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Fosdalen Iron Mines, Verran, Steinkjer, Trøndelag, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
Fosdalen Iron MinesMine (Abandoned)
VerranMunicipality (Former)
SteinkjerMunicipality
TrøndelagCounty
NorwayCountry

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Miners down in the Fosdalen iron mine

Fosdalen Iron Mines, Verran, Steinkjer, Trøndelag, Norway
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Miners down in the Fosdalen iron mine

Fosdalen Iron Mines, Verran, Steinkjer, Trøndelag, Norway
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Miners down in the Fosdalen iron mine

Fosdalen Iron Mines, Verran, Steinkjer, Trøndelag, Norway
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 4' 51'' North , 11° 13' 17'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
64.08088,11.22142
GeoHash:
G#: u5rux3e4n
GRN:
N43E04
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Deposit first discovered:
1906
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Malm1,230 (2018)0.6km
Velbe442 (2018)9.5km
Follafoss466 (2018)11.7km
Steinkjer20,000 (2018)15.2km
Sparbu635 (2018)20.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
407072
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:407072:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Fosdalen jerngruver, Fosdalsgruva


Fosdalen is one of the many medium-sized mines and was Norway's largest underground mine. The mine operated in the period 1906-1997 and employed up to 587 workers in 1956/57. The total production was 35 million ton ore, resulting in 16 million ton magnetite concentrate. The ore contained minor quantities pyrite and chalcopyrite.

The main shaft was 1200 m deep, and the tower is protected as cultural heritage site. The coordinates are given for this tower (Berg et al., 2016).

The relief map shows open-pit mines at:
64.08222°N 11.21572°Ø
64.08003°N 11.2089°Ø

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

Localities in this Region

Norway
  • Trøndelag
    • Steinkjer

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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References

geo.ngu.no (n.d.) https://geo.ngu.no/api/faktaark/mineralressurser/visMetaller.php?objid=177&lang=eng
fosdalsgruva.no (n.d.) https://fosdalsgruva.no/
www.steinkjerleksikonet.no (n.d.) https://www.steinkjerleksikonet.no/fosdalens_gruver (in Norwegian)
www.steinkjerleksikonet.no (n.d.) https://www.steinkjerleksikonet.no/gruveplassen_i_malm (in Norwegian)
Berg, Bjørn Ivar, Sæland, Frode, Nyland, Astrid Johanne, Østensen, Per Øyvind, Nordrum, Fred Steinar, Kullerud, Kåre - Eds. (2016) Bergverk i Norge. Kulturminner og historie [Mines in Norway. Cultural monuments and history]. Fagbokforlaget. p.1-430.pp.277-280
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