Modum municipality

Mineral resources4
Exploration permits10
Extraction permits0
Fylke: Buskerud

Mineral resources

Deposit, prospect and province of metals and industrial minerals in Modum 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.
Glomsrudkollen
Zinc Not evaluated
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Ingen arter av nasjonal forvaltningsinteresse funnet.
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Airport, Oslo airport, Gardermoen
Private road, Forest road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Power grid infrastructure, Transmission network

Glomsrudkollen

Municipality: Modum
County: Buskerud

(In Norwegian only)
Sinkforekomsten ligger ca. 3,5 km øst for Åmot sentrum på sørsida av selve Glomsrudkollen. En åpen grusvei fører nesten helt fram til forekomsten, men er stengt med bom ved Engersetra, en liten km før gruva. Den gamle gruveveien gir deretter enkel adkomst
Read more at NGU

Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Zinc
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Kalkstein, Rombeporfyr
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 No
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
Private road, Forest road, Road
Airport Yes
Airport, Oslo airport, Gardermoen
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Power grid infrastructure, Transmission network
Skuterud Mellomgruver
Cobalt Regional significance
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Responsibility species, Species of national significance, Species of high significance, Species of very high significance
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Airport, Oslo airport, Gardermoen
Private road, Forest road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Skuterud Mellomgruver

Municipality: Modum
County: Buskerud

(In Norwegian only)
(Finnes bare på engelsk) The cobalt ores at Skuterud were found in 1772, and ordinary production started in 1776. First in large open pits, but from 1827 until the closure in 1898, mining was done underground. In the 1890s, ore reserves decreased rapidly,
Read more at NGU

Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Cobalt
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Kvartsitt, Metagabbro
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Released Extraction 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
Responsibility species, Species of national significance, Species of high significance, Species of very high significance
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
Private road, Forest road, Road
Airport Yes
Airport, Oslo airport, Gardermoen
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure
Skuterud Nordgruver
Cobalt
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Responsibility species, Species of national significance, Species of high significance, Species of very high significance
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Airport, Oslo airport, Gardermoen
Private road, Forest road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Skuterud Nordgruver

Municipality: Modum
County: Buskerud

(In Norwegian only)
(Finnes bare på engelsk) The cobalt ores at Skuterud were found in 1772, and ordinary production started in 1776. First in large open pits, but from 1827 until the closure in 1898, mining was done underground. In the 1890s, ore reserves decreased rapidly,
Read more at NGU

Registration type: Prospect
Raw material: Cobalt
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Metagabbro
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Released Extraction permit, Approved 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, Species of very high significance
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
Private road, Forest road, Road
Airport Yes
Airport, Oslo airport, Gardermoen
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure
Skuterud Sørgruver
Cobalt
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Responsibility species, Species of national significance, Species of high significance, Species of very high significance
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Airport, Oslo airport, Gardermoen
Private road, Forest road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Skuterud Sørgruver

Municipality: Modum
County: Buskerud

(In Norwegian only)
(Finnes bare på engelsk) The cobalt ores at Skuterud were found in 1772, and ordinary production started in 1776. First in large open pits, but from 1827 until the closure in 1898, mining was done underground. In the 1890s, ore reserves decreased rapidly,
Read more at NGU

Registration type: Prospect
Raw material: Cobalt
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Kvartsitt
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Released Extraction permit, Approved 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, Species of very high significance
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
Private road, Forest road, Road
Airport Yes
Airport, Oslo airport, Gardermoen
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 Modum municipality.

Permit holder Permit name Type Status
Kuniko Norge AS Skuterud 101 Exploration permit Approved
Kuniko Norge AS Skuterud 103 Exploration permit Approved
Kuniko Norge AS Skuterud 105 Exploration permit Approved
Kuniko Norge AS Skuterud 106 Exploration permit Approved
Kuniko Norge AS Skuterud 107 Exploration permit Approved
MEMETIC AS Krøderen 2 Exploration permit Approved
MEMETIC AS Krøderen 4 Exploration permit Approved
MEMETIC AS Krøderen 5 Exploration permit Approved
Mineral Holding AS Glitre 1 Exploration permit Approved
United Minerals AS Glomsrudkollen 1 Exploration permit Approved