Bjerkreim municipality

Mineral resources2
Exploration permits13
Extraction permits0

Mineral resources

Deposit, prospect and province of metals and industrial minerals in Bjerkreim 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.
Ørsdalen 		Tungsten Not evaluated
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Ingen arter av nasjonal forvaltningsinteresse funnet.
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Airport, Stavanger airport, Sola
County road, Municipal road, Private road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Ørsdalen

Municipality: Bjerkreim
County: Rogaland

(In Norwegian only)
Ørsdalen W-Mo forekomst var periodevis i drift fra 1904 til 1954. Det er antatt at omtrent 33.000 tonn wolframførende råmalm er produsert. Den ga 105 tonn konsentrat (i gjennomsnitt 60-65 % WO3) som tilsvarer 66 tonn med 100 % WO3 (Bjørlykke 1952, 1953).
Read more at NGU

Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Tungsten
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Granittisk gneis, Migmatitt
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Approved Exploration permit
Exploration report:
Map, 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
County road, Municipal road, Private road, Road
Airport Yes
Airport, Stavanger airport, Sola
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure
Åsen-Bjerkreim 		Iron-titanium
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Responsibility species, Species of national significance, Species of very high significance, Alien species
Cultural heritage, Site, Protection zone
Ingen reindrift funnet
Haugesund airport, Karmøy, Airport, Stavanger airport, Sola
European route, County road, Municipal road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Åsen-Bjerkreim

Municipality: Bjerkreim
County: Rogaland

(In Norwegian only)
Bjerkreim-Åsen er den vestligste og minste av de tre sonene i Bjerkreim-Sokndal lagdelte intrusjon som inneholder størst konsentrasjon av mineralene ilmenitt, apatitt og magnetitt. Sonen strekker seg fra Bjerkreim og sørover ca 4 km til Åsen gård. Tykkels
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Registration type: Prospect
Raw material: Iron-titanium
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Gabbro, Granittisk gneis, Noritt
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration 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 very high significance, Alien species
Cultural heritage Yes
Cultural heritage, Site, Protection zone
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
European route, County road, Municipal road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Airport Yes
Haugesund airport, Karmøy, Airport, Stavanger airport, Sola
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 Bjerkreim municipality.

Permit holder Permit name Type Status
ELEMENT29 AS Hovland 1 Exploration permit Approved
Mineral Holding AS Bjerkreim-Sokndal 1 Åsen Exploration permit Approved
Mineral Holding AS Bjerkreim-Sokndal 2 Helleland Exploration permit Approved
Norge Mineraler AS Bjerkreim nr.5 Exploration permit Approved
Norge Mineraler AS Bjerkreim nr.6 Exploration permit Approved
Norge Mineraler AS Bjerkreim nr.7 Exploration permit Approved
Norge Mineraler AS Bjerkreim nr.8 Exploration permit Approved
Norge Mineraler AS Egersund Sulfitt 1 Exploration permit Approved
Norge Mineraler AS Egersund Sulfitt 3 Exploration permit Approved
Norge Mineraler AS Gulldragvatnet 2 Exploration permit Approved
Norge Mineraler AS Gulldragvatnet 3 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Ørsdalen 1 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Ørsdalen 3 Exploration permit Approved