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Skaergaard

Prospect in Greenland, Denmark with commodities Gold, Palladium
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  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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255610
MAS/MILS ID 1010000005
Record type Site
Current site name Skaergaard

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -32.9972, 68.00019 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
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

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED AT KANGERDLUGSSUAQ INLET: COORDINATES ARE BEST GUESS ESTIMATE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Palladium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -32.9972, 68.00019
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1987

Mining district

District name Eastern Greenld

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pegasus Gold Corp.
    Interest 51
    Home office Washington
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Platinova Resources
    Interest 49
    Year 1991

Comments on the ownership information

  • AS OF AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1993 PEGASUS DOES NOT HAVE ANY INTERESTS IN THIS PROPERTY.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 90700000mt ore
    Total resources 90700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.82 g/mt Gold Major 1991
    Palladium Pd 0.38 g/mt PGE Trace 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 43000000mt ore
    Total resources 43000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.4 g/mt Gold Major 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, MARCH 1, 1996, V 326, #8367, 23 PP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    "GREENLAND: COUNTRY SUPPLEMENT".

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1991-METALLURGICAL TESTING,MINE DESIGN STUDIES, RESERVE ANALY- SIS, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, ENG./INFRA. REVIEWS. FULL FEASIBILITY STUDY NOT EXPECTED COMPLETE UNTIL MID-,LATE- 1993 (IF DECIDE TO DO FEAS.STUDY). PRELIMINARY METALLURGICAL INFO. SAYS WILL USE GRAVITY CONC. METHODS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-JUN-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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