; Brækken, H. , 1942

	Elektromagnetiske undersøkelser Furuhaugen Grube - Gjertrudfjell, Bursi Grube - Furulund, Furulundskjerp - Lapphelleren, Fjell grube, Hankabakken grube, Storhaugen skjerp

;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.26;23 pages

Fieldsamples

	Sample No.	Sample type	Miscellanrous
	NO0510.01	Dump	Sampler: Furuhaug, L./...Stored: Løkken Comment: Diss. py-po-cpy-malm i q-ser.sk.. No. of registrated element analyses = 1
	NO0510.02	Dump	Sampler: Furuhaug, L./...Stored: Løkken Comment: Diss. py-cpy-malm i q-ser.sk.. No. of registrated element analyses = 1

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

Drill Cores: Demo

Location

County:

Nordland

Municipality:

Fauske (1841)

Map 1:50000:

Sulitjelma (2129-2)

Map 1:250000:

Sulitjelma

Coordinate system:

EU89-UTM Zone 33

East:

547233 m.

North:

7446596 m.

Longitude:

16.0892660

Latitude:

67.1327860

Show on map

Resource

	Resource Type:	Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn)	Resource Subtype:	Copper
			Element(s):	Cu Zn Kis Co

Importance

Raw material meaning:

National Importance (reg. 01.06.2015)

Resources and production

	Activity:	Mining	Reserves:	4700 thousand tons
	Operating method:	Underground mining	Historical production:	5800 thousand tons