Separasjonsverket Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

cervisvenator: Hi

While I feel that Geocaching.com should hold the location for the cache owner and block other cachers from placing a cache in the area around this cache for a reasonable amount of time, we can’t do so forever.

Nothing seems to happen with this cache listing, so it is now archived, so that someone else can place a cache in the area, and geocachers can once again enjoy visiting this location. Also, if it hasn’t been done already, please pick up any remaining cache bits as soon as possible.

(This reviewer note is in English so non-Norwegian cache owners, geocachers and cache reviewers can understand what it says.)

Thanks for your understanding,
Cervis Venator
Geocaching.com Volunteer Cache Reviewer

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Hidden : 6/10/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

English translation of the cachename: Separation plant
Full english translation follows below.

Gjennom flere år ble det drevet jernmalmgruver i Bogen. Malmfeltet i Bergvik hadde en ideel beliggenhet siden man bare trengte ca 1km jernbane fra gruvene ned til separasjonsverket og utskipningen. Trass i den korte transportveien klarte man ikke å få gruvedriften til å bli lønnsom. A/S Ofoten Jernmalmgruver var periodevis i drift fra 1906 frem til det ble lagt ned i 1939 og det var driftsstans flere ganger. En periode drev man såkalt "Bondrift" (Bondedrift), der lokale krefter stod for driften og i 1936 ble driften overtatt av A/S Sydvaranger med A/S Ofoten Malmgruver som et datterselskap. Etter at gruvedriften ble avsluttet ble utstyret kjøpt av A/S Sydvaranger, demontert og sendt nordover til bruk i andre gruver rett etter at krigen var over.

Gruvedriften var også avhengig av strøm og A/S Ofoten Jernmalmgruver grunnla et kraftverk i 1912 - 1913 og bygde en deming i Niingen vassdraget, med ca 120 m fall. Etter at malmvirksomheten ble avsluttet fortsatte A/S Ofoten Jernmalgruver som et rent kraftverkselskap og la grunnlaget for det som i dag er Evenes kraftforsyning.

Dagbruddene og mange av ruinene fra bygningene som ble satt opp for gruvedriften er godt synlig i terrenget rundt Bogen i dag.

Denne cachen ligger i ruinene der det gamle knuse- og separasjonsverket lå.
På bildet ser man det gamle separasjonsverket i Bogen som det store hvite bygget som skrår nedover mot vannet litt til venstre i bildet.

Du kan lese mer om hva du ser på dette bildet her

Separasjonsverket sin oppgave var å skille ut malmen fra massen som ble hentet ut av gruvene i fjellet. Dette ble gjort ved å tilsette store mengder vann og siden malm er tyngre enn andre bergarter, ble denne liggende igjen i separasjonsverket, mens resten av slaggen ble vasket bort. Vannet ble tilsatt ved å bruke pumpehus som pumpet vann fra Strandvannet inn til separasjonsverket. Den overflødige slaggen ble fraktet tilbake til Bogen og er grunnlaget for den grunnen som Rådhuset, butikkene og industriområdet "Slaggen" der blant annet støyperiet står i dag.
Dette ser man igjen på dette bildet fra Bogen som er tatt i november 2008 over omtrent samme område:


English:
For several years iron ore mines were operated in Bogen. The ore field in Bergvik had an ideal location, since you only needed about 1km railway down to the separation plant and shipment. Despite the short transportation, the mine did not get profitable. A/S Ofoten Jernmalngruver (translated to "Ofoten Iron Ore Mines Inc.") were in operation periodically from 1906 until it closed in 1939 and the mine was shutdown several times in that period. A period there were a so-called "Bondift" (run by local farmers), where local powers was responsible for operations and in 1936 the operation was taken over by A/S Sydvaranger with A/S Ofoten Jernmalngruver as a subsidiary. After the mining operation was shut down for the last time, the equipment was purchased by A/S Sydvaranger, dismantled and sent north to use in other mines right after the war was over.

Mining was also dependent on the power and A/S Ofoten Jernmalmgruver established a power plant in 1912 - 1913 and built a dam in Niingen, with about 120 m fall. After the iron ore business was closed, A/S Ofoten Jernmalgruver continued purley as a power company and laid the foundation for what is now the company “Evenes Kraftforsyning”.

Open pits and many ruins of buildings that were set up for mining is visible in the landscape around Bogen today.

This cache is in the ruins of the old separation plant. On the picture you see the separation plant as the big white building to the left in the picture.

The task for the separation plant was to separate the ore from the mass that was pulled out of the mines in the mountains. This was done by adding large amounts of water and since the ore is heaviest, the rest of slag was washed away with the water. Water was added using the pump housing which pumped water from “Strandvannet” into the separation plant. The excess slag was transported back to Bogen and is the basis for the ground that the City Hall and the industial area "Slaggen" ("The Slag") is build on today which you may see on the latest picture


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