Ilimaussaq

Prospect in Greenland, Denmark with commodities Niobium (Columbium), REE, Zirconium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255522
MAS/MILS ID 1010000004
Record type Site
Current site name Ilimaussaq

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -49.49807, 63.00001 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greenland(province)

Denmark(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Denmark Greenland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
REE Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -49.49807, 63.00001

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CARBONATITE INTRUSIVE WITH EUDIALYTE AND PYROCHLORE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Platinova Resources Ltd
    Interest 40
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Highwood Resources Ltd
    Interest 30
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Nielson, Carl
    Interest 30
    Year 1990

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 30000000mt ore
    Total resources 30000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    REE Y Group 0.9 wt-pct REE Major 1990
    Zirconium ZrO2 1.1 wt-pct Zirconium Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THIS IS A CARBONATITE INTRUSIVE WHICH CONTAINS EUDIALYTE AND, PYROCHLORE, GRADING 0.9% YTTRIA AND 1.1% ZIRCONIA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    E&MJ, MARCH 1990, PG 86

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SW GREENLAND, NEAR NARSSAQ

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-OCT-1996 Jackson, Wayne U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.