Kvinesdal municipality

Mineral resources3
Exploration permits17
Extraction permits4

Mineral resources

Deposit, prospect and province of metals and industrial minerals in Kvinesdal 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.
Knaben I 		Molybdenum Not evaluated
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Species of national significance, Species of high significance
Cultural monument, Cultural heritage, Site
Ingen reindrift funnet
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport, Stavanger airport, Sola
Ingen jernbane funnet
Ingen nettanlegg funnet

Knaben I

Municipality: Kvinesdal
County: Agder

(In Norwegian only)
Knaben I er den eldste og nest største gruva i Knaben-området. Det første skriftlige som finnes om forekomsten er at presten Mathias Poulsen i Bakke i 1730 fikk tilsendt bly-erts fra Knaben-heia angivelig for å kunne skrive med den. Professor B.M. Keilham
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Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Molybdenum
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Båndgneis
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Approved Exploration permit
Exploration report:
Map, 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
Cultural heritage Yes
Cultural monument, Cultural heritage, Site
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road No
Airport Yes
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport, Stavanger airport, Sola
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure No
Knaben II 		Molybdenum Not evaluated
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Species of national significance, Species of high significance
Cultural monument, Cultural heritage, Site
Ingen reindrift funnet
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport, Stavanger airport, Sola
County road, Private road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Knaben II

Municipality: Kvinesdal
County: Agder

(In Norwegian only)
(Finnes bare på engelsk) The Knaben deposits were mined for molybdenum from 1885 to 1973. Three mines have been in operation, Knaben I, Knaben II and Kvina with a total production about 8.6 Mt. The major, Knaben II mine was operated nearly continuously in
Read more at NGU

Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Molybdenum
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Båndgneis
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Approved Exploration permit, Approved Extraction 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
Cultural heritage Yes
Cultural monument, Cultural heritage, Site
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
County road, Private road, Road
Airport Yes
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport, Stavanger airport, Sola
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure
Kvina 		Molybdenum Not evaluated
Landscape protection area, Nature conservation
Responsibility species, Species of national significance, Species of high significance
Cultural monument, Cultural heritage, Site
Ingen reindrift funnet
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport, Stavanger airport, Sola
Ingen jernbane funnet
Ingen nettanlegg funnet

Kvina

Municipality: Kvinesdal
County: Agder

(In Norwegian only)
Kvina gruve er den nordligste molybdengruva i Knabenfeltet og ligger ca. 5 km nord for hovedgruva Knaben II. Den gamle gruveveien går fram til gruva som ligger ca. 870 moh nordvest for Smalavatn. Det var forsøks- og oppfaringsdrift i perioden 1904-1911 fø
Read more at NGU

Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Molybdenum
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Båndgneis
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Approved Exploration permit
Exploration report:
Map, Report, Exploration report
More about the mineral resource
Competing interests
Nature conservation Yes
Landscape protection area, Nature conservation
Species of national significance Yes
Responsibility species, Species of national significance, Species of high significance
Cultural heritage Yes
Cultural monument, Cultural heritage, Site
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road No
Airport Yes
Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, Airport, Stavanger airport, Sola
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure No

Permits to the minerals owned by the State

Exploration and extraction permits in Kvinesdal municipality.

Permit holder Permit name Type Status
Knaben Molybden AS Knaben 1 Extraction permit Approved
Knaben Molybden AS Knaben 2 Extraction permit Approved
Knaben Molybden AS Knaben 3 Extraction permit Approved
Knaben Molybden AS Knaben 4 Extraction permit Approved
MEMETIC AS Gjosdal 1 Exploration permit Approved
MEMETIC AS Gjosdal 2 Exploration permit Approved
MEMETIC AS Gjosdal 3 Exploration permit Approved
MEMETIC AS Gjosdal 4 Exploration permit Approved
MEMETIC AS Gjosdal 5 Exploration permit Approved
MEMETIC AS Gjosdal 6 Exploration permit Approved
Mineral Holding AS Knaben 1 Exploration permit Approved
Mineral Holding AS Knaben 2 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Knaben Vest 1 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Knaben Vest 2 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Knaben Vest 3 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Knaben Vest 4 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Netland 1 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Netland 2 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Netland 3 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Netland 4 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Sirdalen 16 Exploration permit Approved