Volda municipality

Mineral resources1
Exploration permits1
Extraction permits0

Mineral resources

Deposit, prospect and province of metals and industrial minerals in Volda 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.
Steinsvik olivin
Olivine National significance
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Ingen arter av nasjonal forvaltningsinteresse funnet.
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Florø airport, Førde airport, Bringeland, Airport, Sandane airport, Anda, Ålesund airport, Vigra, Ørsta/Volda airport, Hovden
Private road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure, Regional network

Steinsvik olivin

Municipality: Volda
County: Møre og Romsdal

(In Norwegian only)
Olivin som kan utvinnes er beregnet til minst 50 mill m3 (Prospektering AS). Anslaget over utvinnbare mengder er meget konservativt og vil etter all sannsynlighet kunne økes når det er utført grundigere kartlegging. Det vesentligste av usikkerheten i ansl
Read more at NGU

Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Olivine
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Granittisk gneis
Mineral permits:

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, Road
Airport Yes
Florø airport, Førde airport, Bringeland, Airport, Sandane airport, Anda, Ålesund airport, Vigra, Ørsta/Volda airport, Hovden
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 Volda municipality.

Permit holder Permit name Type Status
ELEMENT29 AS Snøhornet 1 Exploration permit Approved