Open AccessA gold mine in East Greenland?
Author(s) -
Tøve Nielsen
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
rapport
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2597-2944
pISSN - 0418-6559
DOI - 10.34194/rapggu.v148.8117
Subject(s) - precambrian , geology , geochemistry , terrain , volcano , volcanic rock , earth science , mining engineering , geography , cartography
The search for gold in Greenland has hitherto been concentrated in geological terrains such as Precambrian volcanics that elsewhere on earth are traditionally regarded as gold-bearing. However, as it happens, the first exploitation of gold in Greenland could well be from a truly new type of gold mineralisation.