Karmøy municipality

Mineral resources1
Exploration permits3
Extraction permits0

Mineral resources

Deposit, prospect and province of metals and industrial minerals in Karmøy 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.
Vigsnes 		Copper Minor significance
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Species of national significance, Alien species
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Haugesund airport, Karmøy, Airport, Stavanger airport, Sola
European route, County road, Municipal road, Private road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Vigsnes

Municipality: Karmøy
County: Rogaland

(In Norwegian only)
Gruva ligger på vestsida av Karmøy rett øst for Grønneviken. Den var det største bergverket i Norge omkring 1880 med ca. 3000 personer direkte eller indirekte tilknytta driften og på den tiden en av de viktigste kobbergruvene i verden. Gruvemuseet gir et
Read more at NGU

Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Copper
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Gabbro, Klorittskifer
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 Yes
Species of national significance, Alien species
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
European route, County road, Municipal road, Private 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 Karmøy municipality.

Permit holder Permit name Type Status
COASTAL MINERALS AS Feøy 1 Exploration permit Approved
COASTAL MINERALS AS Feøy 2 Exploration permit Approved
COASTAL MINERALS AS Visnes 1 Exploration permit Approved