scholarly journals Mineral resource potential for copper, lead, zinc, and combined base metals in the Charlotte 1 degree by 2 degrees Quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina

1986 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Resource ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
South Carolina ◽  
Base Metals ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
Lead Zinc ◽  
Copper Lead

scholarly journals Themes in the promotion of Greenland's mineral resource potential

1994 ◽  
Vol 160 ◽  
pp. 22-27
Author(s):  
P.R Dawes
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Resource ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Base Metals ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
International Attention ◽  
Lead Zinc ◽  
Zinc Mine ◽  
Political Objective ◽  
First Time

The production of minerals has been an important industry in Greenland. With a life-span of over 100 years the cryolite deposit at Ivittuut (Fig. 1) assured Greenland a place in world mining annals. Cryolite extraction ceased in 1987. A more recent venture, the Black Angel lead-zinc mine at Maarmorilik, focused international attention on the potential for base metals and with a production from 1973 to 1990 contributed notably to the development of Greenland's economy. With the Black Angel's closure, Greenland is left for the first time this century without an operative mine. Consequently the promotion of Greenland's mineral resources has now become a foremost political objective.

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