Minera Skifer

Minera Skifer is Scandinavia’s leading slate producer with production in Oppdal and Offerdal. Our story goes back hundreds of years and today we produce slate of all sizes and finishes for private and public projects from our main office in Oppdal. All production and processing is done by local stonemasons in our production facility close by the slate quarries. Slate was created by sediments of sand, clay and gravel sinking towards the seabed several hundred million years ago. They were then squeezed together in layers under high pressure and over millions of years, turned into shale rock in mountains. The process of dividing and shaping slate is so detailed and sensitive that it is still impossible to fully replace it with robots and technology. Today, our stonemasons still use more or less the same tools and techniques as they did hundreds of years ago. It’s an impressive process that amazes visitors and the impressive craftsmanship, long history and extremely low carbon footprint also give the final product added value.