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Lawmakers in the Greenlandic capital have voted in favour of relaxing regulations on local mining firms. The move will allow Chinese companies and other international groups to import cheap labour

Rare Earth Mine Takes Centre Stage In Greenland Vote By Christian SOLBECK, with Camille BAS-WOHLERT in Copenhagen 04/06/21 AT 8:04 PM Greenland went to the polls Tuesday after an election campaign focused on a disputed mining project in the autonomous Danish territory, as the Arctic island confronts the impact of global warming. Snow fell over the capital Nuuk as voters queued at polling stations, with roughly 40,000 people eligible to vote in the legislative elections. Face masks were hand...

Greenland votes in election focused on mining debate

Rare Earth Mining Centre Stage As Greenland Votes By Christian SOLBECK, with Camille BAS-WOHLERT in Copenhagen 04/06/21 AT 11:41 AM Greenland went to the polls Tuesday after an election campaign focused on a disputed mining project in the autonomous Danish territory, as the Arctic island confronts the impact of global warming. Snow fell over the capital Nuuk as voters queued at polling stations, with roughly 40,000 people eligible to vote in the legislative elections. Greenlands two main pa...

The Globe and Mail Greenland has an election on Tuesday. Why are the U.S. and China so interested in its outcome? On an Arctic island with some of the world’s largest supplies of rare-earth elements, a heated debate about mining and its environmental costs will have big consequences for global superpowers Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically genera...

Rare earth metals are abundant globally, but processing them is difficult and dirty – so much so that the United States, which used to dominate production, surrendered that position to China about 20 years ago

Greenlands snap election exposes global mineral demand The proposed mining site is only a few kilometres from Narsaq, a town of 1,350 people in southern Greenland. The project has divided Greenland into two bitterly opposed camps for more than 10 years (Photo: Wikimedia) Copenhagen, 25. Feb, 07:10 A parliamentary election unexpectedly called for in Greenland for 6 April now threatens to impact the access of European industries to minerals that are vital for Europes green transition. As the ele...