Greenland Mineral Resource Assessment Tracts

The dataset comprises spatial polygons (Tracts) representing areas in Greenland assessed as geologically permissive for specific mineral deposit types during mineral resource assessment workshops conducted between 2009 and 2014. Assessments were carried out following the principles of the U.S. Geological Survey “three-part quantitative assessment” method (Singer, 1993), except for the 2010 rare earth elements workshop. For each Tract, probabilistic estimates of the number of undiscovered deposits at different confidence levels are provided, along with statistical results from Monte Carlo simulations based on established grade-tonnage models. The assessments do not include economic, technical, environmental or social considerations.

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Date ( Publication )
2011-10-11
Identifier
dk.geus / grl_mineral_resource_assessment_tracts
Presentation form
Digital map
Purpose
The purpose of the dataset is to document and communicate probabilistic assessments of undiscovered mineral deposits in Greenland for strategic resource evaluation, geological analysis and decision support.
Status
Completed
Point of contact
  The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) - Símun Dalsenni Olsen ( )
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Point of contact
  The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) - GIS-support
Keywords ( Theme )
  • Dataset
  • Mineral Potential
  • Resource Assessment
  • Greenland
  • Mineral Deposits
  • Resource Evaluation
  • Database
Forskningsemner Forskningsemner ( Theme )
Geografisk Geografisk ( Place )
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
CC BY 4.0
Spatial representation type
Vector
Denominator
1000000
Metadata language
en
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Begin date
2009-01-01
End date
2014-12-31
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Supplemental Information
The dataset represents probabilistic assessments of undiscovered deposits and must not be interpreted as documented resources or reserves according to international reporting standards. Results are model-based and depend on expert judgement and the applied grade-tonnage models.
Reference system identifier
WGS 84 / UTM 24N (EPSG:32624)
Distribution format
  • WMS ( )

  • WFS ( )

  • SHP ( )

  • GeoJSON ( )

Distributor
  The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) - GIS-support
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Interactive webmap ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

Interactive map displaying the dataset.

OnLine resource
Quantitative mineral resource assessment: Sedimentary-hosted copper in Greenland. Reporting the copper assessment workshop, GEUS, Copenhagen, March 2009 ( DOI )

Stensgaard, B. M., Kalvig, P., & Stendal, H. (2011). Quantitative mineral resource assessment: Sedimentary-hosted copper in Greenland. Reporting the copper assessment workshop, GEUS, Copenhagen, March 2009 (1 CD-Rom included). GEUS. Danmarks og Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse Rapport Vol. 2011 No. 104 https://doi.org/10.22008/gpub/28832

OnLine resource
ms:gmom_tracts ( OGC:WFS-1.0.0-http-get-capabilities )

WFS for Tracts from the Mineral Resource Assessment Workshops

OnLine resource
gmom_tracts ( OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-capabilities )

WMS for Tracts from the Mineral Resource Assessment Workshops

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Dataset
Statement
The dataset is based on a series of expert workshops held between 2009 and 2014, where geologists from universities, research institutions, geological surveys and private companies assessed the potential for undiscovered mineral deposits within defined areas (Tracts). Assessments followed the USGS “three-part quantitative assessment” methodology, combining delineation of geologically permissive areas, expert estimates of the number of undiscovered deposits and statistical simulation based on grade-tonnage models. For each Tract, consensus estimates (N90, N50, N10, N05 and N01) were used as input to Monte Carlo simulations. The spatial delineation of Tracts represents areas with comparable geological characteristics and data coverage.
File identifier
48a11eb7-5d2e-40ca-9eda-54883890f24a XML
Metadata language
Danskda
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2026-03-03T13:48:54.42187Z
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0
Point of contact
  The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) - GIS-support ( )
 
 

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Keywords

Database Dataset Greenland Mineral Deposits Mineral Potential Resource Assessment Resource Evaluation
Forskningsemner
Economic geology Energy and resources Tectonics and structural geology

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