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| Deposit 4630 - 010 Hosanger | |||||
| (Object Id: 4818) (Last updated: 15.03.2024) |
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| Location |
| County: | Vestland | Municipality: | Osterøy (4630) |
| Map 1:50000: | Stanghelle (1216-3) | Map 1:250000: | Bergen |
| Coordinate system: | EU89-UTM Zone 32 |
| East: | 307015 m. | North: | 6717999 m. |
| Longitude: | 5.4802300 | Latitude: | 60.5515240 |
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| Resource |
| Resource Type: | Ferroalloys (Cr,Ni,Co,V,Mo,W) | Resource Subtype: | Nickel | |
| Element(s): | Ni Cu Co |
| Importance |
| Raw material meaning: | Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015) |
| Resources and production |
| Activity: | Mining | Reserves: | ||
| Operating method: | Underground mining | Historical production: | 460 thousand tons |
Products |
| Element/product | Crude ore grade or quality | Reg. date | |
| Co | 0,045 % | 21.05.2007 | |
| Cu | 0,35 % | 21.05.2007 | |
| Ni | 1,05 % | 21.05.2007 |
Operations |
| From - To | Activity | Comments | |
| 1883 - 1894 | Regular production | ||
| 1899 - 1901 | Regular production | ||
| 1915 - 1926 | Regular production | ||
| 1933 - 1945 | Regular production |
Mineralization |
| Era: | Proterozoic | Period: | Mesoproterozoic | |
| Genesis: | Orthomagmatic formation | Form: | Irregular | |
| Main texture: | Structureless | Min. distribution: | Massive (>50 % ore minerals) |
| Main grain size: | Medium grained (1-3 mm) | Main alteration: |
| Strike/Dip: | Direction: | |||
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| Stratigraphic classification of host rock |
| Era: | Proterozoic | Period: | Mesoproterozoic |
| Province: | Caledonian Basement Province | |
| Geotec.unit: | Lindås Nappe Complex | |
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| Igneous complex: |
| Group: | Formation: |
Mineralogy |
| Relationship | Mineral | Amount | |
| Ore mineral | Pyrrhotite | Major mineral (>10%) | |
| Ore mineral | Chalcopyrite | Subordinate mineral (1-10%) | |
| Ore mineral | Pyrite | Subordinate mineral (1-10%) | |
| Ore mineral | Pentlandite | Subordinate mineral (1-10%) |
Lithology: |
| Relationship | Rock | Origin | |
| Host rock | Norite | Intrusive | |
| Metamorphic facies :Granulite | |||
| Wall rock | Quartzofeldspathic gneiss | ||
| Metamorphic facies :Granulite |
Information(s) in free text format |
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| The Hosanger district comprise several nickel-copper deposits hosted by the lower parts of a pervasively deformed body of norite, the Hosanger intrusion, belonging to the Lindås Nappe. The first deposit was found in 1875, and mining continued intermittently in the area until 1945 when the operations closed due to the exhaustion of richer ore. Early operations, until 1898, focused on massive mineralisation containing 2–4 % Ni in the southern part of the intrusion. These bodies were socalled "offset" ore, as they occur as veins in the wall rock. The Litland ore was discovered in 1899, but was first mined in 1915, and the Lien ore, further north, was discovered in 1915 but was not mined until 1938. Production figures show Ni grades varying from 0.67 to 1.215 % and Cu from 0.285 to 0.44 % from the group of deposits as a whole. Blackstone Ventures, who currently (2010) hold the claims to the deposit, state that past production totalled 460,000 t grading 1.05 % Ni, 0.35 % Cu and 0.05 % Co. |
Bibliography: |
| From NGU's Reference Archive: |
| Boyd, R.; Nixon, F. , 1985 |
| Norwegian nickel deposits: a review. |
| ;Geologian Tutkimuskeskus / Geological Survey of Finland;ARTIKKEL;Bulletin; Nickel-copper deposits of the Baltic Shield and Scandinavian; Caledonides.; No.333;363-394 pages |
| Bjørlykke, Harald , 1949 |
| Hosanger nikkelgruve. |
| ;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;TIDSSKRIFTARTIKKEL;NGU; No.172;1-38 pages |
| Abstract: | |
| (forkortet) The Hosanger nickel deposits are situated on the western coast of southern Norway, about 20 km NE of Bergen. Nickel ore has been produced in 4 mines, Nonås, Litland, Lien I, Lien II Smith Meyers mine). The mining district at Hosanger belongs geologically to the Bergen Arch System which has been described by C.F. and N.H.Kolderup (1940). During the geological mapping it was only possible to distinguish two types of rocks: the intrusive gabbroic rocks which on the map has been named gabbro, and the surrounding migmatic gneisses with. The gneisses are of very different composition including granite gneisses with mineral composition: microperthite, quatrtz, oliggoclase, biotite, chlorite, garnet and epidoter and albite- zoisite-gneisses with quartz, albite zoisite and biotite. The intrusive has been the shape of a phacolite chiefly composed of noritic rocks, analysis of which are given in table 1(p.12) together with an analysis of ore diorite from the Flåt nickel mine in Setesdal, Southern Norway. J.H.L. Vogt (1923) has calculated the following mineral composition from the analysis of ore norite from Hosanger: Labradorite 20, hypersthene (with 27 FeSi O3 and some diallag) 60, amphibole 12 and biotite 5. |
| Bjørlykke, H. , 1947 |
| Hosanger nikkelgruve. |
| ;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;Bergarkivet; No.BA 6372;25+kart pages |
| Abstract: | |
| Rapporten gir en bred utredning om Hosangerfeltets geologi og malmmineralisering. Forekomstnr.: 20317 og 20318. Forekomstens navn og koordinater: Nonås, Hosanger 32 3074 67168, Litland, Hosanger 32 3071 67186. |
| Mathiesen, C. O. , 1982 |
| Vurdering av Hosanger nikkelfelt, Osterøy, Hordaland. |
| ;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;NGU-rapport; No.1650/44A |
| Abstract: | |
| Hosanger nikkelfeltet, bestående av tre hovedforekomster, Nonås, Litland og Lien, var i drift periodevis mellom 1883 og 1945. I alt ble det tatt ut knapt en halv million tonn råmalm med 0,4% Ni, og driften ble stanset p.g.a. mangel på reserver. Diamantboringer og geofysikk foretatt i driftstiden tyder på at det ikke finnes ytterligere massiv malm av noen størrelse. Geologiske og geofysiske arbeider forestått av Elkem i 1970-71 førte ikke til funn av interessant dagnær disseminasjon. Man må konkludere med at feltet ikke har potensiale som berettiger videre undersøkelser. |
Fieldsamples |
| Sample No. | Sample type | Miscellanrous | ||||
| Litland-01 | Dump |
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| NB! All analyse values are shown at the end of the printout.: |
Analyse Results |
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| Deposit Area 4630 - 010 Hosanger |
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# |
| Litland-01 | Dump | 6760 | 77 | 44 | 887 | 12250 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
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| Sample No. | Pt# | Pd# | As* | Cd* | Ba* | Mo* | Sn* | Sb* | Bi* |
| Litland-01 | 60.0 | 51.0 | 2 | .3 | 80 | 1.58 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Sample No. | Se* | Ga* | Ge* | In* | S% | V* | Cr* | Mn* | Fe% |
| Litland-01 | 28.00 | 12.00 | 0.36 | 0.05 | 12.25 | 162 | 395 | 504 | 20.80 |
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| Sample No. | Th* | U* | W* | Rb* | Sr* | Y* | Zr* | Nb* | Cs* |
| Litland-01 | 0.75 | 0.30 | 0 | 18.8 | 1280.0 | 9.7 | 5 | 3.20 | 0.26 |
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| Sample No. | La* | Ce* | Li* | Be* | P* | Sc* | Ti* | Te* | Hf* |
| Litland-01 | 24.80 | 59.90 | 5 | 0 | 4860 | 11.40 | 9370 | 1.92 | 0.30 |
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| Sample No. | Re* | Tl* | |||||||
| Litland-01 | 0 | 0 |
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