Black Angel

Producer in Greenland, Denmark with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Cadmium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073071
MRDS ID W018881
Record type Site
Current site name Black Angel
Alternate or previous names Marmorilik Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -51.2975, 70.36694 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greenland(province)

Denmark(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Denmark Greenland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Cadmium Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tennantite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Stannite Gangue

Analytical data

Result RESERVES GRADE 14.1% ZN, 4.0% PB, 25 G/MT AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Marmorilik Formation
    Rock description Marmorilik Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -51.2975, 70.36694

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Rinkian Mobile Belt

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1973

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Greenex A. S.

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^14.7 % Zn, 5.2 % Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Lead Lead 5wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 15wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY WAS BETWEEN 500,000 AND 1,000,000 TPA IN 1986.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 4000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 14.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
    Lead Pb 4 wt-pct Lead Major 1975
    Silver Ag 25 g/mt Silver Minor 1975
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 4000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 14.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
    Lead Pb 4 wt-pct Lead Major 1975
    Silver Ag 25 g/mt Silver Minor 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM ONE - AS OF 12-31-75

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 730 MET TONS; ECON. YEAR: 1974. ; ECON.COM: 2000 MTPD MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MASTERS, KEITH, 1975, EXPLORATION UND BERGBAU UNTER PERMAFROST - BEDINGUNGEN AUF DER. BLACK ANGEL - GRUBE, MARMORILIK/GRONLAND; ERZMETALL V. 28 NO. 3 P. 93 - 98

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUALRY, 1987, P. 61.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1989, P. 48.

  • Production

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET 4-14-77, P. 6

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENGINEERING/MINING JOUR. 4-76 P. 172

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATIONS HAD BEEN SUSPENDED IN JANUARY, 1987, AND IN 1988. THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD W700913 OF D.J. BEOUGHER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1976 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 03-JAN-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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