Mining project at heart of Greenland vote
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Greenland’s next parliament will decide the future of the Kuannersuit mine project – one of the world’s largest rare earths deposits – which is opposed by residents who fear for their health and the environment
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GREENLAND
Inland ice
Ammasivik
Narsaq
Qaqortoq
Greenland population 56,000
Narsarsuaq 
Igaliku

50km 30 miles
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ARCTIC OCEAN
CANADA
GREENLAND (Denmark)
Nuuk
Detail map
ATLANTIC OCEAN

500km 300 mile
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Kuannersuit (Kvanefjeld) mining project
Owned by Australian Greenland Minerals and Energy (GME). Three deposits contain approximately 11 million tonnes of rare earth oxide – useful for electronics, aerospace and climate-friendly products

LARGEST RESERVES OF RARE EARTHS
Million tonnes, 2020

44 China 
22 Vietnam 
21 Brazil
12 Russia
6.9 India
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Sources: High North News, Johnson Matthey, Reuters, USGS   © GRAPHIC NEWS