Amaroq Commences First Scout Drilling at Minturn Project

By Mining Hub News Desk
7 August 2026, 10:44 a.m. EDT 2 min read

Amaroq Ltd. has commenced a focused scout diamond drilling programme at the Minturn iron-copper-gold prospect in Inglefield Land, Northwest Greenland.

The campaign provides the first direct subsurface test of the Minturn mineralised system, assessing the depth continuity and geometry of iron mineralisation identified during 2025 surface sampling. The program also tests the depth potential of an adjacent copper-gold target associated with a parallel electromagnetic and geochemical anomaly.

Minturn is centred on what Amaroq believes to be Greenland's strongest regional magnetic anomaly, featuring a coherent approximately 9km magnetic target within a broader 80km mineralised corridor. To address logistical challenges and weather-related mobilisation hurdles in the remote Northwest Greenland setting, the company streamlined the current field scope by deferring planned ground geophysical surveys to prioritise direct drill testing.

The prospect is held within Amaroq’s strategic joint venture company, Gardaq A/S, located approximately 220km north of the US Pituffik Space Base.

“Minturn is an exceptional and previously untested target, centred on what we believe to be Greenland's strongest regional magnetic anomaly. At surface, we have already identified high-grade iron mineralisation across a substantial trend, alongside geophysical and geochemical evidence, that supports potential for copper and gold within a broader IOCG-style system.

“Operating in this remote part of Northwest Greenland has presented real mobilisation challenges due to weather and long supply routes. We have responded by focussing the programme on drilling, which will provide us with the greatest potential to advance our understanding of this potentially large play. The scout programme will give critical and potentially value enhancing information on the sub-surface and help us design the next phase with far greater confidence.”

— James Gilbertson, VP Exploration

Amaroq created its West Greenland Hub following the December 2025 closing of the acquisitions of Black Angel Mining A/S and the Kangerluarsuk licences.

Following the completion of the current underground and surface operations, Amaroq plans to release assay results from the Minturn scout drilling programme and integrate them with surface sampling data to design future ground geophysics and follow-up drilling.

Read the full announcement: Scout drilling commences at the high-impact Minturn project, Northwest Greenland