A core activity for the Department of Petrology and Economic Geology is to assist the Greenlandic government in developing a sustainable mineral industry by collecting and providing basic geological data for Greenland, as well as specific advice to government institutions and to the mineral exploration industry about the geology of Greenland. Assessment and promotion of mineral potential in Greenland is likewise a key function. Our current activities include research on the igneous, metamorphic and structural evolution of crystalline complexes, geological and geophysical mapping, and ore forming processes and mineral deposits in a variety of geological environments. While we mostly work on projects in Greenland, we also have activities elsewhere, e.g., on mineral resource promotion and small scale mining in developing countries.