Sør-Varanger municipality

Mineral resources2
Exploration permits17
Extraction permits14

Mineral resources

Deposit, prospect and province of metals and industrial minerals in Sør-Varanger 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.
Bjørnevatn 		Iron International significance
Other protection, Nature conservation
Ingen arter av nasjonal forvaltningsinteresse funnet.
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Reindeer herding district, Reindeer husbandry
Kirkenes airport, Høybuktmoen, Airport, Vadsø airport, Vardø airport, Svartnes
County road, Municipal road, Private road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Bjørnevatn

Municipality: Sør-Varanger
County: Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku

(In Norwegian only)
Historikk: Jernmalmene i Sør-Varanger ble første gang beskrevet av bergmester Tellef Dahl i 1866. Malmmengdene var store, men fattige, og det fantes dengang ikke metoder for anrikning av slik malm. Funnet ble derfor ikke tillagt særlig betydning. Like fø
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Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Iron
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Amfibolgneis, Båndet jernmalm, Mafisk gang (Diabas, Doleritt)
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Approved Extraction permit
Exploration report:
Report, Exploration report
More about the mineral resource
Competing interests
Nature conservation Yes
Other protection, Nature conservation
Species of national significance No
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry Yes
Reindeer herding district, Reindeer husbandry
Infrastructure
Road Yes
County road, Municipal road, Private road, Road
Airport Yes
Kirkenes airport, Høybuktmoen, Airport, Vadsø airport, Vardø airport, Svartnes
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure
Svanvik 		Hydrothermal quartz National significance
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Ingen arter av nasjonal forvaltningsinteresse funnet.
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Reindeer herding district, Reindeer husbandry
Kirkenes airport, Høybuktmoen, Airport, Vadsø airport
County road, Municipal road, Private road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Svanvik

Municipality: Sør-Varanger
County: Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku

(In Norwegian only)
Stor hydrotermal kvartsgang påvist av geolog første gang i 1984 av geolog Mogens Marker. Forekomsten ligger 2 km nord for Svanvik, rett øst for riksvegen der en øst-vestgående sprekk i granittisk gneis har gitt rom for en av Norges største kjente hydroter
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Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Hydrothermal quartz
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Gabbro, Granittisk gneis
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit
More about the mineral resource
Competing interests
Nature conservation No
Species of national significance No
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry Yes
Reindeer herding district, Reindeer husbandry
Infrastructure
Road Yes
County road, Municipal road, Private road, Road
Airport Yes
Kirkenes airport, Høybuktmoen, Airport, Vadsø 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 Sør-Varanger municipality.

Permit holder Permit name Type Status
Mineral Holding AS Gjeddevann 1 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 1 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 10 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 11 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 12 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 13 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 14 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 15 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 16 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 2 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 3 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 4 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 5 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 6 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 7 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 8 Exploration permit Approved
NORSKE KRITISKE METALLER AS Pasvik 9 Exploration permit Approved
Sydvaranger Eiendom AS Bjørnefjell Extraction permit Approved
Sydvaranger Eiendom AS Bjørnevann 1 Extraction permit Approved
Sydvaranger Eiendom AS Bjørnevann-Boris Gleb 1 Extraction permit Approved
Sydvaranger Eiendom AS Bjørnevann-Boris Gleb 2 Extraction permit Approved
Sydvaranger Eiendom AS Bjørnevann-Boris Gleb 3 Extraction permit Approved
Sydvaranger Eiendom AS Bjørnevann/Grunntjern 1 Extraction permit Approved
Sydvaranger Eiendom AS Blix Extraction permit Approved
Sydvaranger Eiendom AS Fisketind Øst Extraction permit Approved
Sydvaranger Eiendom AS Jerntoppen/Kjellmannsåsen Extraction permit Approved
Sydvaranger Eiendom AS Kjellmannsåsen 1 Extraction permit Approved
Sydvaranger Eiendom AS Kjellmannsåsen 2 Extraction permit Approved
Sydvaranger Eiendom AS Søstervann/Grunntjern/Tverrdalen N Extraction permit Approved
Sydvaranger Eiendom AS Søstervann/Grunntjern/Tverrdalen S Extraction permit Approved
Sydvaranger Eiendom AS Tverrdalen syd/vest / Fisketind øst Extraction permit Approved