Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper, Lead
SecondarySulfur-Pyrite
TertiarySilver, Tin, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formCONFORMABLE EN ECHELON LENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsBoulangerite, Bournonite, Breithauptite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Galena, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Stannite
GangueMica, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Mica Schist,Gneiss · Gneisses, Micaschist, Minor Quartzites, Pegmatites
Associated rockPegmatite
StructureRodingfjell Nappe (Overthrust), Caledonian Mountains.
Tectonic settingEugeosyncline
AlterationGossan Cap, Leached Ore Beneath It
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1957
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10073113
MRDS IDW018943
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.91547, 13.87012
References
VOKES, F. M., 1963, GEOLOGIC STUDIES ON THE CALEDONIAN PYRITIC ZINC-LEAD OREBODY AT BLEIKVASSLI, NORDLAND, NORWAY; NORGES GEOL. UND. V. 222, 126 P.MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1975, P. 463.RAUSCH AND MARIACHER, 1970, AIME SYMPOSIUM ON PB-ZN, V. 1, P. 953.1948 DIREXPL A/S BLEIKVASSLI GRUBER - 1ST SERIOUS EXPLORATIORAUSCH AND MARIACHER, 1970; VOKES, 1963; MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1975