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Occurence 3303 - 072 Gottes Hülfe in der Noth
(Object Id: 6120)
(Last updated: 29.04.2015)
Belongs to the Province: Overberget
Location
County: Buskerud Municipality: Kongsberg (3303)
Map 1:50000: Notodden (1714-3) Map 1:250000: Skien
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 533051 m. North: 6613740 m.
Longitude: 9.5865680 Latitude: 59.6604270
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Resource
Resource Type: Precious metals (Au,Ag,PGE) Resource Subtype: Silver
Element(s): Ag
Importance
Raw material meaning: Little Importance (reg. 18.02.2015)
Historical: Yes , (Confirmed 16.mar.2005 by Agnes Raaness)

Resources and production
Activity: Mining Reserves:
Operating method: Open pit and underground mining Historical production: 2100 thousand tons


Products
Element/product Crude ore grade or quality Reg. date
Ag 193 ppm 29.04.2015

Operations
From - To Activity Comments
1624 - 1805 Regular production Company/Institution :Kongsberg Sølvverk
1836 - 1955 Regular production Company/Institution :Kongsberg Sølvverk

Mineralization
Era: Paleozoic Period: Permian
Genesis: Hydrothermal vein Form: Irregular
Main texture: Fracture filling Min. distribution: Irregular (scattered)
Main grain size: Very unevenly grained Main alteration:
Strike/Dip: Direction:
Plunge:
Stratigraphic classification of host rock
Era: Proterozoic Period: Mesoproterozoic
Province: South Norwegian Basement Province
Geotec.unit: Kongsberg Complex
Tectonic complex:
Igneous complex:
Group: Formation:

Information(s) in free text format
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The name Gottes Hülfe in der Noth refers to a system of 6 mines including the mines Junger Prinzen, Herzog Friedrich, Drei Brüder, Keller, Else and Gottes Hülfe. 400 tons of silver was produced between 1624 and 1955.

Bibliography:
From NGU's Reference Archive:
Bugge, Arne , 1930
Rapport over Kongsberg Sølvverks Gruber. Overberget og underberget.
;Norges geologiske undersøkelse;FAGRAPPORT;Bergarkivet; No.BA 3244;213 pages
Abstract:
Utredningen om tahlbåndene og gangene i Kongsbergfeltet og om gruvene på Underberget og Overberget er basert på Sølverkets gamle og nye litteratur, de foreliggende geologiske detaljkarter og de som undertegnede utarbeidet i tiden 1921 - 1929. I beskrivelsen av gruvene har undertegnede forsøkt å gi en oversikt over hver enkelt gruves historie, verdi og fremtidsmuligheter.

Name of Locality: Herzog Friedrich
(Object Id: 32710 72,01,00)
Location
County: Buskerud Municipality: Kongsberg (3303)
Map 1:50000: Notodden (1714-3) Map 1:250000: Skien
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 533046 m. North: 6613726 m.
Longitude: 9.5864800 Latitude: 59.6603040
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Resource
Resource Type: Precious metals (Au,Ag,PGE) Resource Subtype: Silver
Element(s): Ag


Name of Locality: Gml. Gottes Hülfe
(Object Id: 32711 72,02,00)
Location
County: Buskerud Municipality: Kongsberg (3303)
Map 1:50000: Notodden (1714-3) Map 1:250000: Skien
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 533049 m. North: 6613744 m.
Longitude: 9.5865360 Latitude: 59.6604570
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Resource
Resource Type: Precious metals (Au,Ag,PGE) Resource Subtype: Silver
Element(s): Ag


Name of Locality: Junger Prinzen
(Object Id: 32712 72,03,00)
Location
County: Buskerud Municipality: Kongsberg (3303)
Map 1:50000: Notodden (1714-3) Map 1:250000: Skien
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 533089 m. North: 6613745 m.
Longitude: 9.5872460 Latitude: 59.6604710
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Resource
Resource Type: Precious metals (Au,Ag,PGE) Resource Subtype: Silver
Element(s): Ag


Name of Locality: Keller
(Object Id: 32713 72,04,00)
Location
County: Buskerud Municipality: Kongsberg (3303)
Map 1:50000: Notodden (1714-3) Map 1:250000: Skien
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 533116 m. North: 6613765 m.
Longitude: 9.5877280 Latitude: 59.6606400
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Resource
Resource Type: Precious metals (Au,Ag,PGE) Resource Subtype: Silver
Element(s): Ag


Name of Locality: Keller
(Object Id: 32714 72,05,00)
Location
County: Buskerud Municipality: Kongsberg (3303)
Map 1:50000: Notodden (1714-3) Map 1:250000: Skien
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 533129 m. North: 6613746 m.
Longitude: 9.5879390 Latitude: 59.6604770
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Resource
Resource Type: Precious metals (Au,Ag,PGE) Resource Subtype: Silver
Element(s): Ag


Name of Locality: Keller
(Object Id: 32715 72,06,00)
Location
County: Buskerud Municipality: Kongsberg (3303)
Map 1:50000: Notodden (1714-3) Map 1:250000: Skien
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 533160 m. North: 6613784 m.
Longitude: 9.5885120 Latitude: 59.6608070
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Resource
Resource Type: Precious metals (Au,Ag,PGE) Resource Subtype: Silver
Element(s): Ag


Name of Locality: Heissjakt
(Object Id: 32716 72,07,00)
Location
County: Buskerud Municipality: Kongsberg (3303)
Map 1:50000: Notodden (1714-3) Map 1:250000: Skien
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 533022 m. North: 6613798 m.
Longitude: 9.5860650 Latitude: 59.6609440
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Resource
Resource Type: Precious metals (Au,Ag,PGE) Resource Subtype: Silver
Element(s): Ag


Name of Locality: Lichtloch
(Object Id: 32717 72,08,00)
Location
County: Buskerud Municipality: Kongsberg (3303)
Map 1:50000: Notodden (1714-3) Map 1:250000: Skien
Coordinate system: EU89-UTM Zone 32
East: 533087 m. North: 6613850 m.
Longitude: 9.5872270 Latitude: 59.6614140
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Resource
Resource Type: Precious metals (Au,Ag,PGE) Resource Subtype: Silver
Element(s): Ag

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