Arctic SDI catalogue
Mineral occurrence regions in Greenland
The dataset contains a summary of geological information for known mineral occurrence regions in Greenland. The information includes the geographic location, size, mineral commodities, mineralisation type, exploration history and a geological description of each occurrence or deposit.
The data have been collected and compiled from field investigations conducted by geological surveys, academic researchers and mineral exploration companies. The dataset represents a regional synthesis of mineral occurrence information and provides an overview of the spatial distribution and geological context of known mineral resources in Greenland.
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- Date ( Publication )
- 2004-12-31
- Identifier
- dk.geus / grl_mineral_occurrence_regions_greenland
- Presentation form
- Digital map
- Purpose
- The purpose of the dataset is to provide a regional overview of known mineral occurrence regions in Greenland to support geological interpretation, mineral exploration planning and geoscientific research.
- Status
- Completed
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- Keywords ( Theme )
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- Dataset
- Mineral occurrences
- Mineral resources
- Greenland
- Mineral exploration
- Database
- Forskningsemner Forskningsemner ( Theme )
- Geografisk Geografisk ( Place )
- Access constraints
- Other restrictions
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- CC BY 4.0
- Other constraints
- The dataset is generalised and intended for regional use. Information on individual occurrences should be verified against original sources for detailed applications.
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Denominator
- 1000000
- Metadata language
- Da
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- Geoscientific information
- Begin date
- 1970-01-01
- End date
- 2004-12-31
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- Supplemental Information
- The dataset represents a thematic synthesis of mineral occurrence information and is not a continuously updated database of exploration activities or resource estimates.
- Reference system identifier
- WGS 84 / UTM 24N (EPSG:32624)
- Distribution format
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WMS
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SHP
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WFS
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GeoJSON
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WMS
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- OnLine resource
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Download
Download dataset as shapefile
- OnLine resource
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Interactive webmap
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WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
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Interactive map displaying the dataset.
- OnLine resource
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Greenland Mineral Occurrence Map
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DOI
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Greenland Mineral Occurrence Map. Status report for the development of a proto type for the Internet, January 2004
- OnLine resource
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Download
Download dataset as GeoJSON
- OnLine resource
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ms:mineral_occurrences_regions
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OGC:WFS-1.0.0-http-get-capabilities
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WFS for Greenland mineral occurrences regions
- OnLine resource
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mineral_occurrences_regions
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OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-capabilities
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WMS for Greenland mineral occurrences regions
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Statement
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The dataset was compiled from multiple sources, including field investigations carried out by geological surveys, academic research projects and mineral exploration companies. Information on mineral occurrences was collected from published reports, maps and exploration records and subsequently harmonised and generalised to produce a regional dataset.
The compilation reflects the level of geological knowledge available at the time of publication and does not represent a complete inventory of all mineral occurrences in Greenland. The level of detail and documentation may vary between individual occurrence regions depending on data availability.
- File identifier
- 14c103f6-e9d9-445d-a331-91aef4350b84 XML
- Metadata language
- Danskda
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2026-03-01T13:21:53.744034Z
- Metadata standard name
- ISO 19115:2003/19139
- Metadata standard version
- 1.0
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