Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
SecondaryCobalt, Palladium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Gold, Platinum, Silver
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formELONGATED POD
Ore controlOre Body (Plate-Shape) May Parallel Fold Axes
Materials
Ore mineralsApatite, Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Norite,Amphibolite
Structure2 Sets Of Folds; Nw-Se, N-S, Faults With Negligible Movement
AlterationGranitic Dikes Cut Ore Body; Produce Millerite, Magnetite, Hematite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite Assemblage
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1872
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10038236
MRDS IDM045543
Alternate namesFlaad Nickel Mine, Evje Grube
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates58.60575, 7.88858
References
BJORLYKKE, 1947, NORGES GEOL. UNDERS., NO. 168B, P. 31BARTH, 1947, NORGES GEOL. UNDERS., NO. 168A, P. 71FOSLIE AND HORST, 1932, NORGES GEOL. UNDERS., NO. 137BEYSCHLAG, VOGT, TRVSCOTT, 1914, THE DEPOSITS OF USEFUL MINERALS AND ROCKS, P. 296-297BEYSCHLAG, ET.AL., 1914; BJORLYKKLE, 1947