The Citronen mine is one of the largest potential

lead Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cu ...

and

zinc Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodi ...

mines in

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...

. The mine is located in Citronen Fjord, Northern

. The mine has reserves amounting to 100 million tonnes of ore grading 2%

and 3% zinc. The mine is currently being developed by mineral resources company, Ironbark Zinc. The company has a nonbinding agreement with the

China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co., Ltd. (abb. CNMC, ) is a Chinese corporation involved with the mining of non-ferrous mineral resources.

to finance and construct the mine. In 2020, Ironbark Zinc executed a letter of interest for a financing loan from the

Export–Import Bank of the United States The Export–Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) is the official export credit agency (ECA) of the United States federal government. Operating as a wholly owned federal government corporation, the bank "assists in financing and facilitating ...

to develop the project. Initially planning to source financing from both China and the West, the company decided against sourcing from China Nonferrous due to geopolitical factors. The company has identified the presence of germanium in the Citronen ore with further assaying underway.

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