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Boliden, Skellefteå Kommun, Västerbottens län, Sweden

Alternative Names:	Boliden
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Region:	Skellefteå Kommun, Västerbottens län, Sweden
Latitude:	64° 52' 0" N
Longitude:	20° 22' 59" E
Lat/Long (dec):	64.86667,20.38333
Köppen climate type:	Dfc : Subarctic climate
Population:	1,661 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	606507
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:606507:2
GUID:	ab2a4f08-86b2-495b-95c4-26c6ac2813fd

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 52' 0" N	20° 22' 59" E	0.0km (0.0 miles)
Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 52' 18" N	20° 21' 46" E	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Mångfallberget, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 53' 21" N	20° 22' 27" E	2.5km (1.6 miles)
Långsele, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 50' 48" N	20° 16' 34" E	5.5km (3.4 miles)
Åkulla Mine (West), Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 54' 26" N	20° 15' 3" E	7.7km (4.8 miles)
Åkulla Östra mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 54' 42" N	20° 15' 30" E	7.7km (4.8 miles)
Kankberg mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 55' 19" N	20° 16' 0" E	8.3km (5.1 miles)
Långdal mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 49' 32" N	20° 13' 41" E	8.6km (5.4 miles)
Krångfors, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 46' 30" N	20° 23' 52" E	10.2km (6.3 miles)
Björkdal Mine, Sandfors, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 55' 57" N	20° 35' 42" E	12.4km (7.7 miles)
Hebbersfors (Häbbersfors), Sandfors, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 56' 7" N	20° 35' 26" E	12.4km (7.7 miles)
Renström Mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 55' 23" N	20° 5' 34" E	15.1km (9.4 miles)
Rönnberget, Sandfors, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 55' 43" N	20° 40' 25" E	15.3km (9.5 miles)
Petiknäs mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 56' 20" N	20° 4' 11" E	16.8km (10.5 miles)
Varuträsk, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 48' 2" N	20° 44' 27" E	18.4km (11.5 miles)
Ytterboliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 47' 44" N	20° 45' 16" E	19.3km (12.0 miles)
Åsen mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 56' 15" N	19° 52' 49" E	25.0km (15.5 miles)
Kedträsk Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 57' 3" N	19° 53' 10" E	25.2km (15.7 miles)
Älgträsk deposit, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	65° 1' 8" N	19° 58' 10" E	25.8km (16.0 miles)
Åkerberg mine, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	65° 2' 32" N	20° 44' 41" E	25.9km (16.1 miles)
Udden Mine, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 57' 29" N	19° 50' 15" E	27.7km (17.2 miles)
Älgliden dyke, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	65° 2' 43" N	19° 55' 2" E	29.6km (18.4 miles)
Tallberg prospect, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 59' 13" N	19° 46' 18" E	31.8km (19.8 miles)
Bjurträsk, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 59' 30" N	19° 43' 31" E	34.0km (21.1 miles)
Bjurliden, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 59' 48" N	19° 41' 12" E	35.9km (22.3 miles)
Bergsbyn, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 44' 20" N	21° 7' 27" E	37.8km (23.5 miles)
Bjurfors Mine (Östra Bjurfors), Bjurfors, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Sweden	65° 0' 24" N	19° 36' 47" E	39.5km (24.5 miles)
Västra Bjurfors, Bjurfors, Norsjö, Västerbotten County, Sweden	65° 0' 36" N	19° 35' 58" E	40.2km (25.0 miles)
Burträsk, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 31' 8" N	20° 38' 51" E	40.6km (25.2 miles)
Innansjön, Burträsk, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	64° 28' 55" N	20° 31' 56" E	43.4km (26.9 miles)

View of the Boliden polymetallic mining area, ca. 1935.

Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden

The headframe at Renström mine

Renström Mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden

Another view of Renström

Renström Mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden

View of the Boliden polymetallic mining area, ca. 1935.

Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden

The headframe at Renström mine

Renström Mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden

Another view of Renström

Renström Mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden

View of the Boliden polymetallic mining area, ca. 1935.

Boliden Mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden

The headframe at Renström mine

Renström Mine, Boliden, Skellefte mining district, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

ⓘ 'Clausthalite-Galena Series'

ⓘ var: Selenium-bearing Galena

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

ⓘ var: Selenium-bearing Kobellite

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

ⓘ Tetradymite

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'UM1989-18-S:AgFeTe'

ⓘ 'Unnamed (Silver Antimony Telluride Sulfide)'

ⓘ Valleriite

ⓘ Zircon

ⓘ Zoisite

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)	Shield
Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Europe	Continent
Scandinavia	Region
Sweden	Country
Västerbotten County, Sweden	County
Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Municipality
Västerbotten Province, Sweden	Province

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