Osterøy municipality

Mineral resources2

Exploration permits1

Extraction permits0

Mineral resources

Deposit, prospect and province of metals and industrial minerals in Osterøy 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.
Hosanger (Litland)	Nickel	Minor significance	Ingen naturvern funnet. Ingen arter av nasjonal forvaltningsinteresse funnet. Cultural heritage, Site Ingen reindrift funnet	Bergen airport, Flesland, Førde airport, Bringeland, Airport County road, Municipal road, Private road, Road Ingen jernbane funnet Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure
Hosanger (Litland) Municipality: Osterøy County: Vestland (In Norwegian only) Nikkel i Hosangerfeltet ble oppdaget i 1875. Det meste av driften foregikk på Nonås i den sørligste delen av feltet i perioden 1882 til 1891. I 1899 ble det gjort en del mindre drift og oppfaringsarbeider i regi av et amerikansk selskap eid av Thomson. De Read more at NGU Registration type: Deposit Raw material: Nickel Main rock type: (In Norwegian only) Amfibolitt Mineral permits: Released Exploration permit, Approved Exploration permit Exploration report: Report, Exploration report More about the mineral resource Competing interests Nature conservation No Species of national significance No Cultural heritage Yes Cultural heritage, Site Reindeer husbandry No Infrastructure Road Yes County road, Municipal road, Private road, Road Airport Yes Bergen airport, Flesland, Førde airport, Bringeland, Airport Railway network No Power grid infrastructure Yes Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure
Hosanger (Nonås)	Nickel	Minor significance	Ingen naturvern funnet. Species of national significance, Species of high significance, Species of very high significance Cultural monument, Cultural heritage, Site, Protection zone Ingen reindrift funnet	Bergen airport, Flesland, Førde airport, Bringeland, Airport County road, Municipal road, Private road, Road Ingen jernbane funnet Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure
Hosanger (Nonås) Municipality: Osterøy County: Vestland (In Norwegian only) Gruvedriften i Hosanger startet i Nonås-området i 1882 av Varaldsø Mining Co. Hovedgruven på Nonås er kalt Claudets gruve (Storgruven) og antas å ha levert 9/10 av produksjonen i området. Dette er i hovedsak et dagbrudd som ligger rett nedenfor, vest for Read more at NGU Registration type: Deposit Raw material: Nickel Main rock type: (In Norwegian only) Amfibolitt, Båndgneis Mineral permits: Released Exploration permit, Approved Exploration permit Exploration report: Map, Report, Exploration report More about the mineral resource Competing interests Nature conservation No Species of national significance Yes Species of national significance, Species of high significance, Species of very high significance Cultural heritage Yes Cultural monument, Cultural heritage, Site, Protection zone Reindeer husbandry No Infrastructure Road Yes County road, Municipal road, Private road, Road Airport Yes Bergen airport, Flesland, Førde airport, Bringeland, Airport 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 Osterøy municipality.

Permit holder	Permit name	Type	Status
NORDVEGR AS	Lonevåg Gruver 1	Exploration permit	Approved