Photo Credit: Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] Exploratory drilling crew in Greenland
Like Venezuela's Oil, Greenland's Mineral Wealth Presents An Ice Sheet of Obstacles
23 Jan 2026 | Abstracted from CNN
Greenland holds significant rare earth and critical mineral deposits, but extracting them is extremely difficult. Projects face harsh Arctic weather, remote locations, limited infrastructure, high energy costs, and environmental concerns. Many deposits also contain radioactive materials that complicate permitting and raise local opposition. As a result, mining is expensive, slow to develop, and far from guaranteed to reduce global dependence on China despite geopolitical interest.
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