Kvam municipality

Mineral resources2
Exploration permits4
Extraction permits0

Mineral resources

Deposit, prospect and province of metals and industrial minerals in Kvam municipality.

Name NGU's designation for deposit, prospect and province Raw material Raw material refers to the type of mineral resource. This does not exclude the possibility of multiple mineral resources. Classification The dataset consists of NGU classifications. Competing interests The Directorate of Mining has selected a set of competing interests that may afflect the potensial to develop the deposit for production. The selection is not exhaustive and does not indicate the degree of impact of each factor. Infrastructure DMF has selected infrastructure factors that may be advantageous to develop a deposit for production. The selection is not exhaustive and is based on publicly available information from other authorities.
Gravdal 		Copper Not evaluated
Nature reserve, Nature conservation
Ingen arter av nasjonal forvaltningsinteresse funnet.
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Bergen airport, Flesland, Haugesund airport, Karmøy, Airport
County road, Private road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Gravdal

Municipality: Kvam
County: Vestland

(In Norwegian only)
Gravdal er en av de større gruvene i Ølve. Den var trolig i drift på 1700-tallet, men ble nedlagt før 1800 (Foslie 1916). Driften ble tatt opp igjen i 1864 av et engelsk selskap fra Manchester som drev fram til 1873 med stort underskudd og tekniske tabber
Read more at NGU

Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Copper
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Grønnstein, Ryolitt
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit
Exploration report:
Map, Report, Exploration report
More about the mineral resource
Competing interests
Nature conservation Yes
Nature reserve, Nature conservation
Species of national significance No
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
County road, Private road, Road
Airport Yes
Bergen airport, Flesland, Haugesund airport, Karmøy, Airport
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure
Høyviken gruber 		Talc Local significance
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Ingen arter av nasjonal forvaltningsinteresse funnet.
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Bergen airport, Flesland, Airport, Sogndal airport, Haukåsen
County road, Municipal road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Høyviken gruber

Municipality: Kvam
County: Vestland

(In Norwegian only)
(Finnes bare på engelsk) Location and Geology Underground mining of ultramafite associated talc took place at the Høiviken talc deposit. The Høiviken talc deposits are situated at the western side of Fiksesund, a narrow branch to the Hardanger fjord on it
Read more at NGU

Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Talc
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Glimmergneis, Ryolitt
Mineral permits:

More about the mineral resource
Competing interests
Nature conservation No
Species of national significance No
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
County road, Municipal road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Airport Yes
Bergen airport, Flesland, Airport, Sogndal airport, Haukåsen
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Permits to the minerals owned by the State

Exploration and extraction permits in Kvam municipality.

Permit holder Permit name Type Status
TEAKO MINERALS NORWAY AS Kvam 1 Exploration permit Approved
TEAKO MINERALS NORWAY AS Kvam 2 Exploration permit Approved
TEAKO MINERALS NORWAY AS Kvam 3 Exploration permit Approved
TEAKO MINERALS NORWAY AS Kvam 4 Exploration permit Approved