Fiskenaesset

Prospect in Greenland, Denmark with commodities Chromium, Vanadium

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10303620
MAS/MILS ID	1010000002
Record type	Site
Current site name	Fiskenaesset

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Town
Geographic coordinates:	-50.66482, 63.08332 (WGS84)

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

COORDINATES ARE OF TOWN OF FISKENAESSET.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Chromium Critical	Primary
Vanadium Critical	Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1)	-50.66482, 63.08332	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

CHROMIUM OUTCROPS LOCATED ABOUT 150 KM SOUTH OF TOWN OF GODTHAB ON THE SOUTHWEST COAST. GRADE CONFLICT: SAME SOURCE SAYS 14 % CR2O3 AND 20-26 % CR2O3 IN THE SAME PARAGRAPH. VERY LOW CR/FE FE RATIO (1.0-1.2/1). ALSO CONTAINS V2O5.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Surface
Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	Yes
Mining method	Bench (Berm)

Comments on the ownership information

AS OF 1990: INCO OF CANADA RELATED GROUP LOOKING AT THE DEPOSIT; INTERESTED IN POTENTIAL AS AN ORE FEED FOR DIRECT STEEL SMELT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

AS OF 1990: USING 14 PCT CR2O3 RATHER THAN 20-26 %.
1967 ROUGH ESTIMATE (AND LIKELY CONSERVATIVE) WAS FOR 2,500,000 "TONS" ORE CONTAINING 350,000 "TONS" CR2O3.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	1010000002

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	19-APR-95	Buckingham, David A.	U.S. Bureau of Mines

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