“You might as well mine the moon”: this is why mining plans in Greenland are unrealistic

The idea that the United States could transform Greenland into a supplier of rare earths and energy raw materials is “pure science fiction.” Malte Humpert, founder and chief researcher of the Arctic Institute think tank, told CNN. According to him, it is fundamentally underestimated how difficult, expensive and time-consuming economic exploitation is in the Arctic.

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