Karlsøy municipality

Mineral resources1
Exploration permits25
Extraction permits0

Mineral resources

Deposit, prospect and province of metals and industrial minerals in Karlsøy 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.
Karlsøy V
Dolomite Local significance
Nature reserve, Nature conservation
Responsibility species, Species of national significance, Species of high significance
Cultural monument, Cultural heritage, Site, Protection zone
Ingen reindrift funnet
Hasvik airport, Airport, Sørkjosen airport, Tromsø airport, Langnes
County road, Municipal road, Private road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Karlsøy V

Municipality: Karlsøy
County: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

(In Norwegian only)
Beliggenhet: Karlsøy dolomittfelt ligger i innløpet til Ullsfjorden i Karlsøy kommune. Geologi: Dolomittmarmoren er merket av det geologisk kartblad Helgøy 1:250.000, På Karlsøy opptrer to felter av dolomittmarmor: et på nordvestsiden og et på sydøsts
Read more at NGU

Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Dolomite
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Dolomittmarmor, Marmor
Mineral permits:

More about the mineral resource
Competing interests
Nature conservation Yes
Nature reserve, Nature conservation
Species of national significance Yes
Responsibility species, Species of national significance, Species of high significance
Cultural heritage Yes
Cultural monument, Cultural heritage, Site, Protection zone
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
County road, Municipal road, Private road, Road
Airport Yes
Hasvik airport, Airport, Sørkjosen airport, Tromsø airport, Langnes
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 Karlsøy municipality.

Permit holder Permit name Type Status
Capella Minerals Norway AS Ringvassoya 1 Exploration permit Approved
Capella Minerals Norway AS Ringvassoya 2 Exploration permit Approved
Capella Minerals Norway AS Ringvassoya 3 Exploration permit Approved
Capella Minerals Norway AS Ringvassoya 4 Exploration permit Approved
Capella Minerals Norway AS Ringvassoya 5 Exploration permit Approved
EDELWEISS MINERAL EXPLORATION AS Grunnfjord 1 Exploration permit Approved
EDELWEISS MINERAL EXPLORATION AS Grunnfjord 10 Exploration permit Approved
EDELWEISS MINERAL EXPLORATION AS Grunnfjord 11 Exploration permit Approved
EDELWEISS MINERAL EXPLORATION AS Grunnfjord 12 Exploration permit Approved
EDELWEISS MINERAL EXPLORATION AS Grunnfjord 2 Exploration permit Approved
EDELWEISS MINERAL EXPLORATION AS Grunnfjord 3 Exploration permit Approved
EDELWEISS MINERAL EXPLORATION AS Grunnfjord 4 Exploration permit Approved
EDELWEISS MINERAL EXPLORATION AS Grunnfjord 5 Exploration permit Approved
EDELWEISS MINERAL EXPLORATION AS Grunnfjord 7 Exploration permit Approved
EDELWEISS MINERAL EXPLORATION AS Grunnfjord 8 Exploration permit Approved
EDELWEISS MINERAL EXPLORATION AS Grunnfjord 9 Exploration permit Approved
MOLL EXPLORATION RingvassøyaN 1 Exploration permit Approved
MOLL EXPLORATION RingvassøyaNW 1 Exploration permit Approved
MOLL EXPLORATION RingvassøyaNW 2 Exploration permit Approved
MOLL EXPLORATION RingvassøyaW 1 Exploration permit Approved
MOLL EXPLORATION RingvassøyaW 2 Exploration permit Approved
MOLL EXPLORATION Vanna 1 Exploration permit Approved
MOLL EXPLORATION Vanna 2 Exploration permit Approved
MOLL EXPLORATION Vanna 3 Exploration permit Approved
MOLL EXPLORATION Vanna 4 Exploration permit Approved