Vadsø municipality

Mineral resources1
Exploration permits0
Extraction permits0

Mineral resources

Deposit, prospect and province of metals and industrial minerals in Vadsø 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.
Skallelv 		Quartzite National significance
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Responsibility species, Species of national significance, Species of high significance, Species of very high significance
Cultural monument, Cultural heritage, Site, Protection zone
Gathering area, Reindeer herding district, Reindeer husbandry, Migration corridor
Berlevåg airport, Båtsfjord airport, Kirkenes airport, Høybuktmoen, Airport, Vadsø airport, Vardø airport, Svartnes
European route, Municipal road, Private road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure, Regional network

Skallelv

Municipality: Vadsø
County: Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku

(In Norwegian only)
Denne lokaliteten representerer et stort område mellom Falkgården og riksveien ved Skallelv. Her dominerer flatliggende kvartsitter (Gamasfjell-formasjonen) av overveiende rødlige farger. Feltet ble undersøkt med detaljert prøvetaking i 1992, og over et 6
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Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Quartzite
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Sandstein
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, Species of very high significance
Cultural heritage Yes
Cultural monument, Cultural heritage, Site, Protection zone
Reindeer husbandry Yes
Gathering area, Reindeer herding district, Reindeer husbandry, Migration corridor
Infrastructure
Road Yes
European route, Municipal road, Private road, Road
Airport Yes
Berlevåg airport, Båtsfjord airport, Kirkenes airport, Høybuktmoen, Airport, Vadsø airport, Vardø airport, Svartnes
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 Vadsø municipality.

Permit holder Permit name Type Status

No permits to the minerals owned by the State.