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Kvanefjeld Uranium deposit, Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

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Camp below the mine in 1986

Kvanefjeldite occurrence, Kvanefjeld tunnel, Kvanefjeld Uranium deposit, Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

Tentcamp in 1986 in the valley below the Kvanefjeld Mine. My good collectingfriend Alf Olav Larsen byside the tent.
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Kvanefjeld dumps, Greenland

Kvanefjeld tunnel, Kvanefjeld Uranium deposit, Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

Some of the dumps from the Kvanefjeld tunnel. The Kvanefjeld mountain to the left. I took this photo in July 2001.
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Mine Adit - Kvanefjeld

Kvanefjeld tunnel, Kvanefjeld Uranium deposit, Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

There is an old uranium mine about halfway up Kvanefjeld mountain. The entrance is barred (locked) and it has been closed for many years. This is a great resting point on the hike up to the tugtupite mines.
Photo 2004, Mark Cole, MinerShop
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The Kvanefjeld Mountain, Greenland.

Kvanefjeld tunnel, Kvanefjeld Uranium deposit, Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

The Kvanefjeld tunnel to the left on the slope of the Kvanefjeld Mountain. On the tallus from the Kvanefjeld Mountain to the right I found some nice specimens of sorensenite. I took this photo in July 2001.
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Uranium deposit

Kvanefjeld Uranium deposit, Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) plateau, Ilimaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland

Map showing position of the adit and the drill holes.
 © Sorensen & NyegaardPhoto ID: 182808    View Count: 88
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