Citronen mine

Citronen mine
Location
Country Greenland
Coordinates 83°0′N 29°55′W / 83.000°N 29.917°W / 83.000; -29.917Coordinates: 83°0′N 29°55′W / 83.000°N 29.917°W / 83.000; -29.917
Production
Products Lead, Zinc, Germanium
History
Opened not opened

The Citronen mine is one of the largest potential lead and zinc mines in Greenland.[1] The mine is located in Northern Greenland.[1] The mine has reserves amounting to 100 million tonnes of ore grading 2% lead and 3% zinc.[1]

The mine is currently being developed by mineral resources company, Ironbark Zinc.

The company has identified the presence of germanium in the Citronen ore with further assaying underway.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Citronen Mine" (PDF). segweb.org. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  2. "Ironbark moves to financing stage of zinc strategy". 16 January 2018.
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