Sune Rasmussen

And these are people in Nassau, remember, who live off the land. They live off berries they pick in the mountains. They live off fishing. So they're very concerned about the environmental impact. They're also concerned about the impact on their traditional way of life.

Like a big mining project will completely upend life in this part of Greenland where this largely Inuit population has maintained a certain way of life for decades, if not centuries, right?

Like a big mining project will completely upend life in this part of Greenland where this largely Inuit population has maintained a certain way of life for decades, if not centuries, right?

Like a big mining project will completely upend life in this part of Greenland where this largely Inuit population has maintained a certain way of life for decades, if not centuries, right?

They invited these local farmers, landowners, other people with sort of influence in the community. They were then pleading their case and socializing, buttering up the local power brokers.

They invited these local farmers, landowners, other people with sort of influence in the community. They were then pleading their case and socializing, buttering up the local power brokers.

They invited these local farmers, landowners, other people with sort of influence in the community. They were then pleading their case and socializing, buttering up the local power brokers.

One thing they were trying to do was pitch to a local farmer, the biggest local sheep farmer in Nassau, that he should house hundreds of employees that would be working on this project on his farm, which he seemed happy to do because he probably stands to make a healthy buck from that.

One thing they were trying to do was pitch to a local farmer, the biggest local sheep farmer in Nassau, that he should house hundreds of employees that would be working on this project on his farm, which he seemed happy to do because he probably stands to make a healthy buck from that.

One thing they were trying to do was pitch to a local farmer, the biggest local sheep farmer in Nassau, that he should house hundreds of employees that would be working on this project on his farm, which he seemed happy to do because he probably stands to make a healthy buck from that.

I think it's like the main issue that divides the local community. So I spoke to people who have had family members that were on the opposing side of the issue, and they've fallen out to an extent where they barely talk anymore in a town of 1,300 people. So this is something that creates a lot of tension.

I think it's like the main issue that divides the local community. So I spoke to people who have had family members that were on the opposing side of the issue, and they've fallen out to an extent where they barely talk anymore in a town of 1,300 people. So this is something that creates a lot of tension.

I think it's like the main issue that divides the local community. So I spoke to people who have had family members that were on the opposing side of the issue, and they've fallen out to an extent where they barely talk anymore in a town of 1,300 people. So this is something that creates a lot of tension.

If they manage to actually mine in this area and start shipping out the minerals, I think that could probably give other companies a bit of confidence that it's possible to mine in Greenland and make a profit. Greenland potentially can be very crucial in the West's quest to build an alternative supply chain outside of China.

If they manage to actually mine in this area and start shipping out the minerals, I think that could probably give other companies a bit of confidence that it's possible to mine in Greenland and make a profit. Greenland potentially can be very crucial in the West's quest to build an alternative supply chain outside of China.

If they manage to actually mine in this area and start shipping out the minerals, I think that could probably give other companies a bit of confidence that it's possible to mine in Greenland and make a profit. Greenland potentially can be very crucial in the West's quest to build an alternative supply chain outside of China.

Yeah, and that is sort of, I guess, a bit of an irony here, is that the U.S. lacks large-scale refining capacity of rare earths. And the U.S. already sends the majority of its rare earth minerals to China for refining, which is why getting your hands on these critical minerals is the first step. I think it's also worth remembering that when President Trump sort of reiterates that maybe the U.S.

Yeah, and that is sort of, I guess, a bit of an irony here, is that the U.S. lacks large-scale refining capacity of rare earths. And the U.S. already sends the majority of its rare earth minerals to China for refining, which is why getting your hands on these critical minerals is the first step. I think it's also worth remembering that when President Trump sort of reiterates that maybe the U.S.

Yeah, and that is sort of, I guess, a bit of an irony here, is that the U.S. lacks large-scale refining capacity of rare earths. And the U.S. already sends the majority of its rare earth minerals to China for refining, which is why getting your hands on these critical minerals is the first step. I think it's also worth remembering that when President Trump sort of reiterates that maybe the U.S.

will just take Greenland, just take control of it, Even if he were to take control of Greenland, mining the place is so difficult and so complicated that it wouldn't happen any time in his presidency. It's very easy to sort of speak in superlatives about a place like Greenland and about the untapped mineral wealth there is in Greenland when in fact getting to those minerals but also mining