Sune Rasmussen

The entire mountain passes was snowed over and covered in ice. And the roads were impassable. What the photographer and I did was we found two local Greenlanders who had snowmobiles and who were willing to take us into where the mine is. So we borrowed two, like, snowsuits, onesies, basically thick onesies from a local farmer. These onesies that reeked of sheep.

And then got in the back of two snowmobiles and then went in through this pathless gorge into the mountain. I made it to sort of just below the mine entrance. But the whole thing was snowed over. So we got as close as we could. And we got closer than the company. The company itself couldn't get closer than about six or seven miles.

And then got in the back of two snowmobiles and then went in through this pathless gorge into the mountain. I made it to sort of just below the mine entrance. But the whole thing was snowed over. So we got as close as we could. And we got closer than the company. The company itself couldn't get closer than about six or seven miles.

And then got in the back of two snowmobiles and then went in through this pathless gorge into the mountain. I made it to sort of just below the mine entrance. But the whole thing was snowed over. So we got as close as we could. And we got closer than the company. The company itself couldn't get closer than about six or seven miles.

Well, I think the fact that this company had traveled from, the executives had traveled from Singapore, from Perth, Sydney in Australia, all the way to this small town in Greenland and still turned around, that to me spoke volumes about just how inaccessible Greenland is. And this is southern Greenland, remember.

Well, I think the fact that this company had traveled from, the executives had traveled from Singapore, from Perth, Sydney in Australia, all the way to this small town in Greenland and still turned around, that to me spoke volumes about just how inaccessible Greenland is. And this is southern Greenland, remember.

Well, I think the fact that this company had traveled from, the executives had traveled from Singapore, from Perth, Sydney in Australia, all the way to this small town in Greenland and still turned around, that to me spoke volumes about just how inaccessible Greenland is. And this is southern Greenland, remember.

This is the most accessible part of the country because this is the warmest part of the country.

This is the most accessible part of the country because this is the warmest part of the country.

This is the most accessible part of the country because this is the warmest part of the country.

There's no roads connecting settlements in Greenland. And shipping is treacherous because of all the floating ice off the coast of Greenland. So even if you were to extract minerals from the ground, you still have to put it on a ship and somehow get it off the island, which is tricky in many parts because of all this floating ice.

There's no roads connecting settlements in Greenland. And shipping is treacherous because of all the floating ice off the coast of Greenland. So even if you were to extract minerals from the ground, you still have to put it on a ship and somehow get it off the island, which is tricky in many parts because of all this floating ice.

There's no roads connecting settlements in Greenland. And shipping is treacherous because of all the floating ice off the coast of Greenland. So even if you were to extract minerals from the ground, you still have to put it on a ship and somehow get it off the island, which is tricky in many parts because of all this floating ice.

The prime minister who passed this uranium law back in 2021 is from Nassau.

The prime minister who passed this uranium law back in 2021 is from Nassau.

The prime minister who passed this uranium law back in 2021 is from Nassau.

He actually ran and won the election on a campaign promise. His main campaign promise was this uranium law. He said, I'm going to pass this law so we can protect our local environment.

He actually ran and won the election on a campaign promise. His main campaign promise was this uranium law. He said, I'm going to pass this law so we can protect our local environment.

He actually ran and won the election on a campaign promise. His main campaign promise was this uranium law. He said, I'm going to pass this law so we can protect our local environment.

And it's essentially impossible to extract these rare earths in Kvenefjord without also extracting uranium. So they kind of fell victim to this new law. And since then, the project has essentially been paused.