 View of the open pit mine | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Tellnes Mine | |
| Location | Sokndal |
| County | Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Coordinates | 58°20′04″N 06°25′22″E / 58.33444°N 6.42278°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Ilmenite ( titanium) |
| Production | 580,000 tonnes (570,000 long tons; 640,000 short tons) |
| Type | Open-pit |
| History | |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Titania A/S |
The Tellnes mine is one of the largest titanium mines in Europe. The mine is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the Jøssingfjorden in Sokndal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The mine has reserves amounting more than 300,000,000 tonnes (300,000,000 long tons; 330,000,000 short tons) of ore grading 18% titanium. [1] The deposit of titanium was discovered in 1954 and production at the mine began in October 1960. Each year there is about 2,000,000 tonnes (2,000,000 long tons; 2,200,000 short tons) of ore and 1,600,000 tonnes (1,600,000 long tons; 1,800,000 short tons) of rock waste removed from the open-pit mine. This resulted in about 580,000 tonnes (570,000 long tons; 640,000 short tons) of ilmenite concentrate from the mine in 1999. [2]
References
- ^ Korneliussen, Are; McEnroe, Suzanne; Nilsson, Lars Petter; Schiellerup, Henrik; Gautneb, Håvard; Meyer, Gurli; Størseth, Leif Roger (2012). "Overview of titanium mining in Norway". academia.edu. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ "Tellnes Mines, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-07-08.