Mining project key to victory in Greenland election
The poll will be watched closely by global mining industry
31 March 2021 - 16:14
Copenhagen — Greenland holds an election next week that could decide the fate of vast deposits of rare earth metals which international companies want to exploit and are vital to the Arctic island’s hopes of economic recovery and independence.
The government called the April 6 snap parliamentary poll after a junior coalition partner quit in a dispute caused by growing public concern over the potential effects of a big mining project on Greenland’s pristine environment...
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