Gold mineralisation in the Skaergaard intrusion

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    Abstract

    The well-known Tertiary gabbroic Skaergaard intrusion in East Greenland has been shown to a host a gold and platinum group metal mineralization. Platinova Resources Ltd./Corona Corporation Joint Venture have worked in the intrusion since 1986 and have reported gold concentrations up to 5 g/ton.

    In this report ten independent gold results from the mineralized horizon are compared to the results obtained by the Joint Venture. It is evident that the Joint Venture results can be duplicated. Further the results show that large concentration variations occur in the mineralized horizon and it is indicated that gold is not concentrated in the mafic parts of the rythmic layering but in the melanocratic to leucocratic layers.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationCopenhagen
    PublisherGGU
    Number of pages18
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 1989

    Publication series

    SeriesOpen File Series Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse
    Number7
    Volume89
    ISSN0903-7322

    Keywords

    • Greenland
    • South-East Greenland

    Programme Area

    • Programme Area 1: Data

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