Indre Østfold municipality

Mineral resources1
Exploration permits0
Extraction permits0

Mineral resources

Deposit, prospect and province of metals and industrial minerals in Indre Østfold 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.
Romsåsen 		Nickel Minor significance
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Responsibility species, Species of national significance, Species of high significance
Cultural monument, Cultural heritage, Site, Protection zone
Ingen reindrift funnet
Airport, Oslo airport, Gardermoen
European route, County road, Municipal road, Private road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure, Regional network

Romsåsen

Municipality: Indre Østfold
County: Østfold

(In Norwegian only)
(Finnes bare på engelsk) Romsås The Romsås nickel deposit, though itself not impressive by size, is by far the largest of the nickel sulphide occurrences in Indre Østfold. It is situated within a minor quartz noritic body of assumed Mesoproterozoic age s
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Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Nickel
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Dioritt
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit
More about the mineral resource
Competing interests
Nature conservation No
Species of national significance Yes
Responsibility species, Species of national significance, Species of high significance
Cultural heritage Yes
Cultural monument, Cultural heritage, Site, Protection zone
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
European route, County road, Municipal road, Private road, Road
Airport Yes
Airport, Oslo airport, Gardermoen
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure, Regional network

Permits to the minerals owned by the State

Exploration and extraction permits in Indre Østfold municipality.

Permit holder Permit name Type Status

No permits to the minerals owned by the State.