Froland municipality

Mineral resources7
Exploration permits17
Extraction permits0
Fylke: Agder

Mineral resources

Deposit, prospect and province of metals and industrial minerals in Froland 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.
Gloserheia
REE-metals Local significance
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Ingen arter av nasjonal forvaltningsinteresse funnet.
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport
Private road, Forest road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Ingen nettanlegg funnet

Gloserheia

Municipality: Froland
County: Agder

(In Norwegian only)
(Finnes bare på engelsk) The deposit is situated 0.5 km sotuh of Lake Selestølvann. Its is a well well developed and regular zoned pegmatite with a quartz core. The zoning in the pegmatite is divided into 5 zones + a quartz core. The most important ch
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Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: REE-metals
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Granittisk gneis, Pegmatitt/aplitt
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Approved Exploration permit
More about the mineral resource
Competing interests
Nature conservation No
Species of national significance No
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
Private road, Forest road, Road
Airport Yes
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure No
Lauvrak (midtre brudd)
Pegmatitic feldspar
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Ingen arter av nasjonal forvaltningsinteresse funnet.
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport
Municipal road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Lauvrak (midtre brudd)

Municipality: Froland
County: Agder

(In Norwegian only)
K-rik granittisk pegmatitt med utgående på 200m x 600m og lengste akse i NNØ-SSV retning (Søvegjarto 2001). Det er i alt drevet 12 brudd på pegmatitten, hvorav det største som ligger nær vestgrensen, er 280m langt, opptil 40m bredt og 10m dypt. Store dele
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Registration type: Prospect
Raw material: Pegmatitic feldspar
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Båndgneis
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Approved Exploration permit
More about the mineral resource
Competing interests
Nature conservation No
Species of national significance No
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
Municipal road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Airport Yes
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure
Lauvrak (nordre brudd)
Pegmatitic feldspar
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Ingen arter av nasjonal forvaltningsinteresse funnet.
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport
Municipal road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Lauvrak (nordre brudd)

Municipality: Froland
County: Agder

(In Norwegian only)
K-rik granittisk pegmatitt med utgående på 200m x 600m og lengste akse i NNØ-SSV retning (Søvegjarto 2001). Det er i alt drevet 12 brudd på pegmatitten hvorav det største som ligger nær vestgrensen, er 280m langt, opptil 40m bredt og 10m dypt. Store deler
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Registration type: Prospect
Raw material: Pegmatitic feldspar
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Båndgneis
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Approved Exploration permit
More about the mineral resource
Competing interests
Nature conservation No
Species of national significance No
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
Municipal road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Airport Yes
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure
Revefjell
Pegmatitic feldspar
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Ingen arter av nasjonal forvaltningsinteresse funnet.
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport
Municipal road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Revefjell

Municipality: Froland
County: Agder

(In Norwegian only)
Granittisk pegmatitt som danner en 450m lang og 30-80m bred kropp og som stryker NNØ-SSV (Breivik 1984). Et lite og et stort brudd er drevet i den nordlige utblæring av kroppen. Hovedbruddet, som er undersøkt og prøvetatt, er anlagt langs aksen av pegmat
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Registration type: Prospect
Raw material: Pegmatitic feldspar
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Amfibolitt
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Approved Exploration permit
More about the mineral resource
Competing interests
Nature conservation No
Species of national significance No
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
Municipal road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Airport Yes
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure
Skyttemyr
Sulphides
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Species of national significance, Species of high significance, Species of very high significance
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport
County road, Municipal road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Arendalsbanen
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure, Regional network, Transmission network

Skyttemyr

Municipality: Froland
County: Agder

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Registration type: Prospect
Raw material: Sulphides
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Amfibolitt, Kvartsitt
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 Yes
Species of national significance, Species of high significance, Species of very high significance
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
County road, Municipal road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Airport Yes
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport
Railway network Yes
Arendalsbanen
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure, Regional network, Transmission network
Skyttemyr
Sulphides Not evaluated
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Species of national significance, Species of high significance, Species of very high significance
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport
County road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Arendalsbanen
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure, Regional network

Skyttemyr

Municipality: Froland
County: Agder

(In Norwegian only)
Gruveområdet ligger på vestsida av Solheimsvannet, like øst for den kommunale veien mellom Blakstad og Nesgrenda. Sentralt i området finnes to sjakter som er inngjerdet, og tillegg er det flere andre åpninger over en lengde på ca. 160 m. Bech (1983) angir
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Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Sulphides
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Kvartsitt
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Approved Exploration permit
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 No
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
County road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Airport Yes
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport
Railway network Yes
Arendalsbanen
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure, Regional network
Søndre Rambergåsen
Pegmatitic feldspar
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Ingen arter av nasjonal forvaltningsinteresse funnet.
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport
County road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Power grid infrastructure, Transmission network

Søndre Rambergåsen

Municipality: Froland
County: Agder

(In Norwegian only)
Steiltstående granittisk pegmatitt med ØNØ-VSV strøk. Den er 520m lang og 20-40m bred (Breivik 1984). Et dagbrudd er anlagt i den østlige ende av pegmatitten. Det er 30m langt, 10-20m bredt og 5-12m dypt. Nær østenden av bruddet leder en 12m lang stoll ut
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Registration type: Prospect
Raw material: Pegmatitic feldspar
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Båndgneis
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Approved Exploration permit
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, Private road, Forest road, Road
Airport Yes
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Power grid infrastructure, Transmission network

Permits to the minerals owned by the State

Exploration and extraction permits in Froland municipality.

Permit holder Permit name Type Status
AURUM FUTURE MINERALS AS Skyttemyr 1 Exploration permit Approved
AURUM FUTURE MINERALS AS Skyttemyr 1 Exploration permit Approved
AURUM FUTURE MINERALS AS Skyttemyr 2 Exploration permit Approved
AURUM FUTURE MINERALS AS Skyttemyr 3 Exploration permit Approved
AURUM FUTURE MINERALS AS Skyttemyr 4 Exploration permit Approved
AURUM FUTURE MINERALS AS Skyttemyr 5 Exploration permit Approved
AURUM FUTURE MINERALS AS Skyttemyr 6 Exploration permit Approved
United Minerals AS Froland 1 Exploration permit Approved
United Minerals AS Froland 2 Exploration permit Approved
United Minerals AS Froland 3 Exploration permit Approved
United Minerals AS Froland 4 Exploration permit Approved
United Minerals AS Froland 5 Exploration permit Approved
United Minerals AS Froland 6 Exploration permit Approved
United Minerals AS Froland 7 Exploration permit Approved
United Minerals AS Hynnekleiv 1 Exploration permit Approved
United Minerals AS Hynnekleiv 2 Exploration permit Approved
United Minerals AS Hynnekleiv 3 Exploration permit Approved