Producer

Garpenberg-Garpenberg North

Sweden
ZincLeadCopperSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Copper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model60: Skarn Zn-Pb
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formNARROW STRINGS OF COMPACT ORE
Ore controlFolding Provided Areas Favorable To Precipitation Of Sulphide Solutions From Granites
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueDiopside, Fluorite, Gahnite, Mica, Quartz, Talc, Tourmaline, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Dolomite · Leptite Series Quartzites, Mica Schists
Associated rockGranite
Tectonic settingEugeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1972
Discovery year1963
Identification
Deposit ID10089361
MRDS IDW018961
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates60.31532, 16.16949
References
MAGNUSSON, N.H., 1950, ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL SWEDEN; INT. GEOL. CONG. 18TH, REPT. 17, P. 371 - 79MINING MAGAZINE, APRIL 1978, P. 302-309.ANNUAL PRODUCTION IS FROM E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY, 1976, P. 286. THE CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION IS FROM GRIP, 1978.