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Greenland Has Tons of Minerals. So Where Are All the Miners?

Greenland Has Tons of Minerals. So Where Are All the Miners?

Update: 2025-03-201
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Greenland could satisfy the world’s hunger for minerals, if miners could just start digging. WSJ’s Sune Rasmussen explains why Greenland’s minerals remain mostly untapped, and what bringing these rare earths to the surface could mean to the global supply chain.




Further Reading:


- Greenland Has the Makings of a Mining Boom. So Where Is Everyone? 


- Greenlanders Reject Trump’s Overtures at the Ballot Box 




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- Why Trump Wants Ukrainian Minerals 


- Why an Arctic Treasure Is Spurring Hope and Dread 


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Greenland Has Tons of Minerals. So Where Are All the Miners?

Greenland Has Tons of Minerals. So Where Are All the Miners?

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