| Deposit ID | 10133053 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1010000001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Maarmorilik Black Angel |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Angel |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -51.2224, 71.1086 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 600 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Greenland(province)
Denmark(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Denmark | Greenland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Cadmium | Secondary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Chert | Unknown |
| Enargite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tennantite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -51.2224, 71.1086 |
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| Length | 700M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 400M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 25HA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Year of first production | 1973 |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Greenex A/S Of Umanak |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Denmark |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Greenex A/S |
| Home office | Denmark |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vestgron Mines Ltd |
| Interest | 37 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cominco Ltd |
| Interest | 63 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Description | Initial Production 158700 Mtpy |
| Year | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Material | ore |
| Ore mined | 575000mt |
| Description | 575000 Mtpy |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Material | ore |
| Ore mined | 590200mt |
| Description | 590200 Mtpy |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Material | ore |
| Ore mined | 601799mt |
| Description | 601799 Mtpy |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Material | ore |
| Ore mined | 553329mt |
| Description | 553329 Mtpy |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Description | 621000 Mtpy |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Description | 641000 Mtpy |
| Year | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Description | 648000 Mtpy |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 13600000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 13600000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 13600000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 3177000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 3177000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3177000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1010000001 |
MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, MARCH 1, 1996, V 326, # 8367,
"GREENLAND; COUNTRY SUPPLEMENT', 23 PP.
VESTGRON MINES LTD., 1980 ANNUAL REPORT, P.3.
BLACK ANGEL MINE, RESUME OF A FILM BY GREENEX A/S AND OTHERS
IN LEAD-ZINC UPDATE-1977, SOC. OF MIN. ENG. OF AIME,
CHAPTER 6, PP. 111-115.
BRIDGEWATER, D. ET. AL., DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRECAMBRIAN
SHIELD IN WEST GREENLAND, LABRADOR AND BAFFIN ISLAND IN
ARTIC GEOL. EDITOR PITCHER, MAX G. PUBL., AAPG, 1973,
PP. 99-116.
COMINCO LTD., ANN. RPTS. 1972-79.
E/MJ, SEPT. 1973, PP. 81-82.
GREENEX A/S ANN. RPT., 1979-80.
MASTERS, KEITH, EXPLORATION AND MINING UNDER PERMAFROST
CONDITIONS AT THE BLACK ANGEL MINE, MARMORILIK, GREENLAND,
ERZMETALL, VOL. 28, NO. 3, 1975, PP. 93-98.
NIELSEN, B.L., A SURVEY OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF GREENLAND
GRONLANDS GEOLOGISKE, UNDENSOGELSE RAPPORT, NR. 56, 1973,
PP. 18-19 AND MAP.
NOAKES, P.J., DEVELOPMENT OF A STABLE SOCIAL UNIT AT THE
BLACK ANGEL MINE, PRESENTED AT 79TH ANN. MEETING OF CIM,
APR. 1977.
PETERSEN, F.D., REMOBILIZATION OF THE MASSIVE SULFIDE ORE
OF THE BLACK ANGEL MINE, CENTRAL WEST GREENLAND, ECON.
GEOL., VOL. 75, 1980, PP. 1022-1041.
MINING IN BELOW FREEZING CONDITIONS AT THE BLACK ANGEL IN
GREENLAND, SOUTH AFRICAN MINING AND ENGINEERING JOUR.,
SEPT. 1979, PP. 65-68.
VESTGRON MINES LTD., ANN. RPTS., 1975-80.
WORLD MINING, SYNOPSIS OF REPORT BY NEILSEN, B.L., MAR. 1974
PP. 52-54.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-NOV-1996 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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