Balsfjord municipality

Mineral resources1
Exploration permits0
Extraction permits0

Mineral resources

Deposit, prospect and province of metals and industrial minerals in Balsfjord 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.
Potrasbukt 		Dolomite Local significance
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Ingen arter av nasjonal forvaltningsinteresse funnet.
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Reindeer herding district, Reindeer husbandry
Airport, Sørkjosen airport, Tromsø airport, Langnes
County road, Private road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure, Regional network

Potrasbukt

Municipality: Balsfjord
County: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

(In Norwegian only)
Lokaliteten ligger på vestsiden av Balsfjorden ved utløpet av Potraselva på riksvei 858. Her skjærer riksveien gjennom flere mektige soner av dolomitt- og kalkstein. I de veinære områdene stryker bergartene tilnærmet nordøst - sydvest med et fall som sv
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Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Dolomite
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Aluminiumsilikatgneis, Dolomittmarmor
Mineral permits:

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, Private road, Road
Airport Yes
Airport, Sørkjosen airport, Tromsø airport, Langnes
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 Balsfjord municipality.

Permit holder Permit name Type Status

No permits to the minerals owned by the State.