Sune Rasmussen

Oh, Greenland is a mind-blowing place. It's a huge landmass. It's nearly one-fourth of the territory of the United States. 80% of the island is covered by ice. In some places, the ice sheet is over a mile thick. So you have this country that, in some respects, is completely different from anything you've seen elsewhere in Europe. just the rawness of the nature.

The culture itself is indigenous Inuit culture.

The culture itself is indigenous Inuit culture.

The culture itself is indigenous Inuit culture.

You know, it sounds like it has all the makings of a gold rush, but at the same time, there's very little actual mining taking place. So what I was hoping to understand was why that is. Like, why is it so difficult to mine in Greenland? And what's holding people back?

You know, it sounds like it has all the makings of a gold rush, but at the same time, there's very little actual mining taking place. So what I was hoping to understand was why that is. Like, why is it so difficult to mine in Greenland? And what's holding people back?

You know, it sounds like it has all the makings of a gold rush, but at the same time, there's very little actual mining taking place. So what I was hoping to understand was why that is. Like, why is it so difficult to mine in Greenland? And what's holding people back?

The value of Greenland is twofold. It is especially valuable because of its strategic location. So it's placed right in the Arctic, which in recent years has taken on a sort of increased geopolitical importance as tensions have heated up between the US and Russia, the West and Russia. So that's one reason why it's important for the U.S.

The value of Greenland is twofold. It is especially valuable because of its strategic location. So it's placed right in the Arctic, which in recent years has taken on a sort of increased geopolitical importance as tensions have heated up between the US and Russia, the West and Russia. So that's one reason why it's important for the U.S.

The value of Greenland is twofold. It is especially valuable because of its strategic location. So it's placed right in the Arctic, which in recent years has taken on a sort of increased geopolitical importance as tensions have heated up between the US and Russia, the West and Russia. So that's one reason why it's important for the U.S.

But Greenland is also home to extraordinary underground wealth.

But Greenland is also home to extraordinary underground wealth.

But Greenland is also home to extraordinary underground wealth.

That makes the West hugely vulnerable to, for example, a trade war. China can wage its control of these minerals in a trade war against the U.S., against Europe. So in that sense, the stakes are really high.

That makes the West hugely vulnerable to, for example, a trade war. China can wage its control of these minerals in a trade war against the U.S., against Europe. So in that sense, the stakes are really high.

That makes the West hugely vulnerable to, for example, a trade war. China can wage its control of these minerals in a trade war against the U.S., against Europe. So in that sense, the stakes are really high.

Yeah, it's a good question. We don't actually know. There's a lot of exploration happening in Greenland, but we don't have a lot of data showing sort of exactly what that wealth consists of.

Yeah, it's a good question. We don't actually know. There's a lot of exploration happening in Greenland, but we don't have a lot of data showing sort of exactly what that wealth consists of.

Yeah, it's a good question. We don't actually know. There's a lot of exploration happening in Greenland, but we don't have a lot of data showing sort of exactly what that wealth consists of.

Yeah, there was one taxi waiting for us outside. Because the whole town can see when the helicopter arrives, so I think the local taxi driver just got in his car and went to pick us up.