Fact Sheet 9, 2004

The potential for nickel resources in Greenland is conspicuous and encompasses mineralisation from Precambrian to Palaeogene environments. Nickeliferous sulphides were noted already in the inter-war period and have appeared in Survey reporting since the 1950s. The discovery of the Voisey’s Bay deposit in Labrador in 1994 revived the nickel exploration world-wide, not least in Greenland. For decades the detection of Ni has been an accepted aid in the PGE exploration. Likewise, to day Ni-exploration can benefit from the increased search for PGEs in Greenland.