| Deposit ID | 10008515 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D000733 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mesters Vig |
| Geographic coordinates: | -23.74581, 72.16652 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ON S.W. SHORE OF KING OSCARS FJORD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Greenland(province)
Denmark(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Denmark | Greenland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| (1) | -23.74581, 72.16652 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| Discoverer | Climax |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Amax Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D000733 |
1962, CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM-DANISH GROUP EXPLORING IN GREENLAND: MINING WORLD, MARCH, P. 23
1955 DIREXPL AMA
MINING WORLD, 1962
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1974 | King, Robert U. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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