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| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Minerals |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Mr. Roderick McIllree |
| Headquarters | Perth, Australia |
Area served | Greenland |
Key people | Mr. Michael Hutchinson (Chairman) Mr. Roderick McIllree (Managing Director, CEO) Dr. John Mair (Executive Director Mr. Tony Ho (Non - Executive Director) Mr. Jeremy Whybrow (Exploration Director) Mr. Simon Cato (Chief Op. Officer) |
| Services | Rare Earth Elements, Mining and Exploration services |
| Website | www |
Greenland Minerals and Energy ltd. is an established minerals firm located in Greenland. The Company has their own outstanding production center for minerals in Ilimaussaq complex in South Greenland. GMEL is involved in acquirement, discovery, enlargement and industrialization of mineral projects in Greenland with current focus on Kvanefield project.
“Kvanefield is the world’s largest resources of Rare Earth Elements (REE) and surrounded with extensive resources of uranium and zinc.”
The entire Kvanefield project is under oversee of unparalleled technical team thus the possibilities on Kvanefield are at top gear and GMEL is definitely placed to become the world’s leading and lucrative producers of specialty metals.
History
[edit]Greenland Minerals and Energy Limited is an Australian dwelling Company but since 2007 GMEL has been involved in Greenland to explore rare earth elements and specialty metals. The Company’s main objective is to make the Kvanefjeld project successful and find out the world’s rare earth element and specialty metals in Greenland. Before purchase of Kvanefjeld project by GMEL this place was popular for its famous uranium project but the recognized resources can’t fulfill the internationally renowned reporting essentials. After 2007, when the GMEL initiated the first drill program and source approximation, it was apparent that Kvanefjeld project had likely to become a main producing place of valid rare earth elements as well as of uranium worldwide.
The field of Kvanefjeld is being strapping enriched in rare earth elements and specialty metals. From 2007 to till now GMEL has analytically advanced the project thus it has become the world’s largest and leading rare earth element project. Besides, the Company has set up some comprehensive set of rules to understand the resources and set up the best possible dealing out route.
In the year of 2010 a provisional pre-feasibility report was published that gives the first clue about a feasible expansion scenario for a multi-element drawing out project at Kvanefjeld. Since then, Company never looks back and consistently adding success story in their corporate career. As per the recent report, Kvanefjeld project has the potential to establish a separate identity at global prospect as the largest provider of rare earth elements and uranium.
Prominently, the progression flow chart and financial report of Kvanefjeld project surprised everyone with its amazing success ration and competent development scenario. By now, Kvanefjeld is extensively identified as the most capable and likely project to rare earth minerals and uranium supply in future prospects.
Greenland - A Rising Mineral Country
[edit]Greenland is a sovereign country within the territory of Denmark, governed by the Greenland Independent Government. It sustains a prolonged democracy, tax system and liberal foreign investment policy. In 2009, Greenland got self-governance and independence from Denmark and got control over its mineral and hydrocarbon complex. After becoming sole-proprietor, Greenland government has made some amendment in Mining Act. To make Greenland popular destination for mineral explorers, Greenland Geological Survey has been actively creating good quality maps, huge geochemical & mineral occurrence databases and above ground surveys. Further, The Bureau of Mineral and Petroleum, organizes several international trade shows like PDAC and the Cordilleran Round up.
Kvanefjeld Project: Key Features
[edit]- Resources: World's leading JORC-compliant resource of REEs, Specialty metals, Uranium and Zinc. Recent discovery bring two newore zones i.e. zone 2 and zone 3.
- Location: Orebody outcrops at surface, situated near by tide-water, deep water fjords open all year. Enough sources available for hydro-power. Even, international air connectivity nearby.
- Prefeasibility: Base-case process flow sheet established to produce both Uranium and RE product, strong economic metrics and expanded revenue streams.
- Beneficiation: Capability to transform Kvanefjeld into high-grade, low-mass feed. Game changing affair in rare earth and uranium sectors.
- Government support: Fully- authorized Company to evaluate the Kvanefjeld project inclusive of uranium
Geographical Benefits
[edit]Earlier people find Greenland isolated and logistically confronted but not aware with its numerous intrinsic geographical advantageous. But, GMEL had recognized its benefits and start Kvanefjeld project here. Its geographical benefits are:-
- To begin with, it is advantageously situated between North American and European Markets.
- Kvanefjeld project is located in Southern Greenland which is situated at lower latitude and near by Alaska, Yukon and Norwest region of Canada – popular areas for rich mineral sources.
- With its coastal periphery location searching for rare earth materials or uranium is become much simpler and safer as they are connected with possible port amenities.
GMEL Project, Kvanefjeld
[edit]GMEL (Greenland Minerals and Energy Limited) currently involved in several rare earth projects in Greenland.
IIMAUSSAQ FIELD – RARE EARTH METALS (KVANEFJELD)
[edit]Iimaussaq complex is located in Greenland and considered one of the most exclusive geographical environments on the earth and horde to fruitful resources like uranium, zinc and rare earth elements. This complex is positioned near to southern Greenland, in a way that provide most logistically supportable expansion circumstances of any rare earth and uranium mining project in Greenland.
In Ilimaussaq complex, an interior rock layer is presented that is embraced of tremendously strange rock-kind call lujavrite. The topmost part of this rock is enriched with specialty metals like uranium, zinc and rare earth elements. When the proportion of elements in lujavrite concerned, REE can surpass 1.5% and U308 can go beyond 400 ppm. As depth increases, status of REEs and Uranium fall down to economic levels. Mostly mineralization segments are conserved in the northern section of Ilimaussaq complex. GMEL has established top-notch multi-element project at Kvanefjeld as well as recently new satellite places have also been inveterate at Zone 2 and 3. The southern part of complex consist a rock-kind identified as kakortokite that consists inferior quality zirconium resources.
| Kvanefjeld – REEs, uranium, zinc |
|---|
| This complex is situated at the northwest area of the Ilimaussaq complex. This area is considered to be the most popular and largest resources of rare earth elements and specialty metals. This project is different to other emerging REE projects because it is multi-commodity project that is estimated to generate uranium and zinc also. GMEL’s metallurgical professional group definitely concentrates on the resurgence of “Critical Rare Earths” or those elements that are predicted to be in short-supply in future. |
| In this way Kvanefjeld project is a project that gratifies to power efficiency which makes it a crucial project to the people of across the countries. |
Rare Earth Elements At Kvanefjeld:
[edit]Rare earth elements are a set of 17 elements specified in the periodic table, explicitly the fifteen lanthanides plus scandium and yttrium. As per their geochemical properties these elements are isolated and not generally found in rigorous and cost-effectively vulnerable forms.
The Kvanefjeld project is currently running at Southern part of Greenland that has become one of the leading deposits of rare earth metals worldwide. The importance of rare earth metals is not mainly relying on the rank and quantity of resources but it significantly prejudiced by the percentage of entity rare earth elements. As compared to heavy rare earth elements light rare earth metals are available in abundant quantity. But, the demand and value of heavy rare earth material is consistently soaring and reason of it, its ever increasing application demand. In the rare earth element category two prevailing elements are; carbonatites and peralkaline. The peralkaline complex is enriched with heavy rare earth elements.
The Kvanefjeld is the world’s most popular location for agpaitic nepheline syenites; an intense type of peralkaline igneous rocks. According to the professionals, the field of Kvanefjeld is extremely huge and also consist a favorable mix that is known as heavies. This complex is also enriched with yttrium; a metal that is not considered a lanthanide but consists alike chemical properties to heavy rare earth elements.
The privileged Kvanefjeld field is abundantly stuffed with rare earth elements and 12% of the combined portion is mainly dedicated to heavy rare earth oxides and yttrium.
Further, these days various non-Chinese mining projects are also emerging to resolve the problem of REE supply and amongst these Kvanefjeld project can play a crucial role.
The prime objective of Greenland Minerals and Energy metallurgical team is to maximize the growth of CRE’s at least possible cost. Profit streams through the production of uranium and zinc are projected to grant a dense financial support to the REE projects economics.
Uranium
[edit]All About Uranium
[edit]Uranium is an element that made with natural processes and can be originated in depth of rock, soil and water. This element has the maximum atomic weight and comes in silvergrey color. Its amazing radioactive feature makes uranium highly popular element to generate power and other commercial purposes.
Uranium At Kvanefjeld
[edit]- The land of Greenland is enriched with rare earth material and uranium. It’s not possible to separate rare earth and uranium while mining process. Chemical process is the only technique to split two different elements safely.
- The Greenland Government has recently make amendment in Standard Terms for Exploration Licenses. Under this revision, application approval for radioactive elements as serviceable minerals are mainly depends on the evaluation and reporting process.
- GMEL is a legitimate firm as it has been approved by the Government under the revised policy. Thus, Kvanefjeld project can continue through ultimate prospect in assistance with stakeholders and Greenland Government.
- Uranium collected through the Kvanefjeld complex can’t be utilized for making harmful weapons. This element can be only delivered to those countries that require uranium to generate power in their nuclear energy plans and comes in Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treat (restricted by International Atomic Energy Agency, UN).
Best Resource For Electricity Generation:
[edit]- Uranium is the biggest energy source as approximately 16% of the world’s electricity comes from this source only.
- The greatest advantage of nuclear fuel cycle is that it does not release greenhouse gases like CO2. Finland, Germany and France are currently benefited with this source. But for Denmark, Sweden is the source of its nuclear power.
Radiation Safety At Kvanefjeld:
[edit]- As compared to operating places of Canada the level of uranium in the Kvanefjeld complex is quite low. But, the safety norms of the Kvanefjeld project are much stringent. To provide workers with healthy working environment; dirt and radon gas releases are proscribed so that respiratory problems can be diminished. Stern hygiene standards are followed by GMEL so that workers can work in the mine in a healthy way.
- Normally, everyone across the world is exposed to a little amount of radiation, despite being involved in mining work. To reduce the radiation effect on the mine certain precautions are pursued like maximizing distance to radioactive elements, diminishing handling time, routine hand washing and wearing shielding gears like protection glasses, coveralls and gloves.
References
[edit]- "Uranium". Nature's Building Blocks: An A to Z Guide to the Elements. 2001.
- "Greenland Presentation" (PDF). Retrieved April 2011.
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