Mestersvig Mining Camp Ruins

The skeletal remains of Greenland’s most ambitious mining operation spread across a stark valley near the massive Scoresby Sound fjord system. Concrete foundations, rusted machinery, and partially collapsed barracks buildings tell the story of the 1950s zinc extraction effort that employed hundreds before commodity prices killed the project. The main processing facility and several worker housing blocks remain structurally sound.

Access requires 45 kilometers of rough mining road from Constable Point airstrip, passable only during brief summer months. The site sits at sea level but weather can turn brutal without warning. Explore carefully — old mine shafts and unstable structures pose real hazards throughout the complex.

Abandoned 1950s zinc mining complex