Malik Lynge Papis

About

Malik Lynge Papis is a self-taught professional of Inuk, French, Greek, and Norse heritage, based in Nuuk, Greenland. With almost 30 years across mineral exploration, logistics, camp management, and project coordination — in Greenland, Europe, and North America — he specializes in complex field operations, budgeting, and recruitment. Multilingual and comfortable bridging cultures, he delivers results in remote and demanding environments, with a lasting interest in geology, nature, and continuous learning.

Current roles

Logistics, Prospecting & Mine Development part-time

Small-scale ruby mine, Greenland April 2018 – Present

Leads logistics, prospecting, and day-to-day management for a ruby mining venture with investors and partners, with an eye on sustainable, efficient small-scale extraction.

Selected experience

Curated highlights — not a full job wall. Earlier exploration seasons are summarized below.

Site Procurement & Logistics Specialist

Amaroq Minerals Nalunaq Gold Mine, South Greenland November 2023 – August 2026

Managed camp operations, travel coordination, site administration, procurement, and logistics for the Nalunaq gold mine. Focus: reliable supply chains and operational continuity in a remote Arctic setting.

Media fixer, consultant & translator

Independent / French media Nuuk & Greenland 2019 – Present

Logistical support, translation, and cultural guidance for documentary and news work — including France 2, Le Monde, Radio France (2019), and photojournalist Juliette Pavy (2022 – Present).

Ship restorer, machinist, mate & manager

Science ship Adolf Jensen Greenland July 2013 – September 2016

Restored and ran operations on a science vessel supporting national and international research projects (60 North).

Camp & logistics — Ice Cold Gold

Animal Planet / National Geographic 2012 – 2013

Season 1: logistics, camp operations, and local labor recruitment. Season 2: consulting, logistics, and on-screen role (co-producer / actor).

Project manager

3HF.org Ivigtut, Nuuk, Grønnedal & Switzerland 2007 – 2012 (intermittent)

Coordinated humanitarian and environmental projects with a focus on logistics and community engagement.

Article written for sermitsiaq.ag the main newspaper of Greenland - Gør Grønland Grønnere med Grønnedal — Sermitsiaq.ag (2015)

Landmark exploration logistics (selected)

London Mining, Isukassia (2005) — logistics, local labor, 47-ton bulk sample
Angel Mining, Black Angel Mine (2005) — mine inspection, authorities liaison, logistics
Shambala Gold, Skærgården (2003–2004) — logistics, drill-team recruitment, channel sampling, camp
Geographical Publication
Mindex / Nalunaq Gold Project (1998–1999) — field assistance, channel sampling, mapping, environmental sampling — early work on the same South Greenland gold district he later supported at Amaroq
Article about Nalunaq In Atuagagdliutit 138. årgang 1998

Earlier career (compressed)

From the late 1990s through the mid-2000s: drill helper and field roles with Rio Tinto, Aber Resources, Goldcorp, Platinova/Cominco, Falconbridge, Angus & Ross, Greg Barnes & Associates (Kringlerne / Tanbreez), and related London Mining planning work across Greenland and Europe — sampling, camp, geophysics, and logistics. Also managed Cafetuaq at Katuaq Cultural Centre, Nuuk (1996), and led soapstone collection logistics in Nuuk Fjord (2006).

Skills

Logistics & project management: Planning, budgeting, and executing field operations for mineral exploration and media projects.
Mineral exploration: Field experience in sampling, mapping, and drilling across gold, ruby, REE and many other mineral projects.
Camp & team management: Remote camps, recruiting local labor, and keeping operations efficient under Arctic conditions.
Languages & cross-cultural work: Greenlandic (Kalaallisut), Danish, and English in daily professional use. Working French through heritage and media fixer / translation assignments.
Technical: Self-taught website development, Excel-based budgeting, digital media production, working with AI - agents/bots, and working with SAP.
Creative & practical: Snow sculpting, cooking, sailing, and mechanical restoration of ships.

Additional

Snow sculpting — First place in Greenland’s snow sculpting competition; competed at the first official world championship in Kiruna, Sweden; sculptures in Bruges, Belgium.
Ship restoration & sailing — Restored older ships in Copenhagen; managed science-vessel operations in Greenland (Adolf Jensen).
Digital media — Digitized 8mm film and produced DVDs for Greenland’s EU representation in Brussels; self-taught web and Excel tooling for budgets and data.

Education & training

Brief autodidact lines — no formal degrees listed in source.

Field geology — Learned through hands-on work alongside PhD geologists and professors.
Programming & tools — Self-taught website development, Excel for budgeting and data, working with AI - agents/bots, and working with SAP.
Cooking — Trained under family chefs in France and Greenland and via work from age 12.