Major mining project takes centre stage in Greenland vote
Al Jazeera
Australia owns the mine, which holds minerals useful for electronics, aerospace and climate-friendly products, but locals say extraction threatens their lives.
Greenlanders are bracing for a snap election that is being viewed as a referendum on a controversial mining project at the centre of domestic political division and of significant importance to the global mining industry. The rare-earth mineral project, near Narsaq in southern Greenland, has divided the political system for more than a decade. Greenland Minerals, an Australian company, owns the site and China’s Shenghe Resources is its largest shareholder.More Related News