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Fridhem Mine, Nautanen, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden i
Regional Level Types
Fridhem Mine Mine
Nautanen Mining District (Abandoned)
Gällivare Municipality
Norrbotten County County
Sweden Country

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Fridhem Mine	Mine
Nautanen	Mining District (Abandoned)
Gällivare	Municipality
Norrbotten County	County
Sweden	Country

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Fridhem Mine, Nautanen, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden

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Fridhem Mine, Nautanen, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden

Fridhem Mine shaft

Fridhem Mine, Nautanen, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden

Mine dump

Fridhem Mine, Nautanen, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden

Fridhem Mine shaft

Fridhem Mine, Nautanen, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden

Mine dump

Fridhem Mine, Nautanen, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

67° 9' 35'' North , 20° 56' 30'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Dfc : Subarctic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Koskullskulle	818 (2017)	8.7km
Malmberget	6,017 (2014)	12.5km
Gällivare	10,362 (2017)	12.8km
Svappavaara	400 (2017)	54.4km

Mindat Locality ID:

10668

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:10668:0

GUID (UUID V4):

Name(s) in local language(s):

Fridhems gruva

Fridhem was discovered by Lars Bengtsson Björkqwist (1850-1927) sometime before 1905 and was mined for a while. The two shafts of the mine was named Jenny (north) and Agnes (south). The deepest shaft is at least 16 meter deep.

The gold and copper ore occurs in four quartz veins across an 8 meter wide zone, the thickest one is up to 2 m wide while the other three veins are around 15 cm wide.
Quartz is dominating the veins and chalcocite is the most common copper mineral. Other common minerals are desmin, chabasite, calcite and hematite. The gold seems to mostly occur in the drusy parts together with zeolites.

Everything that remains of the mine today is two shafts sealed with timber and a small dump pile.

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Mineral List

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

References:

Geijer, P.(1918): Nautanenområdet. En malmgeologisk Undersökning. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning Serie C, nr 283, p.75-77

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Geijer, P.(1918): Nautanenområdet. En malmgeologisk Undersökning. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning Serie C, nr 283, p.75-77

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

References:

Geijer, P.(1918): Nautanenområdet. En malmgeologisk Undersökning. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning Serie C, nr 283, p.75-77

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

References:

Geijer, P.(1918): Nautanenområdet. En malmgeologisk Undersökning. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning Serie C, nr 283, p.75-77

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

Geijer, P.(1918): Nautanenområdet. En malmgeologisk Undersökning. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning Serie C, nr 283, p.75-77

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Geijer, P.(1918): Nautanenområdet. En malmgeologisk Undersökning. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning Serie C, nr 283, p.75-77

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Formula: M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O

References:

Geijer, P.(1918): Nautanenområdet. En malmgeologisk Undersökning. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning Serie C, nr 283, p.75-77

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chabazite'	-
ⓘ	'Stilbite Subgroup'	-	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

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References

gruvfogden.blogg.se (n.d.) http://gruvfogden.blogg.se/2016/february/fridhem-och-lars-bengtsson-bjorkqwist.html

Geijer, P.(1918): Nautanenområdet. En malmgeologisk Undersökning. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning Serie C, nr 283, 104 pp [p.75-77]

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Fridhem Mine, Nautanen, Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden i
Regional Level Types
Fridhem Mine Mine
Nautanen Mining District (Abandoned)
Gällivare Municipality
Norrbotten County County
Sweden Country