The evaluation of uranium mineral resources potential in Greenland

Greenland is rich in mineral resources, but has not yet been developed. Greenland has gradually become a hot area for the exploitation of mineral resources. Greenland has a long history of mineral exploration and easy access to information, but Chinese references are very insufficient. The uranium deposits in China are mainly of magmatic type, hydrothermal type, sandstone type and carbon-silicon mudstone type, suggesting" small, poor and scattered" characteristics in general, and superlarge and large uranium deposits are rare. To alleviate the shortage of uranium resources in China and promote Chinese enterprises' "going out" policy in Greenland, the authors, based on the collection and translation as well as previous data, preliminarily evaluatedthe potential of uranium resources in Greenland. The results show that the six types of uranium deposits include sandstone type, conglomerate type, vein type, intrusive rock type, volcanic rock type and metasomatism rock type. The five potential areas were determined, which include three class A, one class B and one class C. The authors hold that Chinese companies should focus on class A potential areas. Greenland government's ban on uranium mining has been lifted, and the evaluation of uranium resources availability is good, which is worthy of Chinese Enterprises'attention.