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Occurence 4617 - 018 Guldgruben
(Object Id: 4768)
(Last updated: 22.01.2025)
Belongs to the Province: Atramadal
Location
County: Vestland Municipality: Kvinnherad (4617)
Map 1:50000: Varaldsøy (1215-2) Map 1:250000: Bergen
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 325440 m. North: 6658974 m.
Longitude: 5.8667410 Latitude: 60.0307760
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Resource
Resource Type: Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn) Resource Subtype: Copper
Element(s): Kis Cu Zn
Importance
Raw material meaning: Not Assessed (reg. 18.02.2015)

Resources and production
Activity: Mining Reserves:
Operating method: Underground mining Historical production:


Mineralization
Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician
Genesis: Volcex Form: Layer
Main texture: Massive Min. distribution: Massive (>50 % ore minerals)
Main grain size: Fine grained (< 1 mm) Main alteration: Chloritisation
Strike/Dip: 270 / 20 Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician
Province: Caledonides
Geotec.unit: Hardangerfjord Nappe Complex
Tectonic complex: Varaldsøy Complex
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

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

Lithology:
Relationship Rock Origin
Host rock Greenschist Sedimentary
Original rock :Tuffite
Metamorphic facies :Greenschist

Structures
Location: Type: Orientation(360 gr.): Relation to min.:
Host rock Foliation Strike/Dip :270 / 20 Post-mineralisation ;...Effect :Controls

Information(s) in free text format
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Atramadal VMS-deposit in Ølve is in excess of 600 m long, but its thickness rarely exceeds 1 m. Selected grab-samples occasionally return 15-20% Zn or 10-15% Cu (Norrbotten Exploration AB, pers. com.). It has been mined intermittently since 1642 and may be the oldest mine in the Hardanger district. It is known as Christians Gave Kobberverk fra 1772.

Photo(s) from the Deposit area:
Photo no. 1 showing Guldgruben, nedgang"

Bibliography:
From NGU's Reference Archive:
Smith, H. H. , 1918
Rapport over Kristian Gaves Gruber, Ølve, Hardanger. (+ "Dyraasen")
;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;Bergarkivet; No.BA 15;18 pages
Abstract:
Lok. nr. 20277,20280. Gruven ligger langs et langstrakt, markert kisdrag i glimmerskifer. Rapporten gir varierte opplysninger om kis, malmens opptreden, gruvedrifstekniske forhold m.m.

Bugge, C. , 1919
Atramadalen i Ølve, Kvinnherad.
;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;Bergarkivet; No.BA 271;5 pages
Abstract:
Rapporten gir en oversikt over en rekke utmål på kisforekomsten i Ølvedistriktet.

Vogt, J.H.L. , 1907
Geologisk oversikt over grubefeltet ved Kvitebergvandet, Ølve i Hardanger. (Kristiansgaves kobberverk)
;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;Bergarkivet; No.BA 2935;8 pages
Abstract:
Opptil 3-4 m mektig svovelkislag opptrer i glimmerskifer. Rapporten gir en oversikt over gruveanlegg og inneholder også endel økonomiske betraktninger.

Foslie, Steinar; Dietrichson, Brynjulf , 1955
Kisdistriktet Varaldsøy-Ølve i Hardanger og bergverksdriftens historie.
;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;TIDSSKRIFTARTIKKEL;NGU; No.147;1-106 pages
Abstract:
When Steinar Foslie suddenly passed away in november 1951, he had finished the geological map here presented: "Kisdistriktet Varaldsøy-Ølve i Hardanger", based on field-work during 1942-49. Furthermore his M.S. contained a thorough petrological description of the rocks (p. 1f.) and the history of the copper-mining in the Ølve-district "Christiansgaves (Lilledale) kobberverk" from the two periods 1642-73 and 1759-85, holding a lot of items based on the study of records (p. 55 f.). These M.S. are printed unaltered, introduced by the author's own preface. The paper as a whole must be looked on as a basic draft only: An obviously planned section treating the ore deposits and their mineralogy has not been worked out, yet the facts presented may throw light upon general problems connected with the pyrite-deposits of Norway. As appears from the map the predominant rock in the pyrite-district is greenstone, more or less schistose. The term "greenstone" is here used for basic lavas and tuffs only, while the designation "the greenstone formation" is used by Foslie in the same sense as for the widely extended pyrite-bearing group in the Trondheim-district.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
DRONNINGA-01 Bedrock
Sampler: H-K Paulsen
Comment: Massiv pyrittmalm
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Locality: Stolpegruva
(Object Id: 38463 18,01,00)
Location
County: Vestland Municipality: Kvinnherad (4617)
Map 1:50000: Varaldsøy (1215-2) Map 1:250000: Bergen
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 325610 m. North: 6659125 m.
Longitude: 5.8696770 Latitude: 60.0321940
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Resource
Resource Type: Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn) Resource Subtype: Copper
Element(s): Kis Cu Zn
Resources and production
Activity: Mining Reserves:
Operating method: Open pit mining Historical production:


Information(s) in free text format
Description
Lykkens prøve, også kalt Stolpegruva befinner seg oppe på åsryggen vest for veien fra Atramadal. Gruva består av en lang stoll i sørvestlig retning og med vannfylte skråsynker som faller mot nordvest, parallelt strøket og malmsonen (foliasjon 220/20 i grønnskifer over malmsonen). Stollen er forbundet med Godthåbsgruva 105 m mot sørvest. Malmsonen har en mektighet på 1-2 m og inneholder massiv pyritt i tynne linser opptil 15 cm mektige og striper/slirer med magnetkis og kobberkis i kvarts-kloritt bergart. Det er en anselig tipphaug utenfor gruva, anslagsvis 3000-3500 kbm.

Photo(s) from the Deposit area:
Photo no. 1 showing Stolpegruva I"
Photo no. 2 showing Stolpegruva II"

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
LYKKENS PRØVE-01 Bedrock
Sampler: T. Bjerkgård
Comment: Pyritt i massivt finkornet bånd med noe kobberkis i stripet disseminasjon
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
LYKKENS PRØVE-02 Dump
Sampler: T. Bjerkgård
Comment: Finkornet pyritt med noe kobberkis, noe kvarts ellers kloritt
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
LYKKENS PRØVE-03 Dump
Sampler: T. Bjerkgård
Comment: Pyritt og kobberkis i striper/slirer i mørk grønn kloritt og ellers kvarts
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Name of Locality: Godthåb
(Object Id: 38815 18,02,00)
Location
County: Vestland Municipality: Kvinnherad (4617)
Map 1:50000: Varaldsøy (1215-2) Map 1:250000: Bergen
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 325550 m. North: 6659038 m.
Longitude: 5.8686750 Latitude: 60.0313970
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Resource
Resource Type: Base metals (Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe sulphides, As,Sb,Bi,Sn) Resource Subtype: Copper
Element(s): Kis Cu Zn
Resources and production
Activity: Mining Reserves:
Operating method: Underground mining Historical production:


Information(s) in free text format
Description
Godthåb er forbundet med Lykkens Prøve/Stolpegruven via en lang stoll på litt over 100 meter.

Fieldsamples
Sample No. Sample type Miscellanrous
GODTHÅB-01 Dump
Sampler: T. Bjerkgård
Comment: Båndet og disseminert pyritt i mm korn med linser av kobberkis i mørk grønn kloritt og kvarts
No. of registrated element analyses = 1
NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.:

Analyse Results
from
Deposit Area 4617 - 018 Guldgruben

Element analyses
( *=parts pr. million, #=parts pr.billion, Negative values means below detection limit value.)
Sample No. Sample Type Cu* Zn* Pb* Co* Ni* Ag* Au#
DRONNINGA-01 Bedrock 23900 416 51 51 17 3.9 11.0
GODTHÅB-01 Dump 27000 3080 56 410 5 6.4 115.0
LYKKENS PRØVE-01 Bedrock 25100 2440 265 751 7 7.1 144.0
LYKKENS PRØVE-02 Dump 11050 9370 357 527 9 5.4 95.0
LYKKENS PRØVE-03 Dump 6560 3190 328 77 2 2.9 32.0
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Sample No. As* Cd* Ba* Mo* Sn* Sb* Bi* Se* Ga*
DRONNINGA-01 17 2.4 210 6.81 2 0 6 28.00 14.35
GODTHÅB-01 117 8.0 10 35.40 2 0 12 50.00 10.65
LYKKENS PRØVE-01 219 7.4 20 25.00 2 1 19 89.00 10.65
LYKKENS PRØVE-02 140 24.6 10 61.10 3 1 34 69.00 7.74
LYKKENS PRØVE-03 47 8.6 80 7.41 1 0 6 19.00 8.87
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Sample No. Ge* In* S% V* Cr* Mn* Fe% Th* U*
DRONNINGA-01 0.28 0.47 4.42 244 73 419 9.32 9.23 7.60
GODTHÅB-01 0.33 0.56 9.99 102 4 1170 26.60 0.39 1.20
LYKKENS PRØVE-01 0.39 0.62 9.99 82 2 1010 28.90 0.36 0.40
LYKKENS PRØVE-02 0.30 1.98 9.99 51 21 672 19.60 0.14 0.60
LYKKENS PRØVE-03 0.15 0.33 4.48 68 9 1125 10.65 0.62 0.30
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Sample No. W* Rb* Sr* Y* Zr* Nb* Ta* Cs* La*
DRONNINGA-01 1 42.8 15.9 34.9 66 10.20 0.77 0.43 27.00
GODTHÅB-01 0 1.3 2.6 12.1 23 0.40 0.05 0.20 0.60
LYKKENS PRØVE-01 1 1.7 4.2 13.8 19 0.40 0.05 0.17 1.00
LYKKENS PRØVE-02 0 1.4 17.2 5.8 5 7.90 0.09 0.12 -0.50
LYKKENS PRØVE-03 0 4.5 8.3 24.7 42 0.80 0.07 0.15 1.50
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Sample No. Ce* Li* Be* P* Sc* Ti* Te* Hf* Re*
DRONNINGA-01 53.00 5 1 1270 14.00 3240 5.34 1.70 0
GODTHÅB-01 1.62 8 -0 200 14.80 2530 11.25 0.80 0
LYKKENS PRØVE-01 2.37 8 0 100 12.60 2170 15.80 0.60 0
LYKKENS PRØVE-02 1.19 4 0 200 7.60 970 34.40 0.10 0
LYKKENS PRØVE-03 4.09 12 0 120 12.60 1970 3.58 1.30 0
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Sample No. Tl*
DRONNINGA-01 1
GODTHÅB-01 0
LYKKENS PRØVE-01 0
LYKKENS PRØVE-02 0
LYKKENS PRØVE-03 0

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