Mine detail: Saxberget Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

60.14868, 14.93615

Resource(B)

Primary:	Lead, Zinc
Secondary:	Copper, Silver, Gold, Sulfur
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Diopside, Tourmaline

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Leptite Series
Host type:	Quartzite,Skarn (Tactite),Shale,Limestone,Dolomite,Tuff,Andesite
Associated type:	Pegmatite,Granite
Structure:	2 Fold Phases- Both Had E-W Fold Axes, 1 Shallow. Second Fold Episode Had Fold Axes Dip 40se

References

MRDS	W018808
DEP	10073018
Reference	{Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1976, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY}{Deposit:: GRIP, E., 1978, SWEDEN, IN BOWIE, S.H.U., KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLAM, H.W., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 1: NORTHWEST EUROPE: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 93-198.}{Deposit:: VOKES, F.M., 1978, INTRODUCTION, IN BOWIE, S.H.U., KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLAM, H.W., EDS., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOLUME 1: NORTHWEST EUROPE: LONDON, THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY AND THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, P. 1-38.}{Production:: GRIP, 1978; VOKES, 1978}{Reserve-Resource:: ESTIMATE BY D. MOSIER, USGS, 1985.}
Reporter	Schruben, Paul G., Orris, Greta J.