Salangen municipality

Mineral resources1
Exploration permits6
Extraction permits0

Mineral resources

Deposit, prospect and province of metals and industrial minerals in Salangen 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.
Orrefjell 		Uranium National significance
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Species of national significance, Species of very high significance
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Reindeer herding district, Reindeer husbandry
Harstad/Narvik airport, Evenes, Airport, Tromsø airport, Langnes
Private road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Ingen nettanlegg funnet

Orrefjell

Municipality: Salangen
County: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

(In Norwegian only)
Orrefjell uranforekomst ble oppdaget og mutet av Henry Lund, Salangen i 1959, og er siden undersøkt av NGU i regi av både Nord-Norge prosjektet, Uranprosjektet og Undersøkelse av statens bergrettigheter (USB). Forekomsten ble første gang undersøkt av NGU
Read more at NGU

Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Uranium
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Fyllitt, Glimmergneis, Granatglimmerskifer, Granittisk gneis, Kvartsitt, Marmor
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Approved Exploration permit
Exploration report:
Report, Exploration report
More about the mineral resource
Competing interests
Nature conservation No
Species of national significance Yes
Species of national significance, Species of very high significance
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry Yes
Reindeer herding district, Reindeer husbandry
Infrastructure
Road Yes
Private road, Road
Airport Yes
Harstad/Narvik airport, Evenes, Airport, Tromsø airport, Langnes
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure No

Permits to the minerals owned by the State

Exploration and extraction permits in Salangen municipality.

Permit holder Permit name Type Status
Aurum Green Energy AS Kisteforsbekken 1 Exploration permit Approved
Aurum Green Energy AS Kisteforsbekken 2 Exploration permit Approved
Aurum Green Energy AS Kisteforsbekken 3 Exploration permit Approved
Aurum Green Energy AS Kisteforsbekken 6 Exploration permit Approved
Aurum Green Energy AS Orrefjell 1 Exploration permit Approved
Aurum Green Energy AS Orrefjell 2 Exploration permit Approved