Mineral resources information office in Malå
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Mineral resources information office
At the Mineral Resources Information Office in Malå, SGU has gathered knowledge and tools to assist those prospecting in Sweden. One of the largest collections of drill cores in the world is available for clients to study, along with blocks, hand samples, and thin sections. The office also provides many different physical and digital documents related to prospecting.
Service
The Staff at the Mineral Resources Information Office are on hand to answer questions related to mineral resources in Sweden, they can also assist in accessing information and materials from the archive. The staff have both geological and technical skills which give you the best possible service.
Potential use of complementary analytical instrumentation is possible on request with advance notice (for a nominal fee)
Appointments for longer visits
The office is open to all visitors. We recommend that you announce your visit in advance so that we can give you the best possible service. Please call +46 (0)18-17 90 00 or email us at minko@sgu.se to prepare for your visit and reserve complementary instrumentation in advance.
Confidentiality
Several visitors might be at the Mineral resources information office at the same time. The information that visitors or others at the office are handling is treated confidentially.
Document Archives
The Document Archives comprise a large number of maps, exploration reports, field notes, drill core documentation, work material, and more. The material consists of hundreds of thousands of documents collected over a period of more than a hundred years, and new material is being continuously added.
Read more about the document archives
Drill cores
SGU's National Drill Core collection consists of close to 4 million metres of drill core from more than 22 000 boreholes from all over Sweden. At the collection there are rooms for core logging and sampling.
Read more about the drill core collection
Other service
- Office space For shorter visits of 1-2 days, it is possible to borrow a room at our Office during weekdays 08:00–16:00 (16:30 during the winter months).
- Copies are made at cost price.
- Internet. There is access to free wireless broadband on the premises of the Mineral Resources Information Office.
Last reviewed 2025-01-08