‘Completely bonkers.’ Trump’s Greenland mining dreams in Greenland collide with reality
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Key Points:
- Greenland's vast mineral resources have attracted significant interest from the Trump administration, aiming to reduce China's dominance in rare-earth metals critical for advanced technologies and defense.
- Despite political interest, the harsh Arctic environment, including a thick polar ice sheet and extreme darkness, along with Greenland's limited infrastructure, make mining operations extremely difficult and costly.
- Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory with political stability and openness to foreign investment, contrasts with Venezuela, where US interests have also focused on resource control, but local sentiment strongly opposes any takeover.
- Experts warn that the economic feasibility of large-scale mining in Greenland is questionable without substantial government subsidies, and environmental regulations along with local opposition pose significant challenges.
- Public opinion in Greenland is overwhelmingly against becoming part of
