Greenland voters nix companies’ plan to tap rare-earth metals

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About two-thirds of Greenlanders are against letting the mining project go ahead, mainly amid concerns about the environment

Members of Inuit Ataqatigiit celebrate after exit pools during Greenland's election in Nuuk, Greenland on April 6 2021. Picture: RITZAU SCANPIX/VIA REUTERSThe people of Greenland have voted to oust a government that was planning to welcome foreign companies eager to tap the island’s rare-earth metals.

Despite its tiny population of just 56,000, Greenland has grabbed international headlines in recent years, not least because of former US president Donald Trump’s sudden interest in buying it back in 2019. Though he was rebuffed, the island’s geographic location and significant untapped natural resources have made it a continual target of international interest.

 

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