Steinkjer municipality

Mineral resources2
Exploration permits45
Extraction permits0

Mineral resources

Deposit, prospect and province of metals and industrial minerals in Steinkjer 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.
Fosdalen 		Iron Not evaluated
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Responsibility species, Species of national significance, Species of high significance, Species of very high significance, Alien species
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Reindeer herding district, Reindeer husbandry
Airport, Namsos airport, Rørvik airport, Ryum, Trondheim airport, Værnes
County road, Municipal road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure, Regional network

Fosdalen

Municipality: Steinkjer
County: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

(In Norwegian only)
Fosdalenforekomsten ble funnet i 1906 og ble drevet kontinuerlig frem til 1997. Til sammen er det tatt ut mer enn 35 mill. tonn malm fra gruva. Malmen inneholdt 50-70 % magnetitt, som var hovedproduktet, 3 % koboltholdig pyritt (gjennomsnittlig 0,25 % Co
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Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Iron
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Grønnstein, Intermediær vulkansk bergart, Løsmasser, Pegmatitt/aplitt, Tuffitt
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
Responsibility species, Species of national significance, Species of high significance, Species of very high significance, Alien species
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry Yes
Reindeer herding district, Reindeer husbandry
Infrastructure
Road Yes
County road, Municipal road, Private road, Forest road, Road
Airport Yes
Airport, Namsos airport, Rørvik airport, Ryum, Trondheim airport, Værnes
Railway network No
Power grid infrastructure Yes
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure, Regional network
Følling 		Limestone Local significance
Ingen naturvern funnet.
Species of national significance, Species of high significance, Species of very high significance
Ingen kulturminner funnet
Ingen reindrift funnet
Airport, Namsos airport, Rørvik airport, Ryum, Trondheim airport, Værnes
European route, Private road, Forest road, Road
Ingen jernbane funnet
Distribution network, Power grid infrastructure

Følling

Municipality: Steinkjer
County: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

(In Norwegian only)
Forekomsten ligger like ved E6, på østsiden av Lømsenvannet. Bruddet er i dag ca. 80 x 100 m og er drevet på en mørk grå kalkstein med enkelte slirer av skifer. Kalksteinsdraget er det samme som opptrer langs sør- og østsiden av Snåsavannet. Forekomsten h
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Registration type: Deposit
Raw material: Limestone
Main rock type:
(In Norwegian only)
Kalkstein, Løsmasser
Mineral permits:
Released Exploration permit, Approved Exploration permit
More about the mineral resource
Competing interests
Nature conservation No
Species of national significance Yes
Species of national significance, Species of high significance, Species of very high significance
Cultural heritage No
Reindeer husbandry No
Infrastructure
Road Yes
European route, Private road, Forest road, Road
Airport Yes
Airport, Namsos airport, Rørvik airport, Ryum, Trondheim airport, Værnes
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 Steinkjer municipality.

Permit holder Permit name Type Status
ADTERRA DOMINES Adterra 3 Exploration permit Approved
ADTERRA DOMINES Adterra 4 Exploration permit Approved
ADTERRA DOMINES ADTERRA 88 1 Exploration permit Approved
ADTERRA DOMINES ADTERRA 88 2 Exploration permit Approved
ADTERRA DOMINES ADTERRA 88 3 Exploration permit Approved
ADTERRA DOMINES ADTERRA 88 4 Exploration permit Approved
ADTERRA DOMINES ADTERRA 88 5 Exploration permit Approved
ADTERRA DOMINES ADTERRA 88 6 Exploration permit Approved
NORDVEGR AS Gullfreden 1 Exploration permit Approved
NORDVEGR AS Malm Gruver A Exploration permit Approved
NORDVEGR AS Malm Vestgruva 1 Exploration permit Approved
NORDVEGR AS Malm Vestgruva 2 Exploration permit Approved
NORDVEGR AS Malm Vestgruva 3 Exploration permit Approved
NORDVEGR AS Malm Vestgruva 4 Exploration permit Approved
NORDVEGR AS Mokk Gruver 1 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Byafossen 1 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Byafossen 4 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Byafossen 5 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Byafossen 6 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Gullfreden 16 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Gullfreden 17 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Gullfreden 18 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Gullfreden 2 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Gullfreden 23 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Gullfreden 24 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Gullfreden 25 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Gullfreden 28 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Gullfreden 29 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Gullfreden 3 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Gullfreden 30 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Gullfreden 4 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Gullfreden 5 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Gullfreden 6 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Mokk 18B Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Mokk 19 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Mokk 23B Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Mokk 25B Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Nord Trøndelag Vest Malm 1 Exploration permit Approved
NORVEGEN GROUP AS Nord Trøndelag Vest N Exploration permit Approved
PURE MINERALS AS Byafossen 2 Exploration permit Approved
PURE MINERALS AS Byafossen 3 Exploration permit Approved
PURE MINERALS AS Byafossen 7 Exploration permit Approved
PURE MINERALS AS Mokk Exploration permit Approved
PURE MINERALS AS Mokk 12B Exploration permit Approved
PURE MINERALS AS Mokk 22 Exploration permit Approved