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Other industrial minerals
This dataset shows the sites where industrial minerals have been located or mined in the past in Switzerland. Thanks to their specific chemical and/or physical properties, industrial minerals are used in various industrial manufacturing processes. Gypsum and salt are common industrial minerals mined and processed in Switzerland today. Because of their importance, they are presented separately in the Geoportal map viewer (see the <a href=" https://map.geo.admin.ch/?layers=ch.swisstopo.geologie-rohstoffe-gips_abbau_verarbeitung&topic=georessourcen" target="_blank">Gypsum</a> and <a href=" https://map.geo.admin.ch/?layers=ch.swisstopo.geologie-rohstoffe-salz_abbau_verarbeitung&topic=georessourcen" target="_blank">Salt</a> datasets). Some industrial minerals are currently classified as Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) in the <a href=" https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1252/oj/eng" target="_blank">European Union</a> and some are <a href=" https://data.geo.admin.ch/ch.swisstopo.geologie-rohstoffe-industrieminerale/pdf/IRENA_NUPI_2024_Ranking_critical_materials_for_the_energy%20transition.pdf" target="_blank">considered absolutely essential</a> for the energy transition. Several sites listed in this dataset indicate a mineralization that may contain one or more critical raw materials. The concentration and volume of these mineralizations are essentially unknown or insignificant. Based on current knowledge, a commercial exploitation of these occurrences does not appear feasible. Gypsum and salt aside, no industrial minerals are currently being mined commercially. Users are invited to consult the report <a href=" https://www.aramis.admin.ch/Texte/?ProjectID=57845" target="_blank">Critical Raw Materials in Switzerland – A Review</a> for a more detailed geological overview of the situation regarding CRMs. In case it is desired to develop a mining site, it is essential to conduct a detailed geological investigation on the location of interest. This dataset is periodically updated and does not claim to be exhaustive.
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Identification info
- Alternate title
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Other industrial minerals
- Date (Creation)
- 2017-10-01
- Date (Revision)
- 2025-08-27
- Citation identifier
- ch.swisstopo.geologie-rohstoffe-industrieminerale
Citation identifier
- Presentation form
- Digital map
- Collective title
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Resources Information System
- Purpose
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Erstellung einer Datenbank zu den Vorkommen von Industriemineralen in der Schweiz. Visualisierung der Datenbank.
Point of contact
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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Georesources Switzerland Group
- Direct number
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+41 44 632 37 28
Address
- City
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Zürich
- Postal code
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8092
- Country
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CH
- Electronic mail address
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georessourcen@erdw.eth georessourcen@erdw.ethz.ch
- Streetname
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Sonneggstrasse
- Streetnumber
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5
- Protocol
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WWW:LINK
- Role
- Resource provider
- First Name
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Stefan
- Last Name
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Heuberger
Point of contact
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
- Position name
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Swiss Geological Survey
- Voice
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+41 58 469 01 11
- Direct number
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+41 58 469 05 74
Address
- City
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Wabern
- Postal code
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3084
- Country
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CH
- Electronic mail address
- Streetname
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Seftigenstrasse
- Streetnumber
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264
- Protocol
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WWW:LINK
- Role
- Point of contact
- First Name
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Milan
- Last Name
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Beres
- Organisation Acronym
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swisstopo
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GEMET
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geotechnics
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mineral extraction
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mineral industry
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Mineral resources
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Geology
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geocat.ch
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opendata.swiss
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geocat.ch
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FSDI Federal Spatial Data Infrastructure
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- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Denominator
- 10000
- Language
- Deutsch
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- F Geology, Soils, Natural Hazards
- F1 Geology
Extent
- Description
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Switzerland
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- Distribution format
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ESRI Shapefile (SHP)
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ESRI Shapefile (SHP)
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- OnLine resource
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Preview map.geo.admin.ch
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MAP:Preview
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Preview map.geo.admin.ch
- OnLine resource
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ch.swisstopo.geologie-rohstoffe-industrieminerale
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OGC:WMS
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WMS-FSDI service, layer "Industrial minerals: deposits"
- OnLine resource
- ARAMIS ( WWW:LINK )
- OnLine resource
- Resources Information System ( CHTOPO:specialised-geoportal )
- OnLine resource
- Download ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-URL )
- OnLine resource
- Geology Portal: Industrial minerals ( WWW:LINK )
- OnLine resource
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RESTful API from geo.admin.ch
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ESRI:REST
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RESTful API from geo.admin.ch
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Statement
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Rohstoffinventar der Schweiz (1987-), Datenbank, Schweizerische Geotechnische Kommission.
Fehlmann, H. (1919): Der schweizerische Bergbau während des Weltkrieges. - Schweiz. Volkswirtschaftsdepartement, Bergbaubüro, Verlag Kümmerly & Frey.
Fehlmann, H. (1947): Der schweizerische Bergbau während des II Weltkrieges. Büro für Bergbau des eidg. Kriegs-, Industrie- und Arbeitsamtes.
E. Kündig & F. de Quervain (1941, 1953): Fundstellen mineralischer Rohstoffe in der Schweiz, (erweiterte Neuauflage 1953); mit Karte 1:600’000.
- Reference system identifier
- CH1903
Metadata
- Metadata language
- Deutsch
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-09-02T12:38:58.089Z
- Metadata standard name
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GM03 2+
Metadata author
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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Georesources Switzerland Group
- Voice
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+41 44 632 37 28
Address
- City
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Zürich
- Postal code
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8092
- Country
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CH
- Electronic mail address
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georessourcen@erdw.eth georessourcen@erdw.ethz.ch
- Streetname
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Sonneggstrasse
- Streetnumber
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5
- Protocol
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WWW:LINK
- Role
- Processor
- First Name
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Donat
- Last Name
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Fulda
Metadata author
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
- Position name
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Swiss Geological Survey
- Voice
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+41 58 469 01 11
- Direct number
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+41 58 469 05 74
Address
- City
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Wabern
- Postal code
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3084
- Country
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CH
- Electronic mail address
- Streetname
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Seftigenstrasse
- Streetnumber
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264
- Protocol
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WWW:LINK
- Role
- Point of contact
- First Name
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Milan
- Last Name
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Beres
- Organisation Acronym
-
swisstopo
Legislation Information
- Country
- Switzerland
- Language
- German
- Language
- French
- Language
- Italien
- Legislation Type
- Other legal text on national level
- Internal Reference
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510.620
- Alternate title
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Geoinformationsverordnung GeoIV
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-07-01
Legislation Information
- Country
- Switzerland
- Language
- German
- Language
- French
- Language
- Italien
- Legislation Type
- Other legal text on national level
- Internal Reference
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510.624
- Alternate title
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Landesgeologieverordnung LGeolV
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-07-01
- Date (Creation)
- 2008-05-21
