Jakobsbakken (locally known as Bakken) is a small clustered village area in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

[2] Historically, this village was associated with the Norwegian mining company Sulitjelma Gruber.

Ore deposits were discovered at the site in the mid-1870s, but systematic investigations were not carried out until 1886.

Swedish entrepreneur Nils Persson (1836–1916) acquired eight sites in the Sulitjelma area.

The Jakobsbakken mine operated from 1896 to 1968 during which time 4.47 million tons of copper and zinc ore were extracted.